Shauna Morgan

Okay, that answer makes sense to me. I am all for efficiency and amalgamating spaces if it makes sense.

The last question is on the first page, there are three planning studies listed for different health and social services centres, one in Jean Marie, Kakisa, Tsiigehtchic. Can the Minister explain what those studies are planning for? Is it to plan a new health and social services centre or to plan a better use of the existing space, or is it program planning, or what is the planning study? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have questions today for the Minister of Finance. As the government has committed to bring forward legislation by fall of 2026 regarding phase 2 changes to the Public Service Act, specifically addressing section 41 and the right to freedom of association, can the Minister tell us what kind of public engagement on this initiative is planned for the coming winter? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So what are the improvements that we're making to the child and family services program space? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So to clarify, the first questions are, are we talking about Liwego'ati building? Why are improvements needed so soon after they just sort of moved in and set up shop there and what exactly are the improvements? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. So that is good to know. I'm certainly -- I certainly agree with the Minister that we need this service and that the closure left a big gap. We need a treatment centre for minors, for children. Can the Minister explain, is the plan to operate it as an eight-bed facility as it was operating before it closed, or is there, like, a new model of operation that would mean that the building would somehow be designed differently or offered different types of services, or are we essentially just trying to renovate it and get it to be offering the same types of services that...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wanted to delve more into the children's territorial treatment centre to understand where this is going.

So my understanding is that we had a children's territorial treatment centre that closed in October of 2021. It was an eight-bed facility, and that was due to the contractor we had at the time not being able to operate the facility or find enough staff or with the budget they were given. Are we talking about the same building that closed in 2021 or a different building? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

So, like, I'm trying to understand -- I don't want to harp too much on this, but I'm trying to understand the process. This is the first time they've had a vehicle, and it was decided that it was an infrastructure priority, like overall in our capital plan, that the lottery commission needed a vehicle. I'm trying to understand what that was weighed against in terms of priorities, like what were the other possible things that we could be spending infrastructure on and, you know, looking at some of the other areas - housing, other departments - where people are really under the gun to cut off...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the after-action report details the story of how the hamlet of Enterprise was excluded from fire risk communications with ECC and the EMO until it was almost too late to evacuate and that that was due to lack of situational awareness, lack of clarity on decision-making roles. So what exactly has changed to ensure that will not happen again? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to ask the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, following up on questions I was asking last week.

So the after-action review said that a lack of a unified command between the GNWT municipalities and Indigenous governments led to overlapping operational priorities, decision-making delays, and public confusion. While there was not an official recommendation about this, will the Minister undertake, as the report did recommend sort of -- within the text of the report, to practice unified incident command with the city of Yellowknife and other large NWT...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So will the government only be reaching out to identified stakeholder organizations to meet privately, or will there be a wider call for public input or perhaps public meetings to be held? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.