Debates of May 22, 2025 (day 57)

May
22
2025
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
57
Speaker
Shane Thompson
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Members Present
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Vince McKay, Hon. Jay Macdonald, Mr. McNeely, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Ms. Reid, Mr. Rodgers, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Mr. Testart, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Hon. Shane Thompson, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Acknowledgement 14-20(1): Audrey Debogorski and Stella Fairman – Scholastic Accomplishments
Committee Report 23-20(1): Report on the Review of Land Use Permitting and Water Licensing Regulatory Framework in the Northwest Territories, Carried
Follow-up to Oral Question 630-20(1): Status of Caribou Herd Populations
Member’s Statement 630-20(1): Residential School Impacts for Fort Resolution Residents
Member’s Statement 631-20(1): Status of Northwest Territories Healthcare
Member’s Statement 632-20(1): Statement of Youth Parliamentarian Jack Penny Regarding Tin Can HIll
Member’s Statement 633-20(1): 2024 Wildfires and Evacuation and Preparedness for 2025 Wildfire Season in Sahtu Region
Member’s Statement 634-20(1): Community Safety in Fort Providence
Member’s Statement 635-20(1): Conditions at Nova Apartments in Inuvik
Member’s Statement 636-20(1): Unfair Application of Education, Culture and Employment Policies in Dehcho Region
Member’s Statement 637-20(1): Legal Aid Commission Outreach Program
Member’s Statement 638-20(1): Trespassing Legislation
Member’s Statement 639-20(1): Workforce Development and Coordination
Member’s Statement 640-20(1): Statement of Payton Bennet, Youth Parliamentarian for Nahendeh
Minister’s Statement 124-20(1): Update on Community Learning Centres
Minister’s Statement 125-20(1): Homelessness
Minister’s Statement 126-20(1): Medical Travel Modernization
Minister’s Statement 127-20(1): Premier Absent from the House
Motion 55-20(1): Staffing Solutions to Rebuild and Reform Healthcare Now
Question 675-20(1): Trespass Act Update
Question 676-20(1): Implementation of Deh Cho Education Authority Employment Recommendations
Question 677-20(1): Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act
Question 678-20(1): Territorial Park for Tin Can Hill
Question 679-20(1): Unmarked Graves and Impacts of Archaeological Sites Act
Question 680-20(1): Nova Apartments
Question 681-20(1): Preparations for 2025 Wildfire Season
Question 682-20(1): Support for Healthcare Workers in Northwest Territories
Question 683-20(1): Legal Aid Supports in Small Communities
Question 684-20(1): Workforce Development and Coordination
Question 685-20(1): Relief Measure for Working Families
Question 686-20(1): Unmarked Graves and Impacts of Archaeological Sites Act
Question 687-20(1): Unmarked Graves and Impacts of Archaeological Sites Act
Tabled Document 332-20(1): 2024-25 Northwest Territories Power Corporation Amended Capital Budget
Tabled Document 333-20(1): NWT Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations Annual Report 2024-2025
Tabled Document 334-20(1): Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission 2025 Corporate Plan
Tabled Document 338-20(1): The Trespass Act (Province of Manitoba)
Statements

Question 687-20(1): Unmarked Graves and Impacts of Archaeological Sites Act

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise here today just to -- I'm very emotional about this whole thing. I'm first generation residential school survivor, federal day school survivor, and I think about the mother -- the grandmother that's in Fort Smith that wants her child to be brought home, a promise to her sister.

Mr. Speaker, I tried everything here to figure a way where we could try to build collaboration, relationship and trust, but I'm not hearing it here today. It saddens me that we can't find a solution. Again, policies of government overriding over our treaties, our culture, and our values.