Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today I spoke on a sensitive topic pertaining to lack of legislation around the functioning of a crematorium. I want to convey again my respect of such topic to the many cultures sensitive to the subject.

The costs of a cremation are respectfully more affordable than traditional embalming, casket and burial. As I mentioned earlier today, without the proper legislation means we cannot have a functioning crematorium in the Northwest Territories. As a result, families must incur extra expenses to send loved ones to southern facilities. It is with this topic in mind...

I’d like to thank Minister Beaulieu here today and I’d like to thank Ms. DeLancey and Ms. Mathison. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could escort the witnesses out of the House. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to convey the sensitivity of my topic today, and that topic is about cremation and the regulations around the functioning of a crematorium. Admittedly, I’m very respectful of the topic around some of our Aboriginal cultures and for that I ask some leniency for today’s Member’s statement.

Approximately 30 percent of people who die in the NWT are cremated, according to Janice McKenna of McKenna Funeral Home. As striking as this statistic is, it is equally interesting that the NWT and Nunavut are the only two jurisdictions left in Canada that lack legislation for...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. I see you may not have any questions specific to the active positions on this page, so if that’s okay, maybe we can continue. Health and Social Services, information item, active positions, health and social services authorities. Any questions?

Page 8-11, Health and Social Services, information item, active positions, health and social services authorities. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just have one question in this section. This question has to do with the BDIC. Section 41 of the NWT BDIC Act establishes mandatory review of BDIC programs every five years. The act came into force in 2005. Therefore, there should have been a review in 2010, which I don’t believe there was. We’re nearing the second anniversary of a potential review. Because the section does establish a mandatory review, maybe if we can get an update as to why the 2010 review didn’t happen and whether or not we’re going to see a review in short order. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Eight regions, 33 communities, 49 schools, 800 educators, 8,350 students over 1.3 million square kilometres. This is, of course, the framework of our education landscape, and it is pretty impressive I must say.

Today we celebrate and give our heartfelt thanks to the profession that is the pillar of our education system, and I am referring to our teachers and our teachers’ aides out there. To be a bit different this year, I thought it would be fun to spell the word teacher using a few of the over 2,700 thank you excerpts from students from across the North who were...

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Ramsay.