David Krutko
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Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Minister of Finance.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I definitely look forward to working along with the Minister and other Ministers to resolve this problem. It is unique to small, isolated communities, especially where it’s a non-market community.
I’d like to ask the Minister, along with the Minister of Housing, if he can provide us with any information he was able to compile on this situation in regard to where the units are located and where we don’t have units so that in the affected communities we know exactly what situation we’re in and the same information is being shared between the affected parties.
I’d like...
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Mr. Aumond.
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Do you agree that the Minister bring in his witnesses?
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Minister of Finance.
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Again, we find ourselves reacting and not being proactive. As government we did have staff housing in just about all the communities in the Northwest Territories by way of professional staff housing for teachers. A lot of these units are still in our communities, and they are over 30 years old. They are in urgent need of repairs and upkeep.
I’d like to ask the Minister: what are we doing to improve the housing stock in our communities throughout the Northwest Territories by way of professional housing for staff such as teachers, nurses and other professionals?
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Mr. Aumond.
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Moving to page 1-2, Department Summary, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $130,000.
Legislative Assembly, Department Summary, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $130,000, approved.
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Minister of Finance.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Participants also identified shortcomings within the education and school systems; for example:
aboriginal languages curriculum development and implementation is slow and under-resourced;
providing 30 minutes of language instruction per day is insufficient, particularly when all other subjects are taught in English only;
language instruction often does not extend beyond elementary school grades;
lack of accountability to ensure language funding for schools is used for language activities; and
insufficient support, resources and training for aboriginal language and cultural...