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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Do you agree that the Minister bring in his witnesses?
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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?
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Mr. Aumond.
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Minister of Finance.
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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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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...
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Ms. Bisaro.
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Speaker.
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
Minister of Education, Mr. Lafferty.
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, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 42)
I know from personal experience that we have had public safety officers with the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission called in by either the teachers or the principals where we had a backup of the sewer system. You had, basically, a puncture of a ceiling; they see something seeping out of the walls.
In order to get attention to this problem, it seems like it has to go public, and I don’t think that should be the case. If we as the government are responsible for the quality and the safety of our residents, and more importantly the children in our schools, this should be an assessment...