Mackenzie Delta

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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 85)

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. O'Reilly.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 85)

Agreed. Thank you. We will now return to the bill number and title, Bill 39: Environmental Rights Act. Does committee agree?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 84)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I, too, will be supporting the bill. For the constituency I represent, in order to go anywhere, a good example is Aklavik or Tsiigehtchic, the majority of the time, you need to travel to Inuvik just to get groceries. That is probably, easy, $150, almost $200, return trip. That is for gasoline. That is usually once a week or once every two weeks you need to do that. Any time you want to go hunting, you are looking at $500 just for gasoline, maybe more. That is a rough estimate.

In my riding, compared to living in Yellowknife, you just go downtown, and you are at the grocery...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 84)

Will the country food program be expanded to other health facilities in the Northwest Territories and long-term care facilities?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 84)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In follow-up to my Member's statement, as I mentioned, it's been a long time coming that our country foods are served in the hospitals, long-term care facilities. You hear it all the time. People are tired of hospital food, that same old stuff all the time. Especially when you are recovering from illness or any operations or anything, you want comfort food, caribou meat, moose meat, geese, these sort of wild game. Right now, luckily, we have a handful of ladies in Inuvik who actually take time out of their day to volunteer to cook caribou meat and caribou soup and...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 84)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Are there plans for similar program as the Yukon to ensure that Indigenous patients can access country foods? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 84)

The Premier answered a part of my next questions, but who is able to provide country food to Stanton or any other hospital or long-term care facilities?