Frederick Blake Jr.

Yes, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not want this to be a drawn out process. Will this be complete within the 17th Legislative Assembly? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I’d also like to ask the Minister if the department is making any policies to make it possible to have a full-time licenced practical nurse in Tsiigehtchic. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I’d like to introduce Mr. Ken Chutskoff, legislative counsel, Department of Justice. Thank you, Madam Chair.

I am pleased to provide opening comments for Bill 18 on behalf of the Legislative Assembly Board of Management. Bill 18 will amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act to revise the electoral districts of the Northwest Territories. In keeping with direction provided by Committee of the Whole of this Assembly on November 5, 2013, the bill proposes changes to the electoral boundaries within the communities of Hay River, Inuvik and Yellowknife, and moves the areas of Lutselk’e, Fort Resolution, Detah and Ndilo to a new Tu Nedhe and Weledeh electoral district. The status quo is...

I’d like to ask the Minister, when is the analysis going to be complete and when will the community have a licenced practical nurse, or a nurse, for that matter, in the community? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It has just been over a year now since we’ve had commitment to get a licenced practical nurse in Tsiigehtchic. Yet, to this day, we don’t have a licenced practical nurse in Tsiigehtchic.

I would like to ask the Minister of Health and Social Services, has there been any progress in getting an LPN in Tsiigehtchic on a full-time basis? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

That sounds promising, so I will have further questions during the spring session. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At the beginning of session, I asked questions of the Minister of Transportation with regard to Highway No. 8. I know we don’t have funds available in this current budget to address the upgrades to the highway. I know one of the things that I was told is we’re waiting on a response from the federal government with regard to the Building Canada Fund. Since then, we’ve received confirmation, so I’d like to ask the Minister if there will be funding available to continue upgrades to the Dempster Highway, or Highway No. 8. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Does that mean we will have work for the highway this summer? I know a lot of people depend on that work. We employ over 40 people during the summer. Will that be in place for this current summer? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.