Frieda Martselos

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Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Ok that's a really bad deal. We are we're you know, that is not a business Madam Chair, that's not a business transaction because it sounds like if it's 50 years and one million, that's $50 million, and most of those houses are costing from 1.3 in the South Slave to whatever in the further up. So, really, it's not a really good solid business revenue decision. Who made that decision? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Madam Chair, is 56 percent of the 2900 units?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Thank you, Madam Chair. First of all, we have 2900 rental housing units in 33 communities. Could you tell me how many units are located in Yellowknife and then I could sort of figure out the 33 communities, please. Thank you.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell us what type of feedback Finance has received from healthcare staff about these retention and recruitment bonuses? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Finance Minister explain why finance is providing recruitment bonuses to brand new eligible health staff but is not providing any retention bonuses to longterm healthcare staff in similar positions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

No, I don't.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

While we're on this subject, you know, I would Madam Chair, I would really appreciate if the housing corp would adopt a policy where they're more clientbased rather than administrativebased. You know, we're serving people that most of the people are either underprivileged, or have many problems with addictions, many things that happened with residential school, and we seem to be more administrativebased. And, you know, this should be a clientbased department. I just want to ask if that's true or false. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 137)

Well, that's not my understanding, Madam Chair. I think that the housing corp has a kind of a lease back pay payment to the Government of the Northwest Territories for building these homes. And the cost of building each unit, whether it be a duplex or whatever, is much more than that. For $1 million revenue a year for the amount that has gone out, that is not a good business deal, Madam Chair. True or false?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 136)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister explain why her department did not bring the new Indigenous Employment Policy and the Employment Equity Policy to Regular Members for feedback before it was announced publicly? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 136)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Finance Minister tell us if the Government of the Northwest Territories has sought any feedback from Indigenous governments, Indigenous organizations, on the new Indigenous Employment Policy or the Employment Equity Policy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.