Frieda Martselos

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In my statement earlier I talked about the many issues that the business community are facing right now. Can the Minister of ITI explain if her department has a plan to help address the rising costs of commercial insurance for businesses in the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

I'm just going to speak for I just want clarity on the motion. The revenue the resource revenue sharing with intergovernmental council that signed on to devolution, is that part of this motion? Because there's an agreement with intergovernmental council of the Indigenous groups that signed on to devolution. That's a situation that was privately done with the federal government and with territorial before devolution took place, and I don't think that is something that has to be shared with the public. It was because it was part of devolution, and the Indigenous governments had a right to that...

Madam Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, November 3rd, I will move the following motion:

Whereas this Legislative Assembly appointed an Electoral Boundaries Commission pursuant to section 2(1)(b) of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, on June 3rd, 2021;.

And whereas the Electoral Boundaries Commission 2021 submitted its final report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on May 24th, 2022;

And whereas the Speaker tabled the final report on the Electoral Boundaries Commission 2021 on May 27th, 2022;

And whereas this House rejected the electoral boundaries recommended by the Electoral...

Madam Speaker, if a recession is, in fact, declared, can the Minister tell us if her department has a plan in place for how to help NWT businesses deal with that scenario? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Madam Speaker, will the Minister commit to have ITI work with the Department of Finance to find a concrete solution that can help lower the rates of overall commercial insurance rates for the NWT businesses? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Madam Speaker, today I'd like to talk about the business community in the NWT. Over the course of the pandemic, every sector of our economy was adversely impacted by some level because of the interruptions the pandemic had on our daily lives.

Early on in 2020, all nonessential businesses had to shut down entirely and continued doing so periodically into 2021. Those actions have had a serious and longlasting impact on the business communities, and some businesses have since shut down altogether while others are still trying to recover and remain afloat despite all the costs they had to incur...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I mean I know that I know for a fact that it's not reported now what each Indigenous government receives, and that's an agreement with the Indigenous governments with intergovernmental council. So I just want to make that very clear. I'll be supporting the motion. I just wanted clarity, okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I too don't like the Carbon Tax Act, and I know it's being kind of shoved down the throats of all Northerners. The most vulnerable population are the ones that are going to be affected by this mostly, and everybody in the Northwest Territories. And I'm willing to go with the second reading but I have a lot of a lot of situations within my own constituency that are pending, and one of the ones is the you know, the Public Utilities Board is doing a review of electricity in the community of Thebacha. And we have the NTPC expansion project near our constituency and yet...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I give notice that on Wednesday, November the 2nd, 2022, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, second by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Mr. Floyd Andrew Powder of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, be recommended for appointment as sergeantatarms of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories has recommended by the Board of Management of the Legislative Assembly;

And further, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of the appointment to the Commissioner;

And...

Madam Speaker, negotiations and implementations of claims is probably the hardest task of this government. The will of the leader to help mediate the process is crucial to the outcome. Does the Premier agree with that? Thank you, Madam Speaker.