Frieda Martselos

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell us if our government had any discussions with Fortune Minerals about refining the minerals extracted from the NICO project inside the NWT rather than a different province? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for my statement topic today, I want to talk about a new mining project in the NWT, which is the NICO project in the Tlicho region produced by the company Fortune Minerals. This project will be built near Whati connected to the new Tlicho AllSeason Road and will be extracting important minerals such as cobalt, gold, bismuth, and copper. These minerals have a huge and increasing demand within the modern industrial economy. Cobalt is particularly a key mineral in the production of lithium ion batteries which is used to power many common consumer goods such as...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table an article entitled "Volvo Announces Massive 50GigawattHour Battery Plant in Sweden".

And the second is titled "Fortune Minerals" from the Edmonton Journal, "Article Aiming to Develop in Alberta after Saskatchewan Rejected Proposed Metals Refinery". Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, this project has not been finalized yet. So there is still time to negotiate a deal for this project to be built exclusively in the NWT. Can the Minister tell us if our government would welcome the economic opportunity of a mineral refinery such as that being built in Lamont County, Alberta, to instead be built in the NWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, we've had many briefings from the Minister on various topics. Can the Minister tell us if she's aware of a new group called the NWT Indigenous Leaders Economic Coalition? If so, does the Minister support this group and does she intend to work with them to help strengthen the NWT economy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, given the closure of many mines in the NWT in the coming years, can the Minister tell us if she and her department have plans to open the NWT up for business. Specifically, are there plans to create more desirable economic conditions to attract and secure greater investment in the NWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, to begin, I would like to welcome back my colleagues to the latest session of the new year. I would also like to give a special warm welcome to our newest colleague, the Member for Tu NedheWiilideh. I look forward to working along side our new colleague.

Mr. Speaker, for my statement topic today, I want to talk about the economy recovery for the NWT. We've begun to see more and more that our government is shifting away from a pandemic response and is beginning to treat COVID19 with an endemic response. We likely will not ever see COVID19 eradicated...

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell us what her department's plan is to encourage more investments into the NWT to support future projects that will help create economic development for the NWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell us what her vision is for an economic recovery for the NWT? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS the proceeding of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories and all of its Standing and Special Committees are conducted in accordance with the Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories;

AND WHEREAS the current Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories were adopted on February 12th, 2021;

AND WHEREAS the Rules of the Legislative Assembly have been reorganized;

AND WHEREAS a copy of the revised and approved Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories was tabled in this House on December the 7th...