Frieda Martselos

Madam chair, I move that this committee recommends that Clause 24(1) be amended to exclusively provide for notice to be provided to the Tlicho Government or any equivalent agency established by an Indigenous government, and, further, that Section 33(1) be amended to include a reference to or applicable the Indigenous government referenced in Section 24(1). Thank you, Madam Chair.

Mr. Speaker, Fort Smith is home to the oldest school infrastructure in the NWT. Both Joseph Burr Tyrrell elementary and the PWK high school are each over 60 years old. JBT was built in 1958 and PWK was built in 1956, making them 63 and 65 years old respectively.

Mr. Speaker, I spoke with various community members, including residential school survivors, elders, teachers, parents, and students about the condition and health of JBT and of PWK high school. Overall, the sentiment is that both schools are quite old and require constant maintenance to address routine issues such as ventilation, mold...

Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that Section 22(2) be amended to only require notice to an authority of a refusal to investigate in the event that notice has already been provided to the authority, that an investigation will take place under Section 24. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that Section 23 be amended to remove reference to the Director of Human Resources, and, further, that the reference to the conflict of interest commissioner be amended to Integrity Commissioner. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Madam Chair, I move that this Committee recommends that the definition of "authorities" and the schedule be amended to use language similar to that found in the Ombudsmen Act Yukon and that a further subclause expressively include the Housing Association as established with the Societies Act. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: NWT Schools Capital Needs Assessment Summary, Department of Education, Culture, and Employment, April 22, 2003. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell us if the Department of Education has ever received any concerns about  from people about the fact that JBT Tyrrell is a former residential school and is still being actively used as a school today? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I said earlier I acquired a document entitled NWT Schools Capital Needs Assessment Summary dated April 2003. It states that by 2018, JBT shall be reviewed to determine if further renovations are worthwhile or if a replacement building is necessary. Can the Minister tell us if a technical evaluation was done to JBT Tyrrell in 2018 or any time since, or if one is being planned any time soon? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, your Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to provide its report on the review of the 2020 report of the Auditor General of Canada to the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Early Childhood to Grade 12 Education and commends it to the House.

The Standing Committee on Government Operations report on the Review of the Auditor General's 2020 audit of early childhood to Grade 12 education in the Northwest Territories.

The Auditor General of Canada is also the auditor for the Government of the Northwest Territories as set out in the federal Northwest Territories...

Madam Chair, I move that this committee recommends that Clause 15(1) be amended to read: 15(1) The Mandate of the Ombud is to investigate any decision, recommendation made, or any act done or omitted by an authority, by any officer, employee, or a member of authority in the exercise of any power or duty conferred on that person or body by an enactment that, A, relates to a matter or administration or the implementation of policy, and, A, aggrieves or may aggrieve any person or body of persons in the persons or its personal capacity. Thank you, Madam Chair.