Frieda Martselos

Madam Speaker, over the last two months, there has been escalating tensions in the province of Nova Scotia between the Mi'kmaq First Nation and the non-Indigenous fishermen. The issue at hand is about the rights of Indigenous people. The Mi'kmaq are exercising their constitutionally affirmed right to fish for a moderate livelihood. However, the Mi'kmaq are being met with serious resistance, violence, and hate from non-Indigenous fishermen who are terrorizing the Mi'kmaq to intimidate and suppress their Indigenous rights.

Therefore, Madam Speaker, I stand today in this House to declare my...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories develop and implement a plan for ending the use of fax machines in the health and social services sector. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories investigate and explore options for centralizing the management and administration of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories departments; and further, the standing committee recommends that government share the results of this review for committee input. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Chair, our report was read into the record, so I do not have any substantive comments to add. I would like to thank the committee for their work on the report. Individual Members may have comments on the report and its recommendations. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to go back to the National Housing Co-Investment Fund. It's controlled by the Government of Canada, the fund. We are always going back to that: there is $60 million there; there is the co-investment fund, and 25 percent is all you've got to put in. If the Government of the Northwest Territories is really, seriously thinking of closing the gap on housing in the Northwest Territories, $16.5 million is not a bad investment to make sure that we all get equal access to housing in the Northwest Territories and putting the money in so that the $60 million can be...

Mr. Speaker, the last year, I spent more time than I would have liked attending various medical appointments for my personal health. I'm happy to report that, on this journey, I had a lot of time to think about people, about priorities in life, and about positive changes on how our government can make a difference. After spending considerable time in and out of health systems over the last year, it only renewed how much I care for the front-line healthcare workers and every person who works within these systems, from the doctors to the administration staff, right down to the janitors.

Anywhere...

Madam Chair, in closing, I just say one thing. We could do positive changes and make a difference in this government. I hope that people start realizing there are other ways of doing things than the usual way. I think that we have to look at other ways. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This morning, in my Member's statement, I said that I had a lot of thinking to do about people, about priorities in life, and about positive changes for how our government can make a difference. Obviously, when you look at page 66, when you see the community of Fort Smith with major retrofit, one unit, I want to know from the Minister: how is that going to make a difference in the community of Fort Smith?

Sorry, Madam Chair. I am getting too tired. I said I wanted to make sure, Madam Chair, that I just put a statement in on the corporate management side, too, because I am very strong on making sure that we, as a government, do not think of only all these other things. We have to have a balance, I know that, with climate change, environment, and stuff, but we also have to move forward. I am not going to ask any questions. I don't know how the Minister feels about that. I just want to see how she feels about that, because I sit here and I listen. As a businessperson and being 50 years in business...

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