Herbert Nakimayak

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, pertaining to my statement earlier, I have questions for the Health Minister. Mr. Speaker, my first question is: what food safety education is available to residents of Nunakput and across the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I appreciate the response, and you mentioned ENR. Mr. Speaker, my final question is: how does the health department work with Environment, ENR, to ensure food from the land is safe and free from contaminants? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I appreciate the response from the Minister. It looks like we can work with the Inuvialuit on that. Mr. Speaker, my second question is: what steps can be taken to make sure small businesses will pass food inspections and get local foods into local stores?

That answered pretty much all of my questions. My final question to the Minister is: will the Minister be willing to accompany myself to Ulukhaktok during the Crystal Serenity visit?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Minister of ITI. Mr. Speaker, my question is: cruise ships bring great economic benefit to their ports of call all around the world. How is the department working to maximize the opportunities available for our remote communities from increased marine travel through the Northwest Passage? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, it appears that we may not have time to make seal and ivory sales happen for this season unless things happen very quickly. Is the Minister willing to direct the department to work with communities to seek ways to maximize the benefits from summer tourism and in the interim that do not necessarily involve animal products that can develop and diversity the local economy?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Crystal Serenity Cruises is planning another trip through the Northwest Passage this summer. More than 900 tourists and 600 crew are expected to come aboard for the summer cruise season, the majority of them from the United States, Mr. Speaker.

The Crystal Serenity is a luxury cruise liner, nearly three football fields long and 13 storeys tall, and the largest cruise ship ever to traverse the Northwest Passage.

Mr. Speaker, tickets start at $20,000 per person and guests can watch polar bears and muskoxen, kayak along Canada's northernmost shores, and land on pristine...

I appreciate the response and the update. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister highlight the events that are being planned to celebrate the opening of the highway?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like to welcome Ms. Margaret Noksana, who is the chaperone for the two pages from Sachs Harbour. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I thank the rules committee for bringing this forward and also to my colleague that I have sat next to here for some time and across the room in P and P.

Definitely, today was a lot of stress, a lot of pressure. You see a sense of healing when someone can speak like that to something so powerful, and especially when it feels like someone is being zeroed in on. I definitely felt that. I think there is a sense of healing and a sense of moving forward.

We talked about candidacy and eligibility. I know I don't support family violence, but at the same time, we don't talk about...