Herbert Nakimayak

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for over 80 years the Northern Transportation Company Limited has provided several essential marine transportation services in the Northwest Territories.

Recognized all across our vast region, NTCL has carried much-needed fuel and freight from the shipyard in Hay River to the furthest regions of the North. As a result of changing market conditions, business declined over the last decade and NTCL filed for creditor protection in 2016.

Mr. Speaker, reliable, dependable barging service is our lifeline for the communities in my riding. The barges serve other...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On page 53, on the information on office space to deliver income security programs, in Ulukhaktok there will be a rise, but in Paulatuk in 201718 it shows 14, and on the future lease payments there is nothing on that. Can the department go into detail on that, please? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Getting back to the Small Community Employment Fund, I know some of my colleagues mentioned that, and yourself, as well, pertaining to wage subsidy on employment. Will this qualify for other projects some other departments of the GNWT will be working on in the remote communities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

That's very helpful, Mr. Speaker. My third question is: what steps is the government taking to ensure that, under the new contract, the price of petroleum products and other goods will be kept at levels that are similar to previous years?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today my questions are for the Minister of Transportation. Mr. Speaker, my first question to the Minister is: what is the status of the marine resupply contract? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, my final question to the Minister is: how are the provisions of the protocol different from what was currently in place in the Beaufort Delta?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Justice. Mr. Speaker, my first question about the recent protocol was mentioned. What community policing protocols are in place now across Northwest Territories to help achieve mutual respect between the RCMP and communities and prevent conflicts and respond effectively to crisis? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on January 30th the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police signed a threeyear public safety cooperation protocol that will benefit communities throughout the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

This protocol was created to establish a trusting relationship between the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and the RCMP to support public safety initiatives in our communities.

Mr. Speaker, community policing is a demanding job. It takes special skill to work in remote Arctic communities. The Beaufort Delta has some of highest rates of family...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'm looking at the pages and I see some lines for Aboriginal languages, cultural component and sports events, early childhood programming, healthy food for children and youth. I see the partnership between the Aboriginal Head Start Program and the junior kindergarten in my region.

I'm going to talk from a small community perspective. I see the benefits of the program, how it's rolling out in the region. In January it just rolled out in one of the smallest communities in my region, and it's starting to benefit especially families who can't afford a babysitter...

Given the tenure of the RCMP members in our small communities, how often will crisis awareness training take place and how will it be fit into officers' workloads in small communities and remote detachments?