Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Madam Chair. Bill 29, Resource Royalty Information Disclosure Statute Amendment Act received second reading in the Legislative Assembly on June 1st, 2021, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment for review. The standing committee held a public hearing with the sponsoring Member on September 15th, 2021. Presentations were provided from the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines, the Mining Association of Canada, and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment.

Through the public engagement period, committee also received submissions from the...

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, just in regards to I respect the Member who brought this forward. I won't support this in regard to everything. You know, I like, Ms. Martselos, I am probusiness. I am open for business. You know it as well as we do, the Minister said it herself, traditional lands, and then right now this is for the mines. And, you know, once I hope our moratorium's lifted and we're able to start doing our stuff, oil and gas, and providing jobs and that for our people and getting healthy again, like, not in a situation where we're at, I think that we need the federal government, I...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, Nunakput constituents and former residents who passed away since our last sitting in June.

Paulatuk: Sadie Marie Grover Sikilak Lester who passed away September 4th, 2023. Sadie was a strong survivor who did everything she could to raise her children as a single mother. She was also a residential school survivor and she will be sadly missed.

Sachs Harbour: Mr. Noah Carpenter, son of Fred Carpenter and Ada Gruben. A respected retired medical doctor, a surgeon, top in the field of neurosurgeon. He will be retired and living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is survived by...

I'll start over again. I move, second by the honourable Member from Frame Lake, that the Committee Report 5319(2), Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on Supporting Northern businesses be deemed read and printed in Hansard in its entirety. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment is pleased to provide a Report on Supporting Northern Businesses and commends it to the House, Mr. Speaker.

The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment made it a priority early in the life of the 19th Legislative Assembly to increase the northern responsiveness by government policies and services in an effort to stimulate diversity among northern businesses, particularly Indigenous businesses. To achieve this goal, committee reviewed Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) policies...

Yeah, thank you for that, Mr. Speaker. Thank you to the Minister for that. But when would we be able to get that joint submission in to get the monies to get that highway done, just the timeline? Is it this summer that they're going to do a joint submission, or is the Minister going to go to Whitehorse to get that done? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Transportation in regards to the Dempster Highway from the corner to the NWT border. Is the Minister working with the Yukon government and the federal Minister to see if we could get any funding jointly to get the highway fixed because the wear and tear on everybody's vehicles is like, from the Delta, Mr. Speaker, is there any possible way to make agreement, I guess, with the federal Minister to get monies for that road? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I too would like to just wish everybody a good and safe summer, all my colleagues, and remember a little bit of family time is always good, and time at home. And I can't wait to get home tomorrow, so. So to my constituents, to my graduates across Nunakput, congratulations on your big step of achievement, and I thank them and thank their parents for getting them to where they're at wish them all the best, and we're always here for you in regards for support and stuff like that. And I'm really excited for them on their future steps.

Also, Mr. Speaker, another...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your hard working Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment, I move, second by the honourable Member from Frame Lake, that the Committee Report 5319(2), Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report in Supporting Northern Businesses be received today by the Assembly and referred to Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, second by the honourable Member from Deh Cho, that the Committee Report 5319(2), Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on Supporting Northern Businesses deemed read and printed in Hansard.