Jackie Jacobson

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...

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, 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.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, I'm really happy to hear that the works going to be done by my Minister. And hopefully she could get into the Yukon into Whitehorse to go and meet with the appropriate Minister and to get this joint submission done and make them think it's their idea when it's actually ours. So I'm encouraging the Minister to get down to Whitehorse as soon as possible to get this done because it's just a little bit too much wear and tear on everybody's vehicles. And like I always said, you know, as the Beaufort Delta has more we do more of our shopping and everything like...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You know when I hit the NWT side, that's a real highway right to Tsiigehtchic. That highway's really well maintained, and well done to the department. But, you know, soon as you hit the NWT border southbound, right to the corner, you're pounding out shocks, and the wear and tear on not only the regular community trucks but to all the trucking companies too because the upkeep on that highway's so bad.

But, Mr. Speaker, the question I have right now is when will the Minister be doing that joint submission with the Yukon, and is there a timeline on that to get it submitted...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's not too many times I get to stand up and welcome people in the Assembly. But I'd like to welcome Manitoulin vicepresident of operations, Mr. Kevin Ramsay, into the House today. And welcome, Kevin, and thank you for all the work that he is doing and all the donations that he does in the Beaufort Delta for all communities. And it doesn't go unnoticed. Thank you very much.

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...