Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories implement government-led revenue transparency. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee's report was read into the record on November 30th, 2021 so I do not have any additional substantive comments to add to this at this time. Individual Members may have comments on the report, brief comments on this report. And I'd like to thank committee for their work and our staff on this report. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we're really lucky to have IRC that handles the money. But I really think what we should be doing, Mr. Speaker, is giving the communities an opportunity to run their own healing camps, setting up a camp out of the community that we could send our youth and our elders, you know, to get them what services they need and what they're going through. I really think before the next cycle, I guess, of funding that goes through, can the Minister, I guess, commit to talking with IRC chair in regards to providing the community corporations with funding to have their own on...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just in regards to our mental health issues that we have in the community, can the Minister provide me with an update of activities that the mental health in the Beaufort Delta is providing for will take place in our small communities, including my region in Nunakput; is that there any updates on that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories make it public, as soon as possible, information on the steps, timeline, and the opportunities for public engagement for the review of the mining fiscal regime. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories ensure all publiclyfunded internet backboned infrastructure in the community in the NWT provide wholesale highspeed third party internet access. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories ensure all backboned internet infrastructure in communities that accommodates open wholesale access to the NWT businesses to collocate internet services and a fair price to NWT businesses. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. I move that the committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories continue to invest publiclyowned backbone internet infrastructure in the Northwest Territories;

And further, specifically, the Government of the Northwest Territories should prioritize the opportunity to create the fibre redundancy in the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories continue to invest in publiclyowned backboned internet infrastructure in the Northwest Territories, and further specifically, the Government of the Northwest Territories should prioritize the opportunity to create fibre redundancy in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, no question, I'm just really happy that we're getting a patients' advocate so people have a place to phone and get assistance and get quicker response times. And I thank the Minister for that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.