Jackie Jacobson

Today is Pink Shirt Day. It's a day that we make all aware of the problems that are caused by bullying, and working together, we could put an end to it. Each day, we see bullying in our communities, in our workplaces, the schools, and online. We can't judge people, but they should think before they hit "send." This impacts on our youth who are seeing this on Facebook and across social media. Today, I stand here to say enough is enough. As individuals and as leaders across our territory and across our ridings that we represent, we have to stand up and work together to end bullying for our youth...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We need emergency shelters in our communities. I mentioned it in this House before, and now I really need to get this sorted out for the communities of the Beaufort-Delta and especially my riding of Nunakput. Some of the larger communities are fortunate enough to have warming shelters and centres and emergency housing. That is a good thing. There are people in the communities who need them, but in this case, the communities of Nunakput, when my constituents are in need of a place to go, they have no place to go but to family.

A few weeks ago, the Minister responsible for...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just have a comment in regards to all the funds that the federal government and the territorial government have been giving. I see a lot of it in my communities. It's all positive, all of the different little programs that they are doing, with the sewing programs, with the youth initiative programs that they do have. I just thank them for that. Just making sure that my riding of Nunakput is getting its fair share, too. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just in regards to our youth contribution programs, basically the same line of questioning in regards to: what are we doing and what are we offering in the communities, and is that for the Inuvialuit? Us being in Nunakput, does it go through, do you deal with the community per se, or do you understand deal with the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation in that with the funds? Thank you, Madam Chair.

No. Thank you, Madam Chair. I just need ambulances. Thank you.

I thank the Minister for that. Would the Minister commit to working with me and the communities in Nunakput for a warming shelter or emergency shelter, whatever they want to call it? They just need a shelter, a warm place for these people to go and have a place to go. Would she commit to that?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We need emergency shelters in my riding. Two weeks ago, I asked the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation to get me the locations of the units in the communities of Sachs Harbour, Tuktoyaktuk, Ulukhaktok, and Paulatuk. I haven't received anything yet, but I am hoping that we could get this done this week so that I could pass on to my leadership what units are available, either COVID-19 shelters or emergency shelters. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just in regards to when we give all this funding out, do they have a contribution agreement, timelines in regards to reporting back for the funds that they receive? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just for the recreation funding, I guess it's all in the children's, youth, regional sport, youth coordination programs. What are we doing in regards to doing something? Since COVID-19 started, are we doing anything different to give communities funding for recreation sport or sewing programs? I know that the federal government's really stepped up. Where did we step up into these categories for the communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just in regard to the ambulance services on the Tuktoyaktuk Inuvik Highway, that we do not have any, something should be really looked at. Ambulance services that we do have in the riding, in Nunakput, it's all in the back of an RCMP truck, in the back of an F-150 Ford, and that is unacceptable. I am thinking that, if you could even send us your old ambulances from down here and buy yourselves new ones, it would be good. That is how bad we need it in the community. What we should be doing is really working with the hamlet and the SAO, senior administrative officer, to...