Jackson Lafferty

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Minister for outlining the possible alternatives, the contract basis for the hiring of elders, so the elders can be paid upon completion of their services. I am just wondering, Mr. Speaker, when can the Minister meet with his department and our Tlicho Community Services Agency to expedite this process? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. (Translation) Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a question regarding elders. We won’t be here if it wasn’t for our elders. They are the ones who support what we are doing as a government. They really supported us when we were creating our government. These are some of the words of support that they gave us. When the elders give us advice, this is what’s in the Tlicho Agreement. (Translation ends)

This is the importance of the agreement signed by the GNWT in this day and age with various parties in the North. One particular such as Tlicho Intergovernmental Services...

Mahsi, Chair. Mr. Chair, I’m just, I guess for yesterday and today, just sitting back and observing what’s been said around the table. Talks about this Deh Cho building, we talk about the past the present and the future. We talk about the past where we should’ve, could’ve, would’ve. I think we really need to step backwards and say okay, let’s move forward. We need to decide what we’re going to do now, because I agree with what Members around the table are saying where they are badly, I guess, disappointed in the whole process where the AOC and the Regular Members weren’t consulted. I...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister stated that the Tlicho Community Services Agency gave advance notice of hiring elders when it’s required will make it easier within the system. At the same time, Mr. Speaker, on a daily basis we are faced with huge challenges of last minute changes, not only in my communities but in other small, isolated communities. We must respect what the elders' decisions are. Mr. Speaker, due to these unforeseen circumstances, can the Minister commit to amending the policy in the FMBS system that will respect and reflect the Tlicho Community Services...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. (Translation) Mr. Speaker, last week I asked a question to the Minister regarding payment to elders and how they are not getting paid as fast as they should because elders are very important and we want to be able to help them. (Translation ends)

Dogrib Treaty 11 Council has asked the Dogrib Community Services Board to operate a number of programs and projects on its behalf that were closely connected to the mandate of the board. These include the scholarship program, a variety of language and culture projects such as the birch bark canoe project, the caribou skin tent...

Mahsi, Chair. Mr. Chair, I’m just, I guess for yesterday and today, just sitting back and observing what’s been said around the table. Talks about this Deh Cho building, we talk about the past the present and the future. We talk about the past where we should’ve, could’ve, would’ve. I think we really need to step backwards and say okay, let’s move forward. We need to decide what we’re going to do now, because I agree with what Members around the table are saying where they are badly, I guess, disappointed in the whole process where the AOC and the Regular Members weren’t consulted. I...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a letter here from Tlicho Grand Chief George Mackenzie on support of recognizing the value of elders’ knowledge. It is a motion that was passed. Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’m glad to hear that MACA, Municipal and Community Affairs, is reviewing the issue of safety and security in the communities and possibly securing some additional funds for the communities that’s adequately needed in the communities. Mr. Speaker, when you look at the whole issue, Behchoko does not have a bylaw officer in the community or even in the three outlying communities of the Tlicho region. In fact, there are bylaw officers in Tsiigehtchic and Tulita, just as an example. So the question to the Minister is, has the Minister looked into sitting down with...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this spring Andrea Tsetta participated in the Youth Parliament and did a very good job representing Monfwi, I must say. Her statement was on a community break in Behchoko and her plea for bylaw officers to be established in the community. So, Mr. Speaker, I have some questions for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs regarding the need for bylaw officers in my communities.

Mr. Speaker, a lot of communities have complained that they are not being given enough funding to take care of everything that they are responsible for. How is the Minister of...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. (Translation) Mr. Speaker, my Member’s statement today will be regarding the Chief Jimmy Bruneau School. It’s been over 30 years, we’ve been having a lot of graduates over the years. (Translation ends)

…within our Tlicho region has been recognized and chosen as one of the best aboriginal schools from across central, northern, and Atlantic Canada, Mr. Speaker.

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Mr. Speaker, Chief Jimmy Bruneau Regional High School in Behchoko has been selected by the GNWT and the non-profit Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education to be part of the research study that...