Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 6)

Thank you. I’d like to thank the Minister for his attention to this very important matter and for the resolution that’s been brought to it. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, the Honourable Jackson Lafferty. Mr. Speaker, a while back we’d raised concerns in this House regarding the potential closing of a storefront school facility in Hay River. The storefront had been extremely successful in accommodating students in acquiring credit, that had not thrived in the regular conventional school environment.

Mr. Speaker, I believe that subsequent to that the Minister and some of his officials have taken the opportunity to meet with the DEA in Hay River and I believe that some...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 6)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee today would like to deal with Tabled Document 9-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 6)

Thank you. So the changing to the funding, I’m going to assume, was increased funding so that the allocation that the DEA and DEC put towards the alternative schooling will continue. I’d just like to ask the Minister just for clarification then, has the issue essentially been resolved to everyone’s satisfaction and we can look forward to, in the fall, this service continuing in Hay River? Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 7-16(6) be reported as recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To curb the spread of infestations of bedbugs in the Northwest Territories, will public health officials, environmental health inspectors, be prepared to issue work orders to insist that buildings known to have infestations address the problem and not leave it unattended so that the situation gets worse and it spreads to more places? Will work orders similar to what would be issued by a fire marshal or any kind of health inspector work order, will those type of work orders relate to this matter?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

This is fairly new to the Northwest Territories, I think. At least that’s what we’re told. Does this government have a specific policy initiative, some means to assist people that may encounter this situation? It is not an inexpensive solution. Do bedbugs pose a health risk?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to take the opportunity in my Member’s statement to congratulate Dennis Bevington on his decisive win, re-elected as our Member of Parliament for what will probably be another four years.

I would also like to congratulate and thank the other candidates who brought their names forward: Ms. Lee and Mr. Handley, both former colleagues of ours in this Legislature; very credible candidates. Also Ms. Bonnie Dawson and Mr. Eli Purchase, who represented the Animal Rights Alliance and the Green Party.

I would like to particularly thank Ms. Lee today. She had...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 8-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012, will now be concluded and that Tabled Document 8-16(6) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 6th Session (day 5)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee would like to deal with the three supplementary appropriation bills that were tabled by the Minister of Finance today. Thank you.