Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I think it would be a very good time to do a review of that. I don’t think that the territorial power support program is adequate when it comes to the support for small business. We hear this from the small communities and, of course, this always precipitates discussion about a single-rate zone. Mr. Speaker, I have my own thoughts as to whether or not applying a single-rate zone is the solution to this problem. I think that there are other things that could be done. The one gap I recognize is with the small business support. Could the Minister please indicate what...

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS electrical power is an essential service;

AND WHEREAS affordable electric power is essential to the economic growth and viability of NWT communities;

AND WHEREAS the Government of the Northwest Territories’ strategic plan identifies reducing the cost of living in the North as a priority;

AND WHEREAS there is a wide disparity between power rates paid in small communities that rely on diesel generated power compared to communities with access to hydro or natural gas power with residential rates ranging between the extremes of 12.13 cents per kilowatt hour and $2.66...

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve. Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Premier Handley. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister please confirm for me then that the Coalition Against Family Violence did constitute more than the government departments that he just listed as full participants? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for Minister Dent. Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has produced a response to the NWT Action Plan on Family Violence, and I believe that Minister Dent is responsible for this. It indicates that this response was put together and prepared by the Coalition Against Family Violence and yet today, Mr. Speaker, I hear that representatives of the NWT Status of Women Council are displeased and not supportive of this response. I would like to ask the Minister who were the NGOs or agencies or departments that comprise the...

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Handley.