Katrina Nokleby

Thank you, Madam Chair, for the two definitions of what Arctic Energy Alliance is. Perhaps, next time, we could just keep the answer a little bit shorter because I only get so much time. The reason I was asking the question is I do want to know if the Minister has explored looking at a training program through Arctic Energy Alliance to help increase the capacity of the non-governmental organizations in order to be able to expand or continue to implement their programming better. I know that they have quite a good group of technical experts at the alliance. However, it seems that they at times...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm a nerd. I like data. I'd take that, if you don't mind providing that; that would be great. I have a question now. Sorry, I'm jumping around a little bit, to the Petroleum Products Revolving Fund on page 257. I would also like a suggestion that we make our page numbers larger, going forward. With the Petroleum Products Revolving Fund, I note that we still are carrying an accumulated deficit at the beginning of the year of $1 million. I'm just curious to know, and I always struggle with wrapping my head around this one: have we paid off the extra debt that was...

Just to clarify that a little bit further: any of the money that was spent earlier on in the COVID situation, such as a year ago, March, April, to get everybody working from home, that would also be captured under COVID secretariat costs, not Infrastructure? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm really glad to hear that. It's going to be quite an undertaking for the department. I'm not sad I'll be missing it. I think the next question I have is around the Preventative Maintenance Program. Given that we have assets that have become worse over time, I'd like to talk about where the money falls within this department or this line item or these line items for the Preventative Maintenance Program so we can keep our assets in better shape. Thank you, Madam Chair.

I am really glad to hear that. I do agree that the squeaky wheel gets the grease in the North often. I do appreciate the look to make that fair across the board. One thing I often hear when speaking with NGOs is that they are in this constant loop of having to apply for project funding or funding that has a lot of restrictions or has to be used in a specific manner. Oftentimes that funding will then be removed a year or two later when the program has actually started going. It then becomes somewhere within the NGO to find the money to continue on with the works. I think a lot of that speaks to...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just to follow up a little further on what my colleague from Yellowknife North was saying, can you speak to: what does that mean, then, with respect to this new Auditor General liability? It's going to take some time, obviously, for the Northwest Territories to work on some of that liability. My question is: as regulations increase, they always seem to get stricter with time; what sort of financial impact does that have on us with that liability number we are now going to have to estimate? Do we anticipate it will just continue to increase as regulations get more...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Premier. Many of the non-governmental organizations, like the Tree of Peace and others, provide services or subcontracted services to accommodate residents that perhaps are not able to get them otherwise. As I mentioned, many of these workers have not had a cost-of-living or salary increase in many years. While I understand the GNWT does not fund these organizations directly, can the Premier tell me what she is doing to ensure that there is more funding for NGOs that support our communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I know it's not exactly in this area, but what are the terms or the end dates of the positions of the COVID secretariat employees, which would be in part of their contracts? Wouldn't we not, then, have an estimated end date, or do they all go to the end of March, as well? Thank you.

Thank you for that. Is the reason, then, that this lease is not being done through Infrastructure as our leases do normally because it would be expiring and is not a long-term lease? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am looking at page 196 at the Centre Square Tower office space. Can the Minister speak to what does that lease cover? Thank you.