Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I want to go to the committee terms of reference, which are apparently still secret. Why is there no public representation from a variety of stakeholders for the Economic Advisory Committee? It says that it's -- well, I am not allowed to talk about it, I guess, but it seems to be business leaders. We do not know what kind of business they may be involved with, but why was this not crafted with a view to getting representation from key stakeholders like the travel industry, the travelling public, air carriers, the Northern Air Transportation Association, and so on, the City...

Thanks again to the Minister. That's very helpful to hear that. I appreciate her efforts. Part of the work of Elections NWT is to promote and increase participation in the electoral process including participation of women. How is our government collaborating with Elections NWT or even other organizations to increase the number of women running for elected office?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I guess I'd like to suggest that it's not just air carriers that would be interested in that sort of metric information. It's probably actually the public and air travellers. So are those sorts of things going to be considered? The reason why I ask this is the economic advisory committee is just going to be a bunch of business folks, which is fine, but there is not necessarily any public representation on there. Air carriers may not even be represented. It's just going to be businesspeople. Is there going to be some effort to develop indicators of performance at the airport...

Merci, Monsieur le President. My question is for the Minister responsible for the Status of Women. I would like to thank her for her very thorough Minister's statement earlier today. I've had to rejig my questions a bit. The 2016-2017 Annual Report on Implementation of the Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories was tabled in House, I think, last week. In reporting on government accomplishments, there's no mention of section 5 items that deal with increasing the number of women running for office. I'm just wondering if the Minister can explain whether this was -- or, sorry, the...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. The revolving fund itself, how is that going to be reported on annually by the department? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. Today, March 8, is International Women's Day. It's the day we celebrate the contribution of women to our society and commit ourselves to action to improve the equality and participation of women.

Looking around this house, we can see there's a lot of work to do to boost equality of representation and participation.

Members know that our mandate for the 18th Assembly called for actions to increase the number of women running for elected office. One commitment is to support the delivery of workshops aimed at increasing the number of female candidates in elections. My...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, I think that's a no. The Minister just does not want to say it. I'll move on to or yield the rest of my time to somebody else, but I would like to get back on the list at another opportunity. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm glad that the deputy minister raised the last point about the Federal Engagement Strategy. I guess I'd like to ask the Minister if he and his Cabinet colleagues are prepared to review the Federal Engagement Strategy with a view to adding in federal investment and air transportation and make that become a priority? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So did the department look at whether a phased-in approach would help buffer the cost of living increase caused by these increased fees? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

No, thank you.