Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Mr. Chair. When I go back to the org chart on page 24, I see that there is a special advisor, status of women position there reporting to a Minister responsible. Is that Minister responsible, then, the Minister for the Status of Women in this case or is it the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Presumably this will be corrected in future main estimates and business plans and so on? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I don't think anybody's actually answered the specific question I have, which is, are any of these positions that are currently vacant, one sounds like there's an individual who is retiring, what specific tables are they actually supporting? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. We may disagree on a number of things here. But this issue of co-management vacancies is obviously a long-standing one when some positions have gone unfulfilled as long as five and a half years. Can the Minister commit to report to this House at least annually on co-management board vacancies and efforts to improve and avoid these sort of lengthy delays and appointments? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Looks like there's going to be four fulltime positions that are lost. Can the Minister tell me whether those are staffed currently? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

The Department of Executive website has a board appointment section on it, but there's really no easy way to determine which positions are vacant and for how long and when positions may be opening up. Would the Minister commit to improving the website in the interest of getting vacancies filled more quickly and to ensure greater transparency?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do appreciate the Minister putting up with my persistent line of questioning, but it was important to nail that down. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I want to recognize Marie Buchanan who helped with the birthing of either our son or daughter. It's over 20 years ago and I can't remember which one, but she was there and helped very much, and I appreciate her efforts as a nurse in Yellowknife. Thank you.

Mr. Chair, I am just not quite sure what to make of that answer. I don't think it was actually an answer. Is the Minister prepared to come back to the Regular MLAs with a policy and when would he be able to do that? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. On February 23, 2016 I asked the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations a number of written questions about vacancies on NWT comanagement boards. Earlier this week, partial answers were tabled in this House. There were some shocking revelations. Comanagement boards are institutions of public government that carry out legislated duties related to land use planning, environmental assessment, land and water use, and wildlife management. These boards are part of constitutionally protected land rights agreements that were negotiated among...