Michael Nadli

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to congratulate two remarkable women in my riding: Margaret Ann Landry and Pauline Bonnetrouge. On March 8th, the Status of Women Council honoured Margaret Ann Landry of Fort Providence as one of this year’s wise women. Margaret was chosen for this award for her tireless work for people in need. She cleans houses for the elders, runs errands, and cooks and shares food with the hungry. She opens her door to women who are in need of shelter from abuse and listens to them with compassion. Congratulations to Margaret on this well-deserved award.

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How prepared are small community nursing stations to diagnose and monitor kidney disease, especially in small communities? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today I made a statement in terms of kidney disease and how it affects the human body system, but more so to try to highlight people’s knowledge of a very critical part of the human body and how it is a disease that can affect one’s health. My question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services.

What is Deh Cho Health and Social Services doing in the small communities to raise awareness of kidney disease and how to avoid it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize Her Worship Mayor Tina Gargan and also the following former residents of Fort Providence, Doris Camsell, Cheryl Bonnetrouge and Cecile Deneyoua. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The major push for this Assembly is to try to put some preventative programs to ensure northern residents live a healthier lifestyle. The Minister indicated that there are pilot projects in several communities to become more aware of the affliction of kidney disease and ensure that it remains healthy. He’s also stated the programs that more likely will be unveiled at some point. Can the Minister tell exactly when those programs may be delivered?

How does the department get the information to people whose first language is an Aboriginal language, mainly in Slavey for my part of the region? I also recognize this is an official language in the NWT.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item 7.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. March is National Kidney Month. I want to highlight this because we seldom think about our kidneys, but they are very crucial to our health.

Our two kidneys filter about 200 quarts of blood each day, removing waste from the breakdown of body tissue and food. The waste is safely purged in our urine. The kidneys also produce hormones our body needs. The kidneys work so well that one healthy kidney can do the job by itself but, of course, kidney disease generally affects both of them.

There are various types of kidney disease, and I can’t list them all, but diabetes is one...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Standing Committee on Government Operations is pleased to provide its Report on the Review of the 2011-2012 Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission Annual Report and commends it to the House.

The Standing Committee on Government Operations has concluded its review of the 2011-2012 Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission Annual Report. The standing committee would like to thank Mr. Charles Dent, chair of the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission, and Ms. Deborah McLeod, director of Human Rights, who appeared before the committee on February 14...

I think one of the very explicit policies that the community is going by is looking at the cost measure in terms of doing some comparative analysis in terms of having trucked water versus having their own source water and whether the department continues to engage the community in this enterprise and whether, at some point, there could be a common ground in terms of meeting their desires to ensure that they have their own water source. Has that discussion been ongoing with the community?