Michael Nadli

It is rather disappointing that we’re not making the same effort as our colleagues in Nunavut. Why are the human papilloma virus screening rates lower among Aboriginal women and lower in regional centres and small communities than in Yellowknife? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to see if the Minister would look at the idea of trying to increase the independence of elders to live in their own homes as long as possible. Would the Minister commit to look at ways to localize more services for elders in small communities?

What other programs and services are available for elders in the Deh Cho communities?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise on this day to congratulate Mrs. Georgina Bassett. Georgina Bassett was ordained a Minister on September 16, 2012. She is the first person of Slavey heritage to be ordained as an Anglican priest. She first became a deacon in 2009, but started her journey eight years ago.

Georgina and her husband, Steve, own and operate a fuel delivery company. She had been taking correspondence courses to study for the priesthood and plans on taking more in the future.

Mrs. Bassett was also named the Hay River Citizen of the Year for 2011. She was presented with the Alfred Mansell...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Elders are highly respected in First Nations and traditional cultures around the world. Northerners would agree that elders deserve to live with dignity and independence for as long as they can. Each one of us can think of at least one senior in our community who lives a vigorous and independent lifestyle, and who is a help and an example to younger generations. However, no matter how healthy we are, we need stable, effective care to help people to live as comfortably as possible in their later years.

In the summer there was an elder in Fort Providence that fell in their...

We all know that here in the Northwest Territories we have an aging population of mostly seniors. Has there been a needs assessment done for programs and service for seniors in both rural and remote communities across the Northwest Territories?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier in my statement I kind of gave an overview in terms of having two elder facilities in my riding, both in Hay River and Fort Providence. My question is to the Minister responsible for Seniors. I just want to understand what level of seniors’ care is offered at the facilities both in Fort Providence and Hay River.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize a former chief, former grand chief, former MLA and former Speaker, Mr. Sam Gargan. He is a former MLA for Deh Cho.

I’d like to thank the Minister for that. There are two major initiatives happening right now. One of them is devolution, of course, and the other one is the proposed changes to the Wildlife Act. They touch on the very core of fundamental treaty rights and Aboriginal title, so I wanted to ask the Minister how will the devolution negotiations affect the proposed Wildlife Act.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier this morning I gave an overview in terms of just the initiative on the proposed Wildlife Act changes. My question for follow up is for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.

Can the Minister comment in terms of the update of the progress of the proposed changes to the Wildlife Act?