Michael Nadli

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation continue its efforts to collect mortgage receivables;

And further, that the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation report annually to this House on the number of clients who have chosen a repayment option, the total dollar amount of repayments, and the total amount still outstanding as of April 1st each year, starting with the data as of April 2012. Thank you.

I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a comprehensive response to this report within 120 days.

I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories refrain from the use of the word “regime” in documents concerning official languages;

And further, that the Government of the Northwest Territories consult with residential school survivors and Aboriginal language communities on other terminology that may act as a barrier for Aboriginal people in asserting their rights under the Official Languages Act;

And further, that the Government of the Northwest Territories ensure that public servants are aware of the sensitive terminology in speaking and writing in the...

I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories continue its efforts to recruit and accommodate workers with disabilities in the public service and report on these efforts in the House within 120 days.

I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a comprehensive response to this report within 120 days.

I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Education, Culture and Employment develop a curriculum for Grade 1 to Grade 12 regarding the protection of privacy in the on-line environment in consultation with the Information and Privacy Commissioner for implementation in the fall of 2014-2015.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories complete work on the new Health Information Act, taking into account consultations with the Information and Privacy Commissioner over the principle of patient control and patient information and bring forward a bill within the first two years of the Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. On Thursday, May 31, 2012, the Standing Committee on Government Operations presented its Report on the Review of the Northwest Territories Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2010-2011 Annual Report. The report, which includes six recommendations, was read into the record by members of the committee and a motion was passed and moved to report into Committee of the Whole. The committee thanks Ms. Elaine Keenan Bengts for the report and for her appearance before the committee on February 14, 2012.

The standing committee is seriously concerned by the government’s lack of...

With the recent trends in how it is that we’re going to spend the next four years trying to allocate our priorities, I think there’s been a deliberate decision to ensure that any major capital infrastructure projects are delayed at the latter part of this Assembly. I wanted to ask if there are any interim arrangements that perhaps communities could be considered because of their long-standing aspiration to try to establish service infrastructure, like water treatment plants. Can this government at least try to prioritize these projects?

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Most of the Northwest Territories 33 communities are made up of First Nation band councils. There are a number of options for how communities govern themselves. No matter what size the population, hamlets, villages, towns and cities in the NWT are established by territorial laws. Community governments’ roles are political and administrative. Elected councils are made up of mayors, councillors and chiefs, to provide leadership and guidance through administration.

Hamlet councils are more than dogs, dumps and ditches. They are even more than just administering the community’s...