Michael Nadli

Maybe later on I will ask the Minister in terms of what he meant by full partnership. He said partners. As we all know, here in the NWT the traditional economy has been hunting, fishing, and trapping. What do residents of Enterprise need to do in order to access GNWT programs that are frequently offered through local Aboriginal governments and organizations such as the Community Harvester Assistance Program or Community Wellness funding?

Thank you, Ms. Speaker. I’d like to recognize my constituency assistant Trisha Landry who is up in the gallery. Mahsi. Welcome. Also at the same time another constituent, Rolanda Landry who originally is from Kakisa but lives in Fort Providence. Welcome.

Yes, thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to understand again. Maybe we could get an explanation from the Minister: why was ambulatory care services established as a separate key activity? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. If the Minister could also maybe indicate, state in terms of the timeliness, in terms of the full implementation of recognizing the Dene fonts and its use in the vital stats. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This will be my last question. Perhaps in the future, a community decides for the purposes of bringing better services to their communities, how would they remove themselves from the authority perhaps to join other authorities, say, from the Deh Cho to perhaps the Hay River Health Authority. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’m just going to figure out at what point I could ask the appropriate question. My question is in regards to the transformation efforts in terms of centralizing or getting the health authorities together under one umbrella, that was via Bill 44. I just wanted to get a sense from the Minister in terms of providing reassurance especially for small communities that have at the ground level, at the community level an input in terms of decision-making of their healthcare needs and, you know, their aspirations to ensure that we bring good quality care to people that live in...

I would like to thank the Minister for his reply. Here in the NWT, we promote the day of natural resource development. If that happens, we are quite fortunate especially if you are a neighbouring community, you have access to jobs that are fairly limited, and business opportunities, to ensure that the community grows. Plus, we also have the expectation that we are trying to balance economic and social impacts. Is the Minister aware of any effort being made to help the people of Enterprise benefit from the proposed pellet mill especially in terms of jobs and other economic opportunities?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I understand in terms of some background context, I think how PAS or conservation area networks are related was this concept of Y-to-Y, Yellowstone to Yukon, you know, establishing a network of conservation areas for wildlife habitat. My understanding is that was the founding initiative that drove the development of the PAS initiatives. I understand NGOs had a clear role in terms of ensuring resources and commitment and support were given to communities along with government. I just wanted some clarification whether the parties remain the same, as both levels of...

Yes, just maybe a final question, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to get some clarification. Where in this budget in the Interim Resource Management Assistant Program located? Thank you.