Norman Yakeleya

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This was another issue raised by Mr. Enge during his presentation on Bill 5. Mr. Enge pointed out that after a child is apprehended, a non-custodial parent must gain custody rights through family court before they would be considered as a care provider for their biological child. Mr. Enge believes that, in cases where the custodial parent is proven an unfit parent, the child protection workers need the discretionary power to place the child with the non-custodial parent, on a temporary or permanent basis, if they are suitable.

As it stands now, the act only...

Madam Chair, I would like to ask the Minister…I have met with some of my constituents, specifically the people in Norman Wells. In terms of the airport studies and feasibility studies on the extension of the runway in some of the small communities in the North, I didn’t see any type of initiative here. Is this something that has already been undertaken in terms of the year 2010. That’s the deadline that NAV Can has given us in terms of complying with the regulations for airports. I want to ask that to the Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I certainly applaud the leadership of the Sahtu, the Gwich’in, the Inuvialuit and the Metis for taking a stand on this important issue that we’ve been talking about for so many years. So, Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the Premier, does the Premier have anything to report on the negotiations with the Tlicho and the Akaitcho? Thank you.

Thank you. Madam Chair, the capital infrastructure for community libraries is $50,000. Is that all the government can come up with for infrastructure for community libraries in the North here? Is this right across the Northwest Territories? Thanks.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure today to rise in the House to acknowledge a constituent of mine, Taylor Fraser, who has been accepted into the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. The RMC is a prestigious Canadian institution similar to West Point in the United States, RMC Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. RMC is one of the most difficult universities in Canada to gain entry into. It’s a bilingual university and graduates are not only granted a degree, but also Queen’s Commission to third as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. This is...

Thank you, Madam Chair. One question I have for the Minister is the language services of the Northwest Territories. In terms of the request, is this type of funding to…I am going to make the presumption to strengthen our aboriginal languages more than what we are receiving right now. What is this funding for in terms of having these services in the North here? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, would the new youth centres be eligible to qualify for this funding? Thank you.

Thank you. I have driven Bob's Canyon Creek and I certainly appreciate the Minister looking at that area. I've driven, I've floated across Blackwater River. I certainly appreciate the Minister putting some work into that area, I applaud the Minister also. My question to the Minister on the Mackenzie winter roadwork is in terms of the realignment of some of the dangerous roads in our region. Again I'm going to point specifically to an area just outside of Deline where it's very windy, like a snake. Lots of work went in there in terms of an oil company going in there. Big loads, narrow...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am going to have to apologize to the Minister in terms of his response. Can I ask him to repeat it, because I didn’t have the mic on.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I see a lot of work being done on the Highways No. 4, No. 8 and No. 1 reconstruction and paving. Huge numbers there. I don't see No. 5 there. So, Mr. Chairman, these highways in terms of reconstruction, what can the Minister tell me about the huge amounts of money that's going into reconstruction and paving? I see nothing in our region in terms of realignment of our winter roads and realignment of some of the danger spots there. There's lots of money in reconstruction and paving on these highways, so maybe I could ask the Minister to get a little more specific in...