Norman Yakeleya

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, whenever MLAs go into small communities, the interactions with residents always turn into discussions on the state of alcohol and drug treatment in the Northwest Territories. It’s also the number one issue being brought forward in written submissions to the JR Panel on the Mackenzie gas pipeline hearings. Mr. Speaker, people are divided on just what should be done to improve alcohol and drug programming in the Northwest Territories. Some believe there needs to be regional residential treatment centres and some residents believe that there is need to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That’s good government, Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs, is the department willing to look at these filter systems? Is it the only one in the Northwest Territories or are there a number of filter systems like this in other communities to ensure that we have additional supplies of filters in our communities rather than rely on the old backup system. Sometimes that backup system needs major repair. Again, I want to ask the Minister in terms of an action plan that would be satisfactory to the people in Tulita. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister inform the people in Tulita when they will be able to get these filters and where will these filters come from? Why didn’t they have the filters in place for such an emergency as this? Thank God for the old backup system in Tulita.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, whenever MLAs go into small communities, the interactions with residents always turn into discussions on the state of alcohol and drug treatment in the Northwest Territories. It’s also the number one issue being brought forward in written submissions to the JR Panel on the Mackenzie gas pipeline hearings. Mr. Speaker, people are divided on just what should be done to improve alcohol and drug programming in the Northwest Territories. Some believe there needs to be regional residential treatment centres and some residents believe that there is need to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services.

What is the number of people with disabilities in the Sahtu region?

What services are in place to serve the people with disabilities?

How are people with disabilities in the Sahtu qualified to meet once a year? Who can provide them with funding to set up a Sahtu disabilities committee?

What other departments with the government support people with disabilities in the Sahtu?

What or who is leading the final decision on the funding on the Community Outreach Program?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services.

What is the number of people with disabilities in the Sahtu region?

What services are in place to serve the people with disabilities?

How are people with disabilities in the Sahtu qualified to meet once a year? Who can provide them with funding to set up a Sahtu disabilities committee?

What other departments with the government support people with disabilities in the Sahtu?

What or who is leading the final decision on the funding on the Community Outreach Program?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my statement today has to deal with the announcement that Mr. Miltenberger announced yesterday in terms of Disability Awareness Week. I’d like to say that I fully support the initiative that the Minister has taken this government in terms of creating awareness for people in the Northwest Territories during this week to June the 3rd, the theme for living, working, and staying together, including people with disabilities.

Mr. Speaker, this issue here is very close to my heart as my grandfather was disabled in a wheelchair. I’d like to ask this government...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my statement today has to deal with the announcement that Mr. Miltenberger announced yesterday in terms of Disability Awareness Week. I’d like to say that I fully support the initiative that the Minister has taken this government in terms of creating awareness for people in the Northwest Territories during this week to June the 3rd, the theme for living, working, and staying together, including people with disabilities.

Mr. Speaker, this issue here is very close to my heart as my grandfather was disabled in a wheelchair. I’d like to ask this government...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, the Honourable Charles Dent, in regards to the residential schools issue. I want to ask the Minister, is his department taking the lead in terms of coordinating all the other GNWT departments in terms of helping the people who need to look at residential schools as a means to get some work done on their lives and also in their communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’ll ask the Minister, would it be optimistically ambitious to say if he can get back to us within the life of this, these Assembly days until the 8th of June to give us some kind of good response to the House with a response to my request? Thank you.