Norman Yakeleya

Thank you. Madam Speaker, the EDAP program seems to be getting a good response from the smaller communities. In terms of the home ownership programs, can the Minister inform this House if someone is rejected for whatever circumstances of their application if there is a process for the people to reapply? Is there an independent board that they can go to, or do they apply through the office of the Housing Corporation to seek another approval of the application? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, the chipsealing program would make a real difference in the small communities that don’t have a chipsealing program. The larger centres have paved roads; they don’t have to deal with the dust. In the smaller communities, the old people have to live day in and day out in houses where dust is a very big issue. It’s a crying shame that this government who wants to make a difference in the Northwest Territories, and we’ve got $40 million sitting by Cabinet. So would the Minister again look at the chipsealing programs in the communities and see if he...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thanks to the Minister for the update. In Fort Good Hope and the other communities of Deline and Colville Lake, a lot of people live along the main street and there are more vehicles than ever using the roads in the small communities. The chipsealing program is for the main street only, and that’s where my bone of contention is in terms of having this program in the small communities. The dust control suppression money doesn’t last very long because it deteriorates after several rainy days and it goes away and the dust comes back because the formula does not hold...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, a lot of our students in the small communities have a talent for hands-on programs and the shop program is one of them that could be a success in the small communities. Would the Minister consider other facilities that may be used in the communities to enhance the shop programs for our schools? MACA, DPW and other organizations sometimes have shops available for students. Would he consider that in the time frame before launching into a different program that would see these types of shops in schools permanently? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Just a quick one, Mr. Chairman. This goes back to the issues that Mr. Handley has been talking about in the Northwest Territories. Is there somewhere in the plans with all these different negotiating tables happening and all the things that are coming to the fore, is there a point in this government that we will get together with the Circle of Northern Leaders and just have one topic on the go ahead of the pipeline, other issues? There are so many different facets to this proposal that just reading News/North that Deh Cho settles a suit, which was in today’s news. The Deh Cho is allowing...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am very glad to hear the Minister mention the mentorship of the teachers. We have a number of local assistants, as I referred to, in the teachers’ program. What specific types of programs are there? Can the Minister advise this House of promotions that would help these assistants get into a job that would be permanent in the smaller communities because of the hiring of northern teachers? We want to keep our teachers employed in the Sahtu region. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the comments that I have are in regards to the pipeline; the evolution of how things are moving with the federal government, the aboriginal communities, the specific access and benefit agreements that the communities are negotiating with the industry, the development that is happening with the Mackenzie board that would approve these certain permits and licences for the pipeline, and the ongoing discussion between our government and the federal government in terms of royalties, and the different regimes that hope to see some benefits for the people of...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize a former constituent from the Deline, Madam Speaker. He is also a good hockey player. I would also like to recognize behind me, Sonny MacDonald. Thank you.

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Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, the issue again is will we be helping our people to help themselves in terms of keeping the land clean? Would the Minister look at considering bringing forth a policy that would support the communities, support keeping our land clean where they would also encourage business such as Northern Stores to have some form of incentive to bring back the plastic bags, the pop cans, the chip bags so they don’t get thrown all over the streets in the small communities? As much as you want to volunteer the people, there has to be some incentive. Would the Minister...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, my question today is for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. Madam Speaker, in the recent cleanups of the communities, we witnessed a lot of plastic garbage bags in our communities by the Northern Stores. I want to ask the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources if there is any type of incentive or partnership with the Northern Stores to have some incentive that the plastic bags could be recycled or put somewhere? They’re destroying the land. I want to ask the Minister if he would look into something that would make a decision to...