Norman Yakeleya

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, Madam Speaker. Today I would like to recognize Mr. Douglas Dillon, Mr. William Greenland, Ms. Bren Kolson from the aboriginal radio station in the north here. Also at this time, Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize two of the Pages from Deline that helped out the last couple of days; Cyre Yukon who is a Grade 11 student from Deline and Kyle Bayha who is a Grade 10 student from ?ehtseo Ayha School in Deline. Thank you.

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Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, part of the flood damages are people who have cabins, who have houses, equipment and supplies on the land. Would the Minister commit to the people of Fort Good Hope and to the House here that he will have some discussions with ITI and the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources regarding compensation for the loss of the cabins and skidoos of the trappers? I understand the policy on natural disasters per occurrence is about a $4,500 maximum for compensation. Would they have some discussion as to how they could properly compensate the cabin...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, as the lead Minister of emergency services, what is the government doing to get the people in Fort Good Hope back into their homes and back to their lives prior to the flood as soon as possible? What is the Minister doing? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My statement today is on the Fort Good Hope flood. Madam Speaker, today I want to talk about the recent flood in Fort Good Hope. I want everyone in Fort Good Hope to know that I’m thinking about them today. I’m very proud to say that the community really pulled together to help each other through this very difficult time. I also want to thank the government’s response to the needs of the community when they requested help. Finally, I want to thank the local emergency measures team in Fort Good Hope for all the work they did, especially to Joe Grandjambe, Fred...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, the meetings with the Fort Good Hope people and the people who were affected by the flood shed a new light on the effects of the disaster by the Mackenzie River. The people really want to see the highest level of government in the community of Fort Good Hope. I ask the Minister of MACA how soon could he and possibly some other Ministers arrange a trip into Fort Good Hope to talk to the people, so that they have some degree of comfort by the Ministers that this government does have a heart and they do care? They will be happy to see the Ministers in...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Minister. That is good news for the people back in Fort Good Hope. I also wanted to say congratulations to the Ministers and the departments for how they coordinated this situation in Fort Good Hope. As part of the coordination, I want to ask the Minister of MACA, would he commit to looking at the emergency measures policy in terms of if there is a similar type of situation in the NWT? They had some hiccups of the local emergency measures and the post-flood situation, and the department needs to look at the emergency measures guidelines and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question to the Minister of Finance.

What is the total amount of alcohol sales from the Norman Wells liquor store?

How many alcohol sales in total are there in the NWT?

What percentage of total revenue does the Sahtu region contribute to the total revenue by purchasing alcohol from liquor stores?

Are there any types of alcohol bans such as overproof alcohol in Canada?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Now that the dust has settled in the Sahtu, would the Minister of MACA advise the House, maybe there is a possibility that he could help with putting more money into the chipsealing program, because only two communities in the whole Northwest Territories are going to be chipsealed. Larger centres have paved roads, but the smaller communities are suffering with dust. It is terrible in those communities.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, would the Minister consider looking at a controlled ban on the sale of overproof alcohol in the Northwest Territories, and look at some of the problems that are caused by the sale of overproof alcohol in our communities? Would he consider an all out ban once and for all in the Northwest Territories? Thank you.