Rocky Simpson
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Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)
Member. Minister.
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, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)
Thank you, Madam Chair. And you know, when it comes to housing, we all know how important it is. And the Minister you know, we heard the number, you know, $20 million thrown around the other day. We heard the Minister say that, you know, we're upwards of maybe $500 million we need. And I guess what I would like to hear from her is, you know, when she's through that $500 500,000 or $500 million number out there, what would that get us? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)
Member. Minister.
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, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)
Minister.
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, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when I talked to persons addicted to drugs, or those that are dealing for that matter, I let them know that I'm willing to work with them to help them move away from that lifestyle. I also let them know that not changing their lifestyle or dealing with the addiction problem would result in one of three things happening, which is being murdered, overdosing, or being incarcerated.
Can the Minister tell me what emphasis is placed on education by law enforcement to convince people that selling drugs in the NWT is not a career path? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)
Mr. Martin.
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Thank you. Minister.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister of Justice confirm if there has been, throughout this pandemic, any measured rise in drug trade in the NWT and has it resulted in a corresponding increase in drug enforcement or staff? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)
Thank you, Mr. Martin. Member.
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, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 98)
Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess what it comes down to, like, you know, as we talk about housing, it just comes down to dollar and cents. There's just not enough money there to go around, and, you know, with what we have, we going to have to, you know, make better use of it. With the increase of, you know, materials and labour and that, like, it's just driving the cost up where, you know, a million and a half dollars just doesn't do anything anymore. You know, in Yellowknife here, it'd probably eat that up in no time and people would still be you know, there'd still be a lot of people looking...