Rocky Simpson

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess I'm trying you know, I'm thinking about, you know, the amount of work that goes into I guess trying to evict somebody. And if the rental officer is putting a lot of time into the housing side of things and nobody's getting or nobody's getting evicted or they're it drags on forever, I'm just thinking either somehow we've got to make sure that, you know, we're putting the resources where it's actually, you know, resulting in something and whether that's on the private side, make sure that they're looked after first, I guess, and the housing corporation, second...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I was thinking whether I should put my hand up. Anyways, one thing that I think that we all noticed in the last several years now is the increase in drug use and drugs coming into the Northwest Territories. And we do have a, you know, a gun and gang violence action fund. Has there been any I guess, has there been any thought put into maybe doing something similar with respect to drug trafficking and transporting across the border or is that something that's included there somewhere? Thank you.

No, thanks.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yeah, the issue I guess is that some of the organizations are, you know, dropping the requirement at the last minute and what that does is take away an opportunity for potential athletes or participants because they don't get selected because they can't meet those requirements.

So, Mr. Speaker, will the Minister tell me what he is doing to ensure that all NWT athletes, coaches, and volunteers can take part in sporting events across Canada regardless of vaccination status? Is the department intervening on behalf of those who are not able to provide proof of...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, and it's good to see that, you know, we are getting drugs off the street. And one thing I think we are getting hopefully a little bit of uptake from the public as well. So do you see or do you hear from the RCMP, you know, if we are getting more calls from the public with respect to, you know, drugs coming in or potential drugs coming into the territories?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, after last evening's discussion on sports and youth, I think the Minister of MACA knows the importance of supporting youth in their endeavours to go on to greater things in sports.

So, Mr. Speaker, with respect to sporting events within the NWT, will the Minister of MACA confirm if there's any requirement for a proof of COVID vaccination prior to participation? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And I recall there being a discussion, I think, at one time about reporting of, I guess, the RCMP or the head office here to somewhere in Alberta now. Is that something that's happening, or if you can maybe provide some background information or some context to it? No?

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, I was just looking at the 2021 or 20212022 actuals, and it's showing at $1.55 million, and then in the main and revised we're looking at $429,000. What's the big change there? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to talk about the First Nations policing program. Can you provide a status on that and how many people are in that program? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And has there been any territorial judges that may be interested in coming to Hay River?