Ronald Bonnetrouge
Statements in Debates
Mr. O'Reilly.
Minister, we're on the and to the Member, we're on Industry, Tourism and Investment, we're not on the Finance department, we went through that. But if you would like to address it, you may. Mahsi.
Minister.
Ms. Nokleby.
Mahsi. Minister.
Mahsi. Minister.
Mahsi for your comments, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Jacobson.
Mahsi, Madam Chair. Madam Minister, it is noted here that highways and roads take up 30 percent, the largest chunk of the budget. I'm not sure what work this all entails but every year, we're fixing up pretty much maybe same sections every year or every two years. I'm wondering you know, the reason I'm looking at this and if we and, you know, if someone could live with, if there were potholes for several years. Because the hamlet of Enterprise, it is the only community in the whole of the Northwest Territories, without a school. They've been asking, requesting for a school I think for over...
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to note yesterday's incident during oral questions to the Minister of Education of his claim that everyone goes through university and his claim that he's a lawyer; his dad's a lawyer; I don't know how many others he would have referred to, and the biggest thing is all of Cabinet applauded him. This was during my statement of the plight of education in the small communities.
Many times I've said I have those lived experiences; I'm from a small community. Education levels are dismal. I've been at this since 2019.
I don't know if the education minister...
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, through this education fiasco, I guess, we're forgetting about the district education authorities or councils in the small communities. I've been speaking to my DEA chairman for the last couple days, and they don't know what's going on in education. They're not provided any information. I think I made a statement about this before, how the DEAs and the supports they need, because I find that it's very lacking. They don't have workshops for them for roles and responsibilities or any new documents that come out, like performance measures like the Minister alludes...