Ronald Bonnetrouge

Mahsi. Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I would like to say a big mahsi to my colleagues for your unwavering support for small community issues.

Excuse me.

This is about the concerns of the residents of the Northwest Territories, the many people that have been affected by the lack of quality healthcare. That is the big issue. Not a question there. It's an insult. And I really hope there's sincerity on that side of the House for our issues, because it won't go away. We understand there might be shortages. But there is always that trip you can take to Ottawa, because healthcare is supposed to be looked...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS half the population of the Northwest Territories is Indigenous;

AND WHEREAS there are 33 communities in the Northwest Territories;

AND WHEREAS there is one capital, six regional centres, and 26 small communities;

AND WHEREAS Indigenous peoples make up the majority population in the small communities;

AND WHEREAS Indigenous peoples were subjected to colonization and genocide; and whereas the legacy of colonization is embedded in the health and social services system as systemic racism;

AND WHEREAS Indigenous peoples were forced to experience systemic racism in the...

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Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise to give points related to my motion, the reasons for it.

I came to the 19th Assembly with the intent on improving health care in the small communities and especially in my community where I went out campaigning and I was hearing all the stories regarding health care. There were many instances and complaints, lack of compassion, and the seriousness of illnesses. Many patients, they became patients after numerous visits to the health centre for the same ailment. That was about three, four, five times, and each time they were sent home with a Tylenol.

This...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Bill 40 proposes adapting standards for the practice of medicine by adding a code of ethics and competency programming. The new paragraph would allow the Minister to recommend regulations on code of ethics, continuing competency programs and the nature of those programs, and scope of practice frameworks and guidelines. The medical community responded with concerns that in most provinces, licensing colleges set and enforce standards of practice within the framework of selfregulation of the medical profession physicians.

The NWT Medical Association pointed out that the...

Mahsi, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, Bill 46: An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, received second reading in the Legislative Assembly March 9th, 2022, and was referred to the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment for review.

On May 10th, 2022, standing committee held a public hearing and completed its clausebyclause review with the Minister of Infrastructure on May 25th, 2022. The committee received no submissions on this bill.

I thank the committee for review on this legislation. Individual Members may have additional comments. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Tu NedheWiilideh, that this Legislative Assembly calls upon the Government of the Northwest Territories to provide increased access to physicians and medical specialists to offer quality care, diagnoses, and second opinions; and further, the Government of the Northwest Territories prioritize cultural safety, traumainformed care, and antiIndigenous racism professional development training within the Health and Social...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. And I believe the hamlet would like to meet by themselves as a hamlet and not have any involvement with Hay River at this point.

Mr. Speaker, this government has the opportunity to do the right thing by working collaboratively with the residents of Enterprise to find solutions to the request for a school, whether it be a new build or an existing infrastructure. Can the Minister commit to putting this request at the top of their business plans and quite possibly have a school in place for the coming school year? Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are related to my Member's statement regarding a school for the Hamlet of Enterprise.

Mr. Speaker, the Hamlet of Enterprise has gone to great lengths over the years to meet with various officials from ECE regarding a school for Enterprise but have constantly been told there's no funding available. Can the Minister commit to working with the hamlet to ensure they will receive assistance from ECE in order to have a school in place for the fall school year? Mahsi.

Mahsi, Mr. Chair. I would like to first thank the committee for presenting an interim report on its findings on the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, UNDRIP, and Negotiating Agreements.

Two of the priorities of the 19th Legislative Assembly are settle and implement treaty land resources as selfgovernment agreement and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The UNDRIP discussion and recommendations make up the bulk of this report which includes scholars, experts, and Indigenous governments.

There were insights that the...