Ronald Bonnetrouge
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Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)
Can we proceed to a clausebyclause review of the bill?
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a few observations of Housing NWT that I would like to share with the House, and it helps to ease my mind for the time being.
Housing of residents is a major issue for all communities in the Northwest Territories, whether it be in the city, regional centres, or the smaller communities. Equally, and perhaps more important, are the isolated communities in the Beaufort region Sachs Harbour, Ulukhaktok, and Paulatuk.
I can only imagine the mental health of a tenant when they are evicted from a housing rental unit, have no place to stay, and most of these...
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)
Mahsi. To the motion. MLA Great Slave.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)
Mahsi, MLA for Frame Lake. MLA for Tu NedheWiilideh.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)
Clause 1, does committee agree? Minister of Health and Social Services.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)
Mahsi, MLA for Thebacha. The MLA for YK North.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)
Mahsi to the sponsoring Member of the bill. Can the sergeantatarms escort the witness from the Chamber. Mahsi. And we're just going to have a quick recess to change out chairs here.
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Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 167)
Mahsi. MLA Kam Lake.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I previously spoke on the subject of the Alberta oil sands tailings ponds spills, perhaps several times in the life of this 19th Assembly. This House has heard of a couple of incidents of tailings ponds breaches. One was 5.3 million litres of industrial wastewater in February 2023 and another one in May 2023. The tailings ponds contain hazardous chemicals used in separating the oil from the sand. Both incidences were not reported to our territorial government although there is a bilateral agreement with Alberta.
I would like to reiterate the current bilateral...
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 166)
Mahsi, Madam Chair. I want to express a few concerns I have with this bill. I know at the outset when UNDRIP was being discussed, for quite some time, even in 2019, I think there was high hopes that it would be implemented by all levels of government across the country which would give a lot of autonomy to Indigenous governments. That's what I saw then. But then being in this government or not the government, I should clarify that.
Seeing the actions of this government and how they deal with First Nations governments in the Northwest Territories, I sense that there's lots of disrespect when...