Rylund Johnson

Yellowknife North

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 130)

Madam Speaker, I wish to table the following documents: redacted reports for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment from the internal audit bureau obtained under Access to Information; redacted reports for the Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs from the internal audit bureau obtained under Access to Information; redacted reports for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources from the internal audit bureau obtained under Access to Information; redacted reports for the Department of Finance from the internal audit bureau obtained under Access to Information...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 130)

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide a response to this report within 120 days. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 130)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of ITI who is responsible for our beautiful 33 camps and parks campgrounds and parks across this territory. And my question is whether she's going to let me go winter camping this winter? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 130)

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Finance take steps to publish inyear fiscal reports on a quarterly basis within a month and provide a timeline for implementation. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 130)

Madam Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 9.4(4), and ask that Committee Report 3719(2), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report of the Review of the 2022 Audit of Addictions Prevention and Recovery Services in the Northwest Territories, be referred directly to Committee of the Whole for consideration later today. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 130)

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Finance amend the Financial Administration Act, section 35, to move the required release date of the public accounts by three months, from December 31st to September 30th. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 129)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wasn't aware 29 would be in here. This is the clause that is now changing all Members to be before they can sit in this House instead of swearing allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, her heirs and successors must now swear allegiance to His Majesty Charles III, King of Canada, his heirs and successors.

As I've stated before, I think this is an outdated oath and if people want to serve their government without swearing oath to the heirs and successors of our King, they should be able to do so. I will not be in support of this. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 129)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm supportive of this legislation except for perhaps one section, which I'll comment to when we get there. But I wanted to talk about what I'm happy with the changes made to the Integrity Commissioner, and I just want to kind of summarize them for the public's notice.

So we used to have a process where when a complaint was referred to the Integrity Commissioner, and there's been a few this Assembly, he was forced to either, you know, find that there was grounds and order a public hearing, which we had and which cost us a few hundred thousand dollars and was very lengthy...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 129)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. You know, I made a promise to keep asking about this for the life of my four years, and I'm hopeful one day that someone in the future Assembly takes it up and continues to ask too. But my question for the Minister of Infrastructure is there any hope of the hours of the DMV being altered so they, you know, are possibly open at any time outside of the government's normal 9 to 5 business hours? Thank you, Madam Speaker.