Jane Weyallon Armstrong

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure I would like to recognize the efforts from our Tlicho youth who are working to host the second Idaa Ts'ade Youth Gathering with a big focus on the wellness and Tlicho way of life. This event is a youthled initiative for Tlicho youth ages 16 to 35 years old living in Canada. Young people have decided to gather again to share ideas, learn new information, engage in traditional activities, and network with various people and organizations. I applaud these young people for recognizing the need to come together to deal and address...

Yes, okay. With that in mind, so with the climate change, is there a plan to increase engineer and safety inspection on the winter road, including profiling more often?

Yes. This winter road, 6.2. So I just wanted to ask how many roads does it cover?

Thank you. Thank you. No, the reason why I asked is that because I know there's a lot of cabin on the highway, and people have been inquiring about that too as well, because I know this if the power line goes through, then people will benefit from them. So that way they can live there year round and they can you know, it's part of their traditional culture as well that they do lots of things on the highway that, you know so that's why I ask if there was a study done. But I do understand about the Whati Transmission Line going across, you know. And another one too is that Gameti was asking...

Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. This transmission Whati line, it's 125. I mean, like that was 20212022 and there's nothing to date. So this tells me that project the study must have been completed. Can we get an update on this? Like, you don't have to update us now but maybe send me a send an email regarding this project.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, not just now but I've been hearing a lot from my constituents, and others in the Northwest Territories, those who are living on fixed income, that their money are being garnished to pay for housing arrears and other arrears as well, and this is causing a lot of hardship for our vulnerable, especially the elders. It is hard on them especially now with the high cost of living that they have to pay. You know, there are they have to pay for they have to make a choice of either paying for a bill or groceries and this is a lot of them are having...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in honour of International Women's Day, I want to speak once again about the importance and value of Indigenous women and girls within our society.

Mr. Speaker, in all of the country and all across the Northwest Territories, you will find many brilliant, beautiful, capable, and resilient Indigenous women and girls who have much to offer in this world. Not only that, Mr. Speaker, but in most Indigenous cultures, women and girls are highly regarded and they hold a very important role in the functioning in our communities. Besides the fact that these women are...

Yeah, thank you. And I'm just wondering if there's a way that I'm just wondering if Tlicho if how are Tlicho involved in the profiling? Is there an opportunity to train local people?

Thank you. No, I was just asking in general, not just Tlicho specific. You know, I was just asking in general. But I know that winter road to Gameti was opened late and same thing with Wekweeti, it's going to be opened late. And I know there's a lot of people that are concerned about the climate change. And, you know, because of that that ice road, they're opening late and it's going to be, you know, like a short season for the ice road. So I'm just wondering now that it's because a lot of people are saying, you know, like, especially the elders, they you know, even to Wekweeti, there's big...

Yeah, well, I wasn't aware of that mini hydro in Gameti. But if they do have some of these studies, these reports, it would be nice if they can share it with us. Thank you.