Jane Weyallon Armstrong

The Minister talked about, okay, they're not renewing the contract with Poundmaker's, and there's five other options. Why only five? Shouldn't there be more if we're trying to help and work with the people? Because it is the people's choice of where they want to go, and Poundmaker's was the only one that we can think of that served the Indigenous communities. Now people don't have a choice. So I'm just wondering is the Minister consulting and working with the Indigenous government, the Indigenous people? She said there were some people at the meeting that she attended, but that's not good...

Will the Minister of Health and Social Services provide an update to explain her rationale for choosing not to restore contract relations with Poundmaker's Lodge despite the clear and immediate need for the facilitybased addiction treatment services they provide NWT residents? Thank you.

What funding and process mechanisms will be put in place to ensure community and client guidance translates into improvement on cultural safety? Thank you.

Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Jonas Lafferty of Behchoko and Mary Sundberg of Dettah for doing an awesome job as our translator. Thank you.

Yes. Well, I've been hearing from a lot of my constituents, because sometimes when they have housing issues they have nobody to go to. And that's what I keep hearing from the people. So when they do transfer the North Slave district office and hiring more local people, then I think the program will be more effective and efficient because right now it's not working. It is not working in our region, and everything is in Yellowknife. So that's all I wanted to say. And it's more of a comment, but it's up to her if she wants to respond to it. Thank you.

Thank you. This is a question for the Minister of Housing. My question to the Minister is whether she will consider taking the initiative in forgiving the mortgage arrears of the constituents who did not understand anything about mortgages and were not informed in their own language. Thank you.

Thank you. Can the Minister advise of any proposals for improving cell service along Highway No. 3 that they have received? Have there been further expression of interest or responses to the issue of GNWT sent to businesses in February 2021? Thank you.

I think she answered some of this already. And so what are the current actual financial commitments that GNWT has made to cover the annual operating costs of wireless and cell phone projects in the Tlicho?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the leadership in the Tlicho region have been advocating for years to establish cell phone service along Highway No. 3 to improve safety along the route Tlicho people travel to access goods and services from the capital city.

Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, it is well known that many people have lost their life on this road. It is a very busy road with heavy traffic between Yellowknife and Behchoko. As road users, we know there are many curves and dips in this road, and it can be especially dangerous in winter months when the road is icy, the sky is dark, and...

Since Finance issued the expression of interest to address cell phone coverage along Highway No. 3 in February of 2021, what has been done to address this problem? Thank you.