Kate Reid

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am making a motion to amend Motion 52-20(1), strengthening support for nurses and healthcare workers.

I MOVE, seconded by the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, to amend Motion 52-20(1), strengthening support for nurses and healthcare workers, by adding the words the "employer's" between the words "of" and "management" in the fifth clause of the preamble, such that the clause reads:

AND WHEREAS recruitment and retention of nurses and healthcare workers remain a serious challenge and require proactive review of the employer's management and labour policies to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too would like to recognize my constituent William Gagnon who is back from his international travels, and welcome back to the Assembly. And I too would like to recognize Mr. Steve Loutitt who I did not have the pleasure of working with in my time in the public service but was very much far and away the most welcoming deputy minister since I took on this role, and I believe we have become fast friends and I look forward to having a beer with him tomorrow night. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, the Member from Frame Lake was before me so go right ahead.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last one.

I MOVE, seconded by the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, to amend Motion 52-20(1), Strengthening Support for Nurses and Healthcare Workers, as amended, by adding the words "the employer's" between the words "practices" and "bargaining" in the third clause, such that the clause reads:

AND FURTHERMORE, that the comprehensive review of healthcare management practices, the employer's bargaining structures, and labour policies, be referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development for further study.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this amendment and the two that follow are simply to clarify that it is not the intent of the motion to interfere with how the union conducts its internal business. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate my colleague from Yellowknife North's position. I share a lot of her sentiments when it comes to the underlying causes of why we don't see more Indigenous representation in our public service.

Mr. Speaker, if we keep what we have -- if we keep what we have always had, then we will keep getting what we've always got. I'm going to say a little bit of what I said at the briefing earlier this week because I had to rush through my comments due to time constraints; I don't have that here.

My colleague from Monfwi is relentless, with good reason...

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for the last two months. It has been a grueling session but also rewarding. I also want to wish them safe travels to their home communities where celebrations are gearing up for the spring that is starting to unfold. I also want to take some time to highlight some wonderful local events that are coming up between now and the next sitting.

Mr. Speaker, we have an absolutely amazing local burlesque and drag scene in Yellowknife right now with monthly shows becoming the norm, Thunder Normz one could say. On April 3rd, the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm a big fan of brevity so I'll keep my comments brief. First and foremost, I want to thank the chair and deputy chair of AOC who have done an amazing job negotiating for this side of the House this time and every time, Mr. Speaker. I also want to thank the Minister of Finance for her hard work as well. I appreciate her making pragmatic choices in the spirit of consensus and collaboration. I also want to thank the staff of the Assembly and the public service who worked tirelessly to support this entire process.

Mr. Speaker, I will support this budget, and I will tell...

I don't have anything further to add, simply just that these amendments are to clarify what I have previously stated. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.