Robert Hawkins

Just to be very clear, the letter will be sent out to all Legislatures and all Premiers. Will you be sending out our motion suggesting they do something similar? I just want to be clear on the record. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The next question is: What are we doing to analyze our power distribution to ensure that not only our structure is most efficient but our equipment is most efficient? When I refer to the equipment, often I hear people talk about when the new meters came in, their power bills all jumped. I’m wondering what type of analysis the NWT Power Corp has done on that type of trend. It’s not that I’ve heard this from one person; I’ve heard this from several people who said that when the new infrastructure rolled in, their power bills jumped.

Has the NWT Power Corp done any analysis...

That’s okay. I have it here, so the Minister doesn’t have to do it. Rate of return for Northland Utilities is just over 9 percent; rate of return for the thermal zone is zero percent through the NWT Power Corp; and rate of return on the NWT Power Corp in a non-thermal zone is 8.5 percent.

I’m going to ask the Minister of the NWT Power Corporation, noting that we can adjust rates of return on our equity that go back to the Power Corp, what type of influence, power stabilization is the NWT Power Corp Minister doing to ensure that zones like the Yellowknife region and the hydro zones below the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Before I begin, I want to thank the good folks at the NWT Bureau of Stats. They’re a very important pillar of our government because they provide very important information each and every day to folks like me so I can do my job.

Because of that very important information, I can see that 35 people left the NWT last year when I compare the final quarter of 2013 against 2014. That really comes down to one person in the Northwest Territories left every 10 days. That’s a net loss. We’re losing transfer payments. That’s an additional $25,000 per person walking out of the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to table, for the public’s interest, a copy of a private member’s bill I would eventually like to read into this House. It is An Act to Amend the Mental Health Act and it’s pretty self-explanatory. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I understand, and some days I like to think I’m reasonable in the area of things happening.

Can the Premier explain why it’s taken this long to address this matter that was directed by the House? Was there a technical issue? I didn’t quite understand the confusion part he was referring to when he gave his first answer about different directions. If we could get a clear answer about why it took this long, thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Can the Minister offer an explanation for the wide discrepancy between the NWT’s self-reported health status, which scored an A plus, and their actual health status, which scored a D minus?

Mr. Chair, that’s good. Thank you.

Thank you. Is the change in cost just strictly focusing on the benefits, or has there been any change in the format of how security has been provided?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister says he’s not challenging them. It sort of sounds like they are accepting the results the government has received of the barely passing mark of D minus. A D minus is a reflection of the department, its leadership and its management, and I would like to hear how this government is going to change this D minus mark and turn it into an action plan that delivers results specific to the areas targeted and identified by the Conference Board of Canada.

May I remind this House, this is an organization that has been in Canada for 61 years providing good advice, non...