Debates of February 23, 2016 (day 4)

February
23
2016
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
4
Speaker
Jackson Lafferty
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Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
Assembly Members
Topics
Acknowledgement 4-18(2): Retirement of Peter Vician
Bill 1-18(2): An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act
Committee Motion 2-18(2): Tabled Document 1-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Addition of Text Regarding Increased Employment in Small Communities, carried
Committee Motion 3-18(2): Tabled Document 1-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Replacement of Text Regarding Resource Development Options, carried
Committee Motion 4-18(2): Tabled Document 1-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Replacement of Text Regarding the Northern Manufacturing Industry, carried
Committee Motion 5-18(2): Tabled Document 1-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Replacement of Text Regarding Public Tourism Facilities, carried
Committee Motion 6-18(2): Tabled Document 1-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Replacement of Text Regarding Management of Contaminated Sites, carried
Committee Motion 7-18(2): Tabled Document 1-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Replacement of Text Regarding Environmental Management, carried
Committee Motion 8-18(2): Tabled Document 1-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Replacement of Text Regarding Cultural Programming and Official Languages, carried
Committee Motion 9-18(2): Tabled Document 1-18(2): Proposed Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, Addition of Text Regarding French Language Education, carried
Member’s Statement on Bear River Bridge
Member’s Statement on Department of Lands liabilities and financial assurances division
Member’s Statement on Diversifying the Economy
Member’s Statement on Impacts of Proposed Wage Freeze
Member’s Statement on Impacts of Residential Schools
Member’s Statement on Increasing Employment Opportunities in Small Communities
Member’s Statement on Innovative Apprenticeship Programs
Member’s Statement on Training Related to Technological Advances in the Mackenzie Delta
Member’s Statement on Transportation Priorities
Member’s Statement on University of Waterloo Traditional Food Study
Member’s Statement on Youth Empowerment, Education and Employment
Minister’s Statement 5-18(2): Salute to Award Winners in the Northwest Territories Mining Industry
Motion 10-18(2): Referral of Standing Committee Public Engagement Processes and Procedures to the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures
Motion 11-18(2): Appointment of Member to the Human Rights Adjudication Panel
Motion 12-18(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 29, 2016
Motion to Amend Committee Motion 5-18(2), DEFEATed
Question 35-18(2): Update on Issues Discussed with Federal Government
Question 36-18(2): Mandatory Training Regarding Residential School Experience
Question 37-18(2): Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Link
Question 38-18(2): Challenges to Transportation Infrastructure
Question 39-18(2): Department of Lands, Liabilities and Financial Assurances Division
Question 40-18(2): GNWT Summer Student Employment Opportunities
Question 41-18(2): Impacts of Proposed Wage Freeze on Excluded GNWT Employees
Question 42-18(2): Bear River Bridge Project
Question 43-18(2): Monitoring Contaminants in Traditional Foods
Question 44-18(2): Agricultural Land Availability
Question 45-18(2): Apprenticeship Programs
Question 46-18(2): Community Employment Rates
Question 47-18(2): Long-term Care Costs
Recorded Vote
Written Question 1-18(2): Vacancies on Co-Management Boards
Statements

Member’s Statement on Impacts of Residential Schools

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to talk about the impacts of residential schools in the NWT. Residential schools have taken language, culture, and lives of many Aboriginal people who have passed on. Many of them are here with us today. Through the work of many initiatives of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, the TRC, the reality of those tragedies are brought more and more into focus. As Canadians move forward in a way to leave the past behind and create forgiveness and cultural respect for the future of Aboriginal people in Canada, as leaders we must take the lead to ensure that former students, family members, and educators receive the proper education in helping Aboriginal people move forward and, most of all, heal from the horrible experiences they've lived.