Debates of February 27, 2024 (day 11)

February
27
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
11
Speaker
Shane Thompson
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Members Present
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Jay MacDonald, Hon. Vince McKay, Mr. McNeely, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Mr. Nerysoo, Ms. Reid, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Bill 3: Carbon Tax Repeal Act
Bill 5: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 20232024
Bill 5: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 20232024, Carried
Bill 5: Supplementary Appropriation Act, Infrastructure Expenditures, No. 3, 20232024, Carried
Committee Motion 3-20(1): Concurrence Motion - Tabled Document 29-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2023-2024, Carried
Member’s Statement 117-20(1): Pharmacists’ Scope of Practice
Member’s Statement 118-20(1): Daylight Savings Time
Member’s Statement 119-20(1): Housing Priorities and the Future of Housing Northwest Territories
Member’s Statement 120-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Position Vacancies
Member’s Statement 121-20(1): Economic Impacts of Upcoming Closure of Northwest Territories Mines
Member’s Statement 122-20(1): Giant Mine Remediation Project Workforce
Member’s Statement 123-20(1): Developing Remediation Skills in Sahtu
Member’s Statement 124-20(1): Alcohol and Drugs in Northwest Territories Communities
Member’s Statement 125-20(1): Supports for Persons with Disabilities
Member’s Statement 126-20(1): Holistic Healing for Indigenous Communities
Member’s Statement 127-20(1): Extended Health Benefits
Member’s Statement 128-20(1): Hay River Events
Member’s Statement 129-20(1): 2024 Arctic Winter Games
Minister’s Statement 24-20(1): Health Human Resources Recruitment and Retention
Minister’s Statement 25-20(1): Revitalization of the Great Slave Lake Fishery
Minister’s Statement 26-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Health, Safety and Wellness Policy
Motion 22-20(1): Extended Adjournment of the House to May 23, 2024
Motion 23-20(1): Call to Uphold Human Rights in Gaza
Petition 1-20(1): Ceasefire and End to Canadian Support for the Plausible Genocide in Gaza
Question 114-20(1): Draft Order for Wildfire Inquiry
Question 115-20(1): Support for Mineral Exploration and Extraction
Question 116-20(1): Daylight Savings Time
Question 117-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Position Vacancies
Question 118-20(1): Pharmacists’ Scope of Practice
Question 119-20(1): Closure and Remediation of the Norman Wells Oil Field
Question 120-20(1): Giant Mine Remediation Project Workforce
Question 121-20(1): Policies and Future of Housing Northwest Territories
Question 122-20(1): Income Assistance for Persons with Disabilities
Question 123-20(1): Healthy Living in Northwest Territories Communities
Question 124-20(1): Extended Health Benefits
Question 125-20(1): Meeting Future Electricity Needs
Question 126-20(1): Income Assistance for Persons with Disabilities
Question 127-20(1): Policies and Future of Housing Northwest Territories
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 48-20(1): Aurora College Annual Report 2022-2023
Tabled Document 49-20(1): Northwest Territories and Nunavut Lotteries Operations Annual Report 2022-2023
Written Question 2-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Public Sector Positions
Statements

Member’s Statement 118-20(1): Daylight Savings Time

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That's a hard act to follow but I'm going to try, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring back the animus, the spirit, nay the gumption of a previous MLA Mr. Rylund Johnson. Though I'm delighted to work with the current MLA for Yellowknife North, I'm a bit sad the previous MLA didn't stick around so we could be coworkers once more, Mr. Speaker. And what better topic to bring forward the ghost of Yellowknife North's past than the evergreen topic of daylight savings, Mr. Speaker. The DMV opening on Saturdays will have to wait for another day.

Let's focus on the issue that saw the highest number of NWT residents participating in a GNWT engagement to date, Mr. Speaker. Other 3,500 people responded to the survey on daylight savings time. Of those people, 87 percent professed their hatred of daylight savings time. Let's listen to residents who are overwhelmingly in favour of ditching spring forward and fall back down. Let's stop losing sleep, getting into car crashes because of that lack of sleep, and calling in sick so we can get some more shut eye, Mr. Speaker. And I'll have questions for the Minister of holidays I mean the Minister of Justice, Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member from Great Slave. Members' statements. Member from Tu NedheWiilideh.