Debates of February 29, 2024 (day 13)

February
29
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
13
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, Mr. Rodgers, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Acknowledgement 1-20(1): Hazenberg 55th Wedding Anniversary
Member’s Statement 143-20(1): Recreational Land Leases
Member’s Statement 144-20(1): Gaza
Member’s Statement 145-20(1): Nachalecho Project
Member’s Statement 146-20(1): Recognition of 100th Birthdays of Mr. Neyando and Ms. Rose Potts
Member’s Statement 147-20(1): Regional Study of Slave Geological
Member’s Statement 148-20(1): Indigenous Governments
Member’s Statement 149-20(1): Taxing Treaty People
Member’s Statement 150-20(1): Police Brutality of Indigenous Women
Member’s Statement 151-20(1): Respecting our Elders
Member’s Statement 152-20(1): Ode to Premier Simpson’s Government
Member’s Statement 153-20(1): Eulogy for Greg Pratt
Member’s Statement 154-20(1): Eulogy for Isadore Simon
Minister’s Statement 30-20(1): 2022 and 2023 Outstanding Volunteer Awards
Minister’s Statement 31-20(1): Additional Investment to Bolster Digital Adoption by Businesses
Motion 22-20(1): Extended Adjournment of the House to May 23, 2024, Carried
Motion 23-20(1): Call to Uphold Human Rights in Gaza, Carried
Motion to Amend Motion 23-20(1): Call to Uphold Human Rights in Gaza, Carried
Question 142-20(1): Gaza
Question 143-20(1): Collaboration with Indigenous Governments
Question 144-20(1): Housing Supply
Question 145-20(1): Regional Study of Slave Geological Project
Question 146-20(1): Treaty Rights
Question 147-20(1): Non-Profit Organization Support
Question 148-20(1): Healthcare in Small NWT Communities
Question 149-20(1): Recreational Land Leases
Question 150-20(1): Diabetes Support Services
Question 151-20(1): Regional Study of Slave Geological Project
Question 152-20(1): Public Safety
Question 153-20(1): Dialysis Access in Inuvik
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 61-20(1): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 49-20(1): Yellowknife Aspen Apartments
Tabled Document 63-20(1): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 45-20(1): Expansion of Snare Hydro System to Tlicho Communities
Tabled Document 64-20(1): Waste Reduction and Recovery Program 2022-2023 Annual Report
Statements

Member’s Statement 144-20(1): Gaza

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, earlier this week I brought forward a petition from 645 NWT residents calling upon this Assembly to direct the Premier to ask the Canadian government for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Mr. Speaker, I will also be calling a motion for the Assembly to direct the Premier to do just that later today.

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Premier for his last commitment on this topic to me in this House. We did, indeed, meet with a member of the Palestinian here in Yellowknife, a resident who has family and ties to Gaza in Palestine.

Mr. Speaker, although I can't speak for the Premier, in that meeting I heard him say that he had heard things that he hadn't before, and I believe that he was deeply moved by those conversations.

Mr. Speaker, I'm uncertain that this petition or motion will be met in the full spectrum of what is being requested, such as the nature of politics and the levers we have at our disposal as Regular Members. But, Mr. Speaker, you don't have to be an expert to know that what's happening in Gaza is wrong. Mr. Speaker, I will have questions for the Premier at the appropriate time. Thank you.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member from Great Slave. Members' statements. Member from the Sahtu.