Debates of June 5, 2024 (day 21)

June
5
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
21
Speaker
Shane Thompson
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Members Present
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Vince McKay, 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 2-20(1): Morgan Stabel, National Youth Bowling Champion
Acknowledgement 3-20(1): Retirement of Jeff Seabrook
Committee Motion 11-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Early Learning – Education, Culture and Employment, Carried
Committee Motion 12-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Education – Education, Culture and Employment, Carried
Committee Motion 13-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Labour Development and Standards – Education, Culture and Employment, Carried
Committee Motion 14-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department – Education, Culture and Employment, Carried
Member’s Statement 236-20(1): Support for Arts
Member’s Statement 237-20(1): Crime Reduction in the Northwest Territories
Member’s Statement 238-20(1): Availability and Maintenance of Public Housing
Member’s Statement 239-20(1): Addressing Public Housing Waitlists
Member’s Statement 240-20(1): Public Housing Crisis for Indigenous People
Member’s Statement 241-20(1): Delivering on Housing Needs
Member’s Statement 242-20(1): Housing as a Human Right
Member’s Statement 243-20(1): Forgiveness of Housing Debt for Elders and Seniors
Member’s Statement 244-20(1): Management of Government of the Northwest Territories Lands to Address Housing Needs
Member’s Statement 245-20(1): Aurora College Transformation
Member’s Statement 246-20(1): Hay River Track and Field
Member’s Statement 247-20(1): Inuvialuit Day
Member’s Statement 248-20(1): Inuvialuit Day
Member’s Statement 249-20(1): Celebration of Life of Pat Rowe
Minister’s Statement 44-20(1): Regional Solid Waste Site Improvements
Minister’s Statement 45-20(1): 40th Anniversary of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement – Inuvialuit Day
Motion 28-20(1): Consideration for Elders and Seniors in Debt Elimination, Carried
Motion 29-20(1): Municipal Block Land Transfer, Carried
Motion 30-20(1): Maintaining Northwest Territories’ Housing Stock, Carried
Motion 32-20(1): Increasing RCMP Response in Hay River
Mr. Edjericon’s Reply
Mr. Morse’s Reply
Mr. Nerysoo’s Reply
Ms. Morgan’s Reply
Question 238-20(1): Crime Reduction
Question 239-20(1): Aurora College Transformation
Question 240-20(1): Addressing Public Housing Waitlists
Question 241-20(1): Addressing Homelessness
Question 242-20(1): Housing Northwest Territories Funding
Question 243-20(1): Forgiveness of Housing Debt for Elders and Seniors
Question 244-20(1): Transitional Housing Pilot Project
Question 245-20(1): Housing as a Human Right
Question 247-20(1): Aurora College Transformation
Question 248-20(1): Support for Arts Project
Question 249-20(1): Clients’ Medical Records Required for Medical Travel
Question 250-20(1): RCMP Use of Body Cameras
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Written Question 7-20(1): Housing Debt Among Elders and Seniors
Statements

Yes, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just like my colleague said about the Minister of housing, that was a good response to our motion, and I'm looking forward to working with them. And then I'm looking forward to working with her, or all of us looking forward to working with her and then with Department of Finance to fix this. And can we have a recorded vote for this. Thank you.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member for Monfwi. Member from Monfwi has asked for a recorded vote. Sorry, actually to the motion.

Recorded Vote

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

The Member for Monfwi. The Member for Frame Lake. The Member for Great Slave. The Member for Mackenzie Delta. The Member for Yellowknife North. The Member for Tu NedheWiilideh. The Member for Deh Cho. The Member for Yellowknife Centre. The Member for Range Lake. The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand.

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

The Member for Yellowknife South. The Member for Kam Lake. The Member for Hay River North. The Member for Hay River South. The Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. The Member for Nunakput.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

All those in favour, ten. Opposed, zero. Abstentions, six. The motion has passed.

Carried

Motions. Member from Range Lake.

Recorded Vote

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

The Member for Range Lake. The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. The Member for Monfwi. The Member for Frame Lake. The Member for Mackenzie Delta. The Member for Yellowknife North. The Member for Tu NedheWiilideh. The Member for Deh Cho. The Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

All those opposed, please stand. Those abstaining, please stand.

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

The Member for Great Slave. The Member for Yellowknife South. The Member for Kam Lake. The Member for Hay River North. The Member for Hay River South. The Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. The Member for Nunakput.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

To the motion. Those in favour, nine. Opposed, zero. Seven abstentions. The motion has carried.

Carried

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I want to thank my colleagues and also the Minister for your response, and I think this is a good opportunity to understand that working outside the policy of government and coming together on a common issue, especially if it's a priority of this government, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to look for solutions, and I thank you for giving me your support on this motion. Mahsi. And I'd like to ask for a recorded vote too as well. Mahsi.

Recorded Vote

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

The Member for Tu NedheWiilideh. The Member for Deh Cho. The Member for Yellowknife Centre. The Member for Range Lake. The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake. The Member for Monfwi. The Member for Frame Lake. The Member for Great Slave. The Member for Mackenzie Delta. The Member for Yellowknife North.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

All those opposed, please stand. All those abstaining, please stand.

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

The Member for Yellowknife South. The Member for Kam Lake. The Member for Hay River North. The Member for Hay River South. The Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. The Member for Nunakput.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

To the motion, ten yeses. Zero nos. Six abstention. The motion has passed.

Carried

Motions. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters. Minister's Statement 420(1), Minister's Statement 520(1), Minister's Statement 1720(1), Minister's Statement 2420(1), Tabled Document 9320(1).