Debates of June 12, 2024 (day 26)

June
12
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
26
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, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Ms. Reid, Mr. Rodgers, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Acknowledgement 6-20(1): Colville Lake School Graduates
Bill 7: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act 2024, Carried
Bill 8: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, Carried
Committee Motion 33-20(1) : Concurrence Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025, Carried
Committee Motion 34-20(1): Concurrence Motion - Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Carried
Member’s Statement 292-20(1): Healthcare Access for Out-of-Territory Students
Member’s Statement 293-20(1): REnt Control
Member’s Statement 294-20(1): Economic Vision for the Northwest Territories
Member’s Statement 295-20(1): Support for Public Service
Member’s Statement 296-20(1): Message of Congratulations for Mackenzie Delta Graduates
Member’s Statement 297-20(1): Ground Search and Rescue Services
Member’s Statement 298-20(1): Indigenous Peoples Day and Sahtu Land Claim Day
Member’s Statement 299-20(1): Community Housing Solutions and the Fort Good Hope Construction Centre
Member’s Statement 300-20(1): Transboundary Water Pollution and Testing
Member’s Statement 301-20(1): Policy and Training Supports for Shelter Staff
Member’s Statement 302-20(1): Message of Congratulations to Nunakput Graduates
Member’s Statement 303-20(1): Message of Congratulations to Hay River Graduates
Member’s Statement 304-20(1): Celebrating Graduation 2024
Member’s Statement 305-20(1): Eulogy for Peter Wilfred Canadien
Minister’s Statement 55-20(1): 2024 Safe Driving Initiatives
Motion 34-20(1): Supporting RCMP Response to Mental Health Carried
Motion 35-20(1): Emergency Plan Support for Municipalities and Community Governments, As Amended, Carried
Motion to Amend Motion 35-20(1): Emergency Plan Support for Municipalities and Community Governments, Carried
Petition 2-20(1): Improved Fertility and Family Planning Supports in the Northwest Territories
Question 287-20(1): Proposed Closure of the Fort Smith Correctional Centre
Question 288-20(1): Extending Government of the Northwest Territories Employee Training to Non-Governmental Organizations Staff
Question 288-20(1): Ground Search and Rescue Services
Question 290-20(1): Review of the Medical Travel Policy
Question 291-20(1): Rent Control
Question 292-20(1): Transboundary Water Pollution and Testing
Question 293-20(1): Opportunities for Community-led Construction and Maintenance of Housing
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 123-20(1): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 170-20(1): Regulation of E-Scooters
Tabled Document 124-20(1): Letter from Fertility Matters Canada regarding the Case for Support of Fertility and Family-Building Care in the Northwest Territories
Tabled Document 125-20(1): Statement of Consistency for Bill 8-20(1), An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
Statements

Petition 2-20(1): Improved Fertility and Family Planning Supports in the Northwest Territories

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to present the petition dealing with the matter of improved fertility and family planning supports in the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, the petition contains a total of 368 signatures collected on change.org. Of those signatures, 189 are from residents of the Northwest Territories. And, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request that the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories direct the Minister of Finance to work within a whole-of-government approach to investigate the following:

The impacts to the territory of a declining birth rate and how it may impact population growth;

The increased demand for fertility treatments for individuals and families to conceive in the Northwest Territories; and

The feasibility of providing fertility treatments at no upfront cost to the Government of the Northwest Territories by providing a territorial tax credit for individuals undergoing fertility treatments.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.