Debates of October 21, 2024 (day 30)

October
21
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
30
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, Hon. Shane Thompson, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Acknowledgement 10-20(1): Joe Handley, Recipient of Symons Medal
Committee Motion 35-20(1): Committee Report 9-20(1), Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 8: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act – Increase Education Funding, Carried
Committee Motion 36-20(1): Committee Report 9-20(1): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 8: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act – Public Commitment for Reconciliation Efforts, carried
Committee Motion 37-20(1): Committee Report 9-20(1): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 8: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act – Study Disparity of Educational Outcomes, carried
Committee Motion 38-20(1): Committee Report 9-20(1): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 8: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act – Government Response, Carried
Member’s Statement 342-20(1): Capital Budget Development Process
Member’s Statement 343-20(1): Dempster Highway and Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway Conditions
Member’s Statement 343-20(1): Norman Wells High Fuel Costs
Member’s Statement 345-20(1): Housing
Member’s Statement 346-20(1): Midgendering
Member’s Statement 347-20(1): Illicit Drug Trade
Member’s Statement 349-20(1): Public Housing
Member’s Statement 350-20(1): Speech Language Pathologist Services
Member’s Statement 351-20(1): Fiscal Stewardship
Member’s Statement 352-20(1): Fiscal Debt
Minister’s Statement 64-20(1): Ottawa Trip – October 2024
Motion 41-20(1): Recommendations of the Integrity Commissioner respecting the Conduct of the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Motion 41-20(1): Recommendations of the Integrity Commissioner respecting the Conduct of the Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh, Carried
Question 322-20(1): Housing
Question 323-20(1): Dempster Highway and Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway Conditions
Question 324-20(1): Fiscal Policy
Question 325-20(1): Project Cost Overruns
Question 326-20(1): High Fuel Cost in Norman Wells
Question 327-20(1): Misgendering
Question 328-20(1): Speech language Pathologist Positions
Question 329-20(1): Capital Budget Development Process
Question 330-20(1): Illicit Drug Trade
Question 331-20(1): Housing
Question 332-20(1): Senior Care Services
Question 333-20(1): Fiscal Policy
Question 334-20(1): Housing Budget Allocations
Tabled Document 197-20(1): 2023-2024 Annual Report Director of Child and Family Services
Tabled Document 198-20(1): Northwest Territories and Nunavut Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal 2023 Annual Report
Statements

Question 331-20(1): Housing

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the 19th and 20th Assembly, I've been advocating for housing in -- affordable housing and housing repairs, and in my riding we have got over 350 units and mostly HAP units. The cycle of those units are reaching 44 years now out of their 50-year life cycle.

Mr. Speaker, I've been working with the Minister of Finance and housing Minister. I just want to ask the Minister of housing if she could give me an update on where things are at on my letter that I put forward to her office. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. Minister of Housing NWT.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to inform the MLA that Housing NWT has a contribution agreement for the Akaitcho territory government to complete the home inspection units as requested. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Wow. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You know, this hard work in the last 19th and 20th Assembly to get this project off the ground, I just want to thank the Minister on that which is really appreciated.

Mr. Speaker, now that we are going to get this money to do the homeownership inspections, I would like to continue to work with the Minister so that we are able to put this proposal forward to CMHC. So I want to know if we can continue to build that relationship with our Indigenous partners. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The intention of this work is to provide data and build a business case for the Akaitcho territory to look for federal funding to increase the supply of housing in the territory. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you, Minister. And I'm glad that we've been able to put this together and work together, and as this plan goes forward, I'm hoping that we could get our cousin over there in ECE, Minister, to help us out on some training components of that too. So I look forward to do that.

Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to end it there and I just want to say thank you to the Finance Minister, the Premier, and the Minister of housing for helping me on this project. Mahsi.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Colleagues, I would like to remind you this is oral questions, to ask questions, not Members' statements, so please focus on that. Thank you.

Oral questions. Member from Deh Cho.