Okay. So maybe he can answer this too as well. Paramedics, because they provide money. They provide money to train. So paramedics in the NWT. So are paramedics in the territory supplied with naloxone kit to administer on site during an emergency?
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That there would be a lot of detail behind how a community operates their emergency services, if they had one. Depending on the type of service they would have in their community, you know, basically as even as a first-aider, even as a lay responder you would be eligible or trained -- eligible to be trained to use naloxone kits. So depending on the services, depending on accessibility, but just the old quick search of the interweb here I was able to find out that in the Tlicho region there are four spots where you could get naloxone kits through using our wonderful GNWT websites. Behchoko, you can go to the health centre. Gameti, the health centre. Wekweeti, you can go to the health cabin. And Whati, you can go to the health centre to access the naloxone kits for first responders. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Final supplementary. Member from Monfwi.
I'm happy with the response because he's -- but I'm kind of worried about other communities that don't have, you know, paramedics or -- paramedics or first responders. So this is -- 9-1-1 is MACA responsibility so I'm going to ask this. So what is the average ambulance response time in Yellowknife currently? Thank you.
Member from Monfwi, that is not the line of questioning that you are going through was. So therefore it's out of order. I will go to the next person on that because it's a different question -- set of questions. It's not the same one. Do you have another question in regards to what you were starting your questioning with? Thank you.
Okay. Well, I thought 9-1-1 was part of MACA so I did -- I wanted to know what's the average.
Member from Monfwi, the ruling was that you ask questions on a topic. This is another topic. It's not the department. It is very much specifically to -- you could say MACA, it could be water if it was on this question. So therefore the question was about the ambulance response, that's where your questions need to be focused on. Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, I disagree with you on this.
Thank you, Member from Monfwi.
Oral questions. Member from Yellowknife Centre.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your long pause on Yellowknife made me worry for a moment. Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, during this morning, many of my colleagues had a really I'd certainly say an enormously incredible presentation provided to the committee from the NWT climate youth advisory group. And I want to use just a moment of my time saying they were a fantastic bunch of young people. They were extremely well represented by the Hay River reps, and they spoke well and clear and they had wonderful focus. I think they are truly the promise of tomorrow.
But, Mr. Speaker, when I asked them do they have funding for their advisory group and their recommendations on how they present things to the government, etcetera, they said they don't get funded. Now, they get a per diem when they meet, which is a few dollars a day, but that said, all their work goes unfunded. So my question specifically to the Minister of ECC is does the Minister recognize and respect the hard work that that little coalition is doing? Thank you very much.
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre. Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you very much for the question. Certainly do welcome the input and respect the input from that group and all of the other groups that participate in the climate file. I think this is certainly a very challenging space right now in that we look at our rapid rate of climate change in the Northwest Territories and certainly having their input, especially of the youth, in that forum is very important. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, I'm glad he and I share the same point of view of welcoming and respecting their points of view. It's critical. Mr. Speaker, if he does so, as he just said, would he find ways to work with his department to help fund this group and a territorial advisory group? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Member for the question. I'm certainly always supportive of youth participation in all of government across the whole Northwest Territories, and I would definitely go back and have a discussion with the department to see what opportunities we could look at in the future. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if I understand it correctly, the Arctic Council is holding its first Arctic Youth Conference in Tromso, Norway, January 2025. If I understand further, not only it's the first but -- in the sense of this type of initiative, but they've also sought funding from the federal government, although not guaranteed and certainly -- and as such, that brings me to the question to the Minister which is if their application with the federal government fails to send an NWT delegation to the Arctic Council's Youth Conference portion in Tromso, Norway, would the Minister find ways to see if he could help support their initiative whether fully or in part? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would certainly be supportive of working with the department to see what opportunities are available to support that initiative. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, I will move the following motion:
Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Mr. Chris Comeau of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, be recommended for appointment as sergeant-at-arms of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as recommended by the board of management of the Legislative Assembly;.
And further -- sorry, I was trying to speak slow enough for the interpreters.
And further, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of the appointment to the Commissioner;
And furthermore, that the Legislative Assembly expresses its gratitude to Mr. Floyd Andrew Powder for his years of service to the legislature and to the broader community.
And, Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave earlier today.
Member from Yellowknife Centre is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion that he brought forward just recently. Any nays? Seeing no nays, Member from YK Centre.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll read this one through. The interpreters have already heard it, so.
WHEREAS the sergeant-at-arms of the Northwest Territories, Mr. Floyd Andrew Powder, has indicated his intention to retire from the position;
AND WHEREAS it is desirable to name an individual to fill the position of sergeant-at-arms;
AND WHEREAS Section 54(3) of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act provides that the sergeant-at-arms shall be appointed by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories on the recommendation of the board of management, approved by motion of the Legislative Assembly;
AND WHEREAS the board of management is prepared to make a recommendation.
NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Mr. Chris Comeau of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, be recommended for appointment as sergeant-at-arms of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as recommended by the board of management of the Legislative Assembly;
AND FURTHERMORE, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of the appointment to the Commissioner;
AND FURTHERMORE, that the Legislative Assembly expresses its gratitude to Mr. Floyd Andrew Powder for his years of service to the legislature and to the broader community.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre. Motion is in order. To the motion. Member from Thebacha.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to extend a heartfelt recognition to master warrants officer retired and sergeant-at-arms Floyd Powder for his dedicated service and hard work within this Legislative Assembly. Floyd's deep commitment to honouring our veterans and serving the territory and Canada is reflected in his advocacy for Metis veterans and efforts in identifying grave sites as part of the Indigenous veterans’ initiative, these plus many more activities which Floyd has participated in.
As a valued NWT Metis Nation beneficiary and military veteran, Floyd has represented the NWT Metis Nation and all veterans related issues. I am deeply thankful and proud to recognize Floyd, a member of my community in Thebacha, for his honourable contributions.
As Floyd embarks on this new chapter in retirement, I wish him all the best. Thank you, Floyd, for your service and dedication. And I'd also like to welcome Chris Comeau to his new role as sergeant-at-arms. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
To the motion. Member from Hay River South.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I've had the honour of working with the sergeant-at-arms, Mr. Floyd Powder, in his role and capacity with the veterans' programs, and he's done some amazing work with that, and I hope -- like I tell people, when you retire it's not really retire; it's a change of careers and you can do whatever you want on our own time. And I hope he continues to do that. I want to thank him for his work here in the Legislative Assembly, and I want to wish him well in his future endeavorers.
I also want to congratulate a good friend of mine, somebody I grew up with in Hay River. When he moved to Yellowknife, I was a little disappointed he came across the lake. Some 25, 26 years ago, we started a career together in Justice with the corrections entry level training. And we started the same time, and I left a year earlier coming into politics and a year later he soon followed me into the ledge. And I'm honoured to work with him and work with him again and, you know, longtime friends from a small town in Hay River, we grew up together. When I saw the email that he was being accepted for the position, I was a little shocked that he was leaving Justice but hey, we all change our careers at some point. But, again, I'm excited for both of them and happy to be working with Mr. Comeau again. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Hay River South. To the motion. Member from Range Lake.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise also to recognize the appointment of Mr. Chris Comeau. I'm sure he will do -- I know he will do an excellent job because he's already been doing it. And this is -- being sergeant-at-arms is I think an understated role in the Parliaments of the Commonwealth, but it is an important one and, in some cases, a lifesaving one. So I do absolute the work of our sergeants-at-arms. And to Mr. Powder, who is a constituent of the Range Lake riding, thank you for your years of service. I know that every day you took our sittings as seriously as any other, including youth Parliament when many of us paged. And I know he runs a good page program because he put me through my paces. So thank you for your service, Mr. Powder, and welcome to the legislature, Mr. Comeau. Thank you.
To the motion. Member from Yellowknife Centre.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I've already read the motion in to acknowledge Mr. Comeau will be coming in. And to him, I wish him the greatest success as he follows Mr. Floyd Powder.
I asked Mr. Powder the other day, who I only casually know but gotten a little bit better -- known a little better since I've come back to the Assembly in this last year, I asked him the other day what are you going to do? And he has a long list of what -- you know, they often say retirement is not for the faint at heart. In other words, you end up doing so much. And he started in the most passionate way describing how he wanted to do this work for Indigenous veterans, headstones, and it -- just the list was going on. I mean, I almost needed a -- someone to help scribe and write them all down. That man has plans but most importantly, that man follows through on them. And I want to finish by saying that his commitment to duty through his service as a Canadian member of our military or his service here at the legislature certainly hasn't gone unnoticed. He's definitely cut from a different cloth. Extremely respectful and certainly extremely respected by all of us. So I want to thank him, wish him well in his journey, and I would ask him not to be a stranger of this House as he will always be known as a friend of this House, and I thank him for his services. Thank you very much, sir.
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Not too much the Speaker gets to speak about a motion, but I had the pleasure of working with Floyd in the 19th Assembly and got to work with him as a Speaker. Amazing man. Talk about recognition of veterans out there, and he knows everybody. He seems to be connected with people. And the interesting part, as you travel across Canada people know Mr. Powder. They talked about his commitment to the work that he does here in this Legislative Assembly, but as they call his volunteer service to the residents of the Northwest Territories. So I thank him very much for everything he's done for us.
I'm excited to work with Mr. Comeau. We've already had some conversations on how things he would like to improve which is very difficult because Floyd had a really good ship run here and so -- but he has some really good unique ways of looking forward to how we're doing things. And I'm excited that we have Northerners here representing and protecting our Legislative Assembly. So thank you very much for everything you guys have done and what you're doing today.
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 13, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2024-2025, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 14, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you. Thank you, Minister. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3) for Bill 13 -- I should have done this before -- and 14, is deemed to have been read for the first time and is ready for second reading.
That's 11 and 12? Okay. My mistake, my notes are wrong. 11 and 12.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput, that Bill 13, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2024-2025, be read for the second time.
This bill makes supplementary appropriations for infrastructure expenditures of the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.
Question.
Question has been called. All those in favour, please read your hand. Opposed? Abstentions? Motion passed.
---Carried
Second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
