Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am glad that knowledge is recognized and the response from the Minister. My second question there, Mr. Speaker, does the department have designated trainers already in the NWT? If so, how many, and how many is in the Sahtu? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will be voting in favour of the motion. We did have committee presentations by the mayor of Yellowknife and the town manager. So given the presentation, the information and the exchange back and forth, I am satisfied that this is our capital of the Northwest Territories and the huge opportunities coming in with this large client, the armed forces department. So land is very important in any occasion of development. So all the factors lead -- and I did mention at committee I support that, and again today I will mention I will support this motion there. Thank you very...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories stands at the threshold of an unprecedented opportunity. The Mackenzie Valley Highway is 70 percent of the right-of-way within the Sahtu region and major mineral projects from Fireweed, Snowline Gold, and Rio Tinto are moving forward representing hundreds of millions in investment and thousands of job opportunities. But are we ready?

We face a critical shortage of skilled, certified tradespeople across the Northwest Territories. This is recognized in the Sahtu also. Without immediate action, we risk and denying current and future...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thanks to the Minister for that clarification. What other improvements is ECE considering improving access to trades, especially to ensure workforce readiness in the time of the upcoming major projects, like the Mackenzie Valley Highway, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today is to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. What solutions are in place to ensure the experience of tradespeople who do not have a Red Seal can be captured and used? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too would like to recognize two ladies that don't need any introduction, Debbie Delancey and Marie Wilson. Welcome to the chamber.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I share this inspiration for trades. Locally, we have a young fellow that has his journeyman as an electrician. So that adds to -- is there a capacity on trades from these projects and for the other customer builds in Good Hope, some kind of trades component to be shared with the young people and the high school students as well? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Following up to my statement on housing, my questions are to the Minister of Housing NWT.

The first question, Mr. Speaker, can the community of Tulita expect materials during this barging season given the fact that it's allocated ten units to that community? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In short, I agree with the former presenter here from Frame Lake that we've had many -- much time deliberating this motion at committee. So in short, I will be supporting this motion. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thanks to the Minister. We're not only growing the community home needs, but we're growing the NWT economy. That's very grateful to see.

My next question, what benefits can the region expect? It's a project, it's a contract, is there training plans within the procurement system of these developments? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.