Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today my question is for the Minister of Transportation. Can the Minister please provide the status of the federal application for the construction of the Mackenzie Valley Highway between Fort Wrigley and Norman Wells? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I thank the Minister for that response. Considering this is a liability against this government through that department and as identified in the 2006 study, is the Minister willing to send, with the document, with the study  I have a copy here, and I'm willing to share that  and review with the tenants or the residents in the neighbourhood, I believe there are about 12, if the Minister's willing to have a discussion with the home tenants to review the liability and the situation there that is bearing against this government and entertain with the tenants on a resolution?

I'll ask that question again. I'm not requesting a delegation of this Assembly or this Cabinet. I'm just asking the Minister if the regional office would also be accompanied by the ministerial office here to review with the 12 tenants that are affected in this liability zone and see if there are resolutions to their concerns and, if so, when.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is to the Minister of MACA in relation to a study done on shoreline erosion or riverbank erosion.

In October of 2006, there was a study done by EBA Engineering referred to as the Review of Riverbank Stability in Fort Good Hope. My first question is: considering this is a liability zone, is the Minister willing to look at some relief on current taxes for the tenants in that zoned liability area? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is more of a comment. I'm willing to have discussions with the Minister's office here and share the document of 2006 so we can agree on a schedule and date as to when so the tenants could be notified, to ensure that they're at home during the scheduled time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Welcome back, colleagues, and I also would like to welcome our two pages, Tia Gully and Jordan Lafferty, from Colville Lake, and their chaperone, Barbara Blancho, also from Colville Lake. Welcome to the House, and as mentioned in the opening prayer, the youth of our community is fully supported by the Assembly with reference in the mandate. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Since our last adjournment in November of 2016, I have had the opportunity to visit each community in the Sahtu region. I spoke to a number of leaders and constituent individuals and listened to the challenges...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Aside from the strategic directives, projects under way for capacity building, just to name a few, are:

lnuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway

Mackenzie Valley Fibre Line

Stanton Hospital

Mr. Speaker, there are other projects to come. As my colleague across the way once said, "the best social program is a job," and I totally agree.

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I recognize the efforts and dedication of the departments and the executive staff and their pledged after-hours work duties. I will remain a supporter for accountability and transparency of maximizing our...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As we come to our last session day of this calendar year, I've come to realize and see government's operations from a different and more positive perspective. I'm not saying that, Mr. Speaker, I just got up, I'm only saying I'm waiting for my colleagues.

Mr. Speaker, as elected Members of this 18th Assembly, starting with the selection of our representation back in December 2015 and January 2016, understanding of the operations and deliverance of programming gives me confidence in our mandate. This deliverance can be seen by the developments of the strategies that each...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this Assembly recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories continue to provide updated timetables or schedules for the environmental assessments of all known potentially contaminated sites for which the GNWT is responsible to be included annually in the public accounts. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Wonderful words for our second last day in action in front of the media here, something to take home for Christmas. I look forward to the upcoming schedule of the proposition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.