Robert Hawkins

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS section 16.(2) of the Human Rights Act provides that the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission is comprised of such members, between three and five in number as may be appointed by the Commissioner on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly;

AND WHEREAS there will be three vacancies on the NWT Human Rights Commission as of June 8, 2024;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that the Legislative Assembly recommend the reappointment of the following individuals to the Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission:

Ms...

Yes, I'll take that. Is it lengthy? Because then it makes it difficult to ask my next question. But I'll take it as well in paper. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As we all know, questions are to illuminate information, probe concerns, and chase down individual details, and there's a reasonable expectation that certain information cannot be at the tip of the Ministers' fingers. So, Mr. Speaker, I just want to clarify one more time on the record, is there any type of informal impression that the government will take if a Member not informal or actually now I'm trying to qualify this in a way is there any sort of backlash or negative response or attitude from the government if a Member chooses not to proceed that because...

Of course I'd recommend a hundred percent reprint of the whole budget just so we add the word youth. No, I don't. But I would recommend if it's targeted at our youth, then we should put in brackets youth just to help clarity. More of an edit there than concerns.

So maybe we could jump to one of my favorite topics, doctors. Why don't we start with how many doctors do we have employed under this service, and where do we find them? Thank you. In which authority  thank you  when I say where do we find them.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Premier. When I was first elected, I quickly realized how little I knew in the context of government policy and process, and it's certainly a long journey. But since coming back to this Assembly, I notice there seems to be a theme which is Members are asked, either by Ministers or Minister assistants, to supply questions in advance. I'm asking the Premier specifically, is it a mandate position or an expectation in the Simpson government that Members would supply questions in advance to the Ministers? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairperson. Under community wellness and addiction recovery support fund, they look very similar to mental health  sorry, mental wellness and addictions recovery. So you have a 3.  we'll call it  055 budget and a $125,000 budget. What is the true distinct difference between the two; why aren't they collapsed and put together? Thank you. Because they say similar things.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll waste my third question by saying would the Minister be willing to supply it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Maybe just the  if it's been asked, maybe just a quick snap answer which is how much money do we spend in aftercare? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, and I'll focus in on income support area. My question directly to the Minister is what type of peer and support counselling does income support provide their clients from day to day? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the NGOs out there are the real super heros. They may not wear capes or have special rings, they don't fly invisible jets, but they are a beacon of hope. Sometimes they're the only light out there in the dark.

Mr. Speaker, when it comes to taking responsibilities, the government doesn't want to get its hands dirty, who does it call? An NGO, Mr. Speaker.

Now, we shouldn't view NGOs as they continually be as the agency of last report. Take the Yellowknife Sobering Centre, Mr. Speaker. When it was ran by an NGO, they were capped at under $800,000 a year. When...