Shane Thompson

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that Tabled Document 1-18(2), Proposed Mandate of the Government of Northwest Territories, 2016-2019, be amended on page 20 by deleting the words, “There is potential for development of expanded hydro capacity while at the same time better diversifying our energy resources with solar, wind and biomass,” and inserting the words, “There is potential to expand hydroelectric capacity and diversify energy production with solar, wind, biomass and geothermal resources.”

When we talk about the Code of Conduct, could the Minister please provide us what kind of training the staff, and I mean not just the teachers but the administration, SNAs, and volunteers, are going to get to make sure the schools are safe.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it was great to hear Mr. Moses here today talk about the new Safe and Caring Schools Regulations, including a Territorial School Code of Conduct. They'll become enforced September 1st. I would like to ask the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment how these regulations and school code of conduct were developed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Before I get into my Member’s statement, I would like to thank Minister Moses for giving us the opportunity to attend the presentation in the Great Hall this morning. It was a great experience and I would like to thank the organizers, students, and teachers for coming here to speak about bullying as part of the National Pink Shirt Day. It was fitting to say the least, as today I stand in front of you to speak about bullying. Have you ever been called names? Have you ever had someone make you feel bad about your looks, where you live, or how you live? I totally believe...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Regular physical activity relieves stress, builds muscle, strength, reduces disease and injury, improves vascular health, and helps maintain healthy body weight. Current studies show that only 15 per cent of Canadian adults and almost seven per cent of Canadians meet New Physical Activity Guidelines, which are minimum requirements to maintain or improve health. A 2007-2009 CANPLAY report Canadian physical activity levels among youth stresses only 13 per cent of Canadians and youth in Canada are accumulating 60 minutes of physical activity per day. ParticipACTION...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm not going to elaborate. My colleagues have been pretty articulate on what we're trying to get across here. In my riding, representing Nahendeh, there are a number of issues with daycare, or childcare, I guess we'd say. In Fort Liard, we had to close our childcare because we couldn't afford it. The community couldn't afford it. We have other people in the communities having to not work because they can't get affordable and reliable childcare, which means income support has to be paid. It's unfortunate that this is happening. I think we need to be looking at it, come up...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is just to be consistent throughout the document. We talk about solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal in other areas, so it is to be consistent with it as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak on this change to the mandate. When we talk about emergency shelters, they are needed in some of the territories' remote highways and winter roads. It was a big concern in my riding. It’s a safety issue. People could die from exposure after breaking down on the highways. There have been comments that cell service has improved in the Northwest Territories. However, in some of the remote highways in the Territories the cell service does not work. Travellers travel vast distances in extreme weather conditions. Cabinet must...

I thank the Minister again for the great information that we can share with the small communities. Can the Minister use summer employment strategies to help get these small communities employed with working with the departments for next year?

I'm a little bit confused. I guess. Do departments come to Human Resources and tell you exactly how many positions they're looking for? If they are, how many positions are looked for outside of Yellowknife?