Vince McKay

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is a good question. I think we'll have to take that back and get a response for you if that's okay, to get that clarified and see if we can get that for you. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The department is supporting the working group for that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, I would like to say yes for every community with that same issue throughout the Northwest Territories, but the reality is that I'm sure, he's well aware, we're all fighting for funds over here on this side of the House for every department, and there's a lot of questions for department of health where they need the money, and I'm also asking for some funds also to try to increase funding to communities. But we'll just see how that goes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Municipal and Community Affairs distributes $110 million for all the municipalities. That includes the CPI funding that they receive. The money that they have, MACA doesn't tell them how to spend their money for their projects. It's how they want to utilize it for some of their infrastructure. We all know infrastructure costs have been going up. And that one has too. It's been all over the news, and they have received, I think, about $28 million of federal funding for some of that project on top of the CPI money that the GNWT provides. They obviously have to do some...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The funding formula is not 100 percent, and it's never been 100 percent. So it's up to municipalities to raise money through revenues in order to provide further infrastructure issues. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Like I said, a lot of that stuff is related with the community bylaws. But, however, I will get back to the Member with his question and see how much more I can dig into in regards to the Dog Act. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs supports local governments in establishing and utilizing their municipal bylaws for dogs in the communities. But I'm not too familiar with the Dog Act as it was raised here, so I'll have to get back to the Member with an answer for his question. Thank you.

Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. This past weekend I had the privilege of attending the Second Annual Community Spirit Awards in Hay River. These awards provided a valuable opportunity to unite the community, celebrating the qualities that make our town truly special, particularly in light of the challenges we faced in the recent years.

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to acknowledge the remarkable individuals and the organizations recognized at this event.

Heather Coakwell was introduced into the Hay River Sports and Recreation Hall of Fame, her exceptional contribution to figure skating and a variety of...

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, February 27th, 2025, I will present Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Like other communities, those are responsibilities for the municipality and that would be an agreement, I'm sure, between the city and the SPCA. Thank you.