Debates of February 19, 2016 (day 2)

February

2016

Session

18th Assembly, 2nd Session

Day

Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

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Members Present

Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne

Assembly Members

Topics

Acknowledgements 1-18(2): Courteney Lizotte, Canada’s 40 Outstanding Principals Award Recipient

Acknowledgements 2-18(2): Passing of Esther Braden

Member’s Statement on 2023 Canada Winter Games

Member’s Statement on Admissions Policy for Ecole Boreale

Member’s Statement on Budgetary Priorities and Consultation Process

Member’s Statement on Buffalo Airways and Ice Pilots NWT

Member’s Statement on Completion of the Willow River Bridge Project

Member’s Statement on Future of the Northwest Territories

Member’s Statement on Northwest Territories Fiscal Situation

Member’s Statement on Recognizing the Cultural Contribution of Gerald Kisoun

Member’s Statement on Residential School Experiences and Impacts

Minister’s Statement 1-18(2): Fiscal Update

Question 10-18(2): Building Canada Plan

Question 11-18(2): Budget Consultation Process

Question 12-18(2): Child Care Facilities in the Sahtu

Question 13-18(2): Completion of Willow River Bridge Project

Question 14-18(2): Enrolment Directive for French First Language

Question 15-18(2): Yellowknife RCMP Staff Housing

Question 16-18(2): Supporting a Local Workforce

Question 17-18(2): Arctic Winter Games Application Process

Question 18-18(2): Response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report

Question 19-18(2): GNWT Support for 2023 Canada Winter Games

Question 20-18(2): Incentives to Support Mineral Exploration

Question 21-18(2): Impact of Water Levels on Hydroelectric Power Generation

Question 22-18(2): Designation of Oil and Gas Operations Regulator

Statements

Acknowledgements 2-18(2): Passing of Esther Braden

Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to acknowledge the passing of Esther Braden. Mrs. Braden arrived in Yellowknife with her husband and five children in 1964 and she soon became a tireless and indispensible volunteer in our community. She most recently was involved with the Hard of Hearing Association and with the seniors, and she was a frequent entertainer at Aven Manor often playing the piano, which was a true love of hers. Her efforts earned her an Order of Canada in 2006. Mrs. Braden helped build Yellowknife in her reflection: kind and caring. As well as her own contributions to public life, Mrs. Braden's son George was the first premier of the NWT and her son Bill was a two-term Member for Great Slave. I offer the family my deepest sympathy for their loss. Their loss is our loss too. Masi.