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

Member’s Statement on Buffalo Airways and Ice Pilots NWT

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to take a moment to recognize Buffalo Airways, a business within the Range Lake constituency. This long-standing business has been a staple within our community for over 40 years. With the premiere of Ice Pilots Northwest Territories in 2009, we received international attention from this highly popular television show, located here in the North.

I would like to congratulate Buffalo Airways on six successful seasons and for the various nominations and awards won with this television series. Throughout the duration of the show, Ice Pilots was nominated four times for the Canadian Screen Awards, which brought them to a win in 2015. Ice Pilots received one last nomination for their final season, and I wish them the best of luck during the awards ceremony on March 13, 2016. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.