Debates of November 4, 2016 (day 43)

November
4
2016
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
43
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. Robert McLeod, Hon. Bob McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. O'Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
Assembly Members
Topics
Member's Statement on Aboriginal Head Start and Early Childhood Education Programs
Member's Statement on Commercial Fishing in the Arctic Ocean
Member's Statement on Disabilities Action Plan
Member's Statement on Government Strategies and Projects for Capacity Building
Member's Statement on Recognition of Constituents’ Achievements
Member's Statement on Recognition of Lois Phillipp, Recipient of the Indspire Award for Leadership
Member's Statement on Reflections on the First Year of the 18th Assembly
Member's Statement on Relocation of Residents from the Community of Rocher River
Member’s Statement on Disabilities Action Plan
Minister's Statement 109-18(2): Skills 4 Success Four-Year Action Plan
Minister's Statement 110-18(2): Economic Potential of the Yellowknife Airport
Minister's Statement 111-18(2): Update on Advancing Government Openness and Transparency
Motion 28-18(2): Extended Adjournment of the House to January 31, 2017, Carried
Question 462-18(2): Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Review Final Report
Question 463-18(2): Development of Arctic Fishery
QUESTION 464-18(2): Implementation of Junior Kindergarten
Question 465-18(2): Extended Health Benefits Coverage for Progressive and Tri-focal Lenses
Question 466-18(2): Public Private Partnership Funding
Question 467-18(2): Development of a New Disabilities Action Plan
Question 468-18(2): Medical Travel Policy and Non-Medical Escorts
Question 469-18(2): Whistleblower Protection for Public Service Employees
Question 470-18(2): City of Yellowknife Legislative Priorities
Tabled Document 235-18(2): Skills 4 Success 4-year Action Plan 2016-2020
Tabled Document 236-18(2): Northwest Territories Heritage Fund Financial Statements for the Year Ended March 31, 2016
Tabled Document 237-18(2): Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Annual Report 2015-2016
Statements

Member’s Statement on Disabilities Action Plan

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mahsi, colleagues. Representatives of the NGO sector are reporting positively and hopefully on the efforts with the disability action plan, but the test here will be whether this new plan suffers the same fate as the last. Clear deliverables, regular evaluation and reporting, and, above all, adequate resourcing will be essentially for making progress on helping persons with disabilities make the most of their potential. We'd like to see an end to the resolution of disability access cases through human rights complaints and settlements, as reported twice in recent media. It's time to get out in front of complaints with proactive delivery of services. I'll have questions for the Minister about the road ahead. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.