Debates of August 21, 2019 (day 88)

August
21
2019
Session
18th Assembly, 3rd Session
Day
88
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
Assent to Bills
Bill 34: Mineral Resources Act
Committee Motion 237-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Private Interviews between Inmates and Indigenous Elders or Spiritual Advisors, Carried
Committee Motion 238-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Needs-based Assessments for Inmates, Carried
Committee Motion 239-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Prioritization of Work Programs, Carried
Committee Motion 240-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Security Assessment Tools, Carried
Committee Motion 241-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Victim Services, Carried
Committee Motion 242-18(3): Standing Committee on Social Development Report on the Review of Bill 45: Corrections Act – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Committee Motion 243-18(3): Bill 45: Corrections Act – Amend Clause 40.1(5), Carried
Committee Motion 244-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Perceptions Held by Northern Businesses Toward the Government of the Northwest Territories' Procurement Processes - Procurement Advisory Panel, carri
Committee Motion 245-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Perceptions Held by Northern Businesses Toward the Government of the Northwest Territories' Procurement Processes - Comprehensive Public Review of Pr
Committee Motion 246-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Perceptions Held by Northern Businesses Toward the Government of the Northwest Territories' Procurement Processes - Government Response to Recommenda
Committee Motion 247-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Protocols for Engagement in Development of Legislation, Carried
Committee Motion 248-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Process and Criteria for Technical Working Groups, Carried
Committee Motion 249-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Technical Working Group Recommendations, Carried
Committee Motion 250-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Complex Bills of Significant Public Interest, Carried
Committee Motion 251-18(3) Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Plain Language Materials, Carried
Committee Motion 252-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Comprehensive Briefing on Legislative Process for Technical Working Group, Carried
Committee Motion 253-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Process for Development of Regulations, Carried
Committee Motion 254-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Collaborative Lessons-Learned Exercise, Carried
Committee Motion 255-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Public and Stakeholder Engagement, Carried
Committee Motion 256-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Exclusion of Bill from Technical Working Group Process, Carried
Committee Motion 257-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Information for Standing Committee on Technical Working Group Progress, Carried
Committee Motion 258-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Federal Concurrence, Carried
Committee Motion 259-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Consistent Terms and Definitions, Carried
Committee Motion 260-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Consistency in Public Information, Carried
Committee Motion 261-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Preamble or Purpose Statement, Carried
Committee Motion 262-18(3): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment Report on the Process Used for Devolution Legislative Initiatives – Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
Committee Report 35-18(3): "Lessons Learned" Report of the Special Committee on Transition Matters
Member's Statement on Arctic Sovereignty
Member's Statement on Child and Family Services Quality Improvement Plan
Member's Statement on Eligibility for Home Improvement Funding
Member's Statement on Land Administration and Management
Member's Statement on Land Rights Agreements
Member's Statement on National Pharmacare
Member's Statement on Recognition of "Buffalo" Joe McBryan
Member's Statement on Recognition of Gabe Hardisty
Member's Statement on Waste Resource Management and Single-Use Plastics Ban
Minister's Statement 237-18(3): Minister Late
Minister's Statement 238-18(3): Seniors Report
Minister's Statement 239-18(3): Housing for Vulnerable Populations
Minister's Statement 240-18(3): Post-Secondary Education Update
Motion 41-18(3): Adoption of Code of Conduct for Members of the Legislative Assembly
Motion 42-18(3): Repeal and Replace Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Motion 43-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to October 24, 2019
Motion 44-18(3): Dissolution of the 18th Legislative Assembly
Question 839-18(3): Access to Health Services in Fort Nelson, BC
Question 840-18(3): Single-Use Plastics Ban
Question 841-18(3): Child and Family Services Quality Improvement Plan
Question 842-18(3): Eligibility for Home Improvement Funding
Question 843-18(3): National Pharmacare and the NWT
Question 844-18(3): Fort McPherson Housing Units
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 509-18(3): Draft Code of Conduct and Guide for Members of the Legislative Assembly
Tabled Document 510-18(3): Draft Rules of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, August 2019
Tabled Document 512-18(3): Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 19-18(3): Report on the Review of the 2017-2018 Public Accounts
Tabled Document 513-18(3): 2018 Annual Report - Office of the Fire Marshal
Tabled Document 515-18(3): What We Heard Report - Continuing Care Facilities Legislation for the Northwest Territories
Tabled Document 517-18(3): Operating Plans for Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2019-2020 School Year Ending June 30, 2020
Statements

Question 844-18(3): Fort McPherson Housing Units

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a few questions for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation. In Fort McPherson, we have a number of new units that were just waiting patiently for people to move into. We have two duplexes and the elders' facility that the Minister mentioned earlier today. I'd like to ask the Minister: when will these units be ready to move into? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Masi. Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know the Member has brought these questions up previously. Especially with the meters that have been installed for the two duplexes in Fort McPherson, I'd like to let the Member know that those meters have been installed and the units are being finalized and will be ready for occupancy September 1st. I'd like to thank the member for being there when we did the opening of the nine-plex in Fort McPherson just recently. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

That's good news. I know the department had to order a bunch of appliances for the elders' home, so I'd just like to ask the Minister: will the Minister ensure that the department has everything they need for our elders to start moving in before we start getting snow and bad weather? Usually in September or October we get a lot of bad weather, so I just want to make sure our elders move in before this time of year.

As I mentioned with the seniors' complex, we want to make sure that we do our best to ensure that we get our seniors moving into the nine-plex that we just opened up, but at the same time, I mean, one other good-news story is that, if we get our seniors moving out of public housing into the nine-plex, then we open up more units for any of our residents who need to move into public housing. So we are going to try our best, and I will keep the Member updated on how we are moving in terms of getting the appliances into the nine-plex.