Debates of February 23, 2024 (day 9)

February
23
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
9
Speaker
Shane Thompson
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Members Present
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Jay MacDonald, Hon. Vince McKay, Mr. McNeely, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Mr. Nerysoo, Ms. Reid, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Bill 1: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, Carried
Bill 2: Missing Persons Act
Bill 3: Carbon Tax Repeal Act
Member’s Statement 100-20(1): Non-Profit Sector
Member’s Statement 101-20(1): Diabetes In Indigenous Communities – Time to conclude allowed
Member’s Statement 102-20(1): Northwest Territories Bursary Program
Member’s Statement 103-20(1): Fort Liard Snowboard Program 2024
Member’s Statement 104-20(1): Constituency Condolences
Member’s Statement 93-20(1): Arts Funding
Member’s Statement 94-20(1): Northwest Territories Forest Fire Evacuee Reimbursement
Member’s Statement 95-20(1): Fort Good Hope Arena Completion
Member’s Statement 96-20(1): Volunteers in Sports Recognitions
Member’s Statement 97-20(1): Daycare
Member’s Statement 98-20(1): Housing Allocations
Member’s Statement 99-20(1): Licensed Gaming
Minister’s Statement 18-20(1): 2024 Arctic Winter Games
Minister’s Statement 19-20(1): New Curriculum and Assessment Tools
Minister’s Statement 20-20(1): Weaving Our Wisdom
Question 81-20(1): Northwest Territories Bursary Program
Question 82-20(1): Licensed Gaming
Question 83-20(1): Northwest Territories Arts Funding Program
Question 84-20(1): Fort Good Hope Arena
Question 85-20(1): Non-Profit Daycares
Question 86-20(1): Emergency Management Services
Question 87-20(1): Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Question 88-20(1): Housing
Question 89-20(1): Wildfire Motion Response
Question 90-20(1): Residential Tenancies Act
Question 91-20(1): Diabetes Prevention
Question 92-20(1): Employment Support Services
Question 93-20(1): Daycare
Question 94-20(1): Public Land Use Fees
Question 95-20(1): Housing Northwest Territories Eviction Policy
Question 96-20(1): Whistleblower Protection
Question 97-20(1): Primary Healthcare Waitlist Transparency
Tabled Document 38-20(1): The Natural Resources Conservation Trust Fund Financial Statements for the Year ended March 31, 2023
Tabled Document 40-20(1): Annual Reports for the Education Bodies of the Northwest Territories for the 2022-2023 School Year ending June 30, 2023 – Volumes 1 and 2
Statements

Question 93-20(1): Daycare

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have further questions for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment regarding daycare.

So on February 9th, the Minister and the Department of ECE shared a very helpful package of information with Members on this side of the House that included detailed numbers broken down by NWT communities and regions about the number of child care providers, the number of spaces we have, and changes over the past decade or so. So will the Minister commit to sharing this information with the Early Childhood Association as they have been requesting? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Member from Yellowknife North. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm absolutely committed to being as transparent as possible and to ensuring that I'm working with the sector so that we're working together to create the number of spaces that are actually needed. And so as long as there's no information that would breach anybody's privacy, I'm happy to share information with the NWT Early Childhood Association. Thank you.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Oral questions. Yellowknife North.

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Oral questions. Member from the Sahtu.