Debates of June 13, 2024 (day 27)

June
13
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Day
27
Speaker
Shane Thompson
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Members Present
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Jay Macdonald, Hon. Vince McKay, Mr. McNeely, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Ms. Reid, Mr. Rodgers, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Yakeleya
Assembly Members
Topics
Acknowledgement 7-20(1): Retirement of Theresa Bonnetrouge
Acknowledgement 8-20(1): Monfwi Graduates
Bill 10: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20242025
Bill 10: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 20242025, Carried
Bill 9: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 20242025, Carried
Bill 9: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 20242025
Member’s Statement 306-20(1): Accessing Lab Work
Member’s Statement 307-20(1): Supports for Tourism
Member’s Statement 308-20(1): Gratitude
Member’s Statement 309-20(1): Mackenzie Valley Highway
Member’s Statement 310-20(1): Wellness and Addictions
Member’s Statement 311-20(1): Thank You
Member’s Statement 312-20(1): Improving Indigenous Student Outcomes in the Northwest Territories
Member’s Statement 313-20(1): Thank You
Member’s Statement 314-20(1): Federal Top-Up Funding for Enterprise
Member’s Statement 315-20(1): Wedding Congratulations
Member’s Statement 316-20(1): Congratulations to Coaches
Member’s Statement 317-20(1): Congratulations to Fort Smith Graduates
Member’s Statement 318-20(1): Special Olympics Constituent Congratulations
Member’s Statement 319-20(1): HIghlights for Nahendeh
Minister’s Statement 56-20(1): Western Premier’s Conference 2024
Minister’s Statement 57-20(1): Maintenance and Repairs
Minister’s Statement 58-20(1): School Support Assistant Pilot Program
Motion 37-20(1): Mackenzie Valley Highway Business Case Renewal, Carried
Motion 38-20(1): Consideration for the Hamlet of Enterprise to Receive Top-Up Funding, Carried
Motion 39-20(1): Extended Adjournment of the House to October 17, 2024, Carried
Question 294-20(1): Supports for Tourism
Question 295-20(1): Lands Staff in Sahtu
Question 296-20(1): Access to Lab Work
Question 296-20(1): Federal Funding for Enterprise
Question 297-20(1): Wellness and Addictions Recommendations
Recorded Vote
Recorded Voted
Tabled Document 128-20(1): GNWT Search and Rescue System Review Final Report
Tabled Document 130-20(1): NWT Surface Rights Board Operating Budget
Tabled Document 131-20(1): Prosper NWT 2024-2025 Corporate Plan
Tabled Document 132-20(1): Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act and Smoking Control and Reduction Act Three-Year Report 2020-2023
Tabled Document 133-20(1): Follow-Up Letter for Oral Question 186-20(1): Addressing Erosion in Aklavik
Tabled Document 134-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Committee Report 1-20(1), Report on the 2024-2025 Main Estimates
Tabled Document 135-20(1): Greenland Council Economic Report 1. Half Year 2024
Statements

Question 297-20(1): Wellness and Addictions Recommendations

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I spoke today about the recommendations from the Ministers' forum on addictions and wellness and community wellness from 2013. And there were certain ideas in there that I wondered if the Minister of health could provide us insights whether the government has looked at them and addressed them.

So one was recommendation number 11, review and revise existing processes within the health and social services system for referring youth to treatment in order to ensure that addictions treatment is accessible for all youth.

I should also say that these weren't sort of official actions that were taken up by the government, but they were recommendations that were made. So I'm wondering if this has been looked at by the government. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member from Yellowknife North. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, I don't have the level of that detail here as per each recommendation. You know, that is going to take some time to compile any of that data. And so I will take the question on notice. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Minister of health and social services. The Minister has taken your set of questions on notice. Oral questions. Member from Deh Cho.

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Thursday, October 17th, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

Prayer

Ministers’ Statements

Members’ Statements

Returns to Oral Questions

Oral Question 297-20(1): Wellness and Addictions Recommendations

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Acknowledgements

Oral Questions

Written Questions

Returns to Written Questions

Replies to the Commissioner’s Address

Petitions

Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

Tabling of Documents

Notices of Motion

Motions

Motion 36-20(1): Government of the Northwest Territories Response to Tabled Document 118-20(1)

Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

First Reading of Bills

Second Reading of Bills

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Report of Committee of the Whole

Third Reading of Bills

Orders of the Day

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.