August 2019
Member Statements
- State of Downtown
- Status of Services for Seniors in Yellowknife
- Need for Economic Diversification
- Yellowknife Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Housing First and Homelessness in Yellowknife
Oral Questions
- New Services in Downtown Yellowknife
- New Housing Units for Seniors
- Sexual Assault Reporting
- Housing First and Homelessness
May June 2019
Member Statements
- Reflections on Northern Housing Summit
- Climate Change Crisis
- Changes to Income Assistance
- Good Neighbour Agreements
- NorthWords Writers Festival
- Housing Support for Released Inmates
- Final Report on National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan
Oral Questions
- Funding for Housing Projects–Divestiture of Public Housing Units
- Climate Change Crisis
- Changes to Income Assistance
- Good Neighbour Agreements
- Naming of Government Buildings
- Yellowknife Adult Day Program
- Housing Support for Released Inmates
- Final Report on National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Third Party Sexual Assault Reporting
- Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan
- Permanent Housing for Residents Displaced by Rockhill Apartments Fire
Reports, Motions, Debates, Oral and Written Questions
- ROQ Indigenous Languages Programs in Junior Kindergarten
- Acknowledgement Patrick Clancy
- Consideration of the Final Report of the Special Committee on Increasing Women’s Representation in the Legislative Assembly
- Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly Final Report
- Return to Oral Question Living Wage and Northwest Territories’ Child Benefit
February March 2019
Member Statements
- Mandate Commitments
- Binding Arbirtation of GNWT-UNW Labour Dispute
- Consultation on Sugary Drinks Tax
- Remarks on the Motion Requesting the GNWT to Enter into Binding Arbitration with the UNW
- Tribute to Search and Rescue Technicians
- Anti Poverty Round Table and Action Plan
- Sexual Abuse in Amateur Sport
- Reply to Budget Address
- Yellowknife Women’s Society Named Up Here Magazine’s Northerners of the Year
- Bilateral Housing Agreement with Canada
- Location of New Polytechnic University in the NWT
- 2019 NWT Community Survey
- Child and Youth Advocate
- Learning Indigenous Languages During Childhood
- Tlicho All Season Road Economic Evaluation
- Domestic Violence Leave
- NWT Manufacturing Strategy
- NWT Living Wage
- Gladue Reports
- International Women’s Day and the Special Committee for Increasing Women’s Representation
- Palliative Care Action Plan
- Alcohol Harm Reduction Policy Changes
- Investments for Infrastructure in Accessible Child Care
Oral Questions
- Unfulfilled Mandate Commitments
- Bearnet Communications Email Regarding Strike Notice
- Tax on Sugary Drinks
- Funding for Homecare Services
- GNWT Waiver for Employees Crossing a Picket Line
- Anti Poverty Round Table and Action Plan
- Sexual Abuse in Amateur Sport
- Yellowknife Adult Day Programming
- Recruitment Process for ADM of Education
- Sexual Assault Reporting
- Housing Bilateral Agreement with Canada
- Headquarters of New Polytechnic University
- Ft. Simpson Health Records Security Breach
- Wise Women Awards
- Child and Youth Advocate
- Yellowknife Adult Day Programming
- Indigenous Languages in Junior Kindergarten
- Wise Women Awards
- Tlicho All Season Road Costs
- Preventing Family Violence
- NWT Manufacturing Strategy
- Living Wage and NWT Child Benefit
- Gladue Reports
- Impacts of Bill C 92 on the NWT
- Palliative Care Action Plan
- Education Renewal Associate Deputy Minister Position Funding
- Child and Family Services Quality Improvement Plan
- Alcohol Harm Reduction Policy Changes
- Investments in Child Care
Reports, Motions, Debates, Oral and Written Questions
- ROQ Core Housing Need Funding
- ROQ Modular Public Housing Units
- ROQ Child and Family Services Audit Resourcing Issues
- ROQ Specified Conditions Funding Eligibility for ALS
- ROQ Family Violence Crisis Funding
- Motion: Request to GNWT to Enter into Binding Arbitration with UNW
- ROQ Sexual Assault Reporting
- ROQ Yellowknife Adult Day Programming
- Debates on Report of the Special Committee to Increase the Representation of Women in the Legislative Assembly
- ROQ Yellowknife Adult Day Programming
- ROQ Sexual Abuse in Sport
- ROQ Consultation on Sugar Sweetened Drink Tax
- ROQ Tlicho All Season Road Costs
- ROQ ECE ADM Position Funding and Associated Costs
Committee of the Whole Operating Budget Review
Justice
- Sexual Assault Reporting
- Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
- Ft. Smith Women’s Correctional Facility
- Legal Registries Fees Increases
- Victims Assistance Fund
Health and Social Services
- Avens Operational Review
- Day Shelter and Sobering Centre Funding
- Family Violence Funding and Program Standards
- Homecare Expenditures
- Medical Travel
- Mental Health and Addictions Recovery Plan
- Stanton Hospital Transition Expenses
- Stanton Hospital Year to Year Expenses
Education, Culture and Employment
- ADM Post Secondary Renewal Position
- Budgeting of ECE Funds for Various Positions
- Inclusive Schooling
- Junior Kindergarten and Early Childhood Development Funding
- Income Assistance Funding
- Arts Strategy and Sector Funding
- Income Security Funding
NWT Housing Corporation
- Affordability of Home Ownership
- Canada-NWT Bilateral Housing Agreement
- Repayment–Homelessness Shelters–Emergency Shelters
- North Slave District Funding Decrease
- NWTHC Revenue Decrease
Legislative Assembly
October November 2018
Member Statements
- National Coming Out Day
- Community Response to Rockhill Fire Crisis
- External Review of Aurora College Social Work Program
- Yellowknife Sobering Centre and Day Shelter
- GNWT Cannabis Implementation Plan
- Expanding Tourism Products and Opportunities
- Apprehension and Detention of Victim of Sexual Assault
- Continuing High Rates of Spousal Assault
- Auditor General Report on Child and Family Services
- Acknowledgement Peter Chynoweth
- Addressing Rental Office Delays
- Poverty in the NWT
- Childcare Agreement
- Motion to Revoke Minister Abernethy Appointment to Cabinet
- Motion to Revoke Minister Schumann Appointment to Cabinet
- Carbon Pricing
Oral Questions
- Yellowknife Adult Day Program
- Support for YWCA Housing Program
- External Review of Aurora College Social Work Program
- Community Housing Survey
- Yellowknife Sobering Centre and Day Shelter
- Specified Condition Funding for ALS
- Cannabis Education in Schools
- Health Care System Impacts of Cannabis Legalization
- Investing in Tourism
- Apprehension and Detention of Victim of Sexual Assault
- Family Violence Crisis Funding
- Child and Family Services
- Resources for Child and Family Services *
- Addressing Rental Office Delays
- Poverty in the NWT
- Review of Bill 18: Amendments to the Cities, Towns and Villages Act
- Childcare Agreement
- Availability of Family Planning Tools
- Reducing Non-Renewable Energy Use
- Naming the New Government Building
- Return to Oral Question Family Violence Crisis Funding
- Return to Oral Question Apprehension and Detention of Sexual Assault Victim by RCMP
- Return to Oral Question: Addresssing Rental Office Delays
- Return to Oral Question: Specified Condition Funding Eligibility for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Return to Oral Question: Child and Family Services
Committee of the Whole Capital Budget Review
- Ecole J H Sissons
- Educator Certification and Learning Platform
- Long Term Care Facility
- Treatment Programs at South Mackenzie Correctional Centre
- New Housing Construction and Funding Programs
- Yellowknife Visitors Centre
- Territorial Parks Expansion
May June 2018
Member Statements
- Ministerial Mandate Letter Alfred Moses
- Ministerial Mandate Letter Caroline Cochrane
- Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway
- Status of Women’s Council Mandate
- Yellowknife Sobering Centre Operations
- Housing Priorities for Families
- Co-location of Liquor and Cannabis Stores
- Measures to Increase Women’s Participation in Politics
Oral Questions
- Priorities for Housing
- Priorities for Education, Culture and Employment
- Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway
- Status of Women’s Council Mandate
- Women’s Campaign Schools
- Yellowknife Sobering Centre Operations
- Cannabis Legislation General Comments
- Housing Priorities for Families
- Yellowknife Adult Day Program
Reports, Motions, Debates, Oral and Written Questions
February-March 2018
Member Statements
- Collapse of Carillion
- Addiction Treatment Facilities
- Alcohol Harm Reduction
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Meeting in Yellowknife
- Living Wage
- St. Patrick Serves
- Reply to Budget Address
- Family Planning Supports and Benefits
- Rental Office Wait Times
- Addressing Core Housing Need
- Capturing Resource Royalties
- Inuvik Hospital Privacy Breach
- Public Guardian Caseload
- Cannabis Public Education and Resources
- Congratulations to Cabin Radio
- Disclosing Personal Information for Public Housing
- International Women’s Day
- Congratulations Yellowknife Day Care
- Role of Status of Women Council
- Reflections on Junior Kindergarten Implementation
- Early Learning and Childhood Agreement
- Aurora College Social Work Program
Oral Questions
- Collapse of Carillion
- Services After Addictions Treatment
- Alcohol Harm Reduction
- RCMP Historial Cases Unit
- Living Wage
- Accessibility and Affordability of Child Care
- Seniors Day Program
- Gaps in Family Planning Coverage
- Stanton Chemotherapy Program
- Rental Office Wait Times
- Core Housing Need Funding
- NWT Revenue and Tax Policy
- Medical Privacy Breaches
- Public Guardian Caseload
- Cannabis Public Education and Resources
- Disclosing Personal Information for Public Housing
- Role of the Status of Women’s Council
- Modular Housing Units
- Fire Department Issues
- Role of Status of Women Council
- Junior Kindergarten Evaluation
- Aurora College Social Work Program
Reports, Motions, Debates, Oral and Written Questions
- Acknowledgement Bes’ha Blondin
- RWQ Modular Units Construction
- RWQ Highway 3 Maintenance
- WQ Stanton Hospital Project
- ROQ Impact of Collapse of Carillion on Stanton Hospital Project
- WQ Sole Source Contracts
- Acknowledgment Nicole Latour
- WQ Core Housing Need Action
- RWQ Sole Source Contract Details
- Motion: Increasing Women’s Participation in the Legislative Assembly
- Report on Adult Residential Addictions Treatment Facilities Tour 2017
- Norman Wells Fire Department
- Privacy Breaches in Health Care Facilities
Committee of the Whole 2018-19 Operating Budget Review
Education, Culture and Employment
- Inclusive Schooling
- Case Management Positions
- School Space Study
- Aurora College
- JK and Inclusive Schooling Funding Formula
- Seniors Benefits Changes and Indexing
Executive and Indigenous Affairs
Lands
Finance
Health and Social Services
- Medical Records Security and Control
- Yellowknife Adult Day Program
- Home Care Programs and Caregivers
- Safe House Pilot Project
- Country Food Strategy
- Managed Alcohol Program
- Mental Health Action Plan
- Quality Assurance and Complaint Processes
- YWCA Budget Allocation
- Tobacco Quit Line
- Supplementary Health Program Benefits Changes
Justice
- Guthrie House Addictions Treatment Model
- RCMP Training for Historical Cases Review
- Emergency Protection Orders
- Legislation Drafters to Clear Backlog
- Trial Wait Times—Access to Justice Report
- Public Trustee Wait Times
NWT Housing Corporation
September-October 2017
Member Statements
- Dismissal of Aurora College Board
- Aurora College Foundational Review
- Salute to Yellowknife Day Care Association
- Anti Poverty Action Plan Renewal
- Literacy Week
- Impacts of Sobering Centre on Yellowknife
- Yellowknife Homelessness Action Plan
- Road Conditions on Highway 3
- Elders Circle Adult Day Program
- Child and Family Service Audits
- Family Violence Awareness Week
- North Slave Correctional Centre Inmates Letter
- Modular Home Construction
- Status of Legislative Initiatives
Oral Questions
- Aurora College Board Dismissal/College Review
- Aurora College Board Dismissal/College Review II
- Funding for Childcare and Early Learning Opportunities
- Anti Poverty Action Plan Initiatives
- Aurora College Foundational Review
- North Slave Correctional Centre Fencing
- Sobering Centre Update
- Yellowknife Homelessness Action Plan
- Road Conditions on Highway 3
- Yellowknife Adult Day Program
- Avens Funding and Operational Review
- Child and Family Service Audits
- Funding for Family Violence Shelters
- Emergency Protection Orders
- North Slave Correctional Centre Inmate Concerns
- Modular Public Housing Units
- Slow Pace of Legislation
Reports, Motions, Debates, Oral and Written Questions
- ROQ Dedicated Space to Support Victims of Sexual Violence
- ROQ Sexual Assault Complaints Classified as Unfounded
- Sexual Assault Cases RCMP Classified as Unfounded
- COW Capital HSS Long Term Care Beds
- COW Capital ITI Northern Frontiers Visitors Centre
- COW Capital HSS Occupying the New Hospital
- COW Capital HSS Long Term Care Beds II
- COW Capital NWTHC Increasing the Housing Supply
- COW Capital Infrastructure Road Maintenance Hwy 3
- COW Mandate Revisions Motions and Debates
- ROQ North Slave Correctional Centre Fence
- WQ Maintenance of Highway 3
- WQ Modular Housing Units
Mid Term Review, October 5, 2017
- Premier Bob McLeod
- Minister Glen Abernethy
- Minister Caroline Cochrane
- Minister Robert C McLeod
- Minister Alfred Moses
- Minister Wally Schumann
- Minister Louis Sebert
Mid-Term Review October 18, 2017
- Motion to Revoke Appointment of Justice Minister Debates
- Green Remarks Motion to Revoke Appointment of Justice Minister
May-June 2017 Session
Member Statements
- Busing for Junior Kindergarten Students
- “A New Day” Men’s Healing Program
- Seniors Day Program
- National Poverty Consultations
- Public Housing for Seniors
- Family Violence Survey
- City of Yellowknife Living Wage
- Child and Family Service Audits
Oral Questions
- Busing for Junior Kindergarten Students
- “A New Day” Men’s Healing Program
- Sexual Assault Classified by the RCMP as “Unfounded”
- Seniors Day Program
- Dedicated Space for Victims of Sexual Violence
- National Poverty Consultations
- Eligibility for Home Ownership Programs
- Family Violence Survey
- Creation of Yellowknife Sobering Centre
- Child and Family Service Audits
Reports, Motions, Debates, Oral and Written Questions
- ROQ Complaints of Sexual Assault Classified by the RCMP as Unfounded
- COW Review Update on the A New Day Program
- COW Review of Bill 16 An Act to Amend the Education Act Excerpts
- COW Review of Bill 16 An Act to Amend the Education Act
- Unfounded Sexual Assaults Follow Up
- COW Revisions to Mandate Motions and Debates
January–March 2017 Session
Member Statements
- Support for the Muslim Community
- Territorial Agreement on Federal Health Care Transfers
- Poverty Reduction Investments
- Reply to the Budget Address
- Junior Kindergarten Implementation
- Student Instructional Hours
- Records of Non Conviction
- Support for Victims of Family Violence
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- ‘Love NWT Water’ Bottled Water Campaign
- Police Responses to Sexual Assault Allegations
- Elimination of Social Work Program
- Maintenance Enforcement
- Independent Housing for Seniors
- Sugary Drink Tax
- 40th Anniversary Northern United Place
- Carbon Pricing
- Walk to Tuk Fitness Challenge
- Classroom Instructional Hours
- Comments on 2017-18 O&M Budget
- Yellowknife Living Wage Project
- International Women’s Day
- Junior Kindergarten Impacts on Existing Pre-School Programs
- Family Violence Survey
Oral Questions
- AME Roundup 2017 Mining Conference
- Territorial Agreement on Federal Health Care Transfers
- Implementation of Junior Kindergarten
- Junior Kindergarten Implementation
- Student Instructional Hours
- Records of Non Conviction
- Support for Victims of Family Violence
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- Members’ Request for Additional Investments
- ‘Love NWT Water’ Bottled Water Campaign
- Police Responses to Sexual Assault Allegations
- Elimination of Social Work Program
- Maintenance Enforcement
- Independent Housing for Seniors
- Sugary Drink Tax
- Critical Incident Investigation Recommendations
- Northern Carbon Pricing Regime
- Inuvialuit Regional Housing Partnership
- Classroom Instructional Hours
- Yellowknife Living Wage Project
- Contract Procedures and Reporting
- Junior Kindergarten Impacts on Existing Pre-School Programs
- Family Violence Survey
Reports, Motions, Debates, Oral and Written Questions
- Written Question Instructional Hours
- Written Question Junior Kindergarten Implementation
- Response to Motion: Junior Kindergarten
- School Instructional Hours
- Maintenance Enforcement
- 5 Year Candidate Eligibility Time Out for Family Violence Convictions
- Written Question: Complaints of Sexual Assault Classified by the RCMP as “Unfounded”
October November 2016 Session
Member Statements
- Public Housing Shortage
- Sole Source Contracting
- Canada Child Tax Benefit
- Changes to Income Assistance Regulations
- Starting a Small Business
- Rainbow Youth Coalition
- Records of Non-Conviction
- MACA Capacity to Support Communities
- Yellowknife Downtown Roadmap and Action Plan
- Daughters of the Vote
- Changes to Income Assistance
- Community Response to Sexual Violence
- Roads vs. People
- New Disabilities Action Plan
- Family Violence Survey
Oral Questions
- Public Housing Shortage
- Sole Source Contracting
- Income Assistance and Canada Child Tax Benefit
- Sale of Dettah Road Former Treatment Centre
- Changes to Income Assistance Regulations
- Addressing Core Housing Needs
- Changes to Income Assistance Regulations
- Records of Non-Conviction
- MACA Capacity to Support Communities
- Yellowknife Downtown Roadmap and Action Plan
- Yellowknife Day Shelter
- Changes to Income Assistance
- Improved Responses to Sexual Violence
- Increases to Sole Source Contract Thresholds
- Home Care Support Worker Visits
- New Disabilities Action Plan
Acknowledgement
Motions and Debates
May June 2016 Session
Member Statements
- Reflections on Premier’s Commitments in Seeking Leadership
- Labour Market Survey and Needs
- Infrastructure Priorities for Whati
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- Economic Valuation of All-Season Road to Whati
- Northern Food Security
- Impact of Migration on Homelessness in Yellowknife
- Reply to Budget Address
- Allocation of Lottery Funds
- Family Violence Survey
- Yellowknife Farmers Market
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- Sole Source Contracting
- Australian Campaign to Eliminate Family Violence
- Office of the Public Guardian
- Growth of the Film, Television and Media Arts Sector
- Impacts of Junior Kindergarten on Early Childhood Learning Programs
- Tracking the GNWT’s Fiscal Performance
Oral Questions
- Premier’s Commitments Made in Seeking Leadership
- Premier’s Commitments Made in Leadership Bid
- Labour Market Survey and Needs
- Cost-Benefit Analysis for All-Season Road to Whati
- Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
- Economic Valuation of Road to Whati
- Increases to Income Assistance Food Allowance
- Reducing the Need for Emergency Shelters
- Allocation of Lottery Funds
- Family Violence Survey
- Intergovernmental Relationships with Aboriginal Governments
- Strategy to Create Safe Communities for Older Adults
- Sole Source Contracting
- GNWT Campaign to Eliminate Family Violence
- Status of Highway Business Cases
- Office of the Public Guardian
- Reform of the Canada Pension Plan
- Review of GNWT Communications Policy and Capacity
- Impacts of Junior Kindergarten on Early Childhood Learning Programs
- Status of Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Line Construction
- Reporting on the GNWT’s Fiscal Performance
Motions
- Reinstatement of Funding for Public Education Coordinator in Field Support Unit
- Need For New Housing
Written Questions:
February March 2016 Session
Mandate Debates and Amendments
Member Statements
- Homelessness and Housing First
- Budgetary Priorities and Consultation Process
- Diversifying the Economy
- Seniors’ Housing Shortages
- Disabilities Actions Plan
- Addressing Family Violence
- Tribute to Ruth Spence
- Pardon of Everett Klippert
- Income Assistance Policies
Oral Questions
- Homelessness and Housing First
- Budget Consultation Process
- Seniors Housing Shortages
- Agricultural Land Availability
- Long Term Care Costs
- Wage Subsidy for Child Care Workers
- Family Violence Shelters Funding
- Construction of RCMP Staff Housing Units
- Junior Kindergarten Implementation Plan
- Eligibility for Rental Assistance
- Fibre Optic Link Project
- Disabilities Action Plan