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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 19th Assembly ROUND TABLE Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Pages 1 - 41 Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Members of the Legislative Assembly ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mr. Frederick Blake Jr. Mr. Kevin O'Reilly (Mackenzie Delta) (Frame Lake) Mr. Rylund Johnson (Yellowknife North) Mr. Ronald Bonnetrouge Ms. Lesa Semmler (Deh Cho) (Inuvik Twin Lakes) Mr. Jackson Lafferty (Monfwi) Ms. Caitlin Cleveland Mr. R.J. Simpson (Kam Lake) (Hay River North) Ms. Frieda Martselos (Thebacha) Ms. Paulie Chinna Mr. Rocky Simpson (Sahtu) (Hay River South) Ms. Katrina Nokleby (Great Slave) Ms. Caroline Cochrane Ms. Diane Thom (Range Lake) (Inuvik Boot Lake) Mr. Steve Norn (Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh) Ms. Julie Green Mr. Shane Thompson (Yellowknife Centre) (Nahendeh) Mr. Jackie Jacobson Ms. Caroline Wawzonek (Nunakput) (Yellowknife South) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Officers Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Mr. Tim Mercer Deputy Clerk Committee Clerk Committee Clerks Committee Clerk Law Clerks Mr. Glen Rutland Mr. Michael Ball Ms. Jennifer Franki-Smith Ms. Cynthia James Ms. Sheila MacPherson Ms. Alyssa Holland ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Box 1320 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Tel: (867) 669-2200 Fax: (867) 920-4735 Toll-Free: 1-800-661-0784 http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca Published under the authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories TABLE OF CONTENTS CALL TO ORDER .................................................................................................................................................. 1 PRAYER ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 OPENING REMARKS BY THE CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ..................................................... 1 ROUND TABLE SPEECHES BY MEMBERS ........................................................................................................ 2 Mr. Ronald Bonnetrouge's Speech .................................................................................................................. 2 Ms. Katrina Nokleby's Speech ......................................................................................................................... 3 Mr. Rocky Simpson's Speech .......................................................................................................................... 5 Ms. Diane Thom's Speech ............................................................................................................................... 7 Ms. Lesa Semmler's Speech ........................................................................................................................... 9 Ms. Caitlin Cleveland's Speech...................................................................................................................... 11 Mr. Frederick Blake's Speech ........................................................................................................................ 13 Mr. Jackson Lafferty's Speech ....................................................................................................................... 14 Mr. Rylund Johnson's Speech ....................................................................................................................... 17 Mr. Shane Thompson's Speech ..................................................................................................................... 19 Mr. Jackie Jacobson's Speech....................................................................................................................... 25 Ms. Caroline Cochrane's Speech ................................................................................................................... 26 Mr. R.J. Simpson's Speech ............................................................................................................................ 28 Ms. Paulie Chinna's Speech .......................................................................................................................... 31 Ms. Freida Martselos' Speech........................................................................................................................ 33 Mr. Steve Norn's Speech ............................................................................................................................... 34 Ms. Julie Green's Speech .............................................................................................................................. 36 Mr. Kevin O'Reilly's Speech ........................................................................................................................... 38 Ms. Caroline Wawzonek's Speech ................................................................................................................. 41 October 9, 2019 TERRITORIAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE Page 1 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Members Present Mr. Blake, Mr Bonnetrouge, Ms. Cleveland, Ms. Cochrane, Ms Green, Mr Jacobson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lafferty, Ms. Martselos, Ms. Nokleby, Mr. Norn, Mr. O'Reilly, Ms. Semmler, Mr. R.J. Simpson, Mr. Rocky Simpson, Ms. Thom, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Wawzonek Call to Order the priorities for an incoming Legislative Assembly. Of course, this doesn't mean that all of your individual priorities will ultimately form part of the CLERK OF THE HOUSE (Mr. Mercer): Good overall priorities of the 19th Assembly. After all, morning, Members-elect. We will begin our priorities are about making tough choices, but each proceedings today with a prayer, and I will call upon of you has an equal role to play in determining what Mr. Blake, please, to lead us in prayer. those priorities will ultimately be. Prayer Today is the second step in the priority-setting process. The first step, of course, was the election ---Prayer campaign that each of you has successfully come through. Today is the time to speak not only to your future constituents, but also to your new colleagues Opening Remarks by the in the Legislative Assembly and, indeed, all of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly people of the Northwest Territories. CLERK OF THE HOUSE (Mr. Mercer): Good The next step in the priority-setting process will be morning, Members-elect. My name is Tim Mercer. I a public meeting of northern Indigenous and am the Clerk of the Northwest Territories community government leaders, to be held at the Legislative Assembly, and until such time as you Tree of Peace Friendship Centre in Yellowknife on th have elected a speaker it falls upon me to preside October 17 . over your deliberations today and until the 25th of October. According to the schedule you adopted yesterday, your priorities will be released to the public on your I am joined at the table today by Deputy Clerk Glen first formal sitting day, October 25, 2019. Once Rutland, to my right, and Deputy Clerk Kim established, it will fall to the newly appointed Wickens, to my left. On behalf of the staff of the Cabinet to build a mandate or an action plan to Legislative Assembly, I want to take this opportunity implement these priorities over the next four years to formally congratulate each of you on your recent and beyond. election to the 19th Legislative Assembly. Members-elect, the questions that you have been This is an historic gathering. For the first time in the asked to speak to today are as follows: where history of the Northwest Territories, and indeed the would you like to see the Northwest Territories at history of our country, the residents of the the end of your four-year term? Where would you Northwest Territories have elected a gender- like to see it in 10 years? What specific actions do th balanced Legislative Assembly. you feel the 19 Legislative Assembly should take to achieve this vision? The United Nations have identified 30 percent as the critical threshold of representation for women to Today's meeting is open to the public and is being have a significant and lasting impact on the policy broadcast on the Legislative Assembly television decisions and outcomes of government. The 18th network, as well as on various social media outlets. Legislative Assembly set a goal of achieving this 30 Your proceedings will be interpreted into the percent threshold by 2027. As a result of your following languages: efforts, we have broken through and surpassed that threshold eight years ahead of schedule. On channel 2, the Tlicho language; ---Applause On channel 3, Chipewyan; One of the fundamental aspects of consensus On channel 4, South Slavey; government is that all 19 Members, regardless of the positions they eventually hold in this place, On channel 5, North Slavey; have a meaningful and active role to play in setting Page 2 TERRITORIAL LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE October 9, 2019 On Channel 6, Inuvialuktun; Regarding the GNWT-Indigenous relationships, I want to share with you a vision, a vision of On channel 7, Inuktitut; and meaningful dialogue and continuous collaboration with all the Indigenous groups of the Northwest On channel 8, French. Territories to chart the future of the territory for economic prosperity. Only with these partnerships To listen in English, please leave your headsets set will we realize the prosperity required to