NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2nd Session Day 7 18th Assembly HANSARD Monday, February 29, 2016 Pages 185 - 206 The Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Speaker Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Members of the Legislative Assembly Speaker Hon. Jackson Lafferty (Monfwi) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hon. Glen Abernethy Hon. Bob McLeod Mr. Kevin O’Reilly (Great Slave) (Yellowknife South) (Frame Lake) Government House Leader Premier Minister of Health and Social Services; Minister of the Executive Minister of Human Resources; Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Hon. Wally Schumann Minister responsible for Seniors; Intergovernmental Relations (Hay River South) Minister responsible for Persons with Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Minister of Environment and Natural Disabilities Investment Resources Minister responsible for the Public Minister of Transportation Mr. Tom Beaulieu Utilities Board (Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh) Hon. Louis Sebert Hon. Robert C. McLeod (Thebacha) Mr. Frederick Blake (Inuvik Twin Lakes) Minister of Justice Deputy Premier Minister responsible for the Northwest (Mackenzie Delta) Minister of Finance Territories Power Corporation Minister of Lands Minister responsible for the Workers’ Hon. Caroline Cochrane Minister of Municipal and Community Safety and Compensation (Range Lake) Affairs Commission Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Mr. Daniel McNeely Mr. R.J. Simpson Minister of Public Works and Services (Sahtu) (Hay River North) Minister responsible for the Status of Women Hon. Alfred Moses Mr. Kieron Testart Ms. Julie Green (Inuvik Boot Lake) (Kam Lake) Minister of Education, Culture, and (Yellowknife Centre) Employment Mr. Shane Thompson Minister responsible for Youth (Nahendeh) Mr. Michael Nadli Mr. Cory Vanthuyne (Deh Cho) (Yellowknife North) Mr. Herbert Nakimayak (Nunakput) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Officers Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Mr. Tim Mercer Deputy Clerk Principal Clerk, Principal Clerk, Law Clerks Mr. Doug Schauerte Committees and Public Corporate and Ms. Sheila MacPherson Affairs Interparliamentary Affairs Mr. Glen Rutland Mr. Michael Ball Ms. Gail Bennett __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Box 1320 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Tel: (867) 767-9010 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 PRAYER ............................................................................................................................................................. 185 MINISTERS’ STATEMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 185 14-18(2): First Ministers Meeting (B. McLeod) ...................................................................................... 185 15-18(2): Next Steps for Junior Kindergarten in the Northwest Territories (Moses) .............................. 185 MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS................................................................................................................................ 186 TerraX Minerals Inc. Exploration Activities (Vanthuyne) ....................................................................... 186 Government of Canada Posthumous Pardon of Everett George Klippert (Green) ................................ 186 Tribute to the Northern Journal (O’Reilly) ............................................................................................. 187 Supporting Small Businesses with GNWT Contracting Policies (Simpson) .......................................... 188 Sahtu Region Housing Challenges (McNeely) ...................................................................................... 188 Connie Louttit Memorial Soccer Tournament (Thompson) ................................................................... 188 Increased Role for Canadian Rangers (Beaulieu) ................................................................................ 189 On-the-Land Healing Programs (Blake) ................................................................................................ 189 Hay River Reserve Housing Concerns (Nadli) ...................................................................................... 189 Physician-Assisted Dying (Testart) ....................................................................................................... 190 Nunakput Health Care Services (Nakimayak) ....................................................................................... 190 RECOGNITION OF VISITORS IN THE GALLERY ............................................................................................ 191 ORAL QUESTIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 191 TABLING OF DOCUMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 201 FIRST READING OF BILLS ............................................................................................................................... 202 Bill 2-18(2) – Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016 ........ 202 Bill 3-18(2) – Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016 ............ 202 SECOND READING OF BILLS .......................................................................................................................... 202 Bill 1-18(2) – An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act ........................... 202 Bill 2-18(2) – Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016 ........ 202 Bill 3-18(2) – Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016 ............ 203 CONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF BILLS AND OTHER MATTERS ............................. 203 REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE .................................................................................................... 204 THIRD READING OF BILLS .............................................................................................................................. 205 Bill 2-18(2) – Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016 ........ 205 Bill 3-18(2) – Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016 ............ 205 ORDERS OF THE DAY ...................................................................................................................................... 205 February 29, 2016 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES HANSARD Page 185 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Monday, February 29, 2016 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 The House met at 1:30 p.m. relations between the Government of the Northwest Territories and the federal government depend on a sound understanding of each other’s interests and Prayer priorities, strategic engagement, and focused communications on key priorities that support both ---Prayer governments’ short- and long-term objectives. SPEAKER (Hon. Jackson Lafferty): Item 2, Earlier this month, I met with the Prime Minister to Ministers’ statements. Honourable Premier. continue discussions towards meaningful federal engagement on key areas of interest. The Ministers’ Statements Government of the Northwest Territories is also in the process of developing a strategy to ensure that MINISTER’S STATEMENT 14-18(2): the federal government understands territorial FIRST MINISTERS MEETING priorities, and sets groundwork for active partnerships in areas of common interest. HON. BOB MCLEOD: Mr. Speaker, later this week I will be participating in the meeting of First In the interim, I am looking forward to meeting with Ministers in Vancouver where I will have the the Prime Minister and my provincial and territorial opportunity to collaborate on areas of priority to counterparts this week. It is my hope that we will residents of the Northwest Territories, including the have fruitful discussions and begin to lay the economy and climate change. Meetings of First groundwork for meaningful federal engagement on Ministers are chaired by the Prime Minister and key areas of interest to the Northwest Territories. attended by all provincial and territorial premiers. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The meeting called by the Prime Minister for this week will be the first such full-day meeting of First MR. SPEAKER: Masi. Ministers’ statements. Ministers in over six years. It is important that we as Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Canada’s First Ministers to have the opportunity to collaborate on priority areas affecting all MINISTER’S STATEMENT 15-18(2): Canadians. NEXT STEPS FOR JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES The Prime Minister has also publicly committed to resetting Canada’s relationship with Indigenous HON. ALFRED MOSES: Mr. Speaker, this people. I am pleased to report that our meetings government is