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Recent interventions

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  1. Oral Questions — Question 1291-20(1): Engaging on Outstanding Issues with Lutselk’e

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My job as Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs is to engage with Indigenous leadership, so I am always happy to engage with Indigenous leadership. I understand that Lutselk'e has had an el…

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  2. Oral Questions — Question 1292-20(1): Chief Jimmy Bruneau School Former Students

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That's a big question. It's a tough one for me to stand up here and answer. I don't want to direct any student to go out and -- or former students to do anything that would, you know, potentially…

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  3. Oral Questions — Question 1292-20(1): Chief Jimmy Bruneau School Former Students

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't want to commit the Minister of Justice to anything. I am answering questions on his behalf today but if there's an important issue to people in the community, in the region, then we're alw…

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  4. Oral Questions — Question 1297-20(1): Evidence on Land Claim Obligation Fulfilment

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's not a small question. A lot of the work that we do involves Indigenous governments. That's the reason work gets done. I can point to a number of areas where we've collaborated and improved re…

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  5. Oral Questions — Question 1298-20(1): Government Response to Review of Residential Tenancies Act

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can't speak to what will happen in the 21st Assembly. I can speak to what will happen in the 20th Assembly, and I note that there was a review. I don't believe that it's on the legislative agend…

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  6. Oral Questions — Question 1302-20(1): Leaving the Northwest Territories for Health Care

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe Housing NWT does their own infrastructure acquisition, so this would be directed to the Minister of housing. Thank you.

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  7. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters — Committee Motion 173-20(1): Committee Report 45-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No. 4 – Annual Attendance Reporting, Defeated

    Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will not be supporting this motion. I don't understand why we are rolling back transparency. You know, it's already happened. It's there. It's something for the public to see. In my experience, as…

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  8. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters — Committee Motion 173-20(1): Committee Report 45-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No. 4 – Annual Attendance Reporting, Defeated

    -- point of order --

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  9. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters — Committee Motion 173-20(1): Committee Report 45-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, No. 4 – Annual Attendance Reporting, Defeated

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members speaking to a motion must speak to the motion. This is clearly not speaking to the motion. It's pointing out -- I am not sure what's going on here, but we don't really need a debate on thi…

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

  10. Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have a couple of visitors from Fort Smith here today, and their MLA is out representing the territory on the national stage, so I'd like to, on his behalf, recognize Mildred Martin and Rashmi P…

    2026-06-04Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗

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