 
Northwest Territories
Legislative Assembly
2nd Session Day 10 18th Assembly
HANSARD
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Pages 253 – 274
The Honourable Jackson Lafferty, Speaker
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker
Hon. Jackson Lafferty
(Monfwi)
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Hon. Glen Abernethy
(Great Slave)
Government House Leader
Minister of Health and Social Services;
Minister of Human Resources;
Minister responsible for Seniors;
Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities
Mr. Tom Beaulieu
(Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh)
Mr. Frederick Blake
(Mackenzie Delta)
Hon. Caroline Cochrane
(Range Lake)
Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation
Minister of Public Works and Services
Minister responsible for the Status of Women
Ms. Julie Green
(Yellowknife Centre)
Hon. Bob McLeod
(Yellowknife South)
Premier
Minister of the Executive
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations
Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Investment
Minister responsible for the Public Utilities Board
Hon. Robert C. McLeod
(Inuvik Twin Lakes)
Deputy Premier
Minister of Finance
Minister of Lands
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs
Mr. Daniel McNeely
(Sahtu)
Hon. Alfred Moses
(Inuvik Boot Lake)
Minister of Education, Culture, and Employment
Minister responsible for Youth
Mr. Michael Nadli
(Deh Cho)
Mr. Herbert Nakimayak
(Nunakput)
Mr. Kevin O’Reilly
(Frame Lake)
Hon. Wally Schumann
(Hay River South)
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Minister of Transportation
Hon. Louis Sebert
(Thebacha)
Minister of Justice
Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation
Minister responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission
Mr. R.J. Simpson
(Hay River North)
Mr. Kieron Testart
(Kam Lake)
Mr. Shane Thompson
(Nahendeh)
Mr. Cory Vanthuyne
(Yellowknife North)
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Officers
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Mr. Tim Mercer
Deputy Clerk
Mr. Doug SchauertePrincipal Clerk, Committees and Public Affairs
Mr. Michael BallPrincipal Clerk,
Corporate and Interparliamentary Affairs
Ms. Gail BennettLaw Clerks
Ms. Sheila MacPherson
Mr. Glen Rutland
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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 253
MINISTERS’ STATEMENTS 253
23-18(2) – Arctic Winter Games – Team NWT Congratulations (Robert McLeod) 253
24-18(2) – Public Feedback Sought on Changes to the Access to Information and
Protection of Privacy Act (Sebert) 254
25-18(2) – Market Housing for Community Staff (Cochrane) 254
26-18(2) – Mental Health Strategic Framework (Abernethy) 255
27-18(2) – Minister Absent from the House (Robert McLeod) 256
MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS 256
Land Tenure Issues in Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh (Beaulieu) 256
Long John Jamboree 2016 (Vanthuyne) 257
Benefits of Youth Development Initiatives (McNeely) 257
Cost of Living in Nunakput (Nakimayak) 257
Dempster Highway Delineators and Signage (Blake) 258
Best Wishes to Nahendeh Athletes Participating in 2016 Arctic Winter Games (Thompson) 258
Disabilities Action Plan (Green) 258
Best Wishes to Deh Cho Athletes Participating in 2016 Arctic Winter Games (Nadli) 259
Congratulations to Dr. Lance Crook (Simpson) 259
RECOGNITION OF VISITORS IN THE GALLERY 256, 260
ORAL QUESTIONS 260
WRITTEN QUESTIONS 269
TABLING OF DOCUMENTS 269
MOTIONS 270
13-18(2) – Northwest Territories Disability Action Plan (Green) 270
14-18(2) – Extended Adjournment of the House to May 31, 2016 (Green) 272
ORDERS OF THE DAY 273
YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Robert McLeod, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
The House met at 1:31 p.m.
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