Today, Premier Caroline Cochrane tabled an update on Emerging Stronger: Planning our Economic and Social Recovery Together in the Legislative Assembly.
The update to Emerging Stronger highlights the progress the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has made to recover from the pandemic over the course of the past year despite numerous challenges both in terms of the spread of COVID-19 and broader economic uncertainty and social instability.
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Mr. Speaker, since becoming the Minister Responsible for Housing Northwest Territories, I have repeatedly spoken on the theme of partnership. This is because the Northwest Territories is in a housing crisis that cannot be solved by any one government alone.
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Mr. Speaker, June is Senior Citizens Month, a time for us to acknowledge and celebrate the important role Seniors have in our families and communities. Seniors teach us about culture, tradition, and history. Their wisdom is integral to making wise decisions that will impact future generations of Northerners.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to provide an update on the Department of Lands’ progress related to enhancing transparency and client experience for residents of the Northwest Territories.
Mr. Speaker, the Department of Lands is an active member in the Government of the Northwest Territories Open Data Initiative, which aims to increase government transparency and accountability by proactively making data available to the public, while respecting our privacy, security, and legal obligations.
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Mr. Speaker, our highways and roads are critical infrastructure that connect communities, allow for delivery of goods, and provide access to the rest of Canada.
Regular maintenance is crucial to ensuring our roads serve the public safely and effectively. That work makes the NWT’s highway system resilient to climate change and creates employment and training opportunities for residents.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to recognize the athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff who will be representing Team NT at the 2022 Canada Summer Games being held in the Niagara Region of Ontario from August 6 to 21. The Canada Games provides our nation’s high-performance athletes with venues to compete in hopes of continuing their athletic journey to Team Canada for the Olympics or other international events.
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When I became Minister of Health and Social Services in August 2020, I had the opportunity to add two personal priorities to the Premier’s mandate letter for me. One of the two was to reduce the toll of substance abuse on the residents of the Northwest Territories, by leading a whole of government, interdepartmental approach to developing evidence-based policies and programs and the development of a robust addictions treatment aftercare regime, including a territorial alcohol strategy.
As of July 1, 2022, the cost of hunting licences, tags and harvest fees in the NWT will increase. The increase is in line with Consumer Price Index cost of living increases. For most licenses and tags, the increase is only a few dollars more. For some specific species and for commercial / outfitter use, the fee increase will be more.
Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green, provided the following statement on the 2021 Office of the Auditor General of Canada’s Report on Addictions Prevention and Recovery Services in the Northwest Territories.
The Government of the Northwest Territories released the 2021 NWT Community Counselling Program (CCP) Client Satisfaction Questionnaire Report.
