November 3, 2010 - The Minister of Transportation provided Members and the public with an update on the current status of the future Mackenzie Valley Highway to Tuktoyaktuk.

November 2, 2010 - Minister Bob McLeod explained how the department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is consulting with tourism stakeholders and the public on what a new tourism strategy would look like.

Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories’ tourism industry has great potential to help us realize the 16th Legislative Assembly’s goal of creating a diversified economy that provides all communities and regions with opportunities and choices.

November 1, 2010 - The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources explained that gaining northern control over the resource management decision-making process is one of the main reasons the Government of the Northwest Territories is pursuing Devolution.

Mr. Speaker, gaining northern control over the resource management decision-making process is one of the main reasons the Government of the Northwest Territories is pursuing Devolution.

November 1, 2010 - The Minister of Transportation, Michael McLeod, gave Members of the Legislative Assembly an update on the Drive Alive travel safety program.

Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today to give Members an update on the Drive Alive travel safety program.

November 1, 2010 - Today, the Minister of Human Resources, Bob McLeod, announced the results of the 2010 Employee Satisfaction and Engagement survey.

I am pleased to announce the results of the 2010 Employee Satisfaction and Engagement survey. As I’ve often stated, Mr. Speaker, our employees are this government’s most important asset. Though difficult to quantify, employee engagement and satisfaction is of vital importance to the effectiveness of our public service.

October 29, 2010 -  The Minister of Health and Social Service highlighted some of the recommendations from the Report of the Supplementary Health Benefits Joint Working Group.

Mr. Speaker, decisions surrounding Health care, particularly who pays and for what, are some of the most contentious and sensitive that a government faces. We have seen this over the past few years as we have attempted to resolve the inconsistencies between uninsured supplementary health benefits programs in the NWT.

October 29, 2010 - Premier Floyd K. Roland presented a history of the AiP process to Members of the Legislative Assembly this morning.

October 28, 2010 - The Minister of Finance, J. Michael Miltenberger, addressed a key element of the draft Devolution Agreement-in-Principle – the net fiscal benefit that would accrue to Northwest Territories governments and residents once a Final Agreement has been reached and implemented.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to address a key element of the draft Devolution Agreement-in-Principle – the net fiscal benefit that would accrue to Northwest Territories governments and residents once a Final Agreement has been reached and implemented.

October 28, 2010 - The Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Investment, Bob McLeod, outlined a few programs that support the traditional economy in the NWT.

Mr. Speaker, in a modern world filled with laptop computers, cell phones and iPods, traditional life skills such as trapping and boat building that have served our people so well in the past are in danger of being lost.

October 27, 2010 - The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Jackson Lafferty, presented the Government of the Northwest Territories' NWT Aboriginal Languages Plan - A Shared Responsibility today.

Mr. Speaker, later today I will table the Government of the Northwest Territories’ NWT Aboriginal Languages Plan – A Shared Responsibility. The Plan was crafted after reviewing the Standing Committee on Government Operations report, Reality Check – Securing a Future for the Official Languages of the Northwest Territories.