December 15, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, in setting the priorities for this new government, we have placed an emphasis on education and prevention, and on mental health and addictions. I am pleased to report that we are already moving forward with a new campaign in this area.
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December 15, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 15, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, I wish to update Members about a new office within the Department of Justice; the Office of the Children’s Lawyer.
December 15, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 15, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, Members of this Assembly set out a vision of strong individuals, families and communities sharing the benefits and responsibilities of a unified, environmentally sustainable and prosperous Northwest Territories.
December 14, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 14, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, for many years, we had a problem filling entry-level vacancies for Corrections Officers with Northern people who had the basic skills that would qualify them to be hired.
December 14, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 14, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment supports community-based teacher education programming, which provides increased access to students across the Northwest Territories.
December 14, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 14, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, the mining, oil and gas sectors are literally the bedrock of the Northwest Territories economy. These industries rely on modern, accessible geoscience information to make investment and land use decisions.
December 13, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 13, 2011 - Mr. Speaker I rise today to update the House on discussions I had with the Federal Minister of Justice, the Honourable Rob Nicholson yesterday.
December 13, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 13, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, today I would like to speak about the state of the health and social service system in the Northwest Territories.
December 13, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 13, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation has been undergoing rapid and significant transition over the past three months. This transition is required to maintain the confidence of its customers and sole shareholder the GNWT.
December 13, 2011
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
December 13, 2011 - Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about an important project that I have spoken about many times before in this House. I am referring to the Deh Cho Bridge.