Julie Green, ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux, a annoncé les bénéficiaires du Fonds anti-pauvreté 2020 d’un million de dollars. Le Fonds permet de soutenir les organismes admissibles dans leur lutte contre la pauvreté. Le Comité consultatif sur la lutte contre la pauvreté, un groupe intersectoriel externe, a examiné les demandes et formulé des recommandations à la ministre. Cette année, vingt-huit subventions ont été octroyées à des organismes communautaires, autochtones et sans but lucratif.

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Mr. Speaker, poverty reduction is an urgent challenge that everyone needs to be aware of. Poverty levels have further increased with COVID-19, which could push more residents into poverty due to an uncertain economy, food insecurity, and high cost of living.

To support residents during the pandemic, the Government of Northwest Territories took action on several fronts. During the month of March, income assistance recipients received a one-time emergency allowance.

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Mr. Speaker, increasing the number and variety of culturally respectful,
community-based mental health and addictions programs, including aftercare is a mandate commitment for the Government of the Northwest Territories.

La ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Julie Green, a prolongé l’état d’urgence sanitaire à l’échelle des TNO en vertu de la Loi sur la santé publique des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO), sur la recommandation de l’administratrice en chef de la santé publique, la D^re Kami Kandola.

Cet état d’urgence sanitaire se poursuit jusqu’au 10 novembre 2020. 

Au cours des dernières semaines, la pandémie de COVID-19 a pris de la vigueur au Canada, le nombre de cas ayant atteint son point culminant.

Aujourd’hui, Julie Green, ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux, a déposé à l’Assemblée législative le rapport annuel 2019-2020 du directeur des services à l’enfance et à la famille. Ce rapport annuel permet au Ministère d’examiner le système et de trouver des façons de mieux répondre aux besoins des enfants, des jeunes et des familles des TNO. Le Ministère utilise les données de ce rapport pour en savoir plus sur l’expérience des enfants et des jeunes qui reçoivent des services à l’enfance et à la famille.

Mr. Speaker, taking action to improve services and supports to reduce the number of Indigenous children and youth in the care is a priority for this government.  The 2019-2020 Annual Report of the Director of Child and Family Services that I will be tabling later today, shows a continued trend of overrepresentation of Indigenous children and youth receiving protection and prevention services under our legislation. This is a national issue, Mr.

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Mr. Speaker, I wish to inform Members that the Chief Public Health Officer has released two public health advisories today.

The first indicates the two positive COVID-19 tests in Yellowknife first announced as presumptive cases on Friday have been confirmed. The individuals continue to safely isolate. We appreciate their cooperation with the investigation into contacts, and we wish them well.

A thorough contact investigation continues, initial signs are good.

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Good afternoon everyone.

I would like to begin with an update on the presumptive tests received by two people in Yellowknife.

Both individuals are part of the same household. One had traveled, while one had not. All isolation protocols seem to have been followed. The individual who had traveled isolated. The individual who had not traveled kept their distance in the home. And they isolated as soon as the other individual developed symptoms as-required.

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Good afternoon.

First, I’d like to acknowledge that those residents who received the presumptive positive COVID-19 tests are recovering with close monitoring from public health. Our thoughts are with them.

We recognize that we are not immune to COVID-19 in the NWT.  That is why we have worked hard over the past several months to build capacity to manage the risk and be as responsive as possible when we have positive cases.