Le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (GTNO) est fier de rendre hommage à la communauté francophone des Territoires du Nord‑Ouest (TNO) à l’occasion de la 24^e édition des Rendez-vous de la Francophonie. Du 1^er au 31 mars 2022, le GTNO vous invite à célébrer les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie! Ce mois est l’occasion pour les dix millions de francophones du Canada et pour tous les Canadiens de souligner et de promouvoir la langue et la culture françaises.

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Mr. Speaker, it has been two years since COVID-19 changed our lives here in the NWT. When the outbreak started, we did not know what to expect, how long it would last, when vaccines would be available and how we would have to adapt. We also did not fully understand the toll it would take on all of us, especially health care providers.

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Mr. Speaker, over the last three days, the community of Fort Smith and its residents have been faced with a difficult and scary situation that has shaken their sense of safety to the core.

As a result of a significant police operation in the community, residents were forced to lock themselves in their homes, businesses, or wherever they could seek safety, while the RCMP searched for an individual considered to be armed and dangerous. Thankfully the individual has been brought into custody.

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Mr. Speaker, this Legislative Assembly has made it a priority to advance universal child care for residents of the Northwest Territories. Today I am honoured to share the highly anticipated results of our work with Canada that will help us achieve this priority.

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Mr. Speaker, one of the very important values in the new Northwest Territories Housing Corporation mandate is “partnership.” Partnership is how we are most effectively going to address the housing needs of residents across the territory. It is critical that we work in partnership with Indigenous governments, the Government of Canada, community governments and other stakeholders to reach our housing goals.

Les premiers ministres des provinces et territoires sont heureux d’annoncer le Prix du Conseil de la fédération (CDF) pour l’innovation en matière de santé mentale et de traitement des dépendances.

Décerné dans chaque province et dans chaque territoire pour souligner des initiatives ayant un impact positif sur la santé mentale et le traitement des dépendances, ce prix ponctuel viendra reconnaître et soutenir les individus ainsi que les organismes qui se distinguent dans ces domaines.

Aujourd’hui, le gouvernement du Canada et le gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (GTNO) ont annoncé que les frais de garde des jeunes enfants pour les familles des Territoires du Nord-Ouest (TNO) qui ont des enfants de la naissance à cinq ans dans des services de garde agréés seront réduits de 50 % en moyenne. Cette réduction entrera en vigueur le 1er janvier 2022.

À la suite de l’annonce tant attendue du Bureau de l’administrateur en chef de la santé publique (BACSP), les exploitants d’entreprises touristiques ont enfin un objectif tangible pour la saison de 2022 : depuis le 1er mars, le territoire accueille à nouveau les voyageurs d’agrément, et les exploitants se préparent à recevoir de nouveau les visiteurs.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today as the Minister Responsible for Seniors to update Members on our mandate commitment to enable Seniors to age in place with dignity. This is an important commitment to me personally because of the number of Seniors who live in my constituency. I continue to hear that they want to stay in their homes as long as possible. That means taking a cross-department approach to providing seniors with access to various services and support when and where needed. 

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Mr. Speaker, the NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards program was developed in 1991 as a way to recognize outstanding volunteers and highlight the importance of volunteerism in NWT communities.  Today I want to congratulate everyone nominated for the 2021 NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards, and to share some of the incredible achievements of the award winners.