Nunavut MLAs expect busy fall sitting
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Nunavut MLAs return to the legislative assembly on Thursday.
With nine bills expected to come forward, the three-week fall sitting is anticipated to be a busy one.
However, the first order of business is the territory's capital budget, expected to come forward on Thursday.
"Right now, capital is the meat of the meetings for this fall sitting so I expect capital items will be a huge topic," said David Joanasie, government house leader.
According to Joanasie, funding for long-term care facilities in Cambridge Bay and Iqaluit will be included in the budget.
The Department of Finance is expected to present five bills, including one that would allow for further infrastructure investments in other departments.
Otherwise, the Departments of Justice, as well as Community and Government Services will each introduce a bill.
Joanasie said Premier P.J. Akeegok will also present a mandate review on the sitting's first day. He added the review was decided upon by all caucus members during a retreat in 2021.
Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster, MLA for Iqaluit-Sinaa, says the review will be an opportunity to see what work has been completed, but also what the Nunavut government still has left to accomplish.
"There's definitely a lot left to be done," she said. "There hasn't been enough progress towards housing people and meeting their basic needs."
She hopes the capital budget will address some of the territory's housing concerns.
It's been a year since the territorial government announced its Nunavut 3000 plan, which aims to build 3,000 homes by 2030.
To Pitsiulaaq Brewster, the government "hasn't made significant progress" on the plan in that time.
Solomon Malliki, Aivilik MLA and regular members caucus chairperson, echoed Pitsiulaaq Brewster in calling for updated infrastructure.
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