2023 NWT Election
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Jane Armstrong
Candidate in the Monfwi All Ridings race.
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Breaking down some of the big issues with NWT medical travel
July 8, 2024
Cabin Radio - Slow decisions, denied escorts, and a lack of funding are some of the medical travel issues routinely raised. The territory’s medical travel policy covers transportation costs to get people from one place to another for necessary medical care. When none of these insurance providers are eligible, the NWT’s Medical Travel Policy is the payor of last resort. To have your medical travel covered by the policy, you must:be an NWT resident;have a valid NWT health card;have a medical referral from within the NWT; andhave approval from the Medical Travel Office prior to travel. The GNWT is responsible for administering its own NWT Medical Travel Policy, and also shoulders much of the administrative work for the federal NIHB.
Edzo Elders spend their pension on Housing NWT arrears
July 3, 2024
Cabin Radio - Two Elders with health issues and a permanently disabled son in their care are paying Housing NWT a monthly $200 to whittle down arrears. In the legislature last year, fellow MLA Caitlin Cleveland said more than 900 residents owed more than $13 million to Housing NWT in arrears. In a formal response to Weyallon-Armstrong’s motion, the GNWT stated that Housing NWT does not garnish Elders’ pensions. “Rental income, mortgage income, those are all significant revenues in the Housing NWT budget,” Kuptana told Cabin Radio. Once the couple discovered $200 was being diverted to Housing NWT every month, they reached out to Weyallon Armstrong for help.
MLAs want GNWT to back temporary housing in Enterprise
June 16, 2024
Cabin Radio - Regular MLAs want the NWT government to contribute funding for temporary housing in Enterprise. “This funding opportunity from the federal government may not be the most ideal solution, because it is only temporary housing,” she said. There has to be a creative way that temporary housing can transform into long-term housing options.”Yakeleya said she wants to ensure displaced Enterprise residents are housed by the fall. She questioned why the NWT government would pass up a temporary housing option when the territory is in a housing crisis. Regular MLAs Kieron Testart, Jane Weyallon Armstrong and Danny McNeely spoke in favour of the temporary housing proposal.
After weeks of back and forth, N.W.T. Legislative Assembly passes budget
June 14, 2024
CBC North - Northwest Territories MLAs passed the territorial budget on Thursday, after weeks of debating and often pushing back against its contents. The $2.2 billion budget passed unanimously Thursday, with an additional $13 million added onto it. Denny Rodgers, MLA for Inuvik Boot Lake, was pleased the budget passed but still wants to see more housing money for his riding. Rodgers said he's pleased the budget passed, but he'll continue to advocate for more housing money for his constituency. Despite that, Weyallon Armstrong said this budget "will not close the municipal funding gap."
NWT’s 20th Assembly passes its first budget
June 13, 2024
Cabin Radio - Regular NWT MLAs and cabinet members stood together in passing the 20th Assembly’s first operating budget. Cabinet unveiled its proposed budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year last month. Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek announced on Wednesday she was revising the budget by adding $13 million in spending following discussions with regular MLAs. The territorial government decided to push back the budget process by several months after the election was delayed due to wildfires and evacuations. A previous version of this story stated the budget initially proposed $48.4 billion in cuts.
Can the NWT police its way out of the drug crisis?
June 12, 2024
Cabin Radio - Amid plenty of debate about the NWT’s latest budget, there’s one area where most politicians seem to agree: the need to address the territory’s drug crisis. “We want to see the RCMP take control of the drug trade in the NWT. “Right now in the NWT, the drug trade is winning and our people are losing.”Weyallon Armstrong said she is worried about NWT communities that have no RCMP detachment, particularly Gamètì, where the local government recently barred a suspected drug dealer. Increase in drug-related crime, deathsRCMP and several NWT communities have reported an increase in drug-related crime in recent years. ‘Drug use is a public health issue’Not everyone is convinced that increasing police resources is an adequate solution to the territory’s drug crisis.
MLAs call for assembly to close municipal funding gap
June 10, 2024
Cabin Radio - Regular MLAs are united in wanting to increase funding to Northwest Territories communities. Yellowknife Centre MLA Robert Hawkins said the current funding gap across communities extends to $52 million. Hawkins introduced a motion – which he said was a collaboration among regular MLAs – calling on the government to reallocate funding to implement those revised policies. The motion also called on the territory to make its funding gap calculations public and include a new stream of cash for community public safety and emergency preparedness. Inuvik Boot Lake MLA Denny Rodgers, previously a councillor and mayor in the town, said it’s “very important” for the territory to bridge the funding gap and ensure funding is spread equitably.
N.W.T. health minister says she won’t pause changes to health benefits regime
June 5, 2024
CBC North - 's health minister says she won't pause the rollout of changes to the territory's extended health benefits program, after a standing committee of MLAs urged her to do so. The program helps cover the cost of prescription drugs, medical supplies and equipment that aren't eligible for coverage through third-party insurers. Two significant changes include an income assessment to determine eligibility for the program and doing away with the current specified disease conditions list. residents currently do not have access to the benefits that the program will provide. Semmler said income thresholds will be set at the ministerial level, and "will allow for consistent review and flexibility."
Welfare work requirements are retired by GNWT
June 4, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - The territorial government announced today that improvements to the Income Assistance program and the new Income Assistance for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities program will come into effect July 1. George Nerysoo, MLA for Mackenzie Delta, said there needs to be an incentive to get off Income Assistance. “What we see is that once people start, they do not get out income assistance. “How do you address the cycle of dependency that carries through the families and generations on income assistance? She reminded all that Income Support was created as a temporary solution to be used by clients for a short period of time.
Standing committee calls on N.W.T. health minister to pause changes to benefits regime
June 4, 2024
CBC North - 's standing committee on social development has asked the minister of health and social services to pause the roll-out of controversial changes to the territory's extended health benefits program, which are set to take effect on Sept. 1. "We believe it is crucial to address these concerns thoroughly before moving forward with any changes to the extended health benefits program," Armstrong said in a statement. "Our priority is to ensure that the changes do not negatively impact the residents who rely on these benefits." People also said they supported providing access to supplementary health benefits to all N.W.T. The committee told Semmler it needs to know how much the government stands to save through income testing, what removing income testing but maintaining current levels of benefit support would look like and what removing income testing and expanding levels of benefit support would look like.
‘Who runs this territory? The drug trade is winning,’ says Monfwi MLA
May 28, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - The illegal drug trade is out of control in the territory, and there will be more lives ruined, and people killed unless the RCMP are given more resources, Monfwi MLA Jane Weyallon-Armstrong told the NWT Legislative Assembly today. The drug trade is destroying the lives of our people. When are we going to stand up and let drug dealers know that the NWT is not a place to do business. This rise of drugs and crime is debilitating our communities in our territory … who runs this territory? Minister Simpson agreed with the MLA who slammed easy bail access for drug dealers.
What MLAs heard about Missing Persons Act in Aklavik and Inuvik
April 11, 2024
Cabin Radio - He was just genuine and transparent.”Aklavik residents at a public meeting regarding the draft Missing Persons Act. Photo: Samantha KerrBill 2, which would create a Missing Persons Act for the first time in the NWT, aims to address concerns that police don’t have a full set of tools at their disposal when people go missing in the territory. And I think that’s hope.”Steven and Frank Gruben with their mother at the wedding of Laura and Charlie Kalinek in 2012. MLAs plan to act fastMissing persons legislation has to balance providing information to police with the privacy of individuals. Kieron Testart at the Inuvik public meeting regarding the draft Missing Persons Act.
N.W.T. MLAs hold Missing Persons Act meetings in Aklavik and Inuvik
April 11, 2024
CBC North - 's proposed new Missing Persons Act. The territory committed to exploring a Missing Persons Act in 2020 and it was brought back into the spotlight after the disappearance of Frank Gruben last spring. 's proposed Missing Persons Act on Wednesday. Weyallon Armstrong also said the missing persons act can play an important role in the territory. "This bill is very important — important for the N.W.T., important for everybody.
Assembly update for February 29
March 1, 2024
CKLB 101.9 - ...the NWT Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Monfwi MLA Jane Jane Armstrong raised the issue of poor-quality health-care in smaller communities. The MLA appeared to reference the unexpected death of Monfwi’s Rachel Simpson on Tuesday in an Edmonton hospital after allegedly being told on the weekend by Lac La...
NWT’s MLAs pass Israel-Hamas ceasefire motion
February 29, 2024
Cabin Radio - A Yellowknife citizens’ group that has held rallies supporting a ceasefire in Gaza welcomed a vote in which MLAs backed a related motion at the NWT legislature. “Ultimately, we’re very encouraged and very thankful to all the members who voted in favour,” said Derek Lindman, a spokesperson for YK Citizens for Ceasefire. Great Slave MLA Kate Reid and Yellowknife North MLA Shauna Morgan tabled and seconded the motion, respectively, in response to a YK Citizens for Ceasefire petition. I told him first, because I’m a human being,” Reid said in an impassioned speech in support of the motion. “We feel very strongly that humanitarian aid is vital at this time – that Gazans are being starved on purpose through the withholding of aid,” he said.