What ties do you have to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and what steps will you take to grow those connections if elected?

As a former educator, and current MADD Community Leader for Fort Simpson, is my teaching and volunteerism within the community. I will ensure that any messaging that is made public will include the community. I feel that it is important to recognize and support all communities of my riding.

The Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit Report specifically states 2SLGBTQQIA+ Indigenous communities are included in the Calls to Action. If you were elected, what is your plan for seeing through an inclusive MMIWG2S Act in the NWT?

My hope on the issue of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit Report is to ensure that the Calls to Action have an important messaging in all communities. It is a priority for our government to work with all Indigenous government to ensure that families have answers to families who have lost loved ones.

What do you know about the current challenges of two spirit, indigiqueer, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in the NWT, and what steps will you take to commit to addressing these challenges?

They experience racism, high incidences of violence and are often not included in decision making.

The NWT currently offers the most protection for two spirit, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people in Canada. This includes gender-affirming surgeries, trans+ healthcare, policies and more. Given the current political atmosphere targeting two spirit, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people, what steps would you take to preserve these protections?

I feel that it is important to recognize and support all communities of my riding. The next steps is to meet with the groups and hear what they have to say on the issue, we can gather ideas from the meeting.

The evacuation(s) this past summer were detrimental to many communities with devastating aftermaths. Were you impacted by the evacuation(s) this past summer and what did you do during that time? If elected, how do you plan to deal with the ongoing impacts, and how would you improve a future response?

I was affected by the wildfires due to the influx of people arriving to our community. This put pressure on our grocery stores for resupply. We need to ensure that planning training, assessment of last evacuation impacts had on the public. Do a thorough assessment of what was done, ensure that people are communicated to in a timely manner.