Mr. Pollard.
Debates of Dec. 9th, 1992
Topics
Supplementary To Question 198-12(3): Maintenance Of Fort Smith And Fort Chipewyan Winter Road
Question 198-12(3): Maintenance Of Fort Smith And Fort Chipewyan Winter Road
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Further Return To Question 198-12(3): Maintenance Of Fort Smith And Fort Chipewyan Winter Road
Question 198-12(3): Maintenance Of Fort Smith And Fort Chipewyan Winter Road
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, I committed to Mr. Shields on the phone half an hour ago that we would participate very early in the new year in those discussions so that we are not left in the same situation as we were this year. Thank you.
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Further Return To Question 198-12(3): Maintenance Of Fort Smith And Fort Chipewyan Winter Road
Question 198-12(3): Maintenance Of Fort Smith And Fort Chipewyan Winter Road
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Koe.
Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question to the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board. What is the status of the legislative review of the Workers' Compensation Board Act?
Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Cournoyea.
Return To Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, presently we are in the negotiations with the individual who is going to head up the review. We anticipate that by Friday we should have concluded those negotiations so that a review can proceed. Thank you.
Return To Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, Oral Questions. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.
Supplementary To Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Fred Koe Inuvik
We were promised that the review would be completed by the end of December. Is this still the proposed schedule?
Supplementary To Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Cournoyea.
Further Return To Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, we made that commitment and we are still working to complete it according to the schedule by the end of December.
Further Return To Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Question 199-12(3): Status Of Legislative Review Of Workers' Compensation Board Act
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Whitford.
Question 200-12(3): Response By Royal Oak Mine To Mediators' Report
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a question I would like to direct to the Government Leader. Mr. Speaker, the Government Leader will recall that on November 26, 1992 she told the House that the federal mediators' report on the Giant Mine dispute had been released. For the first time in many months, Mr. Speaker, there was a glimmer of hope and promise that this terrible stalemate would be resolved. The following week C.A.S.A.W.'s membership announced that they had accepted the advice of their union executive and had endorsed the mediators' report. Management of Royal Oak, however, to this date has indicated that it would send its response to the federal Minister of Labour. I would like to ask the Government Leader, who has been monitoring this very closely for several months now, if she can advise this House as to whether there has been any movement in Royal Oak's response?
Question 200-12(3): Response By Royal Oak Mine To Mediators' Report
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Cournoyea.
Return 200-12(3): Response By Royal Oak Mine To Mediators' Report
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, as of yesterday evening there was no response, unless something has happened this morning. Thank you.
Return 200-12(3): Response By Royal Oak Mine To Mediators' Report
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Antoine.
Question 201-12(3): Announcement Of Federal Cuts
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Minister responsible for Aboriginal Rights and Constitutional Affairs. It pertains to the question I asked the Minister of Finance. Cuts were announced in the economic statement by the Honourable Don Mazankowski, the federal Minister of Finance. One of the cuts announced was the assistance to aboriginal people. I am concerned about what
type of assistance we are talking about and how much. Can the Minister indicate to this House what effect this announcement will have in the Northwest Territories? Thank you.
Question 201-12(3): Announcement Of Federal Cuts
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Kakfwi.
Return To Question 201-12(3): Announcement Of Federal
Question 201-12(3): Announcement Of Federal Cuts
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Cuts
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the government officials are presently looking at the implications of the recent statement by the federal government. We will be advising Members at the earliest possible time once we have fully analyzed the implications of that statement. The information is not available at this time. Thank you.
Return To Question 201-12(3): Announcement Of Federal
Question 201-12(3): Announcement Of Federal Cuts
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Koe.
Question 202-12(3): Status Of Community Transfer Initiatives Implementation Plan
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Aboriginal and Intergovernmental Affairs. Yesterday I asked some questions on the status of the community transfer initiatives implementation plan and I received some very lengthy answers. In his statement in Hansard the Minister indicated that if communities are interested, the Minister would be prepared to make a commitment to travel to those communities to get discussions going. My question is, in many communities where they have already had discussions with the Minister or his staff, what is the Minister going to do to further enhance or advance the level of these discussions in terms of community transfer initiatives?
Question 202-12(3): Status Of Community Transfer Initiatives Implementation Plan
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Kakfwi.
Return To Question 202-12(3): Status Of Community Transfer Initiatives Implementation Plan
Question 202-12(3): Status Of Community Transfer Initiatives Implementation Plan
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, it is not possible to give a good answer to the question because there are many communities who have been visited already. The responses and the expectations that they expect as a follow-up are all somewhat varied. I do know that in some cases they have asked for information and we are forwarding that information to them. In some cases they have asked for a response to a detailed proposal with a dollar amount. We are responding to these in the next month or two. In other communities they expect us to return to have follow-up discussions either with myself or with senior staff, usually headed by the regional director of the area. That, in some areas, is what the expectations of most of the communities are. In some cases they have indicated when they find the time to continue the discussion and inviting myself and staff once again.
Return To Question 202-12(3): Status Of Community Transfer Initiatives Implementation Plan
Question 202-12(3): Status Of Community Transfer Initiatives Implementation Plan
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, Oral Questions. Mr. Ningark.
Question 203-12(3): Government's Actions On Rectifying Family Violence
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is subsequent to the Members' statement that I made yesterday on behalf of the front line workers of family violence. Since women are very concerned about the level of violence against women and children I would like to ask the Premier, what is the government's decision in terms of rectifying the problem? Thank you.