Oral questions. Mr. Koe.
Debates of Feb. 13th, 1992
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Further Return To Question O9-12(2): Monitoring Pollution In Mackenzie River
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Question O10-12(2): Professional Development Days For Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Teachers
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to the Minister of Education. This morning a press release was issued by the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association expressing concerns about the management and direction of the director of the Beaufort/Delta Divisional Board of Education. Effective tomorrow, February 14th, the teachers at SAM School, Sir Alexander Mackenzie School, will commence a work-to-rule schedule. What action is the department taking to deal with this issue?
Question O10-12(2): Professional Development Days For Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Teachers
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister of Education, Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So far I have not got all the information. I am told that when the teachers want to get more professional time, there is a process in place where a principal and the teachers can request additional professional days from their local education authority to get support, and that education authority could
come to me to request additional professional days. That has not happened so far. My assistant deputy minister was up there some time ago talking to parents and teachers with respect to this particular concern. Once I get the full information that I am requesting through my department, I will have a better answer. It should be soon.
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.
Supplementary To Question O10-12(2): Professional Development Days For Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Teachers
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. This issue is not new. It has been festering for a few months. I am aware of attempts being made to contact your office to get this approval and why was nothing done before this action has to be taken by the teachers?
Supplementary To Question O10-12(2): Professional Development Days For Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Teachers
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am told that this is driven by union members. As I said, the process is there for teachers to request more professional days if they want. They can go through their community education council and the community education council would ask me. Then I would consider their request. That has not come about. I have not had any information from the community education council requesting professional days. Thank you.
Further Return To Question O10-12(2): Professional Development Days For Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Teachers
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Second supplementary, Mr. Koe.
Supplementary To Question O10-12(2): Professional Development Days For Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Teachers
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister elaborate on the proper process that should be undertaken for these requests? Do these requests go to the local community education society? Do they go to the director of the department in Inuvik, or do they go to the Minister?
Supplementary To Question O10-12(2): Professional Development Days For Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Teachers
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thought I had answered that question. If the teachers want to have more time for professional time, if they are requesting more days, they have to go to their principal. If the principal agrees, he goes to the community education council and then the education council could, if they agree, approach me requesting a certain number of professional days. They do not go to the director, the ADM or the deputy minister. They go to the Minister. Thank you.
Further Return To Question O10-12(2): Professional Development Days For Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Teachers
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Last supplementary, Mr. Koe.
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Fred Koe Inuvik
Are these procedures documented or written down anywhere?
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
I am not sure if it is a policy or a directive, but it is the practice that we use. Thank you.
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Todd.
Question O11-12(2): "northwest Territories Way" Model On Health Care Delivery
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Health. When he appeared before the standing committee on agencies, boards and commissions in Fort Smith, he assured the Members that the proposals in the Strength at Two Levels report were only recommendations and he would not proceed to implement them until further analysis and community consultations had taken place.
Can the Minister assure the House today that he has not decided to accept the Strength at Two Levels proposed "Northwest Territories Way" as the model for health care delivery?
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Minister of Health, Mr. Whitford.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said at the ABC meetings, recommendations are recommendations and there is nothing to say that is the way it is going to be. In the final analysis there is a lot of consultation to take place yet, and I believe we are working on that and other areas of the Strength at Two Levels document.
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
In that case, Mr. Speaker, would the Minister confirm that to date the "Northwest Territories Way" is a model that has been put together by the bureaucracy and with little or no input by the public or professionals?
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Whitford.
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The "NWT Way" was probably put together by the Department of Health -- I do not know whether they call them a bureaucracy -- and it is a matter for discussion. It is a direction that we, in proper consultation with people, may or may not adopt. There are a lot of factors to be considered. We are into difficult financial times, and we have to make the best use of our resources available in order to deliver the best service to the people of the Territories. We could not come here without anything; we have to put some things down on paper and perhaps this is what the Member is referring to.
Further Return To Question O11-12(2): "northwest Territories Way" Model On Health Care Delivery
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Second supplementary, Mr. Todd.