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Debates of March 6th, 1992
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An Hon. Member
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The Chair Richard Nerysoo
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Are there any further general comments? Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
If I may, Mr. Chairman, I would like to move forward with some general resolutions at this time, with respect to the Transportation budget.
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The Chair Richard Nerysoo
Yes, Mr. Todd.
Motion To Re-Examine Transportation Priorities From A Cost And Benefit Basis, Carried
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John Todd Keewatin Central
I move that the committee recommends that cabinet re-examine transportation priorities from a cost and benefit basis, and in light of other fundamental needs of NWT residents.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. The copies are circulating right now. Your motion is in order.
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Question.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
The question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Any further general comments? Member for Nahendeh. Motion That Transportation Department Maximize Use Of Local People For Capital Projects, Carried
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have got a motion here. I move that the committee recommends that the Department of Transportation utilize its capital budget to make work for local people to the maximum extent. Thank you.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Your motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Nahendeh.
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This motion is straightforward. It is for the capital project on Transportation going into different communities, if the local people would be considered to do most of the work, if they are capable of doing it through their corporations and other businesses that may exist in those communities; the idea is to keep the money that is going into the community in the community as much as possible. Thank you.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. To the motion.
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Question.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
The question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Are there any further general comments? Ms. Mike.
Motion To Improve Transportation Infrastructure, Carried
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
I move that the committee recommends that Transportation infrastructure be improved where it is substantiated that impediment to industry that creates jobs exists.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Your motion is in order. To the motion. Member for Baffin Central.
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The motion is simple and it is regarding people in the community being given the opportunity to work and to make money in the community, that they be given the opportunity so that people with no jobs will be given the opportunity.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
To the motion.
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Question.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
The question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Are there any further general comments? Member for Yellowknife Frame Lake.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The standing committee on finance, when we reviewed Transportation, generally found some areas of concern in terms of standards. When we speak of standards, we are talking about particularly those standards aimed at perhaps what is typically done in the South, and we are not convinced that it is always necessary to achieve those standards when doing work in the North. I guess specifically what led to this was the cost of the upgrade of the highway in Yellowknife between downtown and the airport. I do not think there was much support on the committee for the level of upgrading that is planned for that strip, although this was last year's budget, and the amount of money that was spent doing the same sort of thing to part of the road up in Inuvik -- the Dempster Highway in Inuvik. Because of that we are wondering whether or not it really made a lot of sense to spend as much money as we did there when there are so many more important things that we thought the money could be spent on. We thought that the department should perhaps re-evaluate its standards. Motion
That Transportation Department Re-Evaluate Its Standards To What Is Affordable, Carried
Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I would like to move that the committee recommends that the Department of Transportation re-evaluate its standards to ensure they are reasonable in light of what this government can afford.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Could we have a copy of that motion, please? Thank you. Your motion is in order.
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The Chair Ludy Pudluk
Question has been called, but I do not have a quorum. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Are there any further general comments? Mr. Nerysoo.
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a couple of general concerns that I wanted the department to take note of. I have listened, with some interest, to many of the speakers who have spoken about highways over the last couple of days. Much of the discussion is centred around the highway system in the southern part of the Western Arctic. I want to ask the Minister if we had turned over to us the total responsibility for the Dempster Highway, or whether or not that particular highway was still under the responsibility of, at least for reconstruction, the jurisdiction of the federal government? I would like to know the status of that situation.