Mr. Speaker, that was part of the formation of the budget, and I would defer to the Minister of Finance.
Debates of June 16th, 1992
This is page numbers 616 - 630 of the Hansard for the 12th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was communities.
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Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Pollard.
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John Pollard Hay River
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the net impact to Yellowknife was one position. The gains were 74.8 positions in Yellowknife through forced growth, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.
Supplementary To Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
The statement in this document, Mr. Speaker, refers to the creation of 80 jobs which have been created as a result of growth in government spending. Does this mean that these are jobs, then, in the public sector or in the private sector, where these jobs have been created?
Supplementary To Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Pollard.
Further Return To Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
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John Pollard Hay River
These are government positions in Yellowknife, as I said before, Mr. Speaker. They may be with school boards, but nevertheless they are all funded by the Government of the Northwest Territories. Thank you Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
Question O526-12(2): Time Period For Creation Of Government Jobs, Yellowknife
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Gargan.
Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
Item 5: Oral Questions
June 15th, 1992
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Transportation. Mr. Speaker, one of the requirements with regard to contractors in my constituency is that they are required to utilize local facilities and local business and, wherever possible, local people. I noticed on my way to Yellowknife for the session that companies are still hiring people from outside the communities to be flagmen and for other jobs that do not require much skill. I would like to ask whether or not the department is enforcing the northern preference policy and the local hire.
Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Just before the session started this afternoon, I was talking to my deputy minister with respect to this specific job that the contractor is doing in the Fort Providence area. I have directed him to talk to the primary contractor to make sure that the subcontractors adhere to the policies and the guidelines in the contract which is given out to them. They will have to comply with their contract obligations. Thank you.
Return To Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Gargan.
Supplementary To Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister of Transportation if he might be able to provide me with information regarding local hire as well as northern hire.
Supplementary To Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I will be able to provide that to the Member. Thank you.
Further Return To Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Zoe.
Further Return To Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My question will be directed to the Government Leader on the statement on New Directions. Mr. Speaker, the Government Leader has omitted two particular regions from the focus of government decentralization. Mr. Speaker, these two regions that I am making reference to are the Kitikmeot and the North Slave regions. Mr. Speaker, these two specific regions have been the poorest regions in the Northwest Territories for a number of years now. In reference to the North Slave region, Mr. Speaker, on a number of occasions I have stood up in this House with statistics in regard to social assistance, in regard to the economy, the unemployment rate, and so forth.
Further Return To Question O527-12(2): Enforcement Of Local Hiring By Contractors
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Zoe, if I could ask Members of the Assembly that if they ask a question, would they please ask the question without making a statement? Thank you.
Question O528-12(2): Kitikmeot And North Slave Regions Omitted In Government Decentralization
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Government Leader why the government has omitted these two specific regions from government decentralization.
Question O528-12(2): Kitikmeot And North Slave Regions Omitted In Government Decentralization
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Cournoyea. Mr. Pollard, are you going to handle that one?
Return To Question O528-12(2): Kitikmeot And North Slave Regions Omitted In Government Decentralization
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, the decentralization was brought about by the effects of budget cutbacks, and as everybody knows, the budget is before the standing committee on finance; and hopefully it will come to the House ,in September. But when we evaluated all the PY losses across the Territories, Yellowknife gained one position, and a lot of the other communities lost positions. That was not the intent of budget cutbacks, Mr. Speaker, and so we took into consideration what would happen with some decentralization to those communities that had been affected. Quite frankly, to Mr. Zoe's constituency, because of forced growth in his area, his constituency gained 13.8 positions, Mr. Speaker. Lac la Martre gained one; Rae-Edzo gained 11.3 positions; Rae Lakes gained half a position; Snare Lakes gained half a position, Mr. Speaker. So you can see that there was considerable forced growth in that particular area.
The Kitikmeot, I think, was the other part of the question, Mr. Speaker. The Kitikmeot stayed virtually the same. There was no great impact from the budgetary cutbacks. Besides, in the Kitikmeot, Mr. Speaker, we are very excited, as Madam Premier has said, about the mining potential there. I was recently in Coppermine, and the people there are saying that if local jobs accrue to them, local opportunities business-wise accrue to them, then they are favourable towards that mine. As Madam Premier has said, there are good assays; and we understand there is a lot of exploration in that area this year, and we believe in future years we will have to be investing in the Kitikmeot in that particular area of Mr. Bernhardt's infrastructure that will assist in the way of roads, or perhaps hydro companies, to begin mines there, employ local people and support local businesses. So we think that is going to assist that area, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Return To Question O528-12(2): Kitikmeot And North Slave Regions Omitted In Government Decentralization
Question O528-12(2): Kitikmeot And North Slave Regions Omitted In Government Decentralization
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.
Supplementary To Question O528-12(2): Kitikmeot And North Slave Regions Omitted In Government Decentralization
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Mr. Speaker, I make reference to the comment from the honourable Member for Nunakput on page five of her statement, that they are focusing, regarding government decentralization, on three regions. That was the main point I was trying to get across to the government. Why have the other two been excluded from government decentralization, not specifically on PYs? So my question is still, why have these two regions been excluded?
Supplementary To Question O528-12(2): Kitikmeot And North Slave Regions Omitted In Government Decentralization
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Pollard.
Further Return To Question O528-12(2): Kitikmeot And North Slave Regions Omitted In Government Decentralization
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, I am sorry if I was confusing. The budget indicated losses in some communities across the Northwest Territories. Decentralization was implemented to offset those losses to those communities. Where there were no PY losses or where there were gains, there was nothing decentralized to those areas, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.