Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, we could look at, perhaps, using casual employees who are trained to do law enforcement in this particular area.
Debates of Sept. 25th, 1992
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
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The Chair John Ningark
Ms. Mike. Thank you. Now, we are done with regional land use planning. On page 12-17, activity summary, forest fire management, someone is going to have some concerns on this, I think. The total O & M is $20.916 million. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is potential for a conflict of interest on this activity, I am going to remove myself from the room, and will not be participating in discussions on this.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you for the courtesy of telling us. Getting on with this report, it is fire management. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. I think, I did not hear any agreed on the regional land use planning, zero.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Over the page, page 12-18, forest management with a total O & M of $446 million. Mr. Gargan.
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the committee if it could defer dealing with it at this time. I have a motion that has been drafted at this time.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Gargan. Is the committee agreed we defer the program for the time being, until Mr. Gargan has his motion ready?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Okay. We should be able to do that today, right Mr. Gargan?
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
No, Mr. Chairman. All I was suggesting was that we defer that, keep on going with details of grants and contributions, and then go back to that when the motion is ready.
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The Chair John Ningark
That is what I said, defer the program for the time being, and keep going. Details of grants and contributions with grants of $658 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Contributions, on page 12-21 of the grants and contributions. There are contributions of $2.016 million. Mr. Zoe.
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Mr. Chairman, I know we have had activity for either wild life management, or it is in regards to animal rights activists. I think it falls under this section, so since I have a second chance, I would like to take a kick at the can here under contribution in wildlife management. I want to make a comment, and ask some questions in regards to animal rights.
Mr. Chairman, the Minister has commented several times about the importance of his department. I guess that plays in combating the influence of animal rights activists. I am concerned that the commitment to this should not be diminished. Even though, Mr. Chairman, we have been very active, previously, in promoting the fur industry, I share the opinion of my colleague from Nahendeh. It seems as though there is less effort going on in this area, now, than in the past.
I want to follow-up on one initiative that the department undertook before, and that is in relation to a trust fund set up to combat animal rights activists. Now, this established trust fund was to be used to provide financial support to activities aimed at counteracting the impact of the environmental rights groups. To date, I have not heard much, or any further announcement, about this fund. I want to ask the Minister, what is happening with this fund, and where is it reflected in the main estimates?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We have roughly $300,000 in the trust fund at this moment, and I am asking the government to allow us to put in some regulations, so that we could enact the act that establishes the trust fund. Also, under the act, we are required to establish a board that would govern the money that is in the trust. It is almost coming to be established. There is money in the bank at this moment, we just need to establish a board and regulations.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Zoe.
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Mr. Chairman, could I ask the Minister that since the fund has been established, how many applicants have we funded through this fund, through this trust fund to date?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Honourable Minister.
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. None, because the board is not in place yet. Once the board is in place, then the money could be utilized.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Zoe.
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Mr. Chairman, can I ask the Minister why it is taking the department so long to appoint members to this board? That act, if I recall correctly, was passed during the 11th Assembly, before we went to the polls, Mr. Minister. I would like to ask the Minister, why it is taking them so long just to appoint board members? We have not been funding any agencies that want to combat environmental rights groups pertaining to the fur industry. That means we have not done anything, why? It does not take that long to get people in place.