I will ask Members in oral questions if they could try to keep their preamble short, and use it as a set up for the actual question. The preambles sometimes tend to become more in light of a statement, than they are as a set up to a question. Ms. Cournoyea.
Debates of Sept. 30th, 1992
Topics
Supplementary To Question O892-12(2): Status Of Negotiations On Northern Accord
Question O892-12(2): Status Of Negotiations On Northern Accord
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Further Return To Question O892-12(2): Status Of Negotiations On Northern Accord
Question O892-12(2): Status Of Negotiations On Northern Accord
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, I know that we, the claimant groups, certainly have paid a lot more attention to the Northern Accord and some claimant groups have built that accord into their negotiations to enhance what they have, so I realize some people have more interest. I am pleased to work with the Member to see how we can cover off the Deh Cho area, because I know that certainly they have a different position than the other groups. Thank you.
Further Return To Question O892-12(2): Status Of Negotiations On Northern Accord
Question O892-12(2): Status Of Negotiations On Northern Accord
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Mr. Pudlat.
Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
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Kenoayoak Pudlat Baffin South
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I remember there was a request made to the Minister of Education in February during session. I talked about the request by the Sanikiluaq people and they have been requesting this for quite some time, and they have requested it through the Baffin Divisional Board of Education to acquire a bus and I have gone to Sanikiluaq, and I have seen how far the school is from the community.
Perhaps the present Minister of Education could tell me whether he has any information from the previous Minister of Education in regards to the requests by Sanikiluaq to get a school bus, because it is very dangerous in that community in the fall because of the lake that is between the school and the community. The school children do not have transportation at the present time in Sanikiluaq and they have requested numerous times to get a school bus because of the distance of the school to the community.
I would like to ask the Minister of Education, Mr. Speaker, whether he has received a letter from Sanikiluaq in regards to this school bus? Thank you.
Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Arvaluk.
Return To Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
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James Arvaluk Aivilik
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we have received a request from the people of Sanikiluaq asking for transportation services for the school children. There are a lot of requests from different communities, and we do not have enough funding in our department at this time to follow through with all the communities' requests. At one point $5 million is going to be used for every community that requests funding so for this reason, I have asked my department to do a study about transportation services for all the community's school children but I cannot say at the present time, Mr. Speaker, when that study will be completed, especially for Sanikiluaq. Thank you.
Return To Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Pudlat.
Supplementary To Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
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Kenoayoak Pudlat Baffin South
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary to the Minister of Education. Perhaps after the studies have been completed by his department, maybe he can inform me what is planned for a school bus for Sanikiluaq children? Would the Minister please inform me on how many years that the school bus will be provided for in the community of Sanikiluaq? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Arvaluk.
Further Return To Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
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James Arvaluk Aivilik
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The study that is being done by my department at the present time, is a study on all the communities that have requested a school bus, and we will include Sanikiluaq in our study for the beginning of the 1993-94 school year. Thank you.
Further Return To Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
Question O893-12(2): School Bus For Sanikiluaq
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions, Mr. Gargan.
Question O894-12(2): Recovery Of Health Billings
Item 5: Oral Questions
September 29th, 1992
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Government Leader. I believe tomorrow is going to be the day when the territorial government will be submitting a court challenge with regards to that deficit in Health. The deficit is that they are going to recover it through the courts, and I am just wondering because it was announced a couple of weeks ago, is the government still intending on pursuing that recovery of the health billing through the courts tomorrow?
Question O894-12(2): Recovery Of Health Billings
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Cournoyea.
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Question O894-12(2): Recovery Of Health Billings
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, there has been some indication that there might be some movement on the health billing. We have not retracted it, the intention is to go ahead tomorrow. However, I know there are some discussions going on today to see how much movement there is, and I am prepared to come back to you when those discussions are finished today. Thank you.
Return To Question O894-12(2): Recovery Of Health Billings
Question O894-12(2): Recovery Of Health Billings
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions, Mr. Zoe.
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Health last week commented on plans to increase the number of aboriginal people in the Department of Health. He indicated that he has met with his senior officials, and asked them to develop a strategic plan of how they can increase aboriginal people to an officer level or above.
I admire the Minister for doing that however, Mr. Speaker, it makes me wonder why the officials in the Department of Health have not done this much earlier since affirmative action hiring has been a priority of this government for I believe, more than seven years now.
My question to the Minister is has the Minister investigated why his department is only now developing a strategic plan?
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
I will just remind Members that a Minister is not responsible for the actions of former Ministers. Mr. Patterson.
Return To Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Mr. Speaker, I am really not aware of what efforts have been made by previous Ministers in that direction. Mr. Speaker, the Member asked me if I have looked into what was done before. I am looking ahead in taking on this relatively new responsibility, but no I have not researched in detail past efforts to deal with affirmative action. I have not done so. Thank you.
Return To Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.
Supplementary To Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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Henry Zoe North Slave
That is a point that I wanted to make, Mr. Speaker. It appears that the department has not been doing anything in this regard. Mr. Speaker, would the Minister be looking into why this work was not done before? Would he look into it?
Supplementary To Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Patterson.
Further Return To Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Mr. Speaker, I am not accepting that efforts have not been made in the past. I will look into those previous efforts. I may say, Mr. Speaker, if the Member has a specific concern about a particular job, or a particular competition, I would love to hear about it and I would love to deal with that specific concern. Thank you.
Further Return To Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Zoe.
Supplementary To Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Mr. Speaker, Members in this House know since I have been elected to this House, I have been monitoring the Department of Health and how it has been progressing. It appears that this Affirmative Action Plan has not been working in the department. Now they are trying to look at it, and develop a plan. Why was this not done earlier? There must be some rationale, and I am asking the Minister to see why affirmative action in the department has not been working, in order to help him develop this strategic plan that he has indicated that he is working on? Would he look into it?
Supplementary To Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
Question O895-12(2): Hiring Of Aboriginal Employees Within Department Of Health
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Patterson.