Thank you. Mr. Handley.
Debates of Dec. 3rd, 1993
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Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Handley
Mr. Chairman, the only equipment we're proposing to buy this year is air sampling equipment which will be used for the Giant Mine emissions, Snare Hydro and so on. It's a mobile facility, trailer type facility.
Inland water is still the responsibility of the federal government. I suppose, until that becomes our responsibility, we wouldn't be investing heavily in water sampling equipment. The federal government does have a fairly extensive water lab and we have to rely, at this point, on their analysis. We do participate and monitor what they are doing, though.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. General comments. Mr. Ng.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I recognize that it's currently a federal responsibility for the waters. You've said that, obviously, there are concerns and there are no current ocean dumping sites. I pointed out in my statement a couple of days ago, that it's also recognized that in the past there have been ocean dumping sites. Are those sites now identified? I had posed that question to the Minister that day, but he wasn't quite sure, so I'm just trying to get that clarified.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister. Mr. Handley.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Handley
Mr. Chairman, the federal government is doing an identification inventory of those sites and so on. We expect to receive a report on ocean disposals and so on, in January, 1994.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Ng.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Is the federal government being pursued for an initiative to clean up the sites they know of?
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Deputy Minister.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Handley
Yes, Mr. Chairman. Under the environment protection strategy, there is a provision for the federal government to clean up the sites. They are doing them. I don't have the order in which they're doing them with me, but they have a list and an order of the sequence in which they're doing it.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Ng.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
So, currently, obviously, they have undertaken to identify some of these sites and you have some information available. Could you make that available to myself?
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Handley.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Handley
Yes we could.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. General comments. I have Mr. Gargan.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Mr. Chairman, I will allow Mrs. Marie-Jewell to go ahead of me.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to ask a couple of questions with regard to Renewable Resources recognizing the commitment of the government to build a tanker base facility in Fort Smith. I'd like to ask the Minister whether the size of the tanker base has yet been determined by the government, and whether the comprehensive fire management review study has been completed. Thank you.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Chairman, I just want to ask Members to accept that unless they want me to personally try to answer these questions, I'm much more comfortable in referring all the questions to the deputy minister. I have great interest in this department and have been getting briefed, but the level of confidence is heavily on the side of the deputy minister, at this time. Just to make sure the answers are good answers for the Members, I will be deferring all the responses to the deputy minister. Thank you.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your comments are noted. Mr. Deputy Minister.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Handley
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The size of the hangar has not yet been determined. That will be determined once the analysis of the fire program review has been completed.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Last year, during the budget process, I asked when we determined this review to be completed. I recognize the review is under O and M, Mr. Chairman. However, the tanker base -- whether it's going to be through an O and M lease or whatever -- is a capital infrastructure. I'd like to ask the deputy minister when he anticipates the study will be completed, in order to determine the size. I think that's the major stumbling block now that's holding up proceedings of construction of that tanker base. I'd like to know if he can confirm that. Thank you.
Committee Motion 50-12(4): To Adopt Recommendation 19, Carried
Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Deputy Minister.