Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is not the practice of the NWT Housing Corporation to hire from out of town if there are local people who are qualified and able to work. It is the practice to hire those local people. It is also the practice of the Housing Corporation to get the best value for money. If the local people are willing to work and bid on contracts, and they win it, they will get it. Thank you.
Debates of Dec. 8th, 1993
Topics
Further Return To Question 232-12(4): Hiring Of Outside Electricians When Local People Available
Question 232-12(4): Hiring Of Outside Electricians When Local People Available
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 534
Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Further Return To Question 232-12(4): Hiring Of Outside Electricians When Local People Available
Question 232-12(4): Hiring Of Outside Electricians When Local People Available
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Antoine.
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
December 7th, 1993
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for
the Government Leader with regard to the Division Secretariat that we just found out about here. I would like to know when the decision was made to set up this body called the Division Secretariat? Thank you.
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, I'm not quite sure exactly what the Member's question is, but if the question is in terms of the organization of the Executive to respond to ongoing responsibility, as well under the Executive is the aboriginal rights secretariat. These are areas where we reorganized to meet the commitments and the pressures of decision-making we have to do in terms of the delivery of programs. It is of assistance to myself, as Government Leader, so we can carry out those responsibilities. I can provide the organizational chart. I thought I had it here. It is just an ongoing part of reorganization on how we do business. Thank you.
Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary, to the same Minister. Was the decision made before or after the strategic workshop we had in Cambridge Bay? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Further Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, I don't know the exact date that decision was made.
Further Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
The strategic planning workshop we had in Cambridge Bay was to talk about division. I think it is proper and important for Members on this side of the House to know everything the government is doing in this regard. We are supposed to be working together in this area. When I find out that initiatives are taken on behalf of the government and the bureaucratic system, it makes me wonder about the purpose of having strategic workshops. I would like to ask the Government Leader to see when she can find out exactly when the decision was made to strike up a secretariat. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Further Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, as the Member realizes, there are certain people who assist us, whether we're the government, in strategy sessions or reshaping. Those individuals are part of the support system. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you. Can the Premier confirm that the surplus funds that were appropriated from the Executive's Priorities and Planning Secretariat are being used to pay for the staff to work in the Division Secretariat? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Further Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, I've already committed to do an organizational chart and answer that question. I've taken that question as notice. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Do you have another supplementary, Mr. Antoine? If not, we'll take a short break.
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Further Return To Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Question 233-12(4): Date Of Decision To Set Up Division Secretariat
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Deputy Speaker Ludy Pudluk
I call this House back to order. Item 5, oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Social Services. During the early part of our session, we indicated many questions to the Minister in respect to the Alcohol and Drug Board of Management. The Minister has since stated to this House that this board has been disbanded. I know my constituents feel strongly that this board should be intact. I believe many other people in the North have the same feeling, the need for a group or a body to advise the government on what is needed to address alcohol and drug board issues. Since the disbanding of this board was done before she was appointed Minister, would the Minister reinstate the Alcohol and Drug Board of Management? Thank you.
Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
The Deputy Speaker Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Minister Mike.
Return To Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The dissolvement of the Alcohol and Drug Board of Management was officially done last spring, when this House passed the O and M budget. Thank you.
Return To Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Item 5: Oral Questions
Page 535
The Deputy Speaker Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Member for Thebacha.
Supplementary To Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister knows, whenever a budget is presented to this House,
Members have the ability to take and delete or defer from the budget, but we don't have the ability to place items back in the budget. Therefore, it was the Minister's decision to take away the funding required for the Alcohol and Drug Board of Management. Once again, would the Minister reinstate the Alcohol and Drug Board of Management, so that they would be able to advise on alcohol and drug issues?
Supplementary To Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Question 234-12(4): Reinstatement Of Alcohol And Drug Board Of Management
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Deputy Speaker Ludy Pudluk
Thank you. Minister Mike.