Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When does the Minister expect to have the policy completed?
Debates of Feb. 19th, 1993
Topics
Supplementary To Question 286-12(3): Status Of Bussing Policy
Question 286-12(3): Status Of Bussing Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik
Supplementary To Question 286-12(3): Status Of Bussing Policy
Question 286-12(3): Status Of Bussing Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Nerysoo.
Further Return To Question 286-12(3): Status Of Bussing Policy
Question 286-12(3): Status Of Bussing Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Speaker, hopefully before March 31, 1993.
Further Return To Question 286-12(3): Status Of Bussing Policy
Question 286-12(3): Status Of Bussing Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Whitford.
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 18th, 1993
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Renewable Resources. Mr. Speaker, currently there is a great deal of controversy arising in the Yukon, parts of Alaska, British Columbia and Alberta regarding the eradication of wolves in the provinces and territories. Mr. Speaker, it is not so much the program I am concerned with, but rather the effects on tourism in the territories. I would like to know whether we are participating in any kind of wolf control or eradication program which would fall
into a category that would be seen as a little out of the ordinary?
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Return To Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, we do not have an eradication for canine lupus in the Northwest Territories. We are not taking part in the initiative the Government of Yukon is taking. Mr. Speaker, at the present time perhaps the Minister of Economic Development would be in a better position to see what the impact on tourism in the Northwest Territories would be as a result of the eradication of wolves in the Yukon. Thank you.
Return To Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.
Return To Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I may, I will direct this supplementary to the Minister responsible for Tourism. The threats from groups such as "friends of animals", regarding boycotting any kind of tourism, are of concern in the Yukon and certainly in the northern part of Alberta. I would like to know whether or not these groups, who are defending animals, have contacted our Department of Tourism to impose this threat on us? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
The original question was posed to the Minister of Renewable Resources. This is a supplementary to that question. Mr. Whitford, if you want a supplementary to the Minister who you asked the first question to, you can do that. If not, I am going on to the next Member. Mr. Whitford.
Supplementary To Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I apologize, I was asking the Minister of Renewable Resources a question dealing with wolves and it was connected to tourism. It was the Minister who suggested perhaps I was directing it the wrong way. However, I will ask the Minister, has the group "friends of animals", based out of San Francisco, been in contact with his department threatening to boycott if his department is pursuing an eradication program of wolves?
Supplementary To Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No.
Further Return To Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Question 287-12(3): Participation In Wolf Control Program
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 6, oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation. Mr. Speaker, with the Department of Personnel's new housing policy being announced, currently the NWT Housing Corporation, particularly under public housing, has a rental ceiling of 25 per cent of their gross income. However, in my particular constituency, there is a limited amount to that
ceiling, there is a limit for any type of accommodation. For example, the ceiling may be fixed and set at $650 a month for a three bedroom house. Knowing that this new rental income for the government's civil servants will exceed a ceiling amount of our public units, I am wondering whether or not the Minister is going to address the ceiling which is capped on public units, particularly in the eastern Arctic, or in any part of the western Arctic? Thank you.
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin.
Return To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I will be addressing this in the very near future, to equalize the situation and make all programs fair and equal. The staff housing program, public housing as well as home ownership programs should all be fairly equal by next year, with the approval and support of Members of this Assembly. Thank you.
Return To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Supplementary To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, the Minister just announced his new housing programs in December. How does the Minister intend to propose changes to the public housing rental units? Does he intend to review the rental scale? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes.
Further Return To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.
Supplementary To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, when does the Minister intend to review the rental scale? I would like to know this so that I, and other Members, can make our constituents aware of this.
Supplementary To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Question 288-12(3): Ceiling On Public Housing Units
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Within the next couple of weeks, I will hopefully have a paper to take to Cabinet to get approval. I will then be consulting with Members and the community people. Thank you.