Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is there now in place an agreement on eliminating interprovincial trade barriers signed by all provinces and the territories which basically exempts the Northwest Territories from the moves which have been made in this direction? Is there an agreement now in place? Thank you.
Debates of March 24th, 1993
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Supplementary To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Supplementary To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Pollard.
Further Return To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, there are two agreements that we have put our names to, and I think Mr. Patterson, in his former life, is a signatory to one of those agreements. There is a beer agreement that the majority of provinces and ourselves have signed, and there is also a procurement agreement that was also signed a couple of years ago. So, there are two agreements which we are participating in right now. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Supplementary To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Mr. Speaker, is it the Minister's intention, in participating in new discussions on further reduction of trade barriers given the federal government's strong desire apparently to promote free trade within Canada, that we should continue to seek to carve a special niche for the territories in these national agreements which will recognize our developing economy because northern businesses need protection while they are still developing and while they are unable to compete with larger national corporations? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Pollard.
Further Return To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, that is indeed our position. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Supplementary To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Mr. Speaker, the Minister referred to me in my former life. Does that mean he thinks I am now deceased? Thank you.
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Supplementary To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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An Hon. Member
Take it as notice.
Supplementary To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
I think an afterlife would be the proper terminology, Mr. Patterson.
Further Return To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, my apologies if I offended the Member. I was referring to when he was the Government Leader of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Question 576-12(3): GNWT Position Re Elimination Of Interprovincial Trade Barriers
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Ningark.
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 23rd, 1993
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am directing my question to the Minister of the NWT Housing Corporation. In one of the original HAP housing programs, the people who have their own private business were unable to get HAP housing but now with the new access project we have been told that it will be easier for the business people to obtain a house. In the Natilikmiot area there was one person who applied for HAP housing and was told the second time he would be able to receive a house. He tried to access this program but still he can not get it. Is it going to be easier to gain access through the new access program for the people who own their own businesses? Thank you.
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin.
Return To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As long as a private business has its financial statements in order so we can verify the applicants income, he should be able to apply for the program and be eligible for home owner's assistance through one of the access programs. Thank you.
Return To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ningark.
Supplementary To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister tell me, for people who have their own business, is there a ceiling on their income that will disqualify them from the access program?
Supplementary To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If they are a higher income family, then they could apply for the forgivable loan program. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Ningark.
Supplementary To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, with respect to the small business operator who applies to own a house under the access program. How much money would the person make before he is no longer eligible for this program? Mr. Speaker, what is the maximum limit that an individual person, who owns a business, can apply for? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Morin.
Return To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Under the access program, there are different types of programs to suit different needs to encourage home ownership. There are special projects for the lower income people who fall through the cracks. Then, for lower incomes that fall under CNIT, it is lower and it varies. The CNIT is the amount of money that you make and anything above that, you should be able to afford to own your own home. We are also going to have a forgivable loan program above that. That takes everyone into consideration. Coordinated income threshold for the Baffin is: Arctic Bay, $75,000; Broughton Island, $70,500; Cape Dorset, $67,500; Clyde River, $68,000; Grise Fiord, $69,500; Hall Beach, $69,500; Igloolik, $71,500; Iqaluit, $66,000; Lake Harbour, $66,000; Pangnirtung, $68,000; Pond Inlet, $71,000; Resolute Bay, $76,000; Sanikiluaq, $59,000.
In the Hay River region it is: Enterprise, $46,500; Fort Liard, $47,000; Fort Providence, $48,000; Fort Resolution -- Mr. Speaker, the list goes on. Would the Member like me to table it?
Return To Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Question 577-12(3): Access To Hap Programs For Private Businessmen
Item 5: Oral Questions
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An Hon. Member
Please.