Mr. Speaker, I am not going to attempt to correct the Minister's knowledge regarding this one. However, I would like to point out that buying of naphtha gas or kerosene for portable heating or cooking is part of the whole Social Services recipients allowance. They are not identified separately. If a Social Services recipient is allotted $400, the fuel is already included, contrary to what they are allotted in the western Arctic, where wood is separate from that amount. It is part of the whole page in the eastern Arctic. This is why I cannot qualify this as an alternative to the wood subsidy program under that program. It is not separate. It is not like that. Can the Minister tell me whether that is separate or part of the whole Social Services recipients allowance?
Debates of March 25th, 1993
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Supplementary To Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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James Arvaluk Aivilik
Supplementary To Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike.
Further Return To Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The wood and fuel subsidy program is a separate program on its own to assist the elders, as well as the social assistance recipients, to subsidize their fuel all year. It is not for camping or going out on the land. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Arvaluk.
Supplementary To Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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James Arvaluk Aivilik
Mr. Speaker, I cannot see that my friends in the western Arctic would only use wood when they are not in camps. They are not allowed to use it when they are in camp. What I am saying is that life-styles in the east or the west, half of the time, if you are a normal person, you will spend it out on the land. It is not like working people who take two weeks off a year and go camping. It is not like that. They actually live out in the camp for half of the year. It is not pleasure camping. They see it as part of their life-style. Perhaps the Minister can indicate by saying "yes" or "no" that the fuel subsidy in the east is part of the food allowance, part of the actual Social Services allowances, whereas it is different in the west where they get a fuel subsidy on top of the food allowance. Is this statement true?
Supplementary To Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike.
Further Return To Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have indicated earlier, the families who go out on the land, and who are recipients of social assistance, get assistance to purchase the fuel which they require. The other subsidy program is for home owners. The elders or anyone who is on social assistance receives the subsidy. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Question 592-12(3): Previous Question Re Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
I would like to remind Members when they ask a question that the lead in to the question should be very short and used to set up the question. I have allowed a certain amount of latitude for more complex questions. I would ask Members to remember this. Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Whitford.
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Renewable Resources. The caribou are on the move again, they are moving north this time. They are passing through Back Bay and on to the Ingraham Trail on their journey north. I would like to ask him whether or not the hunting ban on the Ingraham Trail is still in effect?
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Return To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Caribou are always on the move.
---Laughter
Mr. Speaker, the restriction with regard to caribou hunting on the Ingraham Trail is still in effect. Thank you.
Return To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.
Supplementary To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I should know better than to phrase my questions in such a way that the Minister can respond as he did. I meant they were journeying south at one point and they are turned around and are journeying back. The concern which many people have, Mr. Speaker, is that the ban may not have been in effect and that hunting will again take place. How long is this ban in place for?
Supplementary To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The hunting restriction on the side of the road on Ingraham Trail starts in November and ends at the end of April. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.
Supplementary To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is the department considering a year-round hunting ban or shooting restriction on the Ingraham Trail?
Supplementary To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have had some discussion on this issue. My department is aware that there might be some safety concern on the Ingraham Trail. At the present, time we have no plans to further restrict the hunting on the Ingraham Trail. If the Members of this House want to see further restrictions on the Ingraham Trail in terms of big game hunting, we can explore that option. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.
Supplementary To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is not very clear in many people's minds what this hunting ban or restriction is. As for the dates, Mr. Speaker, it may be confusing to the general public, whether it is a fall ban or includes the spring. I have not heard anything on the radio. Would the department step up its information program to avoid any kind of confusion which this hunting ban may pose?
Supplementary To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Mr. Allooloo.
Further Return To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Titus Allooloo Amittuq
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I will ask my department to place advertisements on the radio and newspapers to inform the public of these dates with regard to the restriction of hunting on the Ingraham Trail. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Question 593-12(3): Ban On Caribou Hunting On Ingraham Trail
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Patterson.
Question 594-12(3): Social Assistance Fuel Subsidy Alternatives
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a follow-up on Mr. Arvaluk's question to the Minister of Social Services. Mr. Speaker, I understood the Minister in her last response to say that social assistance recipients who were going on the land are provided with monies to purchase naphtha and other supplies. Is the Minister saying there is an entitlement for monies for naphtha for eligible social assistance recipients going out on the land?