Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary to the same Minister. Mr. Speaker, as this policy will affect members of the public who may want to light up in a government office, they should be aware of the policy. Since assuming the Health portfolio, can the Minister tell this House what procedures have been followed to make the public aware of the government's "no smoking" policy?
Debates of March 29th, 1993
Topics
Supplementary To Question 619-12(3): GNWT's Smoke Free Work Place Policy
Question 619-12(3): GNWT's Smoke Free Work Place Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Supplementary To Question 619-12(3): GNWT's Smoke Free Work Place Policy
Question 619-12(3): GNWT's Smoke Free Work Place Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Ms. Mike. Madam Premier.
Further Return To Question 619-12(3): GNWT's Smoke Free Work Place Policy
Question 619-12(3): GNWT's Smoke Free Work Place Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, the overall policy for non smoking in government offices is in place. There are no plans to revise it and directives are available for government personnel to know exactly what is required in government work places. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 619-12(3): GNWT's Smoke Free Work Place Policy
Question 619-12(3): GNWT's Smoke Free Work Place Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Lewis.
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 28th, 1993
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
Thanks, Mr. Speaker. When Mr. Braden became Government Leader in 1979, I believe, the first four years -- it was a fully elected Executive Council -- were spent in trying to establish that the job of an Executive Council is the development of policy. I would like to ask the Government Leader, what is the process to put new policies in place or to make changes to the substance of existing policies?
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Return To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, policy can originate from a Cabinet Minister, a requirement through the particular departmental responsibilities, and that may be fed into the system and would eventually come on the Cabinet's decision-making table. Policy could be developed from Cabinet, Cabinet could see a need for a policy change and that would be directed to the departments responsible to develop such policy. Thank you.
Return To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.
Supplementary To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
Since we have consensus government, I would like to ask the Leader, is she also including ordinary Members? Are Members in any way involved in the policy-making business of this consensus government?
Supplementary To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Further Return To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, I think much of the policy that this government has comes from MLAs or the general public. Certain policy guidelines are important for the good running of government. In my history as an ordinary MLA or on Cabinet, policies and how the government operates come from any area, but it generally gets funnelled through the process. If there is a policy which people feel is not working, outdated and has to be revised, as Cabinet we would work with ordinary MLAs to make the necessary changes. It could be a policy on housing. We will work in this area if we have to change the policy on rental changes. Any area and scope of a requirement comes from many places and often those suggestions are vetted and put into the process. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.
Supplementary To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Every department of government, I think, has someone who has responsibility for policy or policy development which will presumably arrive at the Cabinet level and be approved of as government policy. Since there has been virtually no policy development which we are aware of since about 1984, at least it has not been kept up-to-date, is there any explanation why we have all these people developing all these policies when we never really see them?
Supplementary To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Further Return To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, I did not say there were no changes to policy. This government is very fluent in changing its policies and policy directives. What I said is, there may not have been a total approach on changing that section of policy development, which I understood as being the original question. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Question 620-12(3): Process For Changing GNWT Policies
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Whitford.
Question 621-12(3): Responsibility For The Energy Efficiency Incentive Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question I would like to direct to the Premier. The government's energy efficiency incentive policy is dated February, 1988. Under the directive to the policy, the Minister of Public Works and Highways is to approve detailed program provisions. The deputy minister of Public Works and Highways is responsible for evaluation of the energy efficiency incentive program and the energy audits are performed by designated Department of Public Works and Highways employees. Mr. Speaker, recognizing there is no longer a Department of Public Works and Highways, can the Premier tell the House which Minister, deputy minister and/or employees of which departments are responsible for these tasks? Where has it gone to?
Question 621-12(3): Responsibility For The Energy Efficiency Incentive Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Return To Question 621-12(3): Responsibility For The Energy Efficiency Incentive Policy
Question 621-12(3): Responsibility For The Energy Efficiency Incentive Policy
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, I do not know if there is one question there, three questions or four questions. The main overall reply to the question would be that we are consolidating the energy efficiency task within the Department of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
Return To Question 621-12(3): Responsibility For The Energy Efficiency Incentive Policy
Question 621-12(3): Responsibility For The Energy Efficiency Incentive Policy
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Patterson.
Question 622-12(3): Existence Of Priorities And Planning Cabinet Committee
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask a question to the Government Leader. There was once a priorities and planning committee in the Cabinet, which was composed of elected Cabinet Ministers. Does that committee still exist?
Question 622-12(3): Existence Of Priorities And Planning Cabinet Committee
Item 5: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Madam Premier.
Return To Question 622-12(3): Existence Of Priorities And Planning Cabinet Committee
Question 622-12(3): Existence Of Priorities And Planning Cabinet Committee
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, because there was much more interest at the political level, all Cabinet was in the priorities and planning political committee. Thank you.
Return To Question 622-12(3): Existence Of Priorities And Planning Cabinet Committee
Question 622-12(3): Existence Of Priorities And Planning Cabinet Committee
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The Speaker Michael Ballantyne
Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Supplementary To Question 622-12(3): Existence Of Priorities And Planning Cabinet Committee
Question 622-12(3): Existence Of Priorities And Planning Cabinet Committee
Item 5: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Mr. Speaker, as I understand it, the priorities and planning committee of Cabinet, when it existed, served to screen policy proposals and recommend on them to Cabinet. This was an opportunity for elected Ministers to screen those policy proposals before they were recommended to Cabinet. Which body now screens and reviews policy proposals before they are recommended to Cabinet? Thank you.