Thank you. Highway operations, total O and M, $19 million. Mr. Gargan.
Debates of March 9th, 1993
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Bill 17: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94
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The Chair John Ningark
Bill 17: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to introduce a motion at this time.
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The Chair John Ningark
Please proceed, Mr. Gargan.
Committee Motion 80-12(3): Relocation Of Highway Patrol Personnel
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move, that this committee recommends that the Minister responsible for the Department of Transportation review the present operational location of the highway patrol personnel with a view to having the personnel relocated to communities within the highway system for which they have responsibility for.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Gargan.
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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho
Mr. Chairman, most of the patrol personnel are here in Yellowknife and Hay River. I would hope that by redistributing the personnel that we would, in the spirit of community transfer initiatives, see that the communities would be able to have jurisdiction over certain parts of the highway and be able to carry out those responsibilities, and that part of the personnel who would stay in the communities.
Mr. Chairman, I see the highway patrols which go into the communities. I see them leave the communities during certain parts of the day. For all the travel they do, I do not think the government should be spending more monies on overtime, the wear and tear of the vehicles, or for gasoline, if in fact those individuals could be located in the communities, and I would hope this would relieve other highway patrol personnel in other areas. I am looking at having something like in Eagles Plain, in Fort McPherson, Arctic Red River, Inuvik, Yellowknife, Fort Rae, Fort Providence, Fort Simpson, Fort Liard, Fort Wrigley, Enterprise, Hay River, Fort Smith and Fort Resolution. Those are all the communities which are on the highway system. If we are looking at the responsibility being transferred with regard to the transfer initiative, I think this is one area which the department should be open for suggestions.
It is a recommendation and nothing more. I would hope the department would seriously look at it. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
To the motion.
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An Hon. Member
Question.
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The Chair John Ningark
Question has been called. Mr. Clerk, would you please ring the bell. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.
---Carried
---Applause
Highway Operations
Highway operations, total O and M, $19.231 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Arctic Airports
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Thank you. Arctic airports, total O and M, $13.321 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Motor Vehicles
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Thank you. Motor vehicles, total O and M, $2.442 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Highway Transport Board
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Thank you. Highway transport board, total O and M, $151,000. Mr. Gargan.
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With regard to the page 09-13, under motor vehicles, has the Minister been keeping track of seat belt violations?
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Mr. Todd. Mr. Gargan, motor vehicles is concluded. Do you wish to go back to that page? Thank you.
---Laughter
Thank you very much. Highway transport board, total O and M, $151,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Transportation Planning
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Thank you. Transportation planning, total O and M, $1.187 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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Thank you. Details of work performed on behalf of third-parties. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Total department, $3.233 million. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
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Program summary, total O and M, $45.763 million. Agreed?