Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Whitford.
Debates of April 2nd, 1993
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Further Return To Question 709-12(3): Professional Programs For Aboriginal People
Question 709-12(3): Professional Programs For Aboriginal People
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The Speaker
Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Subsequent to my concerns expressed earlier this morning about the perceived number of accidents in the mine in Yellowknife, I have a question for the Minister of Safety. Mr. Speaker, the Mining Safety Act, the existing one states quite clearly that a committee called the mine occupational health and safety committee shall be established in any mine where there are more than 25 employees. I would like to ask the Minister whether the existing mine, Giant Yellowknife Mine, has a mine occupational health and safety committee?
Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
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The Speaker
Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If the act states that they shall have a mine occupational health and safety committee, I would have to, there is a danger is using the word "assume" as I have said before, I would have to assume they do have one. I cannot tell you this morning unequivocally that they have a committee. I would imagine that they do. I will check into it and get back to the honourable Member. I do not have any personal knowledge that they do not have one.
Return To Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
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Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.
Supplementary To Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am quite concerned over the perception of accidents which are occurring. For a mine of that size, it says, "shall have", and that is pretty straightforward. It says, "Any mine over 25 employees
shall have a committee." I would like to ask whether or not a mine can continue to operate in accordance with the Mining Safety Act, if, in fact, they do not have a committee. Can that mine continue to operate without this particular committee, legally?
Supplementary To Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
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The Speaker
You are asking a legal opinion of the Minister. Would the Minister like to shed some light on the area? Mr. Todd.
Further Return To Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
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John Todd Keewatin Central
I will start out by saying I share the honourable Member's concerns with respect to mine safety and hence the reason why we are trying to move forward with a new Mining Safety Act that is more current and more up-to-date with the present conditions that we operate within. If, as the honourable Member says it states in the Mining Safety Act that there, "shall be a mine committee for occupational health and safety," then if a particular mine was in violation of that we would take the appropriate steps to ensure that it was corrected. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
Question 710-12(3): Royal Oak Mine Occupational Health And Safety Committee
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The Speaker
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Lewis.
Question 711-12(3): Student Financial Assistance
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Education with regard to changes in the student financial assistance program. The changes announced by the Minister today indicate that because of the large number of students that have to be provided with financial assistance...
Question 711-12(3): Student Financial Assistance
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The Speaker
Excuse me, Mr. Lewis. To the chair's knowledge there was not an announcement made by the Minister today. Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Dent.
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism regarding Expo '92. Mr. Speaker, I am concerned about the findings of the Comptroller General in his evaluation of this government's performance in the mandate of Expo 1992 funds. For instance, the Comptroller General found that internal controls were found to be so ineffective that it is now not possible to determine whether all public monies were properly collected. What process was used for setting up and reviewing the system for internal financial control of the Aurorales venture prior to the start up of the project in Seville?
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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The Speaker
Mr. Pollard.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, prior to going over there, there were discussions back and forth with the Expo people with regard to what they would provide to us in the way of accounting services. I say that, Mr. Speaker, because there was a requirement for them to install some kind of electronic cash register whereby they could monitor the sales. It started from there, and of course there was a requirement to try and obey to the best of their ability all the rules and regulations associated with the Financial Administration Act. There were also other things such as how to get inventory out of the bonded warehouse. All those things were taken into consideration and I think there were some decisions made on site. Because there was not as much office space as we would have liked, there were not as many staff as the people over there would have liked to comply to all the rules and regulations, and I think some of the things were developed on site and in consultation with the Department of Economic Development and Tourism's director of finance, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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The Speaker
Supplementary, Mr. Dent.
Supplementary To Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Supplementary, Mr. Speaker, to the same Minister. Mr. Speaker, the Comptroller General's report indicates that monthly financial statements were produced by the Aurorales finance manager on site at Expo. It also indicates that certain Aurorales based transactions were processed in Yellowknife. Information about the transactions in Yellowknife were never sent to the Aurorales finance manager. They are, therefore, not included in the on-site accounting system and as a result the records of financial information are now incomplete. Can the Minister indicate why this information was not transmitted from Yellowknife to the on-site financial management group?
Supplementary To Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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The Speaker
Mr. Pollard.
Further Return To Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Speaker, I do not know why in each situation. I do know we were dealing in some considerable distance. We were dealing with a time difference and it was very expensive to communicate back and forth. I cut back on the number of people who were travelling back and forth. I asked people to be cognizant of how much it cost to make a telephone call from Seville or from Yellowknife to Seville. There might have been other reasons, Mr. Speaker, I do not know. It might have been that the department felt that Seville was a satellite of them and there was no need to transmit information. I would have to go back to the department and request specific information in that regard. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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The Speaker
Supplementary, Mr. Dent.
Supplementary To Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Supplementary, Mr. Speaker. This sounds almost like the situation where penny pinching may have cost us more money in the long run because we did not have adequate financial information. Mr. Speaker, recognizing that the Minister has on several previous occasions indicated he would take personal responsibility to ensure that the project was well managed, can he now indicate whether he was personally provided with the monthly financial statements from which the Yellowknife transactions were excluded?
Supplementary To Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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The Speaker
Mr. Pollard.
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John Pollard Hay River
No, Mr. Speaker. I received a sales report almost one day late. I certainly did not have any expenditure, any payroll information, from either Seville or the department. When I saw anything it was usually in the form of a complete statement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
Question 712-12(3): Financial Controls At Expo 1992
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The Speaker
Item 5, oral questions. Mr. Ningark.
Question 713-12(3): Policy On Disposal Of Scrap Metals
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John Ningark Natilikmiot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to my honourable friend, Minister for the environment, who is also Minister of MACA. Mr. Speaker, there are accumulated scrap metals in most communities in the NWT. Most of the metals are corrosive, damaging to the environment, and metal tends to spread around the environment either by the animals, by people or by natural elements, such as wind. Mr. Speaker, we can be innovative in this area. Perhaps, metal could be sold to southern scrap metal dealers to be recycled. What is the Minister's policy in disposing of the scrap metals in the NWT? Thank you.
Question 713-12(3): Policy On Disposal Of Scrap Metals
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The Speaker
Mr. Allooloo.