This is page numbers 171 - 209 of the Hansard for the 12th Assembly, 6th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was report.

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Supplementary To Question 96-12(6): Minister's Authorization To Reorganize Maca
Question 96-12(6): Minister's Authorization To Reorganize Maca
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Henry Zoe

Henry Zoe North Slave

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Could I ask the honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs if she could provide the rationale that was provided through her office which she based her decision on, to the House or to me? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 96-12(6): Minister's Authorization To Reorganize Maca
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Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Mike.

Further Return To Question 96-12(6): Minister's Authorization To Reorganize Maca
Question 96-12(6): Minister's Authorization To Reorganize Maca
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Madam Speaker. As I have already indicated, the rationale for the reorganization of this department was based on realigning the resources that we have within the department and to realign the divisions that fell under two deputy ministers, which is now one. It was just to get the department streamlined with the existing divisions that the department has with the number of resources and staff. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 96-12(6): Minister's Authorization To Reorganize Maca
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Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Lewis.

Further Return To Question 96-12(6): Minister's Authorization To Reorganize Maca
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

I seek unanimous consent to extend question period.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to extend question period. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Lewis.

Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister responsible for Housing. He got a very well-deserved reputation over the last year and a half of making visits to Ottawa to convince the federal government to restore the funding for social housing. I would like to ask the Minister, are those attempts still continuing?

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

Return To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.

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Item 6: Oral Questions

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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister, what was the last initiative that he took with the federal government in order to convince them this was a federal responsibility?

Supplementary To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

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Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. At the end of last June, I was at a Ministers' meeting in New Brunswick. All provincial Ministers were meeting there and I raised the issue then with the Minister. Every time I meet with the federal Minister of Housing, I let him know in no uncertain terms that it's my understanding and my belief that the federal government has the responsibility to supply housing to aboriginal people in the Northwest Territories, and I don't believe they're living up to that responsibility. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.

Supplementary To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Item 6: Oral Questions

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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Since listening to Mr. Pollard's address that we are now providing the money for social housing through our own budgetary process, I would like to ask the Minister does this then mean that we've accepted the federal government off-loading and it's now become our responsibility because it's reflected in our budget?

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. No, we have not accepted the responsibility to deliver housing to aboriginal people, but we are a public government and we do deliver a public housing program that's available to all people. We have written to all the chiefs and all the Inuit leaders in the Northwest Territories, basically telling them that we are here to support them and to assist them in any way possible for them putting their case forward with the federal government on telling them they have the responsibility to supply housing to aboriginal people.

The $17 million extra we have gotten from this government is because we know the consequences of not supplying that housing are capital dollars to build that housing. We in no way are taking on the responsibility to supply housing to aboriginal people. It's clearly a federal government responsibility. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Lewis.

Supplementary To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Item 6: Oral Questions

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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister then, since he's tried every avenue that's conceivable including many visits to Ottawa, what is his next plan, what is the next strategy he intends to employ in order to get the federal government to recognize that this is a responsibility that they must live up to?

Supplementary To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have been in contact with Jim Sinclair from the Native Council of Canada as well as Rosemarie Kuptana from an Inuit organization. We have tried to get in contact with Ovide Mercredi, as well. We have been in constant contact with our chiefs and our Inuit leaders, our housing authorities, Metis locals and all other organizations to see exactly what avenue we can take now. We are expecting any day now, or any week to hear from the federal government on their new initiative which is in the red book on aboriginal housing, as well as a rural and remote program, both of which the Northwest Territories would qualify for. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Renewable Resources, Mr. Arngna'naaq, and it's with regard to guide training, Madam Speaker. Last year, there were, I believe, about 20 people in Providence who took level I guide training. This year they would like to go beyond level I and go into level II. They used an individual last year from Fort Smith who delivers that type of program. They would like to see the same individual go back to Providence. I would like to ask whether the Minister is aware that this training program is happening, and the community has requested that the program start in November. I would like to ask the Minister whether he supports the community in ensuring that the program continues to level II and that the person be from Smith who does the training, and whether it could start in November.

Further Return To Question 97-12(6): Continuing Efforts To Restore Federal Social Housing Funding
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Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Mr. Gargan, you have three questions posed to the Minister and that's the purpose of supplementary questions. Would you like to rephrase your question to ask one specific question? Thank you.

Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

I'd like to ask the Minister yes or no.

---Laughter

No, I'm just kidding. I'd like to ask the Minister whether or not he supports the level II training that's happening in Fort Providence.