This is page numbers 333 - 364 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 services.

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Further Return To Question 169-12(6): Intention Of Health And Social Service's Mou
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Final supplementary, Mr. Ng.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask then, if the MOU has been signed off with the Department of Health and Social Services, in the MOU, which department is the lead department for individuals to come to in order to address the special needs of their children?

Supplementary To Question 169-12(6): Intention Of Health And Social Service's Mou
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Nerysoo.

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

The problem is we both have certain responsibilities. In the case of the educational system, we have to understand that the educators, special needs assistants, and schooling consultants, who, in many respects have expertise to deliver educational programs to people with special needs, are now in place. What we need to deal with is the whole issue of the health and social services component, so delivery of programs to special needs children are integrated.

That has been the cause of some of the most difficult problems in delivering programming. We have never clearly identified where our responsibility ends and where Health and Social Services picks up, because we have been jointly doing both.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

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

Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Premier, the Minister of Health and Social Services. Again, I don't understand a lot about fetal alcohol syndrome but I'm aware that in certain cases, a child who may be viewed as having fetal alcohol syndrome can learn and many problems are due to dyslexia. That is when a child reads backwards or upside down or something like that; I'm not sure. The Minister knows what I am referring to.

How does the department deal with this kind of issue so that we are not misled to believe that maybe the child does have fetal alcohol syndrome, while maybe it is something else?

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Health and Social Services, Madam Premier.

Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Madam Speaker, I could attempt to answer that question in broad perspective. Fetal alcohol syndrome is a symptom of an alcohol-related incident during a certain period of their development. Dyslexia is a condition that is different from that. I will take the question as notice, so I may be able to give a more qualified answer. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Iqaluit, Mr. Patterson.

Question 171-12(6): Municipal Land Allocation
Item 6: Oral Questions

October 17th, 1994

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, the Minister of Municipal Affairs made a statement today about the Nunavut municipal lands referendum, in which she states that Nunavut communities have long sought control of the allocation of the land in their communities. I would like to ask the Minister, Madam Speaker, since MACA now handles the allocation of land and registering of titles within the department, how would they exercise this responsibility for allocating land in their communities? Thank you.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

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

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Madam Speaker. During the referendum, if the answer is yes to the municipal governments, then it would be up to the municipal government, provided that in the referendum they are given the direction whether they are to sell or lease or just issue permits. It will really depend on the local residents and the results of the referendum in each community. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Madam Speaker, I understand that the community residents will have to decide. My question was if they decide yes we're going to take over these responsibilities, how would they exercise this responsibility. And I'll get more specific, what I'd like to know is, if municipalities take over these responsibilities, who is going to pay for the cost of administering the community lands? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 171-12(6): Municipal Land Allocation
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of MACA, Ms. Mike.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The local municipal council would be responsible for these lands. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Madam Speaker, it's well-known that municipalities are hard pressed, financially, these days.

Supplementary To Question 171-12(6): Municipal Land Allocation
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An Hon. Member

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Especially Iqaluit. I guess I would like to ask the Minister, if MACA is now doing the job at no cost to municipalities, why would a municipality want to take on this responsibility and this financial burden if they're going to have to cough up the costs within the hard-pressed budgets of the local governments? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 171-12(6): Municipal Land Allocation
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of MACA, Ms. Mike.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I cannot answer on behalf of the municipal council. This is something that the community would decide on. It would be totally up to the community. Like I said in my Minister's statement, this referendum is required under the Nunavut Claims Agreement Act. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Final supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Madam Speaker, the Minister, in her statement, said that the department and staff are working on a public information campaign to assist community voters to understand the question. I would like to ask the Minister, since I think my constituents are particularly concerned about whether this transfer of responsibility is going to end up costing the community more money than it's costing now to have the department do it. I would like to ask the Minister, will the public information materials being prepared by the department include information on the all-important question of who pays for the new administration, and what are the financial implications of voting yes or no? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 171-12(6): Municipal Land Allocation
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister responsible for MACA, Ms. Mike.