Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Debates of Oct. 24th, 1994
Topics
Further Return To Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Supplementary To Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I think the Minister of Finance has undoubtedly heard the clear concern of the Standing Committee on Finance and of Members on this side of the House that the social issues are important. Just last Friday, Members of this House unanimously approved a motion to finally do something about the wages of shelter care workers. I would like to ask the Minister of Finance, since the budget development process is geared to identifying priorities in developing the coming year's budget, are social issues one of the priorities that the Minister of Finance will bear in mind in developing the budget for the 1995-96 O and M main estimates? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Item 6: Oral Questions
Page 468
The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.
Further Return To Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Madam Speaker, as you speak to people across the Northwest Territories, priorities change, depending on the group, the environment, the location and the topic of the day. When Cabinet meets as the Financial Management Board they try to look at all those areas. So, we're cognizant of the suggestions made to us by ordinary Members, and the Standing Committee on Finance in particular, with regard to social programs. Yes, that was in our minds when we made our decisions, Madam Speaker. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Question 232-12(6): Approach Taken In 1995-96 O And M Budget Preparations
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Justice. It's regarding the change of name procedures. After the issue was raised during the last session, he recognized a need to simplify the procedure, making it easier for people to correct the spelling of their names or to change their names. I would like to ask the Minister what the status is of any changes that might be coming in the department towards that. Thank you.
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
Return To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Madam Speaker, the legislation for that particular item of business should be coming forward in the next while. There will be an announcement about it. Thank you.
Return To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Supplementary. I would like to ask the Minister, will that legislative proposal that comes forward remove the requirement for having lawyers to perform change of names? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Yes, Madam Speaker, the Member is aware that presently for change of name, it has to be done through application to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. We are working to simplify the process so it can be done, perhaps regionally, perhaps even locally. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Madam Speaker. Supplementary. I would like to ask the Minister then, will there be any fees attached to change of names and, if there are will they be minimal fees? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Madam Speaker, the people who are largely responsible for signing names and changing names in the Northwest Territories, amongst aboriginal people at least in the western Arctic, are the Hudson Bay Company, the Anglican church and the Catholic church. These institutions took great liberties with people's names, last names. If anything, the fee should be paid by these people for correcting a lot of the names that have been changed frivolously over the last few generations.
It is the intent of the legislation, for the Member's information, to make it simple so that people in the small communities and in the outlying regions can have easy access to the process of changing their names, but also to make it cheaper; not only for this government, but for the applicant as well. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Question 233-12(6): Status Of Reviewing Change Of Name Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Iqaluit, Mr. Patterson.
Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 23rd, 1994
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Finance. Madam Speaker, when this House was considering the reductions in the federal tobacco tax during last winter's budget session, the Minister of Finance recommended to the Legislature that the NWT should not reduce its tobacco tax and should retain its previous levels of taxation on tobacco because our government needed the revenue.
I would like to ask the Finance Minister -- since only the other day I received another flyer urging me to buy tax-free cigarettes from a southern location at a 1-800 number, no questions asked -- if he's been tracking tobacco tax revenues since those measures were accepted by this House, including a measure to collect NWT tobacco tax. Have our tobacco tax revenues kept up, as the Minister had hoped? Thank you.
Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Item 6: Oral Questions
Page 469
The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.
Return To Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Item 6: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Yes, they have, Madam Speaker. Thank you.
Return To Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Supplementary To Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Madam Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister if they've kept up with previous years' levels, does that mean more people are smoking or does it mean the same number of people are continuing to pay the territorial tax? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Item 6: Oral Questions
Page 469
The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.
Further Return To Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Item 6: Oral Questions
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John Pollard Hay River
Madam Speaker, I wish I could say to the House that less people are smoking in the Northwest Territories because, as you know, the Minister of Health of the day was also saying that high prices tend to stop people from smoking as much. But, it would appear that smoking is at the same level in the Northwest Territories as it was before. I think you are seeing the same kind of trend in the rest of Canada; that smoking is not on the decline as it was some years ago. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Further Return To Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Question 234-12(6): Tracking Of Tobacco Tax Revenues
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.