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
In the Legislative Assembly on October 24th, 1994. See this topic in context.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
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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.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.
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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
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
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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.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.
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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.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
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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.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Iqaluit, Mr. Patterson.