Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, yesterday I made a Member's statement on the affirmative action policy, so my question would be directed to the Minister of Finance. Is the Minister's department planning on doing a policy review or a program evaluation? Madam Speaker, the two are very different. Thank you.
Debates of Oct. 25th, 1994
Topics
Question 242-12(6): Review Or Evaluation Of Affirmative Action Policy
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Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.
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John Pollard Hay River
Good afternoon, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, it is a review of the 1989 affirmative action policy. Thank you.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Ballantyne.
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
I have a question to the Minister responsible for the Power Corporation. If the Public Utilities Board agrees with the new rate zones, when would be the earliest that the new rate zones could be set up?
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Mr. Ballantyne, could I ask you to repeat your question? I wasn't sure if I heard the first part clearly.
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
Certainly, I would be pleased to. My question was if the Public Utilities Board agrees with the new rate zones, when would be the earliest the new rate zones could be set up?
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
The reason I asked you to repeat that question, Mr. Ballantyne, is somehow I find it could be considered as a hypothetical question since the process has not been completed. Therefore, I would like to ask if you could rephrase your question. I know what you are trying to ask, but rephrase it so it doesn't appear to be hypothetical. Thank you.
Question 243-12(6): Time Frame Of Implementation Of New Rate Zones
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
I can do that, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister, in the presentation that the Power Corporation made to the Public Utilities Board, when did the Power Corporation anticipate that the new rate zones could be set up?
Question 243-12(6): Time Frame Of Implementation Of New Rate Zones
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of the Power Corporation, Madam Premier.
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Madam Speaker, I am afraid I don't know the answer to that question. I am not aware that there has been any date set at this time. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for High Arctic, Mr. Pudluk.
Question 244-12(6): Shortage Of Staff Housing In Arctic Bay
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Ludy Pudluk High Arctic
(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to make a supplementary to the question I asked to the Minister of Personnel. She mentioned she would check into this. How many houses are they short and where are the people who don't have staff housing housed right now. Thank you.
Question 244-12(6): Shortage Of Staff Housing In Arctic Bay
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Minister of Personnel, Ms. Mike.
Question 244-12(6): Shortage Of Staff Housing In Arctic Bay
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. As the Member for High Arctic knows, we will try to provide staff housing in the communities, but not in Yellowknife, Fort Smith, Hay River or Inuvik. We will be providing more staff housing. At this time, 1994-95, there is construction of staff housing through the Housing Corporation. At this time, I cannot answer exactly how many employees require housing. I will have to take his question as notice. Thank you.
Question 244-12(6): Shortage Of Staff Housing In Arctic Bay
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. May I remind honourable Members that when you take a question as notice, you just indicate that you are taking notice and not give an explanation. Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife North, Mr. Ballantyne.
Question 244-12(6): Shortage Of Staff Housing In Arctic Bay
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
Thank you. I have another question, Madam Speaker, for the Minister responsible for the Power Corporation. Since the Government of the Northwest Territories bought the Power Corporation, have rate increases been spread over the whole system or have individual areas even been burdened with special rate increases.
Question 244-12(6): Shortage Of Staff Housing In Arctic Bay
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Madam Premier.
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Madam Speaker, I did not understand the question. Perhaps the Member could restate the question. Thank you.
Question 244-12(6): Shortage Of Staff Housing In Arctic Bay
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Mr. Ballantyne.
Question 245-12(6): Locations Of Rate Increases In The Nwt
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
Certainly. During the period of time since the GNWT bought the Power Corporation, there have been a number of rate increases. My question to the Minister is, have those rate increases been spread over the whole system
across the Northwest Territories, or have there been examples of individual areas being burdened with special rate increases?
Question 245-12(6): Locations Of Rate Increases In The Nwt
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Madam Premier.
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Madam Speaker, the rate increases that have been approved -- and there weren't a large number of them, as the Member has indicated -- have been general rate increases across the board.
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ballantyne.
Supplementary To Question 245-12(6): Locations Of Rate Increases In The Nwt
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North
Thank you. I think we can all agree that the new rate zones haven't been set up yet. The Minister will let us know when they are anticipated to be set up. There are no new rate zones. So, my question to the Minister is, what was the rationale of the Power Corporation to break with standard procedure and ask for an extraordinary increase in a zone that has not yet been set up.