This is page numbers 515 - 547 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 chairman.

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Further Return To Question 249-12(6): Reasons For Selection Of Yellowknife For Awg Site
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is also a concern of mine. The Arctic Winter Games committee's decisions, in selecting the place, was not appropriate for me, but I would like Alberta, Yukon, NWT and Greenland Ministers to meet with me in this regard. It is not just my concern, but it is a concern of the NWT government as well. After meeting with those Ministers, if the concerns I raise are not met or we cannot come to an agreement on this matter, the direction of the games will have to be looked at. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 249-12(6): Reasons For Selection Of Yellowknife For Awg Site
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Arvaluk.

Supplementary To Question 249-12(6): Reasons For Selection Of Yellowknife For Awg Site
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James Arvaluk Aivilik

Madam Speaker, qujannamiik. (Translation) When will you be getting in touch with the other Ministers?

How soon will you be meeting with the other Ministers? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 249-12(6): Reasons For Selection Of Yellowknife For Awg Site
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

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

Further Return To Question 249-12(6): Reasons For Selection Of Yellowknife For Awg Site
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Minister from the Yukon has been notified by telephone about my concern; the Honourable Bill Brewster. But apparently he was in the Baffin region at the time, and I spoke with the acting Minister, the Honourable Doug Phillips. I have talked to him about my concern with regard to the committee's selection.

I tried to contact the Alberta Minister yesterday but he was apparently at a meeting and he hasn't returned my call. I will try to get in touch with the other Minister and I would like to meet with them as soon as I can. But I will have to talk with the Alaskan and the Greenland Ministers as well. I am hoping I will meet with them on this matter over the coming winter months. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 249-12(6): Reasons For Selection Of Yellowknife For Awg Site
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South, Mr. Whitford.

Question 250-12(6): Extra Costs Of Applying Bip
Item 6: Oral Questions

October 25th, 1994

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Tony Whitford

Tony Whitford Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, earlier on, I spoke about the intent and objectives of the BIP and mentioned some of the problems that the program faces with people trying to find ways to circumvent it. But I think more important is the intention of BIP: to keep the money in the territories where it belongs, and to stimulate business and create jobs. I have a question for the Minister of Public Works and Services, based on that, Madam Premier; since the program has been running, I think the government is strongly behind it and I think a lot of Members and myself are. But I would like to know if the government has been keeping track of how much extra it has spent on government contracts since the introduction of the business incentive policy.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In some cases, it's hard to determine what the extra cost is on the business incentive policy because they are all northerners who have bid. The policy, when originally developed, was to encourage people to open offices in the Northwest Territories and to develop business in the Northwest Territories and to achieve the majority of that quite rapidly. Right now, the majority of our contracts do go to northerners and it is because the business incentive policy is in place. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.

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Tony Whitford

Tony Whitford Yellowknife South

Madam Speaker, the Minister has indicated how the program functions. I just wonder if he would be able to give us some idea of how this feedback comes back to the government. He mentioned that several businesses seemed to function well on it. I just wondered what kind of feedback system he has to give him those indicators.

Supplementary To Question 250-12(6): Extra Costs Of Applying Bip
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Public Works, Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. When there was no business incentive policy in place, the majority of the work, I believe, was going to southern contractors. We keep track of who gets the work, and the percentage of work now going to northern contracts is up in the 90 some per cent range. So that clearly indicates that the policy has worked to encourage a contract to go to a northerner. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Whitford.

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Tony Whitford

Tony Whitford Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, if I were to ask a written question later, would the Minister be able to provide that kind of information to show how much we've benefitted from this? Does he have that kind of information available?

Supplementary To Question 250-12(6): Extra Costs Of Applying Bip
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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Public Works, Mr. Morin.

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. If the Member chooses to ask a written question, I'll respond to it in the time frame allotted by the rules. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.

Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services, Madam Premier. I would like to ask, is the department considering amendments to the social assistance rates in the near future, because the last time these rates were looked at was over one year ago. Thank you.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Social Services, Madam Premier.

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Madam Speaker, at the present time, no.

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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. I would like to ask then, recognizing that food costs have gone up in the communities -- they certainly haven't been lowered -- is she willing to take a look at these social assistance rates in the near future. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Social Services, Madam Premier.

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Madam Speaker, certainly it's an ongoing issue on how we handle health and social service issues, the social service food basket as well as how we handle training and education training program funds. So I think it's all part of what we're trying to do in terms of addressing, in the most positive way that we can, the handling of allowances for people who can survive to take a productive role in society. As well, while we're doing that, certainly the cost of living is considered and we'll take another look at that. Thank you, Madam Speaker.