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Further Return To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.

Supplementary To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Fred Koe Inuvik

Years ago, when these policies were being reviewed and developed, they were developed so that opportunities were given for local businesses to be able to set up storefront operations to supply goods and services to all government departments, agencies, boards and commissions. This then saved the government money because they didn't have to provide the warehousing and the inventory of the stock. So how can he, as Minister of Finance and the Financial Management Board, and other Ministers, ensure that the agencies, boards and commissions, and the departments under their respective jurisdictions, comply with all the rules that are in place to buy and hire northern goods and services?

Supplementary To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.

Further Return To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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John Pollard Hay River

Madam Speaker, I know there is more than one Minister who has been frustrated in the past year with some of these issues with boards and agencies. One was with Stanton hospital and it had to do with the purchase of fish caught in the Northwest Territories. I think Mr. Todd was the one who was extremely disappointed with the answer to his question.

It is being drawn to my attention again by Mr. Koe. What I will do is make sure this is discussed at the next Financial Management Board meeting and I will be suggesting to Ministers who participate that I issue a directive to all boards, agencies and commissions and ask them to comply with these particular rules and regulations, or to advise me why they cannot comply with these particular rules and regulations. If I get support from the Financial Management Board, I will do that immediately, Madam Speaker. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Final supplementary, Mr. Koe.

Supplementary To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, just for the record then, when will you be presenting that to the board and when can we expect this sort of directive to come out, which I think is an action that is required. Mahsi.

Supplementary To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.

Further Return To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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John Pollard Hay River

Madam Speaker, the board meets Thursday. I will make sure it is on the agenda and I will issue the letter on Monday if the board approves it. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Question 311-12(6): GNWT Agencies Complying With Guidelines For Purchase Of Northern Goods And Services
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Mr. Clerk.

Item 8: Returns To Written Questions
Item 8: Returns To Written Questions

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Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton

Madam Speaker, Return To Written Question 3-12(6), asked by Mr. Koe to the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism concerning registered businesses in the western Arctic.

Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton

A total of 5,680 corporations, co-operatives, limited partnerships and partnerships are registered in the Northwest Territories. As of September 30, 1994, 2,290 of the corporations and cooperatives were registered as extraterritorial companies. The Companies Act requires the registration of corporations, the Co-operative Associations Act the registration of cooperatives and the Partnership Act the registration of partnerships. The Department of Justice registers corporations and cooperatives to allow for the creation of legal entities and the rules that govern those entities. The reason for registration of partnerships is to identify those who are partners carrying on business in a specific partnership. For the purposes of the legislation, it is not generally relevant where, in the Northwest Territories, corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships carry on business, nor is the identify and ethnic origin of the owners and shareholders.

Because of the registration process and the purpose of registration, it is not possible to use business registration information to respond to the Member's question.

Staff in the Department of Public Works and Services who administer the business incentive policy have started to request and tabulate information on ethnicity of owners of businesses registering. At the current time, collection is not complete nor has the system been organized to issue reports on this basis.

The number of businesses in the western Arctic registered under the business incentive policy (BIP) is known. As of October 3, 1994, there were 1,406 businesses registered under

BIP in the communities of the western Arctic. The breakdown is as follows:

Deh Cho: Fort Liard, 10; Fort Simpson, 51; Jean Marie River, one; Trout Lake, two; Wrigley, three; total, 67.

North Slave: Lac La Martre, five; Lutsel K'e, three; Rae Lakes, three; Rae-Edzo, 25; Snare Lake, three; Yellowknife 676; total, 715.

South Slave: Enterprise, two; Fort Providence, 14; Fort Resolution, 12; Fort Smith, 129; Hay River, 177; Kakisa Lake, one; total, 335.

Inuvik: Aklavik, nine; Colville Lake, one; Deline, four; Fort Good Hope, 11, Fort McPherson, 11; Fort Norman, 12; Holman, three; Inuvik, 174; Norman Wells, 38; Paulatuk, two; Sachs Harbour, five; Tsiigehtchic, three; Tuktoyaktuk, 16; total, 289.

Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton

I also have a Return to Written Question 16-12(6) asked by Mr. Patterson to the Minister of Personnel on the number of Government of the Northwest Territories employees eligible for hardship allowance.

Employees who occupy GNWT staff accommodation may apply for shelter assistance when their basic housing costs exceed 30 per cent of gross household income.

As of October 25, 1994, 24 employees were receiving shelter assistance. They are located in the following regions: Inuvik, 1; Kitikmeot, 5; Keewatin, 7; Baffin, 11; total, 24.

This represents two per cent of the 1,165 employees/tenants in GNWT staff housing.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. The honourable Member for Hay River, Mr. Pollard.

John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Nunakput that Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2, be read for the second time.

Madam Speaker, this bill amends the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act to permit a Member to request advice from the Chief Commissioner of the Conflict of Interest Commission in respect of the Member's obligations under the act. A Member or former Member may also apply to the Chief Commissioner for permission to accept a contract with government that would otherwise be prohibited under the act, subject to the conditions imposed by the Chief Commissioner. The Commissioner is required to describe each such contract and identify the interests of the Member in his annual report to the Legislative Assembly.

The bill also specifies that the annual reports must identify any Member who fails to file or is late in filing disclosure statements required by the act. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

An Hon. Member

Question.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Item 18, second reading of bills. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Kakfwi.

Bill 21: An Act To Amend The Fair Practices Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe that Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Fair Practices Act, be read for the second time.

This bill amends the Fair Practices Act to expand the powers of fair practices officers for investigations, hearings and disputes. The bill also provides for the registration of the order of a fair practices officer with the territorial court. The bill also creates a separate offence for disobeying an order or a decision of a fair practices officer, and sets fines for those offences. Thank you.

Bill 21: An Act To Amend The Fair Practices Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Bill 21: An Act To Amend The Fair Practices Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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An Hon. Member

Question.

Bill 21: An Act To Amend The Fair Practices Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 16 and Bill 21 have had second reading and, accordingly, the bills stand referred to a committee.

Item 18, second reading of bills. The honourable Member for Keewatin Central, Mr. Todd.

Bill 21: An Act To Amend The Fair Practices Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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John Todd Keewatin Central

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wonder if I can seek unanimous consent to go back to tabling of documents. I was in error when you called it out.

Bill 21: An Act To Amend The Fair Practices Act
Item 18: Second Reading Of Bills

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 13, tabling of documents. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Please proceed, Mr. Todd.

Revert To Item 13: Tabling Of Documents
Revert To Item 13: Tabling Of Documents

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John Todd Keewatin Central

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker, honourable Members. Madam Speaker, I wish to table Tabled Document 51-12(6), Northwest Territories Business Credit Corporation 1993-94 Annual Report.

I also wish to table Tabled Document 52-12(6), The Public Utilities Board of the Northwest Territories 1993 Annual Report. Thank you.

Revert To Item 13: Tabling Of Documents
Revert To Item 13: Tabling Of Documents

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Honourable Members, there is a rule in the House that you shouldn't be eating any items. I have observed that rule is being defied at this time.