I would like to take the Minister up on that answer, if he could give us a breakdown of that, I would appreciate that. Thank you.
Debates of Nov. 10th, 1994
Topics
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, perhaps Mr. Antoine and myself can get together after the House rises today, if it ever does, Mr. Chairman, and he can give me the specific details of what he requires.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Ohh.
---Laughter
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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John Pollard Hay River
Just a joke, Mr. Chairman. If we know specifically what Mr. Antoine and the Standing Committee on Finance wants, then I will know what to go after with the department. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. I will give you the assurance that we will be leaving before it gets dark. Forest fire management, $20 million.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Whitford, sorry.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Mr. Chairman, I may have missed it, but I just wondered whether the document Mr. Antoine requested would include a breakdown of costs to see how much is being spent on airplanes. I raised a question before, Mr. Chairman, about the amount of money spent on aircraft from outside of the territories. It would be interesting to know how much money we're sending out of the territories, through water bomber contracts.
We have companies in the Northwest Territories that want to get into the business of fire fighting using aircraft, seeing as that is the thing being used a lot more now than ground people. We would like to see northern companies getting involved, instead of spending this tremendous amount of money outside of the territories for specialized aircraft. It is time, maybe, that some of that money be spent on conversion of aircraft in the territories, for aircraft and operators based here, so that some of this money can stay in the territories.
I would certainly be interested in seeing that included in the breakdown the Minister is going to be providing on how much money is being spent for fighting fires. Thank you.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, for rotary wing aircraft, in the north $6.9 million was spent; in the south, it was $3.5 million, for a total of $10.4 million. For fixed-wing aircraft: in the north, $2 million; for fixed wing air tankers in the south, $5.3 million, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. What about the hot air balloons? Forest fire management, $20 million.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Forest management, not previously authorized, $9,000. Mr. Whitford.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Mr. Chairman, what are winter reforestation costs, for fall and winter?
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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John Pollard Hay River
Hard digging, I'll bet you, Mr. Chairman.
---Laughter
Mr. Chairman, we have a reforestation program approved in June, 1991. There have been some increases in the program as far as fees that are charged. I would venture to suggest, Mr. Chairman, that is late fall reseeding of areas, but I will ask the Minister to respond to that.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Arngna'naaq.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik
Mr. Chairman, I don't have the details about the particular question the Member is asking me. But, again, I would venture to respond by saying that the reforestation program that is run by the department is run through a nursery in southern Canada, where the seeds from the area where the trees will be grown are taken from that area, and brought to the south where they are able to grow at a much faster rate than they would in the Northwest Territories.
This is what our specialists contend, that by growing the tree seedlings in the south, they are able to produce the trees much faster and healthier than they could in the Northwest Territories. They are brought back to the same area where the seeds were taken from. That is probably the closest I can come to answering the question at this point, without details on hand. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Forest management, not previously authorized, $9,000.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
---Agreed
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Antoine.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
On this reforestation cost of $34,000, is this for buying small trees from down south and bringing them up here? I made a statement about this and I expressed that we could do this ourselves up here. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Minister responsible for Forestry, Mr. Arngna'naaq.
Committee Motion 92-12(6): To Delete Lawyer Support Services By $150,000, Justice, Bill 19, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The seeds that are used to grow the trees that are brought into the Northwest Territories come from the area in which they are to be planted. For example, in the Fort Liard area, in the reforestation program they are working on, the seeds come from the north. The only thing is, they are brought to the south where it is believed that they grow at a much faster rate and are much healthier than if they were grown here. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.