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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Ms. Mike. Mr. Zoe.

Henry Zoe

Henry Zoe North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In 1970 we had the Arctic Winter Games. These games and the regional trials for them provided people from across the territories to gather together and share with each other. As games grew bigger and became more sophisticated, we have seen the rise of other events, such as the regional games, community games, aboriginal games, Dene and Inuit games and other sporting games which seem to try to catch the feeling of the original Arctic Winter Games. As the department responsible for sports and recreation, the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs should be reviewing all of these games and developing a policy which should guide funding and, in kind, support decisions made by the department.

My question to the Minister is, has the department undertaken this type of review? Thank you.

The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Madam Minister.

Return To Question 33-12(7): Development Of Policy For Sporting Events
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have indicated to this House, I still have not received the report from the Arctic Winter Games International Committee on the selection of the hosting community, how they arrived at the decision of Yellowknife and why Inuvik didn't get it. I'm still waiting for that. Once I have all the information I need, my department, as well as my colleagues in the Cabinet, will be reviewing the Arctic Winter Games as well as the aboriginal games that are carried out in the NWT.

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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you very much, Ms. Mike. Mr. Zoe.

Supplementary To Question 33-12(7): Development Of Policy For Sporting Events
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Henry Zoe

Henry Zoe North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm a little confused, but the Minister did say the Arctic Winter Games and other games, so I assume what I was talking about was understood. I wasn't talking about the Arctic Winter Games, I was talking about other games, such as the regional games, Dene games and Inuit games. We have a number of games in the territories, including the North American Indigenous Games. My question is, because we have all these other games, if the department has undertaken a review of these games, especially for developing policy which would guide funding and support, is there a policy for guiding all these new games? Have they taken a look at the other games that are out there now?

I think the Minister has indicated that they will be reviewing all the games in the future. So, I would like to ask, will the Minister commit to providing to this House a progress report on this policy when the House reconvenes in February?

Supplementary To Question 33-12(7): Development Of Policy For Sporting Events
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Ms. Mike.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I will.

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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Mr. Dent.

Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for the Liquor Board.

Mr. Speaker, the Liquor Board hears applications for a variety of liquor-related items, including local option provisions. It is my understanding that the Liquor Board operates at arm's length from the government. Can the Minister confirm this?

The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Minister.

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Yes, Mr. Speaker, generally speaking, they work at arm's length and apply the rules that have been approved by this Legislature.

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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary to the same Minister. Mr. Speaker, I've been told that the deputy minister of Safety and Public Services interfered in the application process by appearing before the Liquor Board recently to recommend against granting an application by a Yellowknife licensee for Sunday openings. Did the deputy minister appear before this arm's-length board is the specific question.

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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Nerysoo.

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am aware that the board requested that the deputy minister appear to deal with a number of issues, of which this particular matter was one.

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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Nerysoo. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Perhaps to clarify the Minister's last answer, could I ask the Minister, did he direct the deputy minister to appear before the board or did he find out after the fact that the deputy minister had, in fact, appeared before the board?

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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Nerysoo.

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was made aware after the appearance; however, the deputy minister indicated to me that the board requested that the deputy minister appear for a number of issues, not only the Sunday opening issue. There were a number of other issues the board wanted to get clarification on.

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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Nerysoo. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Koe.

Question 35-12(7): Response To Inuvik's Concerns Re Awg
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November 15th, 1994

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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. On November 9, 1994, the town of Inuvik wrote to the Minister and sent her a copy of a press release entitled, "Answers Needed for the Arctic Winter Games." When will the Minister be responding to the concerns raised by the town of Inuvik?

The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Koe. Ms. Mike.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As soon as I get the report of the Arctic Winter Games International Committee on the selection of the host community, I, or my deputy minister, will be informing the town of Inuvik, including the Member. Thank you.

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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Ms. Mike. Mr. Koe.