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Supplementary To Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes.

Further Return To Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Final supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

Supplementary To Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am pleased that the contract has been awarded. Could I ask the Minister when the department expects that the contract will be performed? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The soonest time available to the contractor. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Question 377-12(6): Replacement Of Carpets In Iqaluit Student Residence
Item 6: Oral Questions

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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 Public Works and Services as his department administers the leases for staff housing units. It again deals with the issue of illegal activities of tenants. I would like to ask the Minister, does the GNWT have a policy in place that deals with tenants as far as carrying out the illegal activities in staff housing units? Thank you.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Housing, Mr. Morin.

Return To Question 378-12(6): Staff Housing Policy Re Illegal Activities
Question 378-12(6): Staff Housing Policy Re Illegal Activities
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I do not believe that the territorial government has that placement. We'll certainly explore that idea now that the Member has brought that good idea to the attention of this House. Thank you.

Return To Question 378-12(6): Staff Housing Policy Re Illegal Activities
Question 378-12(6): Staff Housing Policy Re Illegal Activities
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan.

Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Thank you. I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Finance. One of the reasons, Madam Speaker, why the payroll tax was supported in the first place was because of a rebate. I would like to ask the Minister, of the $2 million, how much of that do northerners expect to get back as a rebate?

Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.

Return To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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John Pollard Hay River

Madam Speaker, I may have unintentionally mislead Mr. Gargan. The $2 million to us was after we had paid out the cost of living tax credit to people of the Northwest Territories, so the net amount to the Government of the Northwest Territories was some $2 million. The actual revenues, last year, of the payroll tax was almost $8 million, Madam Speaker, and we're forecasting $11.746 million this year in money from the payroll tax. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Return To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Gargan.

Supplementary To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, to the Minister of Finance, given the time and money going into the efforts to make the Dene Nation pay the payroll tax, the Minister must feel the financial return would be worth the effort. Can the Minister give an indication of the amount of money his department estimates will be collected as payroll tax from the Dene Nation?

Supplementary To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.

Further Return To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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John Pollard Hay River

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, officially I am not aware that the Dene Nation has any employees. We are merely asking the Dene Nation to register as an employer, which we believe they are, in the Northwest Territories. So I don't know how many employees or what the size of their payroll would be. I'm merely asking them to register, that's all. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Further Return To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Gargan.

Supplementary To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Again, to the Minister of Finance. Maybe to get some clarification, are you merely asking them to register and pay tax, or just register?

Supplementary To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.

Further Return To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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John Pollard Hay River

Madam Speaker, there's a requirement under the Payroll Tax Act for all employers in the Northwest Territories to register. As I say, we believe that the Dene Nation has employees and we have asked Chief Erasmus if he would register the Dene Nation and give us the information on his employees. So we're asking them to register under the Payroll Tax Act, as an employer in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Further Return To Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Question 379-12(6): Payroll Tax Rebate
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik, Mr. Koe.

Question 380-12(6): Actions To Eliminate Fraud
Item 6: Oral Questions

November 7th, 1994

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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Finance. During the last few years, and probably since time immemorial, frauds have been occurring and it's come to a head in this government in the last several years when several charges have been laid. It's a major concern because fraud is usually a symptom of other problems. In previous sessions, you have stated that this is under review. My question to you is what has been done within the government to review and look at the issue of frauds?

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Finance, Mr. Pollard.