This is page numbers 753 - 787 of the Hansard for the 12th Assembly, 5th 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 development.

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I think I've given credit to the Minister of Economic Development and

Tourism for the enhanced signing authority given to superintendents of his department in the regions, since he became Minister. Something that I think has worked very effectively to promote flexible economic development in the regions. I'd like to ask the same Minister, in his capacity as Minister of Transportation, has he been able to extend the same increased signing authority to the new superintendents who are now in place in the regions in the Department of Transportation? Thank you.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Todd.

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John Todd Keewatin Central

Thank you, Madam Speaker. At the present time, the superintendents of Transportation, I believe, have $100,000 signing authority. However, I am working with the department right now to develop a paper for Cabinet approval to increase that. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wouldn't want to trivialize the $100,000 signing authority, it is a substantial amount of money. But I would like to ask the Minister, given the large size of transportation contracts and the cost of transportation infrastructure, what does the Minister feel is a more appropriate level of signing authority for those regional superintendents to effectively do their job beyond the present $100,000 ceiling? Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Todd.

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John Todd Keewatin Central

My guess would be -- and again, we are reviewing it, because we're looking at the airport contracts, for example, in the municipalities, and we haven't defined it clearly yet -- it would be somewhere in the range of $250,000, similar to what we're doing with the superintendents of Economic Development and Tourism. I would caution the Member, though, in saying this as I have not brought this issue before Cabinet at this time, but it is my intention to do it shortly. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Antoine.

Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Mahsi, Madam Speaker. Last Friday, I asked the Minister responsible for Public Works and Services a question with regard to the community office and school that was built in Trout Lake. He replied that they did an excellent job and they did bring the building in at a reasonable cost. I would like the Minister to tell the House what he means by reasonable cost. First of all, was this a negotiated contract? I will follow up after that. Thank you.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

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

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The project that the Member is referring to, the Trout Lake facility, was construction management by the Department of Public Works. The construction costs of that facility came in at $2,131.07 per square metre. That, compared to the square meter cost in Yellowknife which is $1,711 per square meter. In all construction costs the department uses a multiplier of 1.4. That's the multiplier acceptable to Trout Lake. So that ends up coming in at $2,395 per square metre. This project came in an approximately 11 per cent under the estimated budget. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Madam Speaker. The Minister responsible indicated that this project was not a negotiated contract, but it was a construction management. Can he explain to the House what he means by construction management? Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

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

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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In this case, the community of Trout Lake and the Member requested a special approach to the construction of this building. Public Works and Services went into the community, met with the community and developed a project management. We hired the actual manager for the project, but all the work was done by the community members except for a few of the trades. They did negotiate with the community and the band to supply labour. So it's a mixture of both, and it was very successful. We usually use this approach when there is a lack of management expertise in the community, at the first stage. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Kitikmeot, Mr. Ng.

Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is directed to the Minister of Personnel. Last week, I asked her some questions regarding the guidelines for staff housing allocations. I would like to ask her, at this time, are senior management staff in the regions allowed to be over- accommodated based on her department's current guidelines

with the staff housing policy? Thank you.

The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Personnel, Ms. Mike.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Madam Speaker. If the honourable Member for Kitikmeot can bear with me, I have a document that I am going to be tabling, later in the House, on the location of staff housing. To answer your question on the senior employees being over-accommodated, it's not the policy of Personnel to over-accommodate staff. Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ng.

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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

If it's not a policy of the department, is it a policy of the government to over-accommodate senior staff? Thank you.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Personnel, Ms. Mike.

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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I will take the question as notice.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. Item 6, written questions. Item 7, returns to written questions. Mr. Clerk.

Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton

Madam Speaker, return to Written Question 17-12(5) asked by Mr. Patterson to the Minister of Renewable Resources concerning the award of clean-up contracts for CORE campsites - north warning system.

Laval Fortin Limited of Quebec has recently been awarded a contract to operate the federal CORE campsites during 1994 which will house construction workers at north warning sites in the Baffin region. The Department of Renewable Resources is not aware of any convictions or other legal actions relating to environmental damage for work undertaken by this company on Baffin Island.