This is page numbers 309 - 336 of the Hansard for the 12th Assembly, 7th 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.

Supplementary To Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Supplementary to the same Minister. I appreciate the Minister's advice that she is still actively looking for a solution. I would like to point out that parents have now been waiting for almost two years for the government to identify this support for school-age children. Children who were six when the problem first started are now eight. It's getting to be a more and more serious situation. Will the Minister provide a concrete answer for addressing this issue before the end of the Seventh Session?

Supplementary To Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Ms. Cournoyea.

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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Mr. Speaker, I believe that I can provide an answer before the end of this session, although I don't know whether the answer will be a concrete one because I will have to get some explanation of what the honourable

Member is advocating in using the word "concrete." Thank you.

Further Return To Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Mr. Dent, supplementary.

Supplementary To Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think by "concrete" I mean something that is firm. I would like a set regimen to be put in place, if I can answer the question, so that we know that these services can be provided to school-age children. Now that she knows the answer to what I'm looking for in terms of "concrete," will the Minister provide a guarantee to this House that she will answer the question before the end of the Seventh Session?

Supplementary To Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Ms. Cournoyea.

Further Return To Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput

Mr. Speaker, I intend to answer the question or attempt to address the issue and provide this House with as much as we can within the financial restraints in which we presently operate under. I will endeavour to do that. The Member may not have as concrete an answer as he wishes to have, but he will have one, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question 170-12(7): Provision Of Speech Therapy To Students
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

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

Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. One of the Minister's initiatives, for which I support him, has been working with the aboriginal groups in the Northwest Territories to try to develop a northern accord agreement; to develop an agreement and a text on an accord on oil and gas and mining. I understand that several meetings have taken place between the Minister's staff and the aboriginal groups. What is the current status of these discussions?

The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Mr. Todd.

Return To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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John Todd Keewatin Central

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We've had two meetings with the aboriginal groups that are directly affected by the development of a mineral accord and oil and gas accord. We've asked them to give us their input with respect to the language that they want incorporated into the accord. I believe we're supposed to receive that by the end of March. There's a further meeting planned in the next two weeks. They've formed a small executive group that's going to represent the interests of the aboriginal groups in terms of the language required in this new legislation. My optimistic side says that we're going to hopefully reach an arrangement that will be satisfactory to all of us, including the current public government, and move reasonably expeditiously to make an arrangement with the federal government for the transfer of this

important responsibility which will then enable us to set the rules as to how industry, whether it's minerals or oil and gas, behaves in this part of the country. Thank you.

Return To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you, Mr. Todd. Mr. Koe, supplementary.

Supplementary To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Have all the aboriginal groups been active participants in this process?

Supplementary To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Todd.

Further Return To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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John Todd Keewatin Central

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Are all the aboriginal groups active in this process? The majority of the aboriginal groups are active participants in the process. I believe the Treaty 8 and the Deh Cho view themselves as observer status at this time, but they are attending the meetings and we are in formal discussions with them. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Koe.

Supplementary To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. What does the Minister intend to do if not all the aboriginal groups are signatories to an agreement, if you come up with an agreement?

Supplementary To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Todd.

Further Return To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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John Todd Keewatin Central

My optimistic side says that we'll try to make an arrangement with the groups directly involved. Should we make an arrangement, then we'll be able to move forward in an orderly way with our discussions with the federal government. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Final supplementary, Mr. Koe.

Supplementary To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. When does the Minister intend to proceed with negotiations with the federal government?

Supplementary To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Todd.

Further Return To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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John Todd Keewatin Central

Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that the representatives who are involved in the process of trying to reach an appropriate compromise on the language that should be in the accord have agreed that they will try to reach an arrangement by the end of May. Should an arrangement be reached, we should then be able to proceed with discussions with the federal government on June 1st. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question 171-12(7): Status Of Negotiations Re Northern Accord
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Antoine.

Question 172-12(7): Progress On Health Billings Dispute
Item 6: Oral Questions

February 26th, 1995

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Finance. The Finance Minister's budget address reports that progress has been made on a number of outstanding problems, including the health billings dispute. As we all know, prior to and especially since 1988 when health care was transferred over to the Government of the Northwest Territories from the federal government for the administration of health services to treaty Indians and Inuit, there has been a dispute over billings for health services which were provided to treaty Indians and Inuit; as a result, this government has taken the federal government to court to try to settle this dispute. I would like to ask the Minister of Finance what type of progress he's reporting to us in his budget address when he mentioned the health billings dispute. Thank you.