This is page numbers 549 - 579 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 education.

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can indicate to the honourable Member that we have received nothing but support from our community teachers. I think what we need to do and what we're now embarking upon, is to work with the boards to set out some plan of action and to determine the spending of dollars in areas where we think can provide better support to our community schools to address the issue of quality educational programming.

I think the important thing is to make certain that the student who we're instructing has the capacity and skills to meet the challenges of the program, whether it is improving their reading and writing skills, or the ability to use numbers. I think those are the kinds of things we should look at. We will work with the boards and the communities to address this issue.

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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

A final comment, which I forgot to mention earlier. With regard to special school development, I know the honourable Minister and his department have cut out the funding for the western Arctic leadership program in Fort Smith. Personally, I support that kind of concept. There were also cuts to the scholarship for Lester B. Pearson College out of Victoria. I just want to say that I support these types of incentives to students who want to take the exceptional road to education so they can come back to the north and contribute.

I have to go back to the one school, no longer existing, which used to be in Fort Smith: Grandin College, in which the western Arctic leadership program was based. There are people who went through this school and it provided leadership in the communities, regions and even in this Legislative Assembly. The students who participated in the western Arctic leadership program are presently benefitting from that experience. Some of them are in universities now, and are planning to come back to the north and their communities. I'm sure once they come back, they will be an asset to any regions or organizations they choose to be part of.

As for Lester B. Pearson College, a number of different people from the north went to this college and are currently in leadership positions and contributing to the organizations and communities they come from. I think that if they didn't go to these institutions, they might be doing the same things, but they are now contributing what they have experienced to what they are doing today. I think they are assets to the north and we should think about providing support to institutions such as this and programs like the western Arctic leadership program.

I just wanted to let the Minister know that I, personally, support these kinds of leadership programs we offer. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. General comments. The chair now recognizes Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have some questions on the definitive objectives of the department, and relating to the Minister's opening comments. I notice that under educational development, two objectives are to pilot a comprehensive student support model in which various health and social supports are delivered in and through the school, and to develop an early intervention protocol with the Department of Health and Social Services. I'm very much in favour of seeing these proceed.

My question is on the first objective -- about health and social supports being delivered in and through the school --- which talks about a pilot approach. In the Minister's opening comments, he said that the implementation would begin across the NWT in April 1995. My question is, is this to be a pilot project that will be found in every region of the Northwest Territories, or are we looking at one pilot project or perhaps two? Can we get a little more information on that, please?

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Minister.

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to say in response to that, that we are having discussions right now with the divisional boards of education and the boards of education and what we have found, generally -- and initially we had considered two pilot initiatives -- is that the regional boards are more interested in pursuing it in a much broader sense than we had originally proposed. What we are now doing is working with the boards to determine whether or not all the boards are interested and how many divisional boards we're looking at. It has expanded and more of the boards are now interested in considering the implementation. So we haven't reached a conclusion on that particular matter yet.

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If the program is changing that much, does it mean that there is less chance that we will see these programs being offered in the next fiscal year?

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Minister.

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

No, Mr. Chairman. I made a serious commitment to the direction. The only thing is it may take different shapes depending on the region. We do have a draft guide now for community action that we are using as part of the discussion. It is the basis by which we are dealing with this particular issue. It is entitled "Improving Children and Youth Services in Your Community." It is a draft, so maybe I can make copies available to all Members to get a sense of the direction we are undertaking. It is quite broad and the boards are reviewing it.

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would welcome seeing a copy of that. Thank you. Are either of the Yellowknife school boards involved in this project right now?

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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Unfortunately, the clock has struck 6:00 and the response will

have to wait until tomorrow. I will rise and report to the Speaker.

On behalf of the committee, I would like to thank the Minister and his witnesses for assisting us today. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Item 20, report of committee of the whole. Mr. Whitford.

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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 1 and Committee Report 4-12(7) and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of committee of the whole be concurred with.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Do you have a seconder? Mr. Patterson. To the motion.

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An Hon. Member

Question.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you. Item 21, third reading of bills. Ms. Cournoyea.

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Nellie Cournoyea

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that Bill 17, An Act to Amend the Nursing Profession Act, be read for the third time.

---Applause

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Your motion is in order. To the motion.

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An Hon. Member

Question.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 17 has had third reading.

---Applause

Item 21, third reading of bills. Item 22, orders of the day. Mr. Clerk.

Item 22: Orders Of The Day
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March 8th, 1995

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Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton

Mr. Speaker, there will be a meeting of the Standing Committee on Legislation immediately after adjournment. There will be a meeting of the Ordinary Members' Caucus at 9:00 am tomorrow morning.

Orders of the day for Friday, March 10, 1995:

1. Prayer

2. Ministers' Statements

3. Members' Statements

4. Returns to Oral Questions

5. Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

6. Oral Questions

7. Written Questions

8. Returns to Written Questions

9. Replies to Opening Address

10. Petitions

11. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

12. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

13. Tabling of Documents

14. Notices of Motion

15. Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills

16. Motions

- Motion 15-12(5), Amended Terms of Reference for the

Advisory Committee on Social Housing

17. First Reading of Bills

- Bill 20, Loan Authorization Act, 1995-96

- Bill 21, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1994-95

- Bill 22, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 1994-95

- Bill 23, Write-off of Debts Act, 1994-95

- Bill 24, Community Employees' Benefits Act

- Bill 25, Education Act

- Bill 26, An Act to Amend the Jury Act

- Bill 27, An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act

18. Second Reading of Bills

- Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Elections Act, No. 2

19. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

- Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96

- Committee Report 2-12(7), Report on the Legislative

Action Paper on the Office of Ombudsman for the

Northwest Territories

- Committee Report 3-12(7), Report on the Review of the

Legislative Action Paper Proposing New Heritage

Legislation for the Northwest Territories

- Committee Report 4-12(7), Report on the Review of the

1995-96 Main Estimates 20.Report of Committee of the Whole

21. Third Reading of Bills

- Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Elections Act

22. Orders of the Day

Item 22: Orders Of The Day
Item 22: Orders Of The Day

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Friday, March 10, 1995, at 10:00 am.

---ADJOURNMENT