Report On Bill 26

Thank you. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Mr. Pudluk.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. At this time I would like to table, Tabled Document 89-12(7), a document addressed to me concerning the PanArctic clean-up. It has been signed by P. Amagoalik for Tabitha Kalluk near Resolute Bay. Thank you.

Thank you. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motions for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Mr. Dent.

Thank you. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second...

Sorry, Mr. Dent, your motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

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

---Carried

Bill 32 has had first reading. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Bill 1, Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96; Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Fair Practices Act; Bill 22, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 1994-95; Bill 23, Write-off of Debts Act, 1994-95; Bill 24, Community Employees' Benefits Act; 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; Committee Report 5-12(7), Report on the Review of Rewriting the Liquor Laws of the Northwest Territories: A Legislative Action Paper; Committee Report 6-12(7), Report on the Review of the Legislative Discussion Paper on the Draft of the New Education Act; and, Committee Report 7-12(7), Report on the Second Annual Report, 1993-94, of the Languages Commissioner of the NWT, with Mr. Lewis in the chair.

I would like to call the committee of the whole to order. What would the committee like to do this very nice afternoon? Mr. Dent.

Mr. Dent proposes that we continue with Bill 22. How does the committee feel about that? Are you all agreed?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Okay, now that we have agreed on the order of business -- I assume that Members agreed, not only to the bill, but also to the other business that we go on to -- we will come back after a break when we can meet the Minister and his witnesses.

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The committee will come back to order. Before the break, we agreed we would go to Bill 22, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 1994-95, and we agreed that Mr. Pollard, if he wishes, could have his witnesses help him deal with this item. Mr. Pollard, would you like to go to the chair?

If I might, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Sergeant-at-Arms, show the witnesses where they have to sit.

For the record, Mr. Pollard, if you could introduce your witness for us.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me, Mr. Lew Voytilla, the secretary to the Financial Management Board, Government of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Welcome, Mr. Voytilla. We are on item seven, as I understand it, of the schedule for debts forgiven. And we have just completed item seven, Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation, I believe. Is that correct? Members, is that right, that we finished?

Okay, Mr. Pollard, for the record, would you deal with item seven? There were some requests for some detail on that.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, it was Canada Tungsten Mining Corporation, the department was Health, the year was 1990-91, the amount was $11,380.92 and it was a negotiated settlement, Mr. Chairman.

Item eight was Transport Canada, airport operating costs, the department was Transportation, the year 1992-93, the amount $217,647.14, and it was a negotiated settlement between the two governments.

Number nine was Kissarvik Corporative Association Ltd., it was for equipment rental, Public Works and Services was the department, the year was 1990-91, the amount $11,705.22, and the reason for the write-off was the billing could not be substantiated, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, item 10 was the Receiver General for Canada, it was reimbursement claims for special art projects, ED&T was the department, 1988-89 was the year, the amount was $70,083.06, and it was, again, because the amounts could not be substantiated.

Mr. Chairman, item 11 was 175119 Canada, operating as the NWT Marine Group, it was because of loan principal and interest, it was the NWT Business Credit Corporation in the year 1993-94, the amount $91,188.05 and the reason for the forgiveness was public interest.

Item 12, JSL Mechanical Installations Ltd., it was accrued interest on a loan, again, made by the Business Credit Corporation in 1993-94, the amount, $56,983.42, and it was a negotiated settlement, Mr. Chairman.

Item 13, the Liard Valley Band Development Corporation for loan principal and accrued interest, the Business Credit Corporation, the year was 1993-94, the amount was $300,091.98, and it was written off because it was in the public interest.

Item 14 was Sahtu Contractors Ltd., loan principal and interest, BCC, 1993-94, the amount was $145,826.15, and it was a negotiated settlement, Mr. Chairman.

Item 15 was 902888 NWT Ltd., it was loan principal, the Business Credit Corporation, that amount was $49,712.18, and it was a negotiated settlement, Mr. Chairman.

Item 16 was 851820 NWT Ltd., operating as Curry Construction, again it was the principal of a loan, Business Credit Corporation, $5,506.16, and a negotiated settlement, Mr. Chairman.

Item 17 was 872244 NWT Ltd., operating as D&D electric, loan principal, Business Credit Corporation, $132,685 and the consent ordered nisi.

Item 18 was RD&W Holdings Ltd., loan principal, the Business Credit Corporation, $19,498.58, and it was negotiated settlement.

Mr. Chairman, item 19 was MacKay Lake Lodge 1989 Ltd., again, principal on a loan, Business Credit Corporation and their write-off was $40,959.85 through a negotiated settlement.

Item 20 was Simpson Air (1981) Ltd., loan principal, BCC, $27,457.03, it was a litigation settlement followed by consent judgment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

That concludes the details of the debts that have been forgiven under this bill. Do Members agree that we have dealt with those details, or do you have any further questions? Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could I ask the Minister with regard to item 15, who was 902888 NWT Ltd.?

Mr. Pollard, item 15.