This is page numbers 1400 - 1440 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 chairman.

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Supplementary To Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On Nwt Airport Services
Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On NWT Airport Services
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you. Mr. Todd.

Further Return To Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On Nwt Airport Services
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John Todd Keewatin Central

Yes, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On Nwt Airport Services
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Final supplementary, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Supplementary To Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On Nwt Airport Services
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

Thank you. Final supplementary. The Minister indicated in his statement that the agreement transferred a staff of 122 employees. I would like clarification on whether these 122 employees were current PYs within the Northwest Territories, or did we receive any additional PYs from out of the Northwest Territories upon the transfer? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On Nwt Airport Services
Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On NWT Airport Services
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you. Mr. Todd.

Further Return To Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On Nwt Airport Services
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John Todd Keewatin Central

I stand to be corrected, but I believe that all the PYs were territorial Transport Canada employees, I believe. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On Nwt Airport Services
Question 646-12(7): Effect Of Arctic A Airport Negotiations On NWT Airport Services
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Todd. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Ballantyne.

Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister responsible for housing. Mr. Speaker, can we say now, finally and absolutely, that the federal government is out of any capital assistance to the Northwest Territories government to build new houses? Thank you.

The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Mr. Morin.

Return To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have managed to get approximately $9 million out of the federal government for home ownership programs that have been carried out this year, and I am going to be attending a housing Ministers' meeting in Newfoundland in the early part of July and hopefully, if there's any money available, we'll get our share. Thank you.

Return To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Morin. Supplementary, Mr. Ballantyne.

Supplementary To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North

Thank you. At the very least, we can probably say a trend has developed, and the capital part of the federal government contribution is slowly dissolving to nothing over a period of time.

My second question to the Minister is, do we still have a firm commitment that for whatever new houses we build, the federal government will continue to pay their portion of the O and M for social housing?

Supplementary To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you. Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We do have a firm commitment. It is my understanding that we have a firm commitment of the federal government paying their share of the O and M for the existing public housing stock that we have. That is shared with them, but for the last year, we have not built any new public housing because they do not cost-share any public housing. They have agreed to cost-share our home ownership program. There is also information available that the Minister of Indian Affairs as well as the Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation are supposed to be putting a paper together for an aboriginal housing program on-reserve and off-reserve, so we are looking forward to seeing that paper.

Further Return To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Morin. Second supplementary, Mr. Ballantyne.

Supplementary To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The second part of that response is interesting. Even though we haven't taken advantage of it, because we haven't built any social housing that needed the O and M component, if, for instance, the Minister this year decided to build 100 units that weren't part of the home ownership plan, would the federal government cost-share the O and M?

Supplementary To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is my understanding that, no, they would not.

Further Return To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Morin. Final supplementary, Mr. Ballantyne.

Supplementary To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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Michael Ballantyne Yellowknife North

Final supplementary. Let me just try to pin this down so everyone knows. Essentially we have come to the end of capital. They've capped O and M. So my last question is a question I've asked the Minister. It's always been my fear that now they've done those two things, the next thing they are going to do is look into cutting back on their O and M commitments. The Minister was going to look into it to ensure that our present agreements were airtight and that there's no chance that the federal government will start to claw back their commitment to O and M funding of our present stock. Is the Minister confident that he can protect the present agreement with the federal government for their present social housing stock?

Supplementary To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Mr. Morin.

Further Return To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is my understanding that we do have tight agreements with the federal government. Whether or not they can find a way to get out of those agreements, we will try to ensure that they do not, and I will make the Minister of CMHC aware that we would be most unhappy if they did back out of the agreements that are signed and sealed already. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 647-12(7): Status Of Federal Capital Assistance For Housing
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The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Thank you, Mr. Morin. Next on my list I have Mr. Koe, but is there anybody who wants to ask an oral question who hasn't asked one yet and who wants to do so? Nobody? Mr. Koe.

Fred Koe Inuvik

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. The training for recreation leaders has been provided by the Aurora College with funding provided through the municipalities which in turn receive their monies from the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. It's been my understanding that up till now, these students who take the recreation leadership program have been sponsored through subsidized wages by their municipalities.

I understand also that the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs is now or may be changing its policies with regard to providing funds to municipalities for supporting the recreation leadership program.

I would like to ask the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, is the department changing its policies for funding recreation leadership programs in the municipalities?

The Deputy Speaker Brian Lewis

Mr. Nerysoo.