Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certain conditions have arisen that will not allow me to ask my question today. I will deter it until tomorrow.
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Debates of June 7th, 1995
Topics
Question 532-12(7): Status Of Government Liability When Lowering Proposal Standards
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Question 532-12(7): Status Of Government Liability When Lowering Proposal Standards
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An Hon. Member
Who's missing?
Question 532-12(7): Status Of Government Liability When Lowering Proposal Standards
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The Speaker
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Ms. Mike.
Question 533-12(7): Origin Of Sealskin Products
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During our last sitting in April when we were dealing with the budget of the Department of Renewable Resources, the Honourable Silas Arngna'naaq passed around sealskin prototype products with Minnguq sewing group labels on them. My question is for the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism because this Broughton Island sewing group is funded through ED&T. It is my understanding that the sealskins of these products are from Newfoundland and were manufactured somewhere in northern Ontario.
Question 533-12(7): Origin Of Sealskin Products
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An Hon. Member
Shame.
Question 533-12(7): Origin Of Sealskin Products
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Rebecca Mike Baffin Central
My question to the Minister is this, is ED&T trying to enhance the economy of the NWT or are they trying to enhance the economies of Newfoundland and northern Ontario?
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Question 533-12(7): Origin Of Sealskin Products
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The Speaker
Madam Premier, would you like to respond?
Question 533-12(7): Origin Of Sealskin Products
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Nellie Cournoyea Nunakput
Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister responsible, I will take the question as notice., Thank you.
Question 533-12(7): Origin Of Sealskin Products
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The Speaker
Thank you. The question has been taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Patterson.
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I note that several members of the firearms control task force of the Department of Justice of Canada are here today. We discussed their "consultations" in this House earlier. I would like to ask our Minister of Justice if he's had communications from his federal counterpart, the Honourable Allan Rock, about his commitments to consult with the aboriginal people of the Northwest Territories on Bill C-68. Thank you.
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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The Speaker
Minister of Justice, Mr. Kakfwi.
Return To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, apparently the federal Minister had written to me back on the 19th of May apologizing for being out of the country for a couple of weeks, regretting that he was unable to inform me any earlier that consultation with aboriginal people was going to take place shortly across Canada. Once communities had been selected and a definitive timetable set, the Minister committed at that time to inform me exactly when and where these would take place.
The letter that contains the Minister's commitment of May 19th was received in my office just yesterday afternoon. Thank you.
Return To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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The Speaker
Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Supplementary To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm happy that the federal Minister of Justice intended to give our Minister notice of the timetable for the community consultations of the firearms task force group. I would like to ask the Minister, notwithstanding the federal Minister's good intentions, what was the kind of notice that the Minister and his office actually got about the timetable for consultations in our NWT communities? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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The Speaker
Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, I must say that I have received no notice, either as a Member of the Legislature or as the Minister of Justice, as to the timetable for community meetings and consultations. So I have had no prior notice and have very little information as to what the present consultation process is that is being conducted at this time. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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The Speaker
Item 6, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.
Supplementary To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In light of the lack of courtesy and notice provided by the federal Minister of Justice on these community consultations, I would like to ask our Minister of Justice if he is satisfied that the consultation process on Bill C-68 in the Northwest Territories so far has been adequate? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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The Speaker
Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, as you know, our people right across the Northwest territories say Bill C-68 is going to affect our ability to put food on the table for our families. It is a very basic, fundamental concern that reaches into our homes and our families, and it's a very heartfelt issue.
I believe that ample notice should be given of consultation, if it should take place. Public notice should be given that public meetings will be held in certain locations at certain times. There should be adequate preparation by the people involved, to ensure that a full summary of the bill and the implications and the issues that it brings out is prepared and is brought to the public in an organized fashion so that they have a basis on which to formulate some initial thought to have some understanding on which to base questions and feel they've been consulted.
In a great part, I guess I feel like there's been a great rush for the Minister to say -- perhaps on the Peter Gzowski show -that, as he said: "People are going north to consult and are being consulted at this moment as we speak".
That hastily collected plan has been put forward in order to make the impression that consultation is taking place. I think it is important for Members of this Legislature to speak about the concerns they have as consultation, as it is being called by the federal government, is taking place in the constituencies across the Northwest Territories.
In part, I would say I am very disappointed. It's ill prepared. We have not been informed, even as a government, of the consultation, and I have great difficulty believing that a letter that was dated May 19th should have only been received in my office yesterday. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
Question 534-12(7): Federal Consultation Re Bill C-68
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The Speaker
Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Whitford.
Question 535-12(7): Location Of NWT Water Bombers
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Tony Whitford Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Circumstances have changed again.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to direct a question to the Minister responsible for forest fire fighting. I would like to ask the Minister where our water bombers are now. I understand that for a while they were loaned to Alberta or the other provinces to help them in their battle against fires. We are now seeing a much more serious condition appearing here in the territories, and I would like to ask where our water tankers are?
Question 535-12(7): Location Of NWT Water Bombers
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June 6th, 1995
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The Speaker
The Minister responsible for fire management, Mr. Morin.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, the Member is quite correct. We did lend, or through the MARS agreement or whatever, the DC-4 water bomber to Alberta to Whitecourt, and it was down there for approximately 24 hours. We did bring it back into the north.
We have our two CL-215s and two more CL-215s are supposed to be in the Wells now. The DC-4 should be leaving Hay River to go to Norman Wells. We have kept back one DC-4 on standby in the South Slave because conditions are very high there as well. I would like to assure the Member that the city of Yellowknife, as well, has I believe it is 3 firefighting crews in this area and we also have firefighting crews in Fort Rae, Lutsel K`e and Fort Resolution that all can be put into action if any fires threaten this community. Thank you.
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The Speaker
Item 6, oral questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.