Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was talking about the people who are in the jail cells in communities and this has come up. Thank you.
Debates of Oct. 11th, 1996
This is page numbers 1093 - 1119 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 3rd 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 information.
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Supplementary To Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Tommy Enuaraq Baffin Central
Supplementary To Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Was there a question there, Mr. Enuaraq?
Supplementary To Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Tommy Enuaraq Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Maybe my question was not translated properly. My question to the Minister of Justice was that I was referring to people spending a night in the cells, not in correctional centres. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
I still did not hear a question there, Mr. Enuaraq.
Supplementary To Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Tommy Enuaraq Baffin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was talking about, I was asking a question about people who were locked up overnight. I was not referring my question, I was not asking a question about correctional centres, but I was asking a question about people being
locked up, overnight, at RCMP cells. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
Further Return To Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I believe if individuals were to pass away while in the custody of the RCMP, in their custody, then a coroner's inquest would be held, as I indicated. Due to the fact that we would want to determine the causes of the death, certainly, and make sure it was the full public process in that determination, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Question 475-13(3): Causes Of Fatalities In Correctional Centres
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral Questions. Mr. Ootes.
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, my apologies. I was on the run. My Speaker, I was the seconder of Mr. Picco's motion on disclosure which was passed on May 13th and I have listened to the Premier's replies to Mr. Picco's questions.
I appreciate what he stated, that there were five PY's involved and they worked for two months to produce the document. I am now making some assumptions that this is computerized, and that to me, the staff are there to be directed to do as requested. To me it would not be an onerous task to identify which are contracts that were negotiated, and which are contracts that are sole-sourced.
My question is, can the Premier provide a list of all the negotiated and sole-source contracts that this Government entered into for the year ended March 1996.
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Premier.
Return To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We do, do that, and we do provide that list to the Standing Committee of Government Operations already. Thank you.
Return To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Can the Premier tell me if it is specifically identified by negotiated contracts and sole-source contracts. Are they identified separately.
Supplementary To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
During the previous government, Mr. Speaker, the Standing Committee on Finance requested information on all negotiated contracts. The government agreed to provide the information to committee on a regular basis. The practice has continued into the present government and a listing of all Cabinet approvals related to negotiated contracts is compiled into the document that is released to the Standing Committee of Government Operations, on a periodic basis. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Yes, Mr. Speaker. I have to be honest, perhaps I have not seen it in my committee. I wonder if the Premier would undertake to provide me specifically with only the list of negotiated and sole-source contracts that were entered into for the year ended 1996. Only the negotiated contracts and the sole-sourced, thank you.
Supplementary To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't have a problem with providing the Member with that information for contract or sole-sourced contracts over $5,000.00. We cannot do it under that because you buy pencils, or a few pencils and that would be it.
And the second part of that motion, just for the Member's information; Mr. Speaker they have presented to this House, May 13 and it was voted on -- it was moved by Mr. Picco and seconded by Mr. Ootes; there were 5 in favour.
We will look also at addressing the public disclosure of the salaries and I am sure these two Members are very interested in us doing that. We may not, but we know what that will do to the morale of the public service. I know Members have a concern about that but, we must take direction of this House. So, we will look at following up on Mr. Picco and Mr. Ootes' motion on the disclosure of their salaries, as well, Mr. Speaker, and I have instructed my competent Minister of Finance to look into doing that and we have explored it fairly well.
We all know that when we run for public office, Mr. Speaker, as politicians our salaries will be disclosed. Civil servants, on the other hand, don't run for public service. But we will look at that and we will look at disclosing all our salaries, over $50,000.00, because that is the basic salary of a Member of this Assembly as well.
We will be talking to the boards, the hamlets, the bands, the metis as well as NTI and etc., if they will do this as well, and work with us to do that, because the Members are so interested in that as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
I wish to thank the Premier for offering to provide that information.
I guess my desire is that he live up to what the motion asks for, and I have no problem to getting that information and living up to any criticism that may result from that. I have no problem with that whatsoever.
But I would like to ask the Premier a question as to when he can provide that information for us. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the interest of good government and in the interest of the process that we all agree to amongst the Members of this Legislative Assembly, I will check with my Ministers who are responsible as to how soon we can get this information. I would be providing that information to the proper committee prior to providing it to Mr. Ootes. And once it goes to the committee, then we will give it to the Member. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 476-13(3): List Of Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Steen.
Question 477-13(3): Responsibilities For Repatriation Of Remains
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is addressed to the Minister responsible for Health.
Mr. Speaker, could the Minister tell me if his Department is responsible to bear the cost for returning the remains of a person who died while being treated in the south. Is the Government responsible to bear the cost of returning the remains to the community? Thank you.