Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is a process in place that provides the opportunity for the communities within my Honourable colleague's constituency to determine the appropriate priorities in capital expenditures. Those capital expenditures then come in through the system, and to the appropriate Ministers. Decisions are made then, and then back to the Committees, the appropriate Committees and advice and direction is given then. I think that process now is in place, and has been in place certainly in the term of this Government, and as a previous Minister and the previous one was in place then. I think if there are some disparities that are glaring, as my colleague is suggesting, that we need to find a way to work with him and the Ministers involved, whether it is in MACA or in Health or whatever, in an effort to see if there is arrangement to be made to balance out what he sees as an imbalance in where the money has been spent over this last year in particular. Thank you.
Debates of Oct. 15th, 1996
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Further Return To Question 487-13(3): Equity And Fairness Of Capital Funding
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Further Return To Question 487-13(3): Equity And Fairness Of Capital Funding
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Krutko.
Further Supplementary To Question 487-13(3): Equity And Fairness Of Capital Funding
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Final supplementary. Will the minister make an attempt to allow the Mackenzie Delta to court for us this priority item and be dealt with, like other regions based on what we have seen in the last round where we got cut in regards to the Aklavik correction project that they were looking for. A motion was put forth in regard to the Tl'oondih Healing Camp that was having problems, also the debate I had in the House about my water treatment problem that we are having with water, I do not see any of those items being on anything to date, and I would like to have assurance from the Minister that we would table something in the House to show how he intends to do this.
Further Supplementary To Question 487-13(3): Equity And Fairness Of Capital Funding
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Todd
Further Return To Question 487-13(3): Equity And Fairness Of Capital Funding
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Thank you Mr. Speaker. I think it is important to point out that we just give directions to cabinet ministers in terms of targets. The Department of Finance and the FMB does not advise the individual ministers how to spend the money. I think the most direct way to deal with this would be that subject to approval by the Premier that we meet, as I have suggested with Mr. Krutko tomorrow, and some of these people in an effort to see where we can provide them with assistance to try to include this, perceive a real balance that he is talking about. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 487-13(3): Equity And Fairness Of Capital Funding
Further To Question 487-13(3): Equity And Fairness Of Capital Funding
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions, Mr. Ootes
Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier, I would like to preface my question with a comment that cabinet has been really good at providing a lot of data and that data has been useful for the standing committees to make decisions. However, I find it extremely difficult to review the business plans and the budgets, when we don't know certain details, and some of the details, for example are, I believe that our salaries in the Territories for the GNWT and boards and agencies combined reaches somewhere in the neighbourhood of $400,000,000. In generalities we know where that money goes to specific departments but we do not know any further details for specifics.
The other question I have is, how much goes into sole-source contracts and negotiated contracts, and I find it extremely difficult to be just to a situation when I do not know how much money is going to go to a sole-source contract, or a negotiated contract. We have a particular problem as members on this side, because we have to place faith in the Members of Cabinet that this is all correctly justified and we are getting value for our money. So, to me we have a very difficult situation on our hands to try to make judgement calls, now I wonder if the Premier could tell me, and he spoke about this last Friday, that he has been advised that Justice has advised him that there may be liability if we release details of the documents. I find that very difficult to understand, Mr. Speaker, especially when we are dealing with a request for 1995/96, I just do not understand why that would a legal problem. Can the Premier elaborate on his statement of last Friday? Thank you.
Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Premier.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you Mr. Speaker. That is an interesting preamble the member had leading up to the question. The members are fully aware, those members capable of reading the business plans and I guess, absorbing the information that we supply as a government to them. I know it is a lot of information. Information is in those business plans, the PYs are in the business plans. You have to read the documents, you see it as clear as day, as far as a sole-source and
negotiated contracts, that are supplied to the committee that that department is responsible to report to. So the information is there, all the member has to do is pick it up and read it. Thank you.
Return To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral question, before I recognize Mr. Ootes, I would like to recognize in the Gallery Mr. Jack Anawak the MP for the Eastern Arctic. Welcome to the Assembly. Mr. Ootes, oral questions.
Supplementary To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Yes, Mr. Speaker, thank you very much. I think I am very stupid, Mr. Speaker. Also, I am a bit on the lazy side, (laughter), so what I would like to ask, Mr. Speaker, since I am stupid and since I am lazy, would the Premier please supply me with the list, separated out, of the sole sourced contracts and the negotiated contracts. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would be pleased, under a personal and confidential letter to the Member, supplying him with that information, and also that information is available to the Government. Thank you.
Return To Question 488-13(3):sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral question, supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Yes, I wonder if the Premier could also indicate the amounts of those sole source contracts and negotiated contracts when he does supply it, and I do appreciate the Premier's offer. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin
Further Return To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I will try my best.
Further Return To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral question, final supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Yes, my final question is, when can we expect this information from the Premier? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As soon as the Ministers that are responsible for those contracts get that information to me, then I will get it to the Member and it should be before very long; it should not take that long. The exact time, I do not know.
Further Return To Question 488-13(3): Sole-sourced And Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral question. Mr. Henry.
Question 489-13(3): Participants Developing The Protected Area Strategy
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question today is for the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Mr. Speaker, from what I understand, a northern mining industry has not been included in the list of those who will be consulted in the development of the Protected Areas Strategy. Can the Minister explain why this industry, which is not only the most important private player in the Northern economy, but also one of the most important players in the Northern environment, was not considered for consultation, in what undoubtedly what will be a critical and far-reaching strategy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 489-13(3): Participants Developing The Protected Area Strategy
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. The Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. Mr. Kakfwi.
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, as I understand the Protected Areas Strategy it is to take the initiative with the Federal Government to look at what needs to be done in order to recognize and set aside areas and to require protection in the event that development should start to accelerate in the Northwest Territories. We know that, and the mining companies are aware, although the public, as I understand, even in Yellowknife is not aware that the Federal Government owns about 95% of the land and all the resources in the Northwest Territories and dictates the terms and conditions under which development can occur. For instance, in the proposed Bathurst park, there are mining interests at play there. The Prime Minister just announced that there will be a feasibility study done to look at setting up a Bathurst park. However, it is in proximity to Polaris Mine, and there are some strong mining interests, staking, that have gone into that area. The Federal Government is fully aware of the amount of money and resources that the mining companies have put into exploration in the different areas in the Northwest Territories, and as such is at this time, the strongest advocate for protecting third party interests in any type of negotiations and any type of development of strategies in the Northwest Territories to date. The mining companies can rest assured, as will oil and gas companies, and other third party interests that, when it comes down to protecting the rights and the interests of third parties in the North, the Federal Government goes to great lengths and, in fact, constitution-wise, in claims' negotiations the rights of third parties. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.