Thank you, Mr. Steen. Item 3, Members' statements. Item 4, returns to oral questions. Mr. Arlooktoo.
Debates of May 24th, 1996
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Further Return To Question 195-13(3): Application Of Negotiated Contract Policy Outside Nunavut Area
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, I have a return to an oral question asked by Mr. Steen on May 8th regarding application of negotiated contract policy outside Nunavut area.
In 1994-95, the Government of the Northwest Territories drafted a government-wide policy on negotiated contracts. However, Cabinet review of this policy was put on hold until consultation could take place with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated regarding the government's obligations under article 24 of the Nunavut final agreement. Now that those consultations have been completed, the government policy on negotiated contracts will be completed and provided to Cabinet for review.
The negotiated contracts policy will reflect the requirements of all the settlement agreements in both East and West. It will also reflect my commitment to develop options to enhance aboriginal and local access to economic opportunity, not only in the Nunavut area, but throughout the Northwest Territories.
However, at the present time, and until those policies are complete, the 21-day notice period applies only to negotiated contracts for activity in the Nunavut settlement area. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 195-13(3): Application Of Negotiated Contract Policy Outside Nunavut Area
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Item 4, returns to oral questions. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Mr. Ng.
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize some constituents from Cambridge Bay: Joe and Susie Koaha; their daughter, Laurie; their grandson, Etegik; and, his adopted mother, Christianne Clarke.
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Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Welcome to the Assembly. Thank you. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Item 6, oral questions. Mrs. Groenewegen.
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in my Member's statement, I raised the issue of the Great Slave Lake fishery and the management and marketing of that resource. This industry is very important to the community I represent and I am most interested in seeing that this northern resource, as any other, derive the absolute maximum benefits possible.
When you consider how few species the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation accepts, what little processing takes place in Hay River and how little product and marketing development has occurred in the recent past, perhaps it is time to assess whether the monopoly for the purchase and export is still an effective agency. My question to the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism: Is the present system of marketing and exporting Great Slave Lake fish the most beneficial means? Thank you.
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, Mr. Kakfwi.
Return To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, as a government, we will be taking a look at that and considering it. We will be responding to it in due course. Thank you.
Return To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.
Supplementary To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand that some work has been done in this area in the past. When was the last time the issue of the Great Slave Lake fishery was comprehensively examined? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, I understand that a number of years ago, there was a committee that was set up to review commercial fishing of Great Slave Lake, and marketing. The MLA for Hay River at the time, Mr. Pollard, and the MLA for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Morin, and Mr. Fabian from the Hay River Reserve were on that committee. That was about five or six years ago.
Further Return To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.
Supplementary To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to make it very clear that, in asking these questions, I am asking them as questions. I am not making a statement. I think it is astute to examine these things once in a while. I would also like to ask the Minister, would he concur that possibly this is a function that could be more effectively handled by breaking the monopoly of Freshwater and allowing large-volume operators the option of marketing their own product and perhaps providing support to the smaller operators through some type of cooperative which would be managed by this government, as opposed to a federally legislated organization. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Mr. Kakfwi.
Further Return To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, the government will review that suggestion as it has in the past and respond to the Member. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Question 304-13(3): Marketing And Exporting Great Slave Lake Fish
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Krutko.
Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Public Works with regard to the water treatment plant in Fort McPherson. I asked a question on March 14th with regard to the status of that plant and what the implications are, because at the present time there still seems to be a problem with the quality of water. I have been told that they're using about six different chemicals in the water system to try to resolve it. Because of the number of different chemicals and also the concern about cancer, could the Minister tell me when he would be reporting back to me on this since I raised it on March 14th?
Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Arlooktoo.
Return To Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, 1, as Minister of Public Works, and the Minister of MACA am taking this issue very seriously. We have brought this up at Cabinet; in fact, this morning. As I have said before, we are sending staff to Fort McPherson and we will be making arrangements to sit down with the Member and work closely with him to see how we can deal with the issue.
Return To Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.
Supplementary To Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Minister for that. I also see this as a critical priority in which we should have done something on this
when it originally occurred. I do feel that we have to get in there as soon as possible and I suggest to him we go there once the House has completed sitting. But, in the meantime, we need to continue to work on this.
I feel that we do have to look at the other issue: the health aspect; the long-term implication that possible health problems may cause from all these chemicals that are in the system. I have been told there are six different chemicals they've been adding to the system to try to resolve this problem. They didn't have to do that before and that is another concern that has been raised since this problem has occurred. Can you also look at the different chemical components that they have been putting into the water system? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Arlooktoo.
Further Return To Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, the area of chemistry is not my speciality, but I am informed that, as it stands now, the different additives they are putting into the water through the treatment process is allowing the water to meet the Canadian drinking water standards. However, I understand that there is great concern about the water colour and odour, which I completely understand and which I agree we must deal with as soon as we can,
With that, I will commit again that I will work with the Member. I do have other commitments, as the Minister of MACA for travel that we made some time ago, immediately after session. But we will send our staff up in the interim and hope that we can deal with this issue as soon as possible.
Further Return To Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Question 305-13(3): Response To Concerns Re Water Quality In Fort Mcpherson
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Item 6, oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.