Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Debates of May 29th, 1996
Topics
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Supplementary To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, the students don't have the experience nor the job-related experience. It is an internship program, in essence. They are hired to get on-the-job training, so $22 an hour, to me, is too much. I wonder if the Minister could tell me how many students may be at the $22 an hour level.
Supplementary To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment is not responsible for hiring students, except those who come into the department itself. I am advised that, at this point in time, it would be difficult to tell the Member how many summer students may have been hired at $22 an hour, but I think it would be safe to say that significantly fewer students will be hired by this government than could otherwise be the case had we been successful at getting the union to agree to allow for summer student wages. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Some Hon. Members
Hear! Hear!
Further Return To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
I wonder if the Minister would pursue with his colleagues the possibility of looking at a program for next year, a summer student internship program which could have several levels on it of one/two/three salary levels, dictated by experience and numbers of years of working in that particular field.
Supplementary To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have seen wage scales that are used in provinces that relate to the years of education that students have had and are tied that way into how much they are paid by the government. But, Mr. Speaker, again, it's entirely a collective bargaining issue; therefore, it will be the responsibility of the Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board Secretariat to take the lead in this. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Question 351-13(3): Remuneration Rates For Summer Student Employment
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Henry.
Question 352-13(3): Review Of Education Tax System
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Finance. I think it's fair to say that the last few months have been taken up in this House by work on the budget. Now that that is out of the way, I have a situation that I would like the Minister of Finance to spend some time looking at. In 1994, there was approximately $9.5 million of school taxes collected in the Northwest Territories; $6.75 million was collected in Yelliowknife alone. In other words, for every student in Yellowknife, parents paid $51,890 over and above what the GNWT contributes; whereas, the average community in the Northwest Territories paid $226. Again, I would ask the Minister of Finance if, over the next few months, now that things have slowed down somewhat, he would consider looking at this inequity with a view to making it fairer for all students and residents of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.
Question 352-13(3): Review Of Education Tax System
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Minister of Finance, Mr. Todd.
Return To Question 352-13(3): Review Of Education Tax System
Question 352-13(3): Review Of Education Tax System
Item 6: Oral Questions
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John Todd Keewatin Central
honourable colleague is correct, these have been long and difficult months and I'm convinced that there are more long and difficult months to come. The issue of education taxes, et cetera, is an important one. My colleague, as well as others, has addressed that with me. There's a concern that there may be some inequities out there. We would be only too happy to do a review of this issue and try to reassure my colleagues there isn't, or demonstrate that there is and make the appropriate corrective action if so necessary. Thank you.
Return To Question 352-13(3): Review Of Education Tax System
Question 352-13(3): Review Of Education Tax System
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Item 6, oral questions. Mr. O'Brien.
Question 353-13(3): Communities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Education. I listened to the Minister speak regarding the internships in the larger communities and regions. What is taking place in the smaller communities like Arviat and Baker Lake, Arctic Bay and Clyde River? Does this program exist there? Thank you.
Question 353-13(3): Communities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.
Question 353-13(3): Communities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Speaker, I don't have the community-by-community breakdown. I would have to take the question as notice. We will commit to get the information to the Member well before October 2nd.
Question 353-13(3): Communities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. The question was taken as notice. Item 6, oral questions. Mr. Krutko.
Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 28th, 1996
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Personnel, with regard to the number of lay offs that have taken place over the last few months. How many of these individuals who have been given pink slips are affirmative action clients who were hired under the affirmative action policy? We haven't seen the affirmative action review yet. Do you have an idea of how many of these level 1 employees have been given pink slips or been laid off?
Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Minister responsible for the Personnel Secretariat, Mr. Morin.
Return To Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do have those details on how many aboriginal or affirmative action employees have been laid off. I can get those details for the Member later today. I have supplied those details already to some of the aboriginal leaders who have requested it. I will get it to him later today. Thank you.
Return To Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Supplementary, Mr. Krutko. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The whole point of affirmative action is to try to entice long-term aboriginal people to work within this government. I am finding they have been laid off because of someone who may be in charge of a department who might say you are going and you are going. Do they look at the criteria of affirmative action when these lay-offs are taking place or do they just pick at random?
Supplementary To Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay Offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Question 354-13(3): Statistics On Lay-offs Of Affirmative Action Employees
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Lay-offs in this government are done in a constructive way and it is looked at how you can streamline a department and how you can still deliver programs and services to the communities with a fewer number of people. We laid off a little over 100 people. How many of those people are affirmative action, I don't know. I do have that information and I will get it to the Member. We are also concerned that affirmative action people are being laid off and people in the government are being laid off in general.
We have to look at the next round of reductions. In that round of reductions, we have to make sure there is more of a general lay-off of people from all categories. Thank you.