Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes.
Debates of Jan. 31st, 1997
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
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The Chair John Ningark
Do we have the concurrence of the Members? Agreed. Proceed Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms. Thank you. For the record, Mr. Premier, would you please introduce the witnesses to the committee.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my immediate left is Jeff Gilmour, he is the secretary to Cabinet and to Jeff's left is Bruce Cates, he is the acting director of corporate services. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Welcome to the committee. Particular activity we are dealing with is Cabinet Secretariat operation and maintenance. Total operation and maintenance is $5,894,000. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, my questions are directed toward Divisional Review Secretariat. I am wondering, Mr. Chairman, if this review secretariat is also responsible for addressing Holman Island's divisional concerns?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Steen. Mr. Premier.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, among other divisional concerns, I understand from the response from the Premier in the House, that secretary to Cabinet and some other Members of the government would be making a trip shortly to Holman to address these things, but I wonder if the fact that Holman Island is listed in the Kitikmeot regional education council is also going to be one of those specific items addressed at that time.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Premier.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If that is one of the community concerns, what I was suggesting to do is have Mr. Gilmour meet with MLA Mr. Steen to find out the total issues so that we could, if it is an education issue, we could take someone from education as well, so we can address all the issues in the one meeting. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Secretariat, Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, this is obviously one of the issues that would have to be addressed because the way I understand it, Nunavut would eventually have a new legislation of their own as far as education Act, but in the present territorial Education Act, Holman is listed in Kitikmeot region and I am wondering if the secretariat could give me some idea as to how this legislation would be amended before division? Where would Holman be listed after that, as far as the Education Act is concerned?
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The Chair John Ningark
Qujannamiik. Mr. Premier.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. These are one of the issues that we have to address prior to division with the people of Holman as well as the MLA. Prior to that meeting the staff will be preparing themselves to go into the meeting to address these concerns and listen to the concerns of the community. Mr. Steen is correct that there will have to be some sort of change in order to bring Holman into its proper region. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Cabinet Secretariat, operations and maintenance. Total operation and maintenance is $5,894,000. Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yesterday the Premier had indicated that there is no policy on how many times a job has to be advertised, and he indicated that there is a possibility that sometimes jobs are only advertised once. I do not feel that advertising a job once is enough. Would the Premier try to ensure that jobs are advertised more than once unless there is an emergency?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Erasmus. Mr. Premier.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is at the discretion of the department if they are to advertise more than once. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Cabinet Secretariat, Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Mr. Chairman, it seems to me that advertising for a job once, I mean advertising a position once means the whole process can be easily manipulated by people who may wish to hire their friends or their relatives. I know that most people would not do this, but it seems it leaves it open to that type of thing. I wonder if the Premier would consider trying to ensure that there is some type of consistency within the advertising process that this government is going to be using for the next year.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Premier.
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The advertisement of the jobs, when I say it is advertised once, is the process is in place once for a position. There would be no reason to put it in place more than once because you get a lot of applications on those jobs. That would mean that it would be in the local papers, the job postings, it is throughout government, radio and in aboriginal languages as well. But when I say once, that means it goes into the newspapers for two weeks, Mr. Erasmus, like not just one edition of the newspaper. So that is plenty of time for people to apply on that job. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Operations and maintenance, Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is the Premier indicating then that there is never any time when jobs are advertised only one week in the newspapers?