This is page numbers 769 - 801 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 4th 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 chairman.

Return To Question 368-13(4): Nwt Arts Council Funding Guidelines
Question 368-13(4): NWT Arts Council Funding Guidelines
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Henry.

Supplementary To Question 368-13(4): Nwt Arts Council Funding Guidelines
Question 368-13(4): NWT Arts Council Funding Guidelines
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate that response from the Minister. He had mentioned he was not aware of any awards being attributed to individuals or groups not living in the Northwest Territories. I ask the Minister if he could retract that and report back to the House as to a list of groups that may have received funding that are living outside of the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 368-13(4): Nwt Arts Council Funding Guidelines
Question 368-13(4): NWT Arts Council Funding Guidelines
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said, the requirements for applying for funds are the person, group or people applying for funds must have been a resident in the Northwest Territories for two years before the application was made. I am not sure there is any way we can enforce whether or not somebody has left the Territories after they have been given the grant. I would ask the Member, if he wishes, after the House adjourns, to provide me with a specific name of a group or individual to look into. As I said, the information I have with me indicates all of the applicants had a Northwest Territories address when they applied. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Further Return To Question 368-13(4): Nwt Arts Council Funding Guidelines
Question 368-13(4): NWT Arts Council Funding Guidelines
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Barnabas.

Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Item 6: Oral Questions

February 20th, 1997

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Levi Barnabas High Arctic

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will be asking a question in Inuktitut. My question is directed to the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Minister Kakfwi. We are aware of and some of the Members, such as Mr. Ningark, have asked questions in the House. The question I have for the Minister is how do you allocate polar bear quotas to various communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends)

Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Kakfwi.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Speaker, the approach the government takes is to work with the Wildlife Management Board. We provide the necessary information and research and work with the boards to decide allocation of polar bear quotas. It is the Wildlife Management Board that makes the decision. It is a cooperative effort between ourselves, the federal government and members of the aboriginal groups that make up the wildlife boards. Thank you.

Return To Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.

Supplementary To Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Levi Barnabas High Arctic

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. How come there are different numbers of distribution amongst communities? Some communities have a larger quota and the communities that are more populated have less quota. Why is that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends)

Supplementary To Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Kakfwi.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe there is probably a reason for it. I am not aware of the reasons, but I would be prepared to inquire on the Member's behalf and provide him with the rationale the wildlife boards use to set the allocations the way they have. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Barnabas.

Supplementary To Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Levi Barnabas High Arctic

(Translation) Again, Mr. Speaker. My supplementary question to the Minister is, how are the quotas set? In Canada we have so many polar bear quotas. For instance, in Greenland there is a number set. How is the number set for the Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (Translation ends)

Supplementary To Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Kakfwi.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Speaker, the polar bear population is listed as vulnerable, which requires we take some care in establishing exactly what the population is and the movement. We have done extensive research with the federal government and aboriginal groups, the users of the polar population, to establish exactly what the numbers and movements of these animals are. Jointly, with the communities using the Wildlife Management Board, we have established what we believe is a good, cooperative effort in setting what the annual take of these animals will be and allocating numbers to specific communities based on the information that is given to us by the communities and the aboriginal organizations. Aside from that, I have no specific information on why certain communities get the numbers they do. If the Member wishes, I can try to get that information for him. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 369-13(4): Allocation Of Polar Bear Quotas
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Rabesca.

Question 370-13(4): Hunter Traffic Between Rae And Colomac
Item 6: Oral Questions

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James Rabesca North Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday, I made my Member's statement referring to the new problems of having an increased amount of hunters travelling on the winter road system from Rae to Colomac Mine. My question to the Minister responsible for Resource, Wildlife and Economic Development, Honourable Mr. Kakfwi, is the department providing any assistance to the band council to monitoring this road system to ensure hunters are following the proper rules and regulations? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 370-13(4): Hunter Traffic Between Rae And Colomac
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Kakfwi.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Speaker, I am not aware that we are providing specific assistance this year to allow the aboriginal groups to have someone monitor, for their own information purposes, the activity on the particular winter road the Member is referring to. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Mr. Roland.

Question 371-13(4): Use Of Equipment At Delta House
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question will be directed to the Minister responsible for Health and Social Services. Mr. Speaker, in light of my motion to try and get reinstatement of funding for Delta House, I feel I need to try and continue to work with the Minister and the department in finding alternative revenue or funding sources for Delta House, so we can have some form of treatment program. Mr. Speaker, I would like the Minister to inform me if he has received any more information on the commitment he made to the board and staff of Delta House to allow them to use the equipment that was in the facility for approximately three months, I think it was, while they try and find alternate funding sources. Thank you.

Question 371-13(4): Use Of Equipment At Delta House
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.

Return To Question 371-13(4): Use Of Equipment At Delta House
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I did make the commitment to allow them to retain the usage of all capital equipment in the facility until at least June 30th and I further committed at that time that I would look at the possibility of not even requiring it to be returned to us, to keep it in the community for their usage. I was just checking into what the statutory regulations would be to allow that to happen. I have not heard back yet on that specific issue, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Return To Question 371-13(4): Use Of Equipment At Delta House
Question 371-13(4): Use Of Equipment At Delta House
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.