Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not own the newspaper either. I do not have shares. He said it will be available in March. That is fine. What format will it be available in? Will it be in a book form? Will it be on the Internet? Will it be e-mail? What will it be?
Debates of Feb. 28th, 1997
Topics
Supplementary To Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Supplementary To Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Todd.
Further Return To Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It will probably come by carrier pigeon. Mr. Speaker, we will table it in a documented form as we have in the past and we add to it the requirements that Mr. Picco has so eloquently brought to this House's attention on numerous occasions. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Picco.
Supplementary To Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
I am very pleased to see that and I congratulate my colleague and the carrier pigeons for making this possible. My final supplementary question to the Minister is, in the format that it is coming out, will it also disclose the policies of this government? When I receive the package and it states what is negotiated and what is sole-sourced, will attached to that be the policies which guarantee sole-sourced and negotiated contracts and which policies they follow for that, so people will be able to understand why certain contracts are negotiated and certain contracts are sole-sourced? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Todd.
Further Return To Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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John Todd Keewatin Central
We will provide this House and our colleagues with the details of the contracts this governments lets, whether these contracts are negotiated, whether they are publicly tendered, whether they are sole-sourced, et cetera, as requested by my colleague and other colleagues, rightly so, on a regular basis in this House. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Question 424-13(4): Negotiated And Sole-sourced Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions, Mr. Ootes.
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question would be to the Minister of Public Works. In the case of negotiated contracts, if the company that is awarded the negotiated contract does not pay the sub-contractors, could the Minister tell me who would be liable for this, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Public Works, Mr. Arlooktoo.
Return To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, that would depend on the particular case. What we do before final payment is made, is ensure there is a certain percentage holdback the government does not give to the contractor until we are sure that all sub-contractors are paid and all other expenses, such as Revenue Canada expenses, are paid before we release the holdback.
Return To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Perhaps I can be a little more specific for the Minister. There was a contractor in the Delta area and, unfortunately, they either had no money left or they went bankrupt or insolvent. Some of the sub-contractors were left without being paid. I understand from what the Minister is saying that the government does hold back funds to cover this particular area. Could the Minister tell us what percentage of the funds are held back?
Supplementary To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Arlooktoo.
Further Return To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, it is in the area of ten percent. I took the actual amount, but it is in that range.
Further Return To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What would be the procedure for a company that may have been affected in this way? Could that particular company contact the Department of Public Works and request that the department look into this and provide the remaining funds to those who may have lien potential? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Arlooktoo.
Further Return To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, what I can do is ask the department to look into that particular file. The department, when it acts as an agency administering contracts for other departments, ensures or tries to ensure there is enough funding available to cover all expenses. I am aware that in some cases, for various reasons outside the particular contract, there may be disputes or other financial difficulties that a company may have. There are sometimes other reasons why these things occur, but I can take a look at that particular case and try to advise on getting it solved.
Further Return To Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
Question 425-13(4): Liability Under Negotiated Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Steen.
Question 426-13(4): Application Of Nunavut Final Agreement To Inuvialuit Areas
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a copy of an extract of a document of the NWT Housing Construction Association, in which they show the government's tenders. This particular document shows Holman Island air terminal building tendered by DPW. On the bottom it says, "For the purpose of this tender, provisions of the Nunavut Planning Agreement apply."
Mr. Speaker, I thought everybody was quite clear that Holman Island is an Inuvialuit area and the Nunavut Final Agreement should not apply. I would like to ask the Minister of DPW if he can correct this?
Question 426-13(4): Application Of Nunavut Final Agreement To Inuvialuit Areas
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Arlooktoo.
Return To Question 426-13(4): Application Of Nunavut Final Agreement To Inuvialuit Areas
Question 426-13(4): Application Of Nunavut Final Agreement To Inuvialuit Areas
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Speaker, it sounds to me like a typographical error was made when the document was produced. Whoever put it together may have made the mistake of assuming that Holman Island was in the Nunavut Settlement Lands. I will check into it. It is obviously a mistake.
Return To Question 426-13(4): Application Of Nunavut Final Agreement To Inuvialuit Areas
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Mr. Miltenberger.
Question 427-13(4): Incremental Costs Associated With Division
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 27th, 1997
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Finance responsible for division planning. This morning I made the point that it is imperative that we move ahead to look at an administrative split at the headquarters level and start moving the resources to the east to give them a headquarters' infrastructure. Could the Minister clarify for me that in fact, when this is done, it will be done based on the current structure of government that we have here and not on what may be developed in the east, if the Minister of Finance for the federal government is going to be kind and generous and give a big bag full of new money for incremental costs. Are we going to be looking at an equitable split based on the current structure of headquarters in Yellowknife? Thank you.