Can I ask the Member for Nunakput to maybe rephrase his question because you are seeking an opinion on the government's position, when you should be asking what is the government's policy regarding constitutional development or the timeframe policy, if they have one. Mr. Steen, could you rephrase your question?
Debates of Feb. 4th, 1997
Topics
Supplementary To Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Supplementary To Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will try to rephrase my question, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, could the Minister indicate that he feels confident that we still have time to do the community tours, have the amended legislation, and still have the legislation introduced and passed by the federal government by 1999?
Supplementary To Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Item 6: Oral Questions
Page 383
The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Antoine.
Further Return To Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am a very optimistic person and I think that with the amount of work that has been put into this whole constitutional effort, over all these years, we are finally coming to something that is actually written down and we are working from it, I would like to say that we are prepared to move ahead with it. Like I said earlier, the timeframe is very tight and it is going to get tighter and, perhaps by 1999, if everything works out okay, I think we may have a package by that time. However, it is still subject to a lot of unknowns, such as the amount of work we still have to do, the different parties that we have to all have on board in the north, along with the federal election that is pending sometime this spring or throughout the summer into the fall, and the time that it requires for a new government to get on stream. All these different factors are put into place, and like I said the window of opportunity is closing very quickly. Optimistically, I think that we still have a good opportunity here to develop the constitution that will reflect all the different people in the north. We are putting together a very important document that will eventually outline the way we all live together here in the north and into the future. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Question 223-13(4): Timeframe For A Western Constitution
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Roland.
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 3rd, 1997
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question at this time will be directed to the Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs. I would like to know if the department has done any work in the area of balancing out the difference between a tax based, non-tax municipalities when it comes to raising revenue? Thank you.
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mrs. Thompson.
Return To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
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Manitok Thompson Aivilik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This issue has been raised by different Members, especially the Infrastructure Committee and Members of this House, concerning the disparity in taxes and burden on individuals in tax base communities and those that reside in general taxation area communities. For these reasons, the department has decided to undertake a comprehensive review of its financial relationship with the communities. We have invited NWTAM to participate. This review is scheduled for 1997, this year. The draft terms of this reference for this review are being
developed. We are aware of the concerns that the Members are bringing forward in this area. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.
Supplementary To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. You will be bringing forward a package to the committee at what time? Is there a package after the review going forward to the committee? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mrs. Thompson.
Further Return To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Manitok Thompson Aivilik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have been talking to the Infrastructure Committee on the municipal financing review, so the draft terms of this reference, for this review, are being developed and I have committed to provide the review terms of reference to the Standing Committee on Infrastructure this year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.
Supplementary To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister be a little more definite on the timing? Sometime this year, next three months, can she be definite on the timing? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mrs. Thompson.
Further Return To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Manitok Thompson Aivilik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not know the definite time, but I do know that we have already been talking with the Infrastructure Committee. It should be in the very near future. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
Question 224-13(4): Tax-based And Non-tax-based Municipalities
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions, Mr. Erasmus.
Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Education, Culture, and Employment. Mr. Speaker, recently students in the NWT participated in national science achievement tests, and I understand that the results are now available. Would the Minister indicate how the students in the NWT did in those tests, in comparison to the rest of the students in Canada?
Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Education, Culture, and Employment, Mr. Dent.
Return To Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the assessment results the Member refers to are the Scholastic Achievement Indicators Program Science Assessment. The preliminary data suggests that the students of the Northwest Territories ranked overall below the Canadian average. However, NWT students were at par or exceeded the Canadian average at the higher levels of scientific competency. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.
Supplementary To Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Is there any way that we can determine if all the students were at the same levels, or I guess what I am trying to get at is, can we determine, like for instance, if all the students in a certain area may be low, and if another area may be high, or whatever.
Supplementary To Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the results are not separated out by school or by community. The results are only separated by jurisdiction, so we can not use the results to indicate a difference between, say Iqaluit and Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Question 225-13(4): Results Of Student Achievement Tests
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Erasmus.