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John Todd Keewatin Central
Thank you. Yes, I will, I will take that particular issue into consideration. There is a whole bunch of other communities out there that are desperately short of housing. Some communities have 200 people on the list looking for housing. So, this was just some small way, some
small initiative to give some partial relief to an already very difficult issue, but I will take Mr. Steen's comments under advisement and act accordingly. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Page 2-29, program summary, Financial Management Board Secretariat. We have Mr. Roland.
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An Hon. Member
Better late than never.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Some crude remarks from my little friend. Mr. Chairman, I was not in the House at the time when it is going through so. I would like to ask a question of the Minister. Things are moving at a snail's pace here so I thought I could get out and get something more productive done. Mr. Chairman, can we silence this little fellow beside me? Mr. Chairman, on negotiated contracts, I would like to know what are the guidelines?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Negotiated contracts. I believe that the Department of Transportation does have a negotiated contract policy. All other negotiated contracts go to Cabinet for approval including transportation ones as well.
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The Chair John Ningark
Qujannamiik. Mr. Roland
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So, there is no set policy in place through FMB on negotiated contracts?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
That is correct.
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The Chair John Ningark
Affirmative. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So, I take it that each department can set up its own standards for negotiated contracts.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
The Cabinet reviews all negotiated contracts and takes full responsibility for them.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Program summary, Financial Management Board Secretariat. Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, in reviewing the leases and the commitments for long term leases which go to 2016 and based on the information that we have from the Minister that we are recognizing a $6,000,000 a year loss here which to some degree could be considered as a subsidy to the business community, and taking into consideration the fact that the Minister says that he is working with the Housing Corporation to come up with a plan as to how to address these vacant units, and obviously taking into consideration
that the quicker we come up with a plan, in particular before April 1, 1997, in other words when the budget is approved, I am prepared to put forward a motion. I move that this committee defer further consideration of programs summary, Financial Management Board Secretariat, in to the Department of Executive at this time until such time as the Minister can present to this House, a detailed plan of how he intends to fill these units.
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Steen, we have a partial written part of your motion. Thank you, Mr. Steen. Do you want to provide the provision as part of this motion or do you want to defer your motion until the portion of the motion that you read is written on this paper motion. What do you wish to do? Thank you.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Mr. Chairman, I believe it is important that we add what I stated until such time as the Minister can present a detailed plan which would address the vacant leases.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Steen. Your motion will have to be written wholly and translated into Inuktitut language, so we will take indeterminate time, perhaps a few minutes, until your motion is wholly written. Thank you.
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Committee Motion 9-13(4): To Defer Consideration Of The Program Summary: Financial Management Board Secretariat In The Department Of The Executive
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Vince Steen Nunakput
The Minister is not here, Mr. Chairman. Oh, I am sorry. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman if you will permit me, since the motion is not debatable, I would like to take a minute to explain the intent of the motion before I read it.
Mr. Chairman, the Minister has stated that he has a plan in place...
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Steen, we have a point of order. Deputy Premier. Point of order. Mr. Arlooktoo.
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Chairman, can I get your ruling on the issue of a non-debatable motion on whether Mr. Steen had already introduced the motion earlier, on whether he could speak to it now since it is not a debatable motion?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. As we speak, the Clerk I think was trying to get some information whether a mover of the motion is sure in fact. We speak to the motion prior to introducing the motion. We will check it out for you. Thank you.
Thank you. I am informed, Mr. Arlooktoo, because before we break in order to allow the motion to be written and translated, Mr. Steen has not officially moved the motion because a portion of the motion was not written nor translated into the appropriate language. So he has not thereby moved the motion officially. He could speak to the motion before he makes the motion official. Thank you, Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we are on program summary and speaking to the figure. The Minister
has indicated that he has a plan in place in conjunction with the Housing Corporation Minister whereby there is a plan to make use of these vacant, leased units in all the communities. I fully support the idea. I have no problem with it at all. I think it would serve to address the shortage of housing in the communities. It would serve to address the many shortages of apartment units for the young people. One, two and three people families. We do not have the number of apartment units that we need to address this age group and they would obviously be glad to take advantage of this increase of housing units.
It would also serve to address the shortage of housing for low income people. The Minister has spoken to that. I am fully in support of that. What I want to see here is some commitments from the Minister that in fact this plan is going to take place. I would like to see some dates as to when this plan will be put into effect. Now I do not think I am asking for too much from the Minister if he already had a plan in place. So all I am asking for here is that if, in fact, in a way I am calling his bluff. If in fact he intends to turn these units over to the Housing Corporation, I want to see him do it and I am giving him the opportunity to do it. He is obviously going to benefit a lot more than I would from this motion. I would like to see the Minister put forward a commitment either in the House, or in this committee, that he will indeed, by a certain date, have this plan implemented. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister would you like to put a witness ... We have not spoken to the motion yet. Mr. Minister.
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