Debates of Feb. 25th, 1998

This is page numbers 1093 - 1140 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 5th 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.

Topics

Members Present
Item 1: Prayer
Federal Budget
Forest Management And The Economy
Status Of Women Council Appointments
Income Support Appeals
Comments On Federal Budget
Rae-edzo Municipal Funding
Baker Lake Inuit Heritage Centre
Anonymous Note Incident
Response To Comments Of Members
Legislative Assembly Artwork And Carvings
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Legislative Assembly Artwork And Carvings
Income Support Appeal Process
Federal Reference To Incremental Funding
Policy On Government Gifts
Minister's Statement On The Federal Budget
Social Impacts Of Diamond Mining
Federal Funding For Students
Status Of Nunavut Act Amendments
Block Funding For Baker Lake
Transfer Of Funding To Tuktoyaktuk
Federal Budget Impacts On The Nwt
Nunavut Unified Court System
Icebreaking Services In The North
Item 12: Reports Of Committees On The Review Of Bills
Tabled Document 59-13(5): Section 11, Potential Conflicts Of Interest Provisions In Confidential Offering Memorandum, Aurora Fund Ii
Item 15: Notices Of Motions For First Reading Of Bills
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Recommendation To Provide Additional Financial Support To The Tl'oondih Healing Society
To Ensure That Hospitals And Health Care Centres Proceed As Scheduled
Committee Motion: 26-13(5) Purchase Of A Mammogram Machine For The People Of The Nwt
Recommendation To Ensure Aboriginal Organizations Can Deliver Health Programs
Recommendation To Provide Fair And Equitable Access To Compassionate Travel
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 22: Orders Of The Day

Committee Motion 28-13(5): Recommendation To Provide Fair And Equitable Access To Compassionate Travel
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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Steen.

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Vince Steen

Vince Steen Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, what would $280,000 represent in Fort Good Hope? What piece of equipment would that be?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you. It would be a new snowblower. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Acquisition of equipment, Inuvik region, total region, $428,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Acquisition of equipment, Baffin region, total region, $510,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Acquisition of equipment, Keewatin region, total region, $115,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Page 10-13, acquisition of equipment, Kitikmeot, total region, $391,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Total acquisition of equipment, $2.022 million. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Total activity, $8.472 million. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. Page 10-14, activity summary, highways, operations and maintenance, total operations and maintenance, $16.628 million. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair John Ningark

Agreed. Mr. Roland.

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Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could we get a breakdown of the other operations and maintenance of $12.303 million?

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Minister.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the other operations and maintenance in highways, $12.303 million; the majority of it is contract services, $9.093 million; materials, $1.649 million; utilities, $888,000; purchased services, $374,000; travel and transport, $168,000; fees and payments, $52,000; other expenses, $20,000; minor equipment, $59,000. Thank you.

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The Chair John Ningark

Thank you. With that, Mr. Minister, I thank you and the witnesses for appearing before the committee. I will now recognize the clock and report to the Speaker. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

The House will come back to order. Good evening, we are on item 20, report of committee of the whole. Mr. Ningark.

Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole

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John Ningark Natilikmiot

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 8, Appropriation Act, 1998-99 and Committee Report 04-13(5) and would like to report progress with five motions being adopted. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the committee of the whole be concurred with. Thank you.