We will have a plan, Mr. Chairman, for Nunavut and in that plan we will identify the staff requirements in both east and west, the Footprints 2 model, I believe it is in there. I am fairly confident we will have two new commissions with the staff identified with respect to both requirements, east and west. Thank you.
Debates of Feb. 4th, 1998
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John Todd Keewatin Central
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Active positions. Shall we move on? Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Liquor Commission Revolving Fund. This is an information item. Do we agree on the page as we reviewed? Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
On the active positions, I had questions, Mr. Chairman. Are we past that?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. For the benefit of the honourable Member for Iqaluit, we will go back to active positions, page 3-10. Do we agree? I hear nay, but I will allow the honourable Member to ask. Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, colleagues, for your indulgence. My question concerns the infrastructure report that we had given on the main estimates concerning the Department of Finance looking at taking steps to access training funds available to the NUHRDS Strategy, which provided funding for Nunavut training positions. In the Department of Finance there are none. I am wondering if the Minister has reacted or acted on that recommendation?
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The Chair John Ningark
Before I allow Mr. Todd, the honourable Minister to reply to the Member for Iqaluit, on behalf of Mr. Michael Miltenberger, who wrote me a note stating that the lady who has put up with Mr. Michael Miltenberger for 23 years, is sitting up there. Jeri Miltenberger, welcome.
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Welcome. Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Yes, Mr. Chairman, Ms. Melhorn advises me that we turned those monies and that rollover to FMBS so we can get a more generic training program in place on the fiscal side. We felt they could fulfil the mandate sooner and more effectively than we could in Finance. They will be there. It is just that they are being trained in the FMBS. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Miltenberger, the introduction cost you two minutes. I think it is worth it. Are you okay? Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No, I only had the one question on the training position. I thank the committee's indulgence for letting me ask that one question. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Information item on page 3-11 and 3-12. Agreed? Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I would like some clarification on two items here. Under expenses, it says other expenses, $382,000. Then another one is under Liquor Licensing Board, other expenses, $201,000. I would like some clarification on what those expenses are.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Minister, Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
On the LLB, Liquor Licensing Board, other expenses, those are board expenses, I believe, the $201,000, travel and I would imagine, honorariums, office supplies and stuff like that. The $382,000 are issues like travel, office supplies, telephones, utilities, advertising, insurance and a variety of normal operating costs. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. I have Mr. Steen and Mr. Picco. Mr. Steen.
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The Chair John Ningark
The honourable Minister, Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
We probably have advertising where we would have to advertise hearings and stuff like that and maybe staff, I do not know. That is what I believe it is. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Are we in this program? Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
I presume we are referring to advertising of positions and not advertising of liquor.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
I believe the overall expenditure is $15,000. It would be for meetings, hearings and stuff like that. We have no role whatsoever in that marketing liquor period.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. On the Liquor Commission, Revolving Fund. Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I have a couple of questions on the warehousing issue under the revolving fund. My first question on the warehousing is one that has been asked before but I would like some clarification on it. It is on the reason for the liquor warehouses being designated as an essential service during the closure of all government offices during Christmas. What is the reason for that?