Mr. Premier.
Debates of May 26th, 1998
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Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
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Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes.
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Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.
Supplementary To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, is this document available to Members of this House?
Supplementary To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am sure Members had a copy of that document from Caucus this morning. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.
Supplementary To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in fact, we received an excerpt of that document in Caucus this morning, an excerpt entitled, Section 26. I have to assume there are 25 sections which come before that section and I would like to know if the entire document is available to Members of this House? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will be pleased to look into that for the Member and let her know.
Further Return To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.
Supplementary To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would actually like a copy of the Ministerial Administrative Procedures document. I might have to reference it, who knows, maybe some day I might be a Minister. Would the Premier commit to providing me with a copy of that document? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Morin.
Further Return To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
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Don Morin Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have no problem providing the Member with a copy of that document as long as I am allowed to do that, then I will do so. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
Question 549-13(5): Ministerial Administration Procedures
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Mr. Henry.
Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
Item 6: Oral Questions
May 25th, 1998
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Antoine, regarding the speed limits on the highways. Over the past decade there has been a tremendous amount of work done on improving the highway between Yellowknife and the Alberta border. One exception though, is the piece of highway between Yellowknife and Fort Rae which is scheduled for upgrading beginning this year. Mr. Speaker, road travel south has been continuously improving and my thanks to the department for that. The question to the Minister is, now that the highway between Edzo and the Alberta border is improved to standards comparable to southern Canada, could the Minister tell me what process the department uses to determine how the speed on that highway could be increased from 90 to 100 kilometres per hour? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Antoine.
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Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the highway speed limit is under our legislation and called the Public Highways Act. In this act it lays down the speed limits in our road systems in the Northwest Territories. It is a matter of legislative change. The Department of Transportation, we are the ones who are responsible for introducing the amendments to change the speed limit. There has been a lot of talk within the department over the years about this speed limit and whether we should increase it or not. The department's view has been that we should wait until the whole system is complete between Edzo and Yellowknife before we revisit it again. So there has been some reluctance in pursuing it. Since you raise it, we did have discussions about it, but there has been no initiative or push to change it. Thank you.
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Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Henry.
Supplementary To Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand the Minister's hesitation about looking at increasing the speed. I would bring to the Minister's attention the distance between the Alberta border and the city of Yellowknife, where we do have a lot of tourist traffic who are used to travelling on highways of 100 kilometres/hour. Will the Minister commit to directing his officials to have another look at this? I am just talking about the portion between the Alberta border and Edzo because it is going to be quite awhile until the complete highway is finished. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Mr. Antoine.
Further Return To Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, we will look at it again if there is support here in this House to make this change. Then we will try to see what the points are in these arguments and make these changes. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
Question 550-13(5): Speed Limit Increase On Highway 3
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. O'Brien.
Question 551-13(5): Delay In The Keewatin Airport Transfer
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister responsible for MACA. Yesterday in the House, there was a question regarding the transfer of Arctic airports and the delay in this transfer. The Minister of Transportation indicated that the delay was caused by parties or individuals in Nunavut. As the Minister of Community Empowerment, I would like to ask the Minister if she is aware of which organizations or individuals are concerned or causing this delay in the transfer of Arctic airports? Thank you.
Question 551-13(5): Delay In The Keewatin Airport Transfer
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Ms. Thompson.