Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. O'Brien.
Debates of Sept. 22nd, 1998
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, aside from not knowing which employees are going to be moved where, is the Minister aware of any thought being given to moving the various offices from one area to the other? Thank you.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I said I am not aware of any changes at this stage of the game which have actually come to pass. I know there have been some discussions about the possibility of moving offices around. I thought that was what was going to be discussed in Rankin Inlet, but it was not. It was agreed that there would be further discussion and debate on it and I am optimistic that in Mr. Arlooktoo's meeting next week we will get some paper and some recommendations made by the Interim Commissioner so that we can translate this to all parties and either concur or not concur with it. Thank you.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Oral questions. The honourable Member from Iqaluit, Mr. Picco.
Question 72-13(6): Sport North Update
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I guess I would have been remiss earlier in saying that it was the Honourable Manitok Thompson who led the recent NWT Trade Mission to China and helped facilitate the meeting with Mr. Ell and I apologize. I would like to thank Minister Thompson for helping with that.
My question, Mr. Speaker, is for the Minister for Municipal and Community Affairs and concerns the status of Sport North and the division plans with Sport Nunavut. I wonder if the Minister could update this House at this time about Sport North? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 72-13(6): Sport North Update
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. The Minister for Municipal and Community Affairs, Madame Thompson.
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Manitok Thompson Aivilik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Member for his correction.
There are plans for the transition of two sports delivery systems. There is an interim board for Sport Nunavut at this time which was elected by the Nunavut members at the NWTAM that happened already. The interim board for Sport Nunavut will be guiding the creation of the two federations. It is also anticipated that Sport Nunavut will ratify the by-laws and the constitution and elect a full board at the next AGM, which will be held in May 1999. There is an interim board right now to deal with Sport Nunavut. Thank you.
Return To Question 72-13(6): Sport North Update
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the concerns that we do have in Nunavut is the ability of Sport Nunavut to raise its own funds. To that end, over that last two years we have been able to open up 649 terminals in Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit to help generate revenue. I am wondering if the Minister knows of any other type of revenue generation ideas or indeed more of these terminals being opened in Nunavut to help sustain Sport Nunavut? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 72-13(6): Sport North Update
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Madame Thompson.
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Manitok Thompson Aivilik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there have been terminals opened in Nunavut other than Iqaluit and Cambridge Bay. There is also a terminal in Rankin Inlet and we are pursuing ideas on how we are going to generate revenue for Sport Nunavut. I still do not have all the details on that. As soon as I get that, I will give the information to the Member or to this House on how we are going to raise revenue for Sport Nunavut. Thank you.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you, Madame Thompson. Oral questions. The Honourable Member for Inuvik, Mr. Roland.
Question 73-13(6): Northern Student Graduation Statistics
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question at this time would be directed to the honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the Minister's statements, Mr. Dent mentioned a number of things regarding the number of graduates and the increasing numbers of enrolments we have in the territories. I think that definitely is a good sign, but I would like to ask the Minister, what is the total number of grade 12 students? He mentioned there is a total number of graduates of 325, but could he inform us the total number of grade 12 students? Thank you.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. The Minister for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I cannot provide the Member with the number of grade 12 students. I can tell him that in grades 10 through 12, there were 3,055 students in the 1997/98 school year, but I do not have it broken down into grade 10, grade 11 and grade 12. I just have all three years together with me in the House. I will endeavour to provide the Member with the year by year breakdown, if I can, tomorrow. Thank you.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister, as well provide information as to the comparison of our grade 12 within the rest of Canada, whether our grade 12 program is equivalent to the rest of Canada? I know we have been doing some work in tying with the western provinces on a number of different fronts, but could the Minister inform us, is our grade 12 equivalent or close to equivalent to other grade 12 programs in the rest of Canada? Thank you.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, maybe I could just go back to the Member's previous question. He can probably calculate the numbers of students from grade 12 from this: the 325 graduates represents 30 percent graduating. In 1992/93 the average in Canada was 73 percent. There is no question we have a long way to go.
The Member's most recent question now was about whether or not there is comparability, I believe, to standards for grade 12 in the Northwest Territories and across the western provinces. The Member is right that we have started to do some work to tie our curricula together in the north with the western provinces and the Yukon Territory. A better indicator of how our standards compare, I think, is the fact that 50 percent of the final mark in grade 12 for a subject is based on the Alberta departmental exam. Our students are, by the way, compared to students in Alberta. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Fifty percent is made up of curriculum compared with Alberta's, the other 50 percent is work done within the school local, region or community? Thank you.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, the grade 12 marks are based 50 percent, as I understand it, on the class work throughout the year, as determined by the teacher, and 50 percent on the mark obtained in the departmental exam. Thank you.
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The Deputy Speaker John Ningark
Thank you. Final supplementary, Mr. Roland.