Debates of April 23rd, 1999
This is page numbers 303 - 319 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 7th 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 corporation.
Topics
- Members Present
- Item 1: Prayer
- Minister's Statement 43-13(7): Ministers Absent From The House
- Member's Statement 118-13(7): Anniversary Of Signing Of Gwich'in Land Claim
- Member's Statement 119-13(7): National Volunteer Week And Community Service Awards
- Member's Statement 120-13(7): Congratulations To Students In Aurora College Metalworks Program
- Member's Statement 121-13(7): Amendments To Labour Standards Act
- Member's Statement 122-13(7): Appreciation Of Cabinet Performance
- Member's Statement 123-13(7): Arctic Canada Trading Company
- Member's Statement 124-13(7): Development Of NWT Development Corporation
- Return To Oral Question 31-13(7): Statements Made By Cabinet Members
- Question 107-13(7): Pay Equity For Librarians
- Question 108-13(7): Support For Tl'oondih Healing Society
- Question 109-13(7): Amendments To Labour Standards Act
- Question 110-13(7): Report To Minister Of Pw&s On Issues Raised By Conflict Of Interest Commissioner
- Question 111-13(7): Veracity Of Minister's Statements On NWT Development Corporation
- Question 112-13(7): Composition Of Board Of Directors Of NWT Development Corporation
- Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
- Question 114-13(7): Implementation Of Gwich'in Land Claim Agreement
- Item 6: Oral Questions
- Question 115-13(7): Funding To Nwtam For 98/99 Fiscal Year
- Question 116-13(7): Attendance Of Cabinet At Question Period
- Written Question 1-13(7): Report To Minister Of Public Works And Services On Issues Raised By The Conflict Raised By The Conflict Of Interest Commissioner
- Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Committee Motion 3-13(7): Effects On Power Rates (nwthc)
- Committee Motion 4-13(7): Tendering To Be Performed By Local Contract Authorities (nwthc)
- Committee Motion 5-13(7): Development Of Revised Rent Scale (nwthc)
- Item 21: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
- Item 23: Orders Of The Day
Return To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister tell us how he is ensuring that all excluded employees are informed as to their pay equity status?
Supplementary To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as reviews are concluded and it is determined whether or not offers should be made, the employees will be notified in
writing with the offer. There has been no publicity undertaken to advise excluded employees that this is underway, but those employees who have contacted the secretariat have been advised that the work is underway and when they might expect to see an offer. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When the pay equity issue arose, I believe some advertisements were placed for the employees that are under the bargaining unit. I wonder if the Minister has a plan to place advertisements and make announcements regarding the excluded employees so that those former employees who may not be in touch with this government will have an opportunity, perhaps through friends and other sources such as a newspaper advertisement in the north, or public announcements, they may be able to hear about this. Could the Minister tell us if he is looking at a possible publicity campaign on this?
Supplementary To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not believe that such a campaign has been envisioned given the small numbers of people who have not already been contacted. There are very few where the reviews of the class codes have not been concluded and the expectation is that will be done within the next several weeks so it was not felt necessary to spend monies on an advertising campaign when, in fact, most people already have been contacted. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Ootes.
Supplementary To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate we do not want to spend a lot of money on this area, but I think we do have a responsibility to try and at least make those employees who are no longer with the government, some effort should be made to contact them in all fairness to those employees. I wonder if the Minister could reconsider, to perhaps do several small advertisements in territorial publications for a short period of time?
Supplementary To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Dent.
Further Return To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to discuss this with my staff at FMBS, but I would want to be careful that we do not confuse people because we cannot reopen the offer to unionized employees before we have an agreement with Nunavut. There is a bit of a concern here that we do not create some additional confusion when, in fact, we can probably individually contact the people who may be able to participate in a settlement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Question 113-13(7): Pay Equity
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Mr. Krutko.
Question 114-13(7): Implementation Of Gwich'in Land Claim Agreement
Item 6: Oral Questions
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Premier. As I mentioned in my opening statement, today is a Gwich'in holiday and yet, Mr. Speaker, it has been seven years since the Gwich'in have signed their agreement and they have implemented, but yet, Mr. Speaker, there are still a lot of outstanding issues which have not been resolved and a lot of them deal with this government. We talk about the economic measures chapter, we talk about the Northern Accord, of that agreement, and I also mentioned programs and services that organization is trying to implement on behalf of their membership especially in regard to the Tl'oondih Healing Society. Yet, Mr. Speaker, it has been seven years, but these issues are still outstanding. I would like to ask the Premier in his role as Premier and knowing that these issues are out there, what can he do as a Premier to ensure that the Gwich'in issues are going to be addressed in a process that will not take seven years to complete?
Question 114-13(7): Implementation Of Gwich'in Land Claim Agreement
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Premier.
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