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Return To Question 117-13(7): Small Business Access To Government Contracts
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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the requirements to benefit from the Business Incentive Policy is to register your business with the government so that you would be recognized as a company which should benefit from the Business Incentive Policy. That is probably the first step. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Storr has been registered since the fall of 1996. That is over three years ago. I would like to ask the Minister, if this individual is registered, why is it that he is getting such a tough time to get a job in this government, especially to serve government in Aklavik regarding goods and services?

Supplementary To Question 117-13(7): Small Business Access To Government Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Kakfwi.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have no information about this individual and his business and I am not certain that it is proper to discuss it so openly, but I would be prepared to sit down with the Member and look at the information that the Member may have and see what could be done to address whatever difficulties this person is having with regard to getting contracts or employment or conducting business with this government. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is probably not the only individual who is having this problem. I believe there have been a lot of questions asked about the Business Incentive Policy in this government. Could the Minister ensure that there is a review done to see about the number of complaints that are received in regard to this policy? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 117-13(7): Small Business Access To Government Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Kakfwi.

Further Return To Question 117-13(7): Small Business Access To Government Contracts
Question 117-13(7): Small Business Access To Government Contracts
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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would be prepared to ask the department to brief me on how many complaints there have been regarding the Business Incentive Policy and its application with the government to see if there are some areas that need to be addressed or, whether we are in fact, applying it as consistently and as fairly as we should be. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 117-13(7): Small Business Access To Government Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think the problem lies within the smaller communities. In regard to Mr. Storr, I would like the Minister to see why is it that Mr. Storr, who is based in Aklavik, is having such a hard time getting jobs with this government, yet businesses in the regional centres such as Inuvik seem to be getting all the work in a lot of these smaller communities, yet the local entrepreneur is not able to receive any work from this government. Can the Minister check into that allegation also? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 117-13(7): Small Business Access To Government Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Kakfwi.

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We will have a look at the situation of this individual. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 117-13(7): Small Business Access To Government Contracts
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Mr. Ootes.

Question 118-13(7): Report On Government Contracting Procedures
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April 25th, 1999

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Jake Ootes

Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier I spoke about the committee that has been assembled by FMBS of senior managers to look at the negotiated contract system the government uses and my question will be, I believe, for the Premier, but it may have to be the Minister of FMBS. The question I have is, we were told that the committee would present its findings and report on March 31st; I wonder if the committee has done so?

The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Premier.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is work being done on it. The report is not ready yet. It has been delayed, but it is expected fairly soon, maybe within a week or so. Thank you.

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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.

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Jake Ootes

Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had asked if we could also include the request for proposal system that we use. Could the Premier tell us if that may have been considered or will be included?

Supplementary To Question 118-13(7): Report On Government Contracting Procedures
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the request for proposal asked by the honourable Member previously would be part of the process. It will not be in this report but it will be part of the next report on which we are also working on. It is a three part process and we have the first part just about ready. Since the work was already in progress when he asked the last time, we are putting it in as a second part of this process. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 118-13(7): Report On Government Contracting Procedures
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Ootes.

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Jake Ootes

Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Premier tell me what will happen to the report that the senior managers are preparing, what will be the process of that report and what action will be taken?

Supplementary To Question 118-13(7): Report On Government Contracting Procedures
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan

Mr. Antoine.

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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the report is for the government on this side, the Cabinet. We will receive the report, we will look at it and we will decide what

to do with it. Thank you.