Debates of April 30th, 1999
This is page numbers 471 - 489 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 education.
Topics
- Members Present
- Item 1: Prayer
- Minister's Statement 55-13(7): Year 2000 Status Report
- Minister's Statement 56-13(7): Community Recreation Leader Development
- Member's Statement 144-13(7): Hay River Parents' Concerns Regarding The Education System
- Member's Statement 145-13(7): Meeting To Discuss Highway 3 Reconstruction
- Member's Statement 146-13(7): Yellowknife Constituency Meeting Issues
- Member's Statement 147-13(7): Mothers Day Wishes
- Member's Statement 148-13(7): Appointment Of Board Members To The NWT Development Corporation
- Member's Statement 149-13(7): Court Decision Regarding Possession Of Child Pornography
- Return To Oral Question 119-13(7): Closure Of White Rock, Bc Outlet Of Arctic Canada Trading Company Ltd.
- Return To Oral Question 121-13(7): Closure Of Calgary Outlet Of Arctic Canada Trading Company Ltd.
- Return To Oral Question 124-13(7): Closure Of Arctic Canada Trading Company Ltd. - Retail Stores
- Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
- Question 161-13(7): Establishment Of Minister's Forum On Health And Social Services
- Question 162-13(7): Government Position On Bc Child Pornography Case
- Question 163-13(7): Crisis In Education System In Nwt
- Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
- Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
- Question 166-13(7): Microfiching Government Documents
- Question 167-13(7): Small Claims Court Procedures
- Question 168-13(7): Special Needs Students
- Question 169-13(7): Alternative Mining Technology
- Question 170-13(7): Evaluation Of Diamond Mining Proposals
- Question 171-13(7): Trespassing Legislation
- Written Question 5-13(7): Cost Of Paper Products For Legislative Assembly Operations
- Tabled Document 37-13(7): Year 2000 Status Report
- Tabled Document 38-13(7): Minister's Forum Letter
- Motion 20-13(7): Extended Adjournment
- Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
- Committee Motion 26-13(7): Territorial-wide Tests And Evaluation Scheme For Grade Eleven Core Subjects (ece)
- Committee Motion 27-13(7): Examination Of The Role And Mandate Of The Languages Commissioner
- Committee Motion 28-13(7): Departmental Coordination To Develop Common Computer Systems And Platforms
- Item 20: Report Of The Committee Of The Whole
- Item 22: Orders Of The Day
Supplementary To Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Further Return To Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Further Return To Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Supplementary To Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would he then consider pursuing efforts to involve the territorial aboriginal organizations and work with them in relationship to the political accord that we are pursuing and the Northern Accord? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Further Return To Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Mr. Speaker, the government is committed to trying to initiate discussions with aboriginal leaders, with aboriginal government representatives in the Northwest Territories to see if they are interested in taking a collective partnership approach to assuming ownership of all lands and resources including inland waters within the Northwest Territories and developing an agreement and a process for advancing that to the federal government. Hopefully, we will have some indication of that when we discuss this issue with the chiefs next week here in Yellowknife. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Question 164-13(7): Application Of Yukon Oil And Gas Act
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Item 6: Oral Questions
April 30th, 1999
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Finance. Mr. Speaker, very recently this government and the union ratified a collective agreement. Under that agreement workers are entitled to some retroactive pay and I believe a one-time $500 northern allowance. Could the Minister indicate if this retroactive pay and the northern allowance has been paid to date and if not, when it will be?
Thank you.
Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Return To Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, some employees have already received the retroactive payments to which they are entitled, however it is taking as long as two and a half hours of individual calculations to determine how much an employee may be entitled to. Therefore, it will take the entire month of May before all retroactive pay has been issued to employees. As it is calculated, it is being added to their cheques. A large number of employees have already received their payments. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Supplementary To Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Minister for that information. Is there a specific date that they will be finished this? I believe that there is a date timeline that they have to follow according to their collective agreement that this has to be done by. Could the Minister indicate when they will be finished implementing all this retroactive pay that is owed to the workers? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Further Return To Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe that the final pay period in May is the one which people may expect to see their adjustments.
Further Return To Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Question 165-13(7): Retroactive Payments Of Northern Allowance
Item 6: Oral Questions
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