Thank you, Madam Chairperson. This is to assist both groups to cover their legal expenses and it is broken up so that each group is provided with $50,000 for the original case and a maximum of $50,000 for the appeal.
Debates of May 13th, 1999
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Was the money supposed to spent specifically for legal fees or consultant fees or that type of expenses or is it wide open?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The fee is to cover legal expenses and court costs.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you, Mr. Dent. Executive offices, Cabinet secretariat, not previously authorized, $200,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you. Executive operations and maintenance, financial management board secretariat, directorate, not previously authorized, negative, $79,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you. Labour relations and compensation services not previously authorized, $3.820 million. Mr. Henry.
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. We understand that a large portion of the employees present and past who were eligible for remuneration have been remunerated and are there any continuing costs associated or is this two separate items? Any associated costs with trying to handle the employees that did not accept the government's offer? Thank you, Madam Chairperson.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. If I have understood the Member, he is asking if the $3 million will cover the tribunal costs which would go towards dealing with the complaint by those employees who have not agreed to settle. That is what the $3 million is for, is to cover our costs for the tribunal, the court costs, travel, material and supplies, et cetera.
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Seamus Henry Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. It may be hypothetical, but if the employees that have not presently accepted the government offer, if they were to accept the offer, would this case still proceed or would there be no requirement for it then? Thank you, Madam Chairperson.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. For this case not to proceed, we would have to have 100 percent of all employees agree to the settlement and even in that case, the Human Rights Commission could decide to proceed on its own.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. This equal pay situation, how are the Nunavut employees being handled now? Are they still involved in this or are they totally out of the picture and being handled by the Nunavut Government now?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The previous employees of the Government of the Northwest Territories are still part of the same action, so it is still the same action. We have an agreement with Nunavut to cover the costs of any settlement, 56 percent for the Northwest Territories and 44 percent for Nunavut. Thank you.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you, Mr. Dent. Financial Management Board Secretariat, labour relations and compensation services, not previously authorized, $3.820 million. Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Further to Mr. Henry's questions on the amount of people that had accepted the offer that was made by the government to settle the equal pay issue. Will the government be making another offer to employees or have we made another offer to the employees who have not accepted the offer that was made prior to the end of the last fiscal year?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The Nunavut government has been written asking for confirmation that they are prepared to share in the costs of those settlements on a proportional basis and, if we can get that agreement, then we would be prepared to reopen the offers.