Debates of Nov. 15th, 2000

This is page numbers 891 - 942 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 3rd 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 chairman.

Topics

Members Present
Item 1: Prayer
Minister Absent From The House
Proposed Human Rights Legislation
Older Worker Pilot Project
Status Of Women Council Of The Nwt
Winter Road To Wekweti
Persons Award To Mrs. Elizabeth Mackenzie
Restorative Justice Week
Adherence To The Hay Job Evaluation System
National Addictions Awareness Week
Income Support Program
Benefits Of Organized Youth Sporting Events
Chief Of Staff Employment Contract
Yellowknife Association Of Concerned Citizens For Seniors
Fort Smith Society For Disabled Persons
Definition Of Métis Persons
NWT Highway Strategy: Investing In Roads For People And The Economy
Client Travel To Clearwater Treatment Centre
Federal Investment In The Winter Road System
Student Financial Assistance Program
Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Accountability In The Child Welfare System
Summer Student Employment Program
Oil And Gas Office In Inuvik
Human Resource Development Programs For Women
Hay Job Evaluation Rating
GNWT Income Support Policies
Alcohol And Drug Treatment Services
NWT Fur Garment Manufacturers
Needs Assessment For Disabled Persons
Conditions On Federal Highways Funding
Student Financial Assistance Program Fairness
Responsibility For New Road Construction
Written Question 16-14(3): Peoplesoft Project
Tabled Document 77-14(3): Proposed Human Rights Act
Tabled Document 78-14(3): Report Of The Student Working Group On Student And Graduate Employment
Tabled Document 79-14(3): Status Of Women Council Of The NWT Annual Report 1999-2000
Tabled Document 80-14(3): Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act Actuarial Report As Of April 1, 2000
Tabled Document 81-14(3): Legislative Assembly Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act Actuarial Report As Of April 1, 2000
Tabled Document 82-14(3): Pension Administration Report As Of March 31, 2000
Tabled Document 83-14(3): Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowance Act: Financial Statements, Year Ended March 31, 2000
Tabled Document 84-14(3): Amended Board Of Management Policies 1.14 And 2.05
Tabled Document 85-14(3): Excluded Employees' Handbook, Government Of The Nwt, July 1999
Tabled Document 86-14(3): Ministerial Administrative Procedures, Section 10: Ministerial Executive Assistants
Tabled Document 87-14(3): Unw Excluded Employees Pay Schedule, 1999-2000
Establishment Of A Special Committee To Review The Official Languages Act
Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2000-2001
Bill 18: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 5, 1999-2000
Bill 12: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2000-2001
Bill 18: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 5, 1999-2000
Bill 14: An Act To Amend The Student Financial Assistance Act
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
To Defer Item Community Access Roads Under Department Of Transportation, Operations Expenditures, Supplementary Appropriation No. 1, 2000-2001
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole On The Review Of Bills And Other Matters
Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Act, No. 3
Bill 15: An Act To Amend The Northwest Territories Power Corporation Act And The Public Service Act
Item 22: Orders Of The Day

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Handley.

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

The Arctic Energy Alliance is a cooperative venture by a number of government departments who have energy responsibilities or whose departments consume a lot of energy. There is membership from the Housing Corporation and Power Corporation. The Arctic Energy Alliance's role is to provide broad strategic direction and coordinated efforts by government and non-government organizations, so they provide broad direction. In addition to that, the Arctic Energy Alliance also delivers on behalf of RWED some energy conservation initiatives. Some staff who use to do that with RWED are now seconded or employed by the Energy Alliance to promote energy conservation and energy efficiency. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

To get this clear, are you saying a former employee of this government is heading up this organization?

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Handley.

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

Mr. Chairman, some positions that were in RWED several years ago, were transferred or seconded to the Arctic Energy Alliance. They are the staff of the Alliance. They are not heading up the organization. They are providing energy conservation, energy efficiency, and promotion on behalf of the Energy Alliance, on behalf of its collective membership.

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Is that a non-profit organization?

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Handley.

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

I am not sure if it is incorporated or a non-profit organization. It certainly does not make a profit. It is a consortium or a collective effort by a number of government departments and other non-government agencies. It is incorporated as a society, Mr. Braden tells me. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

In regard to the work that they do on behalf of the government, has that work been publicly tendered, so that they can apply for it? Or any society or organization out there that may be in the same field will have the opportunity to bid on public dollars that are being spent in this government, so that we do get a better return on our investment?

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Handley.

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

Mr. Chairman, they do not have a budget to go out and put projects to tender or anything like that. They have a few staff, three or four staff, who deliver energy conservation messages on behalf of government and non-government, on behalf of all Northerners, with their own staff.

In fact, the Energy Alliance is probably more of a planning, coordinating effort than it is meant to deliver services, except for the energy conservation side which is part of their mandate.

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is a society and its biggest client is the Government of the Northwest Territories. Does that put it in simple terms?

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Handley.

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

I do not think that the government is its client, Mr. Chairman. It is a collective effort by a number of departments with energy responsibilities.

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Mr. Krutko.

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Does the Minister know or have the information available to him exactly how much of the income of this organization comes from this government?

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Handley.

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Joe Handley

Joe Handley Weledeh

Mr. Chairman, again we are really getting outside of the purpose of this supplementary bill.

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Handley Mr. Krutko.

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November 15th, 2000

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not believe my question is outside this bill. The Minister stated that that organization does do work and part of their work does include this department. He answered the question earlier, so I do not see why he is now reluctant to continue to answer the questions that he earlier admitted he had knowledge of.

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The Chair

The Chair Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Handley