Thank you. The Premier has forwarded the question to the Minister responsible for Transportation, Mr. Steen.
Debates of Nov. 3rd, 2000
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Supplementary To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker
Further Return To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe all signs that are erected on the highway right of way need the approval of the Department of Transportation before they are erected.
Further Return To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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The Speaker
Thank you, Minister Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.
Supplementary To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question was for the Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. The reason that I asked the question to him was according to the expenditure report, signs are mostly for tourism and economic development were in the budget for the Minister responsible. The sign was paid for in the North Slave. It was in the North Slave budget in the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. That is the reason that I asked the question to the Minister responsible. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. I am not sure if there was a question there at all. Is there a question, Mr. Lafferty?
Supplementary To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will rephrase my question. I would like to ask the Minister, in the expenditure reports for the North Slave region for tourism, there is money spent on signs, service signs and campground signs. It was in the budget as RWED. I would like the Minister to explain why they are paying for signs if they are the responsibility of Transportation? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. There is a bit of confusion as to which Minister the question has initially been directed to, but as the Speaker, I am going to exercise my prerogative and direct it to the Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Handley.
Further Return To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Speaker. I think this is a question for the Minister responsible for Education, no?
-- Laughter
Mr. Speaker, the reason that we have a budget in RWED for signs in the tourism section of our budget is that we do have responsibility for paying the costs of putting up signs that provide tourist information. When we put those signs up along the highway, they have to be put up in accordance with guidelines that are set by the Department of Transportation. They are in our budget because they are part of our tourism budget and they are our responsibility. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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The Speaker
Thank you, Minister Handley. It is either Friday or a full moon, I am not sure which. Final supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.
Supplementary To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Am I to understand that the Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development is not responsible for giving clear direction to motorists about the tourist information? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Handley.
Further Return To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Speaker, we are responsible for giving clear information with regard to RWED's mandate. The main piece of that is tourism. We have responsibility for that. Mr. Speaker, we erect our signs along the highways in accordance with guidelines that are set by the Department of Transportation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Question 196-14(3): Services Signs On Highway No. 3
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker
Thank you, Minister Handley. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland.
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as in my Member's statement regarding seniors, I have a question for the Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, because his department manages the seniors' fuel subsidy. I would like the Minister to let Members know how that program works and how seniors access it. Is it, for example, covered by volume or is it a fixed set amount? With that, I will wait for his answer and then proceed to my other question. Thank you.
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.
Return To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, it is available to seniors who own their own homes. It is a fuel subsidy that is available for either five cords of wood, 2,275 litres of oil, 3,105 litres of propane, a similar quantity in electricity or in natural gas, Mr. Speaker. It is available for those who own their own home, 60 years and over. Thank you.
Return To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.
Supplementary To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, has there been any increase in that amount, for example, fuel oil, 2,275 litres? I believe the Minister made reference to the home heating oil. Has there been an increase in that in the last five years? Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.
Further Return To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
I do not believe the quantity has been increased. I stand corrected if it has not, but my understanding is that it has not been increased in quantity over the last five years, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
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The Speaker
Thank you, Minister Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.
Supplementary To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the area of seniors, for example, who have wood stoves in their homes. He did say five cords of wood. Does it matter the cost of getting that wood if someone has to go and get it or pay for it from someone else? Is there a cost attached to it? The same goes with home heating oil. As the price goes up, the amount is not affected by price. Is that correct, Mr. Speaker?
Supplementary To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Ootes.
Further Return To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you. I am a bit confused as to the exact question, but I believe what Mr. Roland is suggesting is there a cost involved to get the delivery of this to the home? If that is correct, I am not sure what the arrangement is. It is my understanding that it is delivered to the home in the case of fuel oil or propane and so forth. That cost is covered. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Question 197-14(3): Seniors' Fuel Subsidy Allocation
Item 6: Oral Questions
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The Speaker
Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.