Agreed.
Debates of Feb. 28th, 2001
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Mr. Chairman, we have heard a lot lately with regard to the $240 million for the Aboriginal Economic Development Program that is administered out of DIAND. In there, there are a lot of dollars for development services and First Nations training and looking at the different type of career initiatives that could be funded through this program, like the Department of Transportation where we have accessed federal dollars by trying to fit ourselves into certain categories, such as the bridge project. Has the department met with Indian Affairs to see what the possibility is of accessing some of these dollars, perhaps working in conjunction with the Inuvialuit, the Gwich'in, any other aboriginal organization that may be requesting training and career development that this project offers?
There is a lot of money we could try to access knowing we do not have all the money we need right now just to run the programs we have. Have you looked at the possibility of how we can work in partnership with the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs to see how we can access some of these dollars through partnerships with different aboriginal organizations, the Inuvialuit, Gwich'in, Sahtu?
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, we have done that and we are continuing on that through the Mackenzie Valley Steering Committee, which includes the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, ourselves, DIAND and aboriginal groups. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Does the Minister have any idea when we could see something come out of these discussions that are going on between the department and Indian Affairs or the federal government?
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is an ongoing process, Mr. Chairman. I do not have any detail as to dates and resolutions. Thank you.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I say, there is ongoing work in that and we do not know when the resolution to that will come about.
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a question on 9-15, education and culture. Are we there?
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The Chair Paul Delorey
We are on page 9-11, advanced education and careers, operating expense, total operations expense, $66,603,000.
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Agreed.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Page 9-13, advanced education and careers, grants and contributions, grants, $8,411,000.
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Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Total grants and contributions, $34,218,000. Page 9-15, education and culture, operations expense, total operations expense. Mr. Bell.
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Brendan Bell Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do have some questions in this area. Constituents have been raising concerns with me for quite some time now about their children attending schools in the city and the schools, as far as they are concerned, are operating well over what appears to be physical capacity. Their kids are jammed into classrooms. Classrooms operating in rooms that basically are not much more than closets. They seem to be way under capacity at some of these schools. I wonder if the Minister can tell us what an acceptable utilization rate for a school is according to the department? Thank you.