Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 13, tabling of documents. Any further tabling of documents? Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. Item 17, first reading of bills. Item 18, second reading of bills. Item 19, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Bill 26, Bill 1 and Committee Report 10-14(5), with Mr. Delorey in the chair.
Debates of Oct. 24th, 2002
This is page numbers 1141 - 1168 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 5th 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.
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Tabled Document 67-14(5): Hon. Justice J.z. Vertes Reasons For Judgment Re: Roberts Vs. Commissioner Of The NWT Et Al, 2002
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October 23rd, 2002
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The Chair Paul Delorey
I would like to call the committee of the whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to recommend that the committee continue consideration of Bill 26, and subsequent to that that we then move to consider Bill 1 and Committee Report 10-14(5) at the same time.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Dent. The chair is going to call a short break and then we will come back and continue. Does the committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
The chair will call a short break and then come back and continue with Bill 26.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
I will call the committee back to order. We are here to deal with Bill 26. Does the Minister wish to bring in any witnesses? Mr. Handley.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Does the committee agree? Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in please. Mr. Minister, please introduce your witness for the record.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, with me is Lew Voytilla, secretary to the Financial Management Board.
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The Chair Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Handley. We are on Bill 26, Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, regional operations on page 11. Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could the Minister of Finance tell us in the House how often has a supplementary appropriation been used in any communities in the Northwest Territories to improve their road infrastructure?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, I do not know how often we have done it over the history, but it is not done often. I do not recall having done it in any other situation in the life of this government. It may have been done before. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Can the Minister agree that this practice is not the normal practice of government to use a supplementary appropriation to improve the road infrastructure in our communities?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, special warrants and supps are used to respond to situations that are in the public interest, emergencies and so on. In this case we are dealing with an emergency. Emergencies come in many different forms. In this case it is the case of a road being in danger of completely collapsing and people being cut off from the solid waste and sewage facilities. That would definitely be an impossible situation. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
I would like to ask the Minister, were the residents of the community of Tuktoyaktuk restricted from using this road to access the sewage lagoon?
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, my understanding is that they were not restricted from using the sewage and solid waste facilities, but if we had not made repairs this year to the road, given the condition to which it had deteriorated, there would possibly have been. Thank you.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask the Minister, for $1.3 million for six kilometres of road, it sounds to me that is a major overhaul or replacement of infrastructure that should not cost more than $300,000.
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