Page 7-26. Page 7-27, community justice and corrections, grants and contributions, contributions, $1,294,000.
Debates of March 14th, 2002
This is page numbers 649 - 694 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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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Total contributions, $1,294,000. Mr. Dent.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I notice that under community justice committees and projects, while there appears to be an increase over last year's main estimates - it is an increase over last year's main estimates. I note that during the course of this current year, we have obviously approved supplementary appropriations bringing the total amount spent on community justice committees and projects to $923,000, but we are only proposing $879,000 for 2002-2003. While there is a significant increase over what was initially brought forward last year, in fact, there is a bit of a decrease over what we are actually going to spend this year. Why are we going to spend less money in the next fiscal year than what we are in this current fiscal year?
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Ms. Matthews.
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Matthews
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The explanation for that is there was one-time funding approved in the current fiscal year in Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, I believe. It was funding that was provided to the Grollier Hall Healing Circle for the alternative dispute resolution process. It was one-time money and that is why it does not continue into the next fiscal year. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Grants and contributions, contributions, $1,294,000.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Total contributions, $1,294,000.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Page 7-28, active positions. Page 7-29, details of work performed on behalf of others. Mr. McLeod.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. McLeod.
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Michael McLeod Deh Cho
Mr. Chairman, I wanted to ask a question regarding the active positions and future consideration. I do not see a lot of improvement in terms of the communities that I represent when it comes down to parole officers, court workers and other positions. However, it is the parole officers that I am concerned about. I do not have any based in any of the communities that I represent, and I represent four. Could the Minister tell me if at any point we will see any new positions created and more specifically, if any will be considered for my communities?
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Allen.
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Since the deputy of the department is responsible for staff, perhaps I will ask him to respond to that question. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Cooper.
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Cooper
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Approximately three years ago, the department set up probation services with due money voted by the Assembly. A plan was laid out at that time for the delivery of probation services, I think based on the number of cases a probation officer held. I cannot tell the Member today why it was that a decision was made to place three probation officers in Hay River with responsibilities for case work in I believe Fort Providence, probably Enterprise and possibly some other communities as well...probably Fort Resolution as well. It may be based on an analysis of the case work in that community did not warrant a full-time probation officer, but I can undertake to check into that, check into the rationale behind having a regional office in Hay River with three or four people in it and, on behalf of the Minister, advise the Member.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. McLeod.
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Michael McLeod Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Cooper has beaten me to my question. That is actually where I was heading. I had some concern up until now regarding the positions being situated where they are. I do have a concern that we have three positions located in a regional centre and none in my communities.
If there are not enough cases in Fort Providence, for example, to warrant a full-time officer, I do not see what the difference is of having someone located in Fort Providence and carrying some of the workload for Hay River. There is no difference from that person living in Hay River and carrying the workload for Fort Providence. In fact, there will probably be more cases from Fort Providence for that person living in Hay River than if it goes vice versa.
We have to consider that we have a ferry system and we are looking at using charters. How much is that costing? I do not think it is fair. Again, I want to bring up the disparity that there is in this government to invest in some of the communities. They are reluctant to post not only positions but also infrastructure.
I would appreciate if the Minister would commit to reviewing the situation in Hay River or Fort Simpson, wherever the positions may be, and relocate some of those positions and spread the opportunity for employment into some of the other places. We seem to have a bottleneck all the time in the regional centres.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Allen.
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is certainly a point well taken and I will work with our department to review the circumstances. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Page 7-29, details of work performed on behalf of others. Mr. Nitah.