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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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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, before I get to this page, I would just like to echo the sentiments expressed by my colleague, Mr. McLeod, on devolving some of the work and employment opportunities to the communities of the Northwest Territories.
The question I would like to ask deals with legal services for the NWT Housing Corporation. I would like to ask if they provide advice in terms of municipal taxes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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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. I believe the level of legal service provided to the NWT Housing Corporation is in the context of real estate and other transactions that occur. I am going to ask the deputy minister if he can assist me in providing a more detailed answer. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Cooper.
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Cooper
Mr. Chairman, some years ago, perhaps 15 years ago, there was a situation in terms of ministerial assignments, similar to that of today, wherein one Minister, the Minister of Justice, was also the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation. The Housing Corporation in those days operated very much as an independent legal entity, as a third party, as it were, almost from government. The decision was made 15 years ago for the Housing Corporation to give the Department of Justice $50,000 a year as a block retainer against any and all legal services that it might wish to purchase from the government. I had discussions with one president of the Housing Corporation in 1996 if he saw any need to change that arrangement. He did not, I have not, and so we do whatever legal work we are asked to do by the NWT Housing Corporation and it provides its retainer of $50,000 to our department every year.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Nitah.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, so it is just a retainer fee for the legal services you provide. All right. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask if the Minister could give us a little bit more background in the area of the estates clerk, on behalf of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, administers estates of native persons. Could I get an explanation please? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Cooper.
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Cooper
That amount of money has been in our budget year in and year out, as far as I am aware, Mr. Chairman. That money is provided to us, I believe by DIAND, to our public trustee for the purpose of acting on behalf of deceased indigent aboriginal people and their estates.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you, Mr. Cooper, the microphone was off, if you could finish.
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Cooper
Would you like me to repeat that, Mr. Chairman?
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Yes.
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Cooper
Sorry, that budget line item has been there for many years. It is a set sum provided to the department for the public trustee to administer the estates of deceased aboriginal people who die in an indigent state. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Nitah.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not have anymore questions in this area.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. We are on page 7-29, details of work performed on behalf of others.
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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 7-32, details of work performed on behalf of others, total department, $1,527,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Page 7-33, revenues, recoveries and transfer payments.
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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
We will go back to page 7-7, operations expense, total operations expense, $69,584,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
I will read this out again. Page 7-7, department summary, operations expense, total operations expense...Mr. Nitah.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can we go back to page 7-32, please?
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