Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I would like to recommend that we continue consideration of Municipal and Community Affairs, that is Bill 2, and Committee Report 1-14(5), Committee Report 2-14(5) and Committee Report 3-14(5) concurrently. If we conclude that, we will take a look at what else we might consider before rising to report progress.
Debates of March 6th, 2002
This is page numbers 389 - 426 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 pension.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
We will take a short break and start with Municipal and Community Affairs.
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The Chair David Krutko
I would like to call the committee of the whole back to order. It is my duty to inform Members that due to the passage of Motion 6-14(5) earlier today, Motion 1-14(5) is dropped from the order paper and shall not be further considered. Mr. Nitah moved a motion earlier and because of that we are taking it off the order paper.
At this time, I would like to ask the Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs if he will be bringing in any witnesses.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Sergeant-at-Arms, would you please escort the witnesses in. Mr. Minister, please introduce your witnesses for the record.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. On my left is Dave Murray, the deputy minister of MACA. On my right is Gay Kennedy, the director of corporate affairs.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. We are on emergency services, Page 4-17, operations expense, total operations expense, $676,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Agreed. Page 4-21, community governance, operations expense, total operations expense, $685,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Agreed. Page 4-25, lands administration, operations expense, total operations expense, $2,084,000. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, under lands administration, I would like to get some information from the department as to how land development is taken care of in communities in the Northwest Territories. For example, in Inuvik, I believe that to do any land or lot development by a municipality, it is done through the tax base. The ratepayers would have to pay for that development. Is that correct?
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, that is correct. The only program that the department has for assisting tax-based communities is through debentures. Thank you.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What would that debenture include in a tax-based municipality? For example, by going with a debenture, basically borrowing from the government, I take it at a percentage, what would that percentage be?
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the government would be able to guarantee a loan to the municipality. I am advised that the municipality can approach the Department of Finance directly in this matter through a loan that would be obtained from the government directly, rather than through the banking process.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What kind of interest rates would be set when they go to, say, the Department of Finance?
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