Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Mr. Braden.
Debates of March 8th, 2002
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Further Return To Question 178-14(5): Treaty 8 Federal Court Tax Ruling
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Supplementary To Question 178-14(5): Treaty 8 Federal Court Tax Ruling
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Mr. Speaker, could the Minister commit to bringing some information back to this House before the end of this session? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 178-14(5): Treaty 8 Federal Court Tax Ruling
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Mr. Antoine.
Further Return To Question 178-14(5): Treaty 8 Federal Court Tax Ruling
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
Mr. Speaker, this is a ruling that just happened yesterday in Edmonton. We need time to review the consequences of it. It is a legal process that we have to find out and analyze. If we break by Wednesday, then that would be very soon. It would be really tough to do that. Whenever I get the information, even after this session is over, I will provide the information. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 178-14(5): Treaty 8 Federal Court Tax Ruling
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for North Slave, Mr. Lafferty.
Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Honourable Vince Steen, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. I would like to ask the Minister, regarding my statement where I talked about fair play and fair selection of athletes representing the Northwest Territories, during his official trip to the Arctic Winter Games, if he can make sure he speaks with the officials that are there and look towards setting up some sort of committee that can look at how we can select all of our teams in fairness? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Steen.
Return To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the past, there were opportunities for Ministers from different Arctic Winter Games jurisdictions to meet and discuss these particular types of issues. However, this time it will not be happening, more because the games are being held in two different places rather than all in one municipality.
What the plan is that this will actually take place later in the year, I believe it is in Alberta. We will be meeting to discuss all aspects of sports that are related to Arctic Winter Games, including allowing for fair competition and fair opportunity for all the athletes. Thank you.
Return To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Supplementary To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am happy with the answer the Minister gave. I would also like to ask the Minister if he can make sure we are very well-represented by the smaller communities when they do make these decisions; if he can make that effort to contact the smaller communities who make a majority of all the finest athletes out there. Thank you.
Supplementary To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can assure the Member that the department will work with that and I will be working with the department on that as well. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Supplementary To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the past, we have heard of selection committees coming from the larger centres and that there is unfairness. I would like to ask the Minister, if we do set up a committee of some sort, that there will be fair representation from all over. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Steen.
Further Return To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this type of concern we will be trying to address through the meetings that we are going to be having with our other counterparts in Alberta. As well, there is a meeting in April whereby I will be meeting with all the sports organizations in the Territory. We will be discussing this particular type of suggestion put forward by the Member. I am sure we will be able to come up with something that will address the whole issue of fair participation by everyone. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Supplementary To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Regular Members are the ones who get all the complaints on all the issues, I would like to ask the Minister if he can involve some of the Regular Members when they do have this meeting in April. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 179-14(5): Arctic Winter Games Athlete Selection
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I certainly will put that forward to the department to see if we can accommodate having some of the Members come to Inuvik and take part in the discussions in April.
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.
Question 180-14(5): Small Communities Within Tax-based Municipalities
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March 7th, 2002
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. It has to do with some of the actions we have taken in the House lately to do with small communities.
Mr. Speaker, I certainly do not want to speak against supporting anything for small communities, but it gives me some cause for concern when the riding I represent actually has three small communities within the riding. The three communities that fall within that riding are also part of a tax-based community. I would say they have as much need, maybe more, than the communities that are non-tax-based.
I was wondering if the Minister could inform the House as to how they look at small communities within a tax-based region/municipality as far as funding for special projects within those small communities? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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The Speaker Tony Whitford
Thank you, Mr. Delorey. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Steen.
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe we have three communities that may fall within the category the Member is suggesting. In Yellowknife, it would be N'dilo and Detah. In the Member's riding, we would probably include the Hay River Reserve, if not Enterprise as well.
The point is that we have a program where these communities are entitled to just as much O and M and capital infrastructure based on their population as we apply to any of those other non-tax-based communities.
In the case of the City of Yellowknife, for instance, the City of Yellowknife does take on some of the responsibilities of road maintenance in N'dilo, but I understand the community is still funded for this through the band. Thank you.
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