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General Comments
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Jake Ootes

Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We'd certainly look at that possibility. We would have to do it as part of our business planning process because it would entail extra funding to support the college, unless the college has surplus funding. Of that I don't know. Certainly the idea of looking at that would be a possibility for us to investigate.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Mr. Bell.

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Thank you. I certainly think it is something that should be well within our mandate to pursue. The Minister indicated that we had a certain number of the Blueberry Patch units reserved for leasing. If the need should arise, we can go and get another 10 units for students who might need them at the Blueberry Patch. Presumably we're not currently paying for those units. So we're saying, if the need arises and the demand is there, we'll go out and lease those extra 10 units from the private sector. But why not in Yellowknife? If we can document the demand, then let's go out there and cut a deal to lease some space from the private sector in order to provide adequate housing for students.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. Minister Ootes.

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Jake Ootes

Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I said, we can certainly look at that. We'd have to look at college funding and the kinds of requirements that they would need in order to support such a move. Thank you.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. Mr. Bell.

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

Okay, I'm saying let's look at it because we know the demand is there, we know that there's a waiting list. The Minister has indicated that, should the demand arise in Inuvik, we would certainly go out and cut that deal and make that arrangement. Presumably that would require going for extra funds, and I'd fully support that. I think it makes a lot of sense. But then let's talk about the demand in Yellowknife right now, and talk about going out and pursuing deals with other landlords so that we can meet the need. It seems to make sense, and I'm sure the college would agree that this would help them better deal with student housing if we gave them the latitude to go out there and do that. Otherwise we really have this two-tier system in Yellowknife: those fortunate enough to get into subsidized college housing, great, use your student financial assistance, it goes a lot further; those who aren't, too bad so sad, as my colleague Ms. Lee said a few days ago. You're sort of stuck and your student financial assistance isn't going to go very far, but we know you don't get different amounts. Some are better off than others and it doesn't seem right. Thank you.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. Minister Ootes.

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Jake Ootes

Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I said, we'll have a look at this with regard to the availability, with regard to the possibilities and with regard to the financial implications. Thank you.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

General comments. Ms. Lee.

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Sandy Lee

Sandy Lee Range Lake

Thank you. Before we run out of time, I was wondering...Just before I finished talking to the Minister, he mentioned this accountability framework that the department requires from the boards in funding special needs. He mentioned that he's working on it, but this has been in the works for quite a few years now. As I recall, it's more of the accounting for dollars spent, not necessarily a qualitative evaluation of what differences the special needs funding is making.

Having said that, I wonder if the Minister could provide, prior to tomorrow's discussion of the department, documentation on what the department asks the boards to provide when they're funding special needs. What are the requirements? What are the formal letters they get, and even examples of what they've been getting from the department in terms of their accountability of the money they've spent for special needs funding? Thank you.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you. Minister Ootes.

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Jake Ootes

Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We'll do that. Thank you.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

The Chair recognizes the clock and reports progress. Thank you, Minister, and your staff. See you tomorrow.

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The Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker David Krutko

Item 20, report of Committee of the Whole. Mr. Lafferty.

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The Chair Leon Lafferty

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 3, Appropriation Act, 2003-2004, and would like to report progress and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of committee of the whole be concurred with.

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The Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker David Krutko

Do I have a seconder for that? The Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.

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Some Hon. Members

Question.

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The Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker David Krutko

All those in favour? All those against? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Item 21, third reading of bills. Item 22, orders of the day. Mr. Clerk.

Item 20: Orders Of The Day
Item 20: Orders Of The Day

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Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton

Mr. Speaker, meetings tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. of the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight and at 12:00 noon of the Standing Committee on Social Programs and the Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development.

Orders of the day for Wednesday, February 26, 2003:

  1. Prayer
  2. Ministers' Statements
  3. Members' Statements
  4. Returns to Oral Questions
  5. Recognitions of Visitors in the Gallery
  6. Oral Questions
  7. Written Questions
  8. Returns to Written Questions
  9. Replies to Opening Address
  10. Petitions
  11. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
  12. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
  13. Tabling of Documents
  14. Notices of Motion
  15. Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills
  16. Motions

- Motion 5-14(6), Family Violence Protection Act

  1. First Reading of Bills
  2. Second Reading of Bills
  3. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
  4. Report of Committee of the Whole

- Bill 3, Appropriation Act, 2003-2004

- Bill 6, Electoral Boundaries Commission Act

- Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act

- Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Elections Act

- Committee Report 3-14(6), Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight Report on the Review of the Draft 2003-2004 Main Estimates

- Committee Report 4-14(6), Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development Report on the Review of the Draft 2003-2004 Main Estimates

- Committee Report 5-14(6), Standing Committee on Social Programs Report on the Review of the Draft 2003-2004 Main Estimates

- Committee Report 6-14(6), Report on the Review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Commissioner's 2001-2002 Annual Report

  1. Third Reading of Bills
  2. Orders of the Day

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The Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Speaker David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 6:00 p.m.