Mr. Speaker, would the Minister give full due and fair consideration to this latest information that suggests that this institution should be included for post-secondary education?
Debates of March 7th, 2003
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Supplementary To Question 182-14(6): Institutions Eligible For Student Financial Assistance
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have made a lot of improvements for students over the last three years. I think I should state that. It's important to put that before the public. The honourable Member is raising a very good point in this specific situation that naturally we want to do what we can for all students in the Territories that attend certain institutions. There are cases where it falls outside of the guidelines, but we certainly will look at the possibility of what circumstances would lead us to say, yes, we can recognize that institution. We will always do that, Mr. Speaker. So I will take the information that the Member has and we will look at the institution. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Supplementary To Question 182-14(6): Institutions Eligible For Student Financial Assistance
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the other things that the Minister has suggested is because there is no cost involved in going into an RCMP training academy, there should be no need for loans and grants. But I have provided the Minister with information that suggests that there are lots of other expenses and this particular person has to take a leave of absence to go to the school which would be a loss of wages. So would the Minister consider looking at the expenses and see what the government can do to help with that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are always interested in improving our student financial assistance programs, Mr. Speaker. The information the Member has referred to, we will certainly take that into consideration and any other information that the Member can provide to us would be very helpful. Thank you.
Further Return To Question 182-14(6): Institutions Eligible For Student Financial Assistance
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Mr. Speaker, I have to disagree with the Member from Yellowknife. The Minister does have funding for cops, bingo cops. I would like to ask the Minister, if you could read the second bullet of the departmental vision statement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Further Return To Question 182-14(6): Institutions Eligible For Student Financial Assistance
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Point of order, Mr. Speaker. The Member just referred to me having money for bingo cops. I find that insulting, Mr. Speaker, to refer to people who do good jobs in our communities and on a point of order under Rule 23(i) that states the Member will be called to order if the Member speaks disrespectfully in the Assembly of a Member, as well as under 23(k), where he uses abusive or insulting language of a nature that likely creates disorder, Mr. Speaker.
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The Deputy Speaker David Krutko
Mr. Ootes, I don't believe the Member was referring directly to you in the statement. He was talking about policing in general with regards to training. I think you may be offended, but I do not see your point of order. Mr. Ootes.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe the Member, by the entrance he's making, is speaking about employees of this government and I don't accept that as an appropriate way to speak about our employees. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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The Deputy Speaker David Krutko
You do not have a point of order. I did not hear any Members or individuals. The words I heard was training for bingo police. There was no reference. I would caution the Member with regard to his oral question and there is no point of order. Mr. Nitah.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if I have offended the Minister, I apologize for that. I would like to ask him to read the second bullet of the departmental vision statement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Question 183-14(6): Declarations Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can I get the Minister to tell us what his department's understanding of the second bullet of the departmental vision statement is? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don't have the mission statement here, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do have the vision statement of the department and the second bullet says: "...a community where people who respect learning as a means to provide shelter, to feed and clothe themselves, to maintain their health, to live with a sense of dignity and respect, and live in harmony with the land and members of their community." Mr. Speaker, where is the dignity when the department encourages clientele on the income support program to inform his employees and other members of the community, other clientele of that department, when they make money outside of the income support? Where is the dignity in that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, the question is somewhat hypothetical in my mind. The income support program, if that is what the Member is referring to, is a very good program. It provides support to a lot of people in this territory. It's one of the best in the country and we have very good people doing work in this area, Mr. Speaker, that really do their best to provide a service to people, provide income to people, so they can ensure that they have some livelihood. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this program where people tell other people when they make money... For example, Mr. Speaker, when the client tells the staff of the Minister, who is delivering this program, that another client of that program has won bingo, does that staff member investigate that? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.