Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have that information. I will certainly get it for the Member. Thank you.
Debates of March 7th, 2003
This is page numbers 579 - 610 of the Hansard for the 14th Assembly, 6th 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 going.
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Further Return To Question 189-14(6): Funding For Emergency Preparedness
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Further Return To Question 189-14(6): Funding For Emergency Preparedness
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Supplementary To Question 189-14(6): Funding For Emergency Preparedness
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Just a little further clarification. Is this the same way for any announcement that we hear our MP make about contributions to the Territories in big amounts of money? Is this the general procedure? We've presented it two years ago and now they are making the big announcement and taking the credit for this. Is that normal procedure?
Supplementary To Question 189-14(6): Funding For Emergency Preparedness
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Further Return To Question 189-14(6): Funding For Emergency Preparedness
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Vince Steen Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe I said at the start, this funding was spent by us on their behalf in 2000-2001, but they won't give us the funding until we have an audited statement showing how we spent it and that's what they wait for. Once they have that, they then announce that they will give you this funding.
Further Return To Question 189-14(6): Funding For Emergency Preparedness
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Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Honourable Jake Ootes, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. I would like to ask the Minister if he consulted with the aboriginal governments and the leaders out there when they were creating these new categories of what is considered income, like bingos, babysitting, child tax and craft sales? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Our income support program has been in place for many years and the system that was developed in the '80s and 1990s has had a few refinements over the past decade. But when I took over this department and responsibilities in this area, these were the regulations that were in place, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Supplementary To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister is very good at not answering questions. Did he consult with the aboriginal leaders and agencies that are out there before he made any decisions on how to change these categories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Further Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I stated, the system we are administering today is a system that was in place when I took over. Therefore, the consultations, if any had taken place, would have been done by prior assemblies.
Further Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Supplementary To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. He is very good at not answering questions. I would like to ask him again. The new policies and decisions they have made on the new categories, which are new, did the Minister consult with the aboriginal leaders and agencies? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Supplementary To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Further Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, if the Member is speaking about the income support program, as it is today, that particular program, consultation had no doubt been the responsibility of previous Ministers. If the Member is speaking about a program change that is now before us, specifically harmonization, those consultations had taken place on an extensive basis, yes.
Further Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Supplementary To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I didn't get the last part of the answer, but did he say he consulted with our leaders and agencies that were out there? Yes or no.
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Further Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Mr. Speaker, perhaps the Member could be more specific as to what changes to what program he's speaking of. If he's speaking about the proposed changes where we are looking at harmonization, the Housing Corporation has tabled a list of individuals who were consulted, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
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Further Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation, once again. Mr. Speaker, I will just read a little bit of the vision statement, the last paragraph: "By working...
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Further Return To Question 190-14(6): Classifications Of Income For Income Support Purposes
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Leon Lafferty North Slave
Mr. Speaker, I am making a point of order on the Minister because he could speak to the harmonization and I can't. I am being restricted from asking questions on it, but he can speak to it. We are restricted on this side to deal with an issue that's before the House on a motion, but on that side, it seems that they are free to do what they want. I would like to ask that I get the last two supplementaries back.
---Laughter