This is page numbers 781 - 810 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 ---agreed.

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Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Any further recognitions? Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Premier. It's with regard to my statement looking at the negotiated contracts and the policies of this government. I fully support negotiated contracts on the basis that it does build capacity and it also deals with a crucial problem in a lot of our communities dealing with having 30 percent unemployment and also improving the social aspects of our communities by offering people an alternative to income support. So I would like to ask the Premier where this government stands when we look at dealing with the problems with regard to reducing poverty in our communities and also looking at improving employment opportunities for Inuvialuit and Gwich'in people in our communities, so they can have meaningful employment. Is that still a priority of this government, to ensure that local and northern residents receive every opportunity to benefit from public dollars expended in our communities and those dollars remaining in our communities and not simply being given to southern contractors?

The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Kakfwi.

Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The government continues to hold those goals and objectives as its priorities. So we are still in support of trying to achieve and remove the inequities that are present in many of our communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Supplementary To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With regard to my question to the Premier, looking at the social statistics and knowing we have high unemployment rates, high quality of life issues of housing, quality of education, different levels of opportunities in our communities where a contract would come by once every five years, do you look at the social conditions in our communities when contracts are let, so that we can use negotiated contracts?

Supplementary To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you. Mr. Kakfwi.

Further Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Mr. Speaker, yes. We do look at the community capacity and the unemployment, the economic situation in communities when considering issues like this. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Supplementary To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Mr. Speaker, my question to the Premier is as the MLA for Mackenzie Delta, when the press releases that came out, it's simply that they came to me and I give them a contract and you go on your way. I would like to ask the Premier to explain how the process of approval is done and what happens after the agreement, the contract is approved through Cabinet. Who makes the ultimate decision on how contracts are going to be let and who makes the final approval?

Supplementary To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Krutko.

Further Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

June 3rd, 2003

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as work required by the government is identified, there are sometimes communities or individuals in communities that request consideration for contracts to be negotiated with them, sole source contracts. I can't tell you specifically the process, but we receive these and we usually pass them on to the responsible Minister. That is assessed by the departments, the responsible department and the Minister checks with the MLA whose constituency that request comes and ensures that it is deemed in the best interest of the community and the public if we consider that and usually community support in some form is sought as well. When the Minister feels he has sufficient support, it would allow him to proceed to Cabinet to ask him for a mandate to negotiate such an arrangement, then it comes to Cabinet. Once that is done, the department, once it seeks approval to proceed, then tries to negotiate an acceptable arrangement within the mandate it receives. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Supplementary To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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David Krutko

David Krutko Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Premier if the government has ever done a cost analysis with regard to the benefits of negotiated contracts or contracts in general, especially when we look at the social aspects of unemployment and opportunities in the NWT. We hear a lot of comments being made that we are actually importing people in from Newfoundland to do drywall in the communities and construction of buildings in the NWT. That could be done locally. Has the Minister done a cost-analysis of all contracts in the NWT to see what the benefit to the NWT is and ensuring that those resources and dollars expended on capital projects remain in the NWT?

Supplementary To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Further Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Stephen Kakfwi

Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, we have not done such a study or review.

Further Return To Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Question 240-14(6): Benefits Of Negotiated Contracts
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions this afternoon will be for Mr. Miltenberger as the Minister of Health and Social Services. It is a follow-up to the issue of elders and elder abuse in the NWT. The question I would like to pose is as this issue is for the better, now it's starting to come out in the open, where can an elder go? What is the front line of response when an elder feels there is something wrong or perhaps when a friend or family member of an elder recognizes that there may be some abuse going on, where can they go for help? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Return To Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at the community level is the starting point whether it be the RCMP, a social worker or a nurse, any of the frontline staff that are currently working in Health and Social Services or other helping agencies could assist. Thank you.

Return To Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Supplementary To Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one of the many causes of abuse and frustration within families is areas such as overcrowding and poverty. I wanted to ask the Minister to what extent is his department teaming up with or working with or perhaps trying to harmonize with other departments to get to the root causes of abuse, of physical, social and emotional tension among families. Is the Department of Health and Social Services, Mr. Speaker, working with other departments to address these causes of abuse?

Supplementary To Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger.

Further Return To Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Item 6: Oral Questions

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is a collaborative effort within government. For example, this year's action plan which will be tabled later today, which I referred to in my Minister's statement, is an interdepartmental cooperative effort including housing. Housing has a very aggressive and progressive initiative to put in seniors' housing units. We are working with the family violence coalition. We are, as well, working on family violence legislation as a cooperative government effort with Members of this Assembly. In very many areas there is that approach outlined by my colleague. Thank you.

Further Return To Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Question 241-14(6): Elder Abuse
Item 6: Oral Questions

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The Speaker

The Speaker Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.