Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it gives me pleasure to recognize a local accountant, housewife and keen observer of this House, Ms. Connie Henderson. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this question is to the Deputy Premier, Mr. Roland.

Would the government agree to share with Regular Members of this government positions and names of persons directly appointed to positions in the GNWT public service and to positions managed by GNWT-funded boards, agencies and corporations for which there is no public or competitive hiring process?

Good question.

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My question is for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

How many direct appointments have been made to the Aurora College's Thebacha Campus in the past two years? Thank you.

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Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.

Mr. Speaker. I have a written question for the Honourable David Krutko, Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation.

1. Is there a long-term plan to address our aging populations in the regions and communities?
2. Are there plans to increase the number of independent living units that are available to elders and seniors?

Mahsi cho.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my written question is to the Honourable David Krutko, Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

1. Please provide information on what steps have been taken by the WCB to accommodate and to fall in line with the findings of the Supreme Court decision, cited as Nova Scotia WCB vs Martin [2003] 2S.C.R.504, in terms of the board's policy on compensatory and rehabilitation program benefits for those NWT claimants who suffer from the disability of chronic pain.
2. Please provide answers to the following:
3. a) Are persons with chronic pain derived from a workplace accident or condition eligible for the same level and degree of benefits as those suffering from workplace injuries?
4. b) Are persons with chronic pain subject to the same administrative processes in assessing their disability and providing for compensation for that disability?
5. c) Are there any different considerations applied to this type of condition than other conditions?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My written question today is for the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation.

1. In each of the Sahtu communities, how many log homes are in need of major repairs?
2. Can the Minister provide the specific amount of dollars that it takes to build a three-bedroom stick-built unit?
3. Can the Minister provide the status in the Northwest Territories on how many "made-in-the-North" materials or supplies are used for houses from the NWT?
4. Will the Minister provide information as to how the department plans to keep or secure long-term funding in the federal government?
5. Can the Minister provide a list outlining the various programs and services available to the communities?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Villeneuve.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation.

1. Does the NWT Housing Corporation have a plan to revisit the rent scale policies and develop a policy that is not geared solely on income?
2. Does the NWT Housing Corporation plan on revisiting the harmonization policy?
3. What changes to the rent scale policy is the Housing Corporation looking at and what measures will be implemented to ensure that it will be acceptable and affordable?

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Mr. Clerk.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. Item 14, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, October 29, 2004, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation identify and recommend to this House viable options to sustain our long-term public housing investment;

And further that the Government of the Northwest Territories sets as a target the reduction of core housing need in the Northwest Territories by 10 percent by the year 2007;

And furthermore that the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation work with other NWT stakeholders to develop a convincing proposal to take to the federal government for additional investments in the NWT public housing.

Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will seek unanimous consent to deal with this motion today.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 14, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Item 14, notices of motion. Item 15, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 16, motions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today.

Mr. Yakeleya, could you rephrase that? You were giving unanimous consent. Could you request that again?

Thank you. I'm going to clean my glasses, Mr. Speaker.

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I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion he gave notice of earlier today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Mr. Yakeleya.