Thank you, Mr. Delorey. Mr. Braden.
Debates of March 26th, 2004
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have difficulty supporting the motion, principally because I understand from some time ago this particular service was considerably reduced in staff numbers due to cutbacks in the mid-1990s. We're going back some time now, Mr. Chairman. Then through the process of division with Nunavut, the workforce in this department, as far as I understand, was never really restored to levels that would otherwise be called adequate. So I guess where I take exception with my colleague and the GED committee, I would also take some exception with the way the Minister has characterized this as forced growth. I don't think it's forced growth at all. I think it's a long overdue replacement of workers in a really valuable part of this government, not only for government and municipalities in terms of revenues, but efficiency of services to individuals and to the business community. Where there may be performance or efficiency issues, those are management issues. The department should be looking at those all the time. But as far as allowing the initiative to bring three more staff on, I think it's long overdue. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Norman Yakeleya Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For the record, I will not be supporting this motion.
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will not be supporting this motion. Thank you.
Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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Committee Motion 9-15(3): Recommendation To Remove Funding For New Property Assessors From 2004-05 Main Estimates, Carried
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An Hon. Member
Question.
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The Chair Calvin Pokiak
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
---Applause
We'll go back to page 4-27, lands and infrastructure administration, grants and contributions, contributions, total contributions, $4.156 million.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Calvin Pokiak
Page 4-29, sport, recreation and youth, operations expense, total operations expense, $1.31 million. Ms. Lee. Mr. Delorey.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. May I have the breakdown for $266,000, please? Thank you.
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Travel, $89,000; supplies, $41,000; purchased services, $50,000; contracts, $76,000; other expenses, $10,000; total of $266,000. Thank you.
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this issue with this new sports board was brought up by my colleague, Ms. Lee, a little bit earlier. The Minister said that he did have a meeting with the president of Sport North and there were no concerns raised at that meeting. If there are no concerns with Sport North and there are no concerns being raised with this initiative, where are we as far as timelines and when is the department planning on putting this new sports body into place? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Henry Zoe North Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We're anticipating to have this particular council fully operational by the fall; September. Thank you.
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there's an issue that has come to light just recently and my colleague, Mrs. Groenewegen, recognized a very special athlete from Hay River that is achieving some feats that not to many northern athletes at his age have been able to accomplish and is really making strides as far as even representing Canada, for that matter. There's a very big gap in the Territories as far as finding funding for an athlete of this calibre when you start travelling internationally. I know that becomes very expensive. He's had a coach who has been working with him -- as Mrs. Groenewegen has said -- Mr. Bobinski. That coach continues to work with him when he's in Hay River. There's an issue now that we're going to have to somehow try and put some processes together to help this athlete along. I'm just wondering what kind of programs the department has or what willingness there would be at the department level to assist an athlete at this level, when they start accomplishing at that level. Are there any programs he would be able to tap into or any funding the department could be able to fund for this athlete? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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