Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Minister.
Debates of March 29th, 2004
This is page numbers 403 - 454 of the Hansard for the 15th Assembly, 3rd 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 chairman.
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Committee Motion 10-15(3): Recommendation That Public Works And Services Adopt A Consistent Practice For Showing Compensation And Benefits Costs, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 10-15(3): Recommendation That Public Works And Services Adopt A Consistent Practice For Showing Compensation And Benefits Costs, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, as I said earlier, the $100,000 for the negotiator for devolution, the government went out and had a look at who could perform this task for us and also be able to negotiate toe to toe with people like David Pederson, a former Premier of Ontario and a lawyer in Toronto. The government at the time would have approached a number of people. They identified one individual, a person who had been a deputy minister here for a number of years, who worked in the BC government, had good credentials, and after looking around, found that he most met our needs. As I recall, I wasn't in this department, but I recall meeting with him before he accepted the contract, and we felt he could deliver for us.
The other position for $50,000 is again a task where we needed someone who was very familiar with the inner workings of DIAND and the northern affairs program, in particular. After looking around, that arrangement was made with Hiram Beaubier who had retired as the director of the northern affairs program in the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. He was retired and no longer had ties to the department, but certainly knew it very well. So there was no tender, it was a matter of going and finding the right person who could deliver on the expertise that was needed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 10-15(3): Recommendation That Public Works And Services Adopt A Consistent Practice For Showing Compensation And Benefits Costs, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 10-15(3): Recommendation That Public Works And Services Adopt A Consistent Practice For Showing Compensation And Benefits Costs, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think I've exhausted my questions at this stage. I do have a motion so I will pause at this stage in order for anyone else with questions. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 10-15(3): Recommendation That Public Works And Services Adopt A Consistent Practice For Showing Compensation And Benefits Costs, Carried
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The Chair David Ramsay
Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. I don't have anybody else on my list, so please proceed with your motion.
Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to move that the committee recommends that the government prepare and make public a formal response to the Auditor General's observations in findings on land claims implementation within 60 days.
Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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An Hon. Member
Question.
Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
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The Chair David Ramsay
All those in favour? Any opposed? The motion carries.
---Carried
We are now on page 2-67, Aboriginal Affairs, operations expense.
Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
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The Chair David Ramsay
Thank you. I guess I got a little ahead of myself and the motion wasn't passed out to Members before we voted on it, but it is concluded. We are on page...We have another motion? Okay, to page 2-67, total operations expense, $8.463 million.
Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
March 29th, 2004
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Committee Motion 11-15(3): Recommendation That The Government Formally Respond To The Auditor General's Report On Land Claims Implementation, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 12-15(3): Recommendation That The Aboriginal Affairs Budget Be Separated Into Multiple Activities, Carried
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Calvin Pokiak Nunakput
I move that this committee recommends that the Aboriginal Affairs budget be separated into multiple activities, beginning with the 2005-2008 draft business plans.
Committee Motion 12-15(3): Recommendation That The Aboriginal Affairs Budget Be Separated Into Multiple Activities, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair David Ramsay
Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. The motion is in order. It is being passed out, so hang in there one second. Thank you. The motion is in order.
Committee Motion 12-15(3): Recommendation That The Aboriginal Affairs Budget Be Separated Into Multiple Activities, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
Committee Motion 12-15(3): Recommendation That The Aboriginal Affairs Budget Be Separated Into Multiple Activities, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair David Ramsay
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion carries.
---Carried
Page 2-69, Aboriginal Affairs, grants and contributions, grants, $300,000. Mr. Hawkins.
Committee Motion 12-15(3): Recommendation That The Aboriginal Affairs Budget Be Separated Into Multiple Activities, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 12-15(3): Recommendation That The Aboriginal Affairs Budget Be Separated Into Multiple Activities, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair David Ramsay
Thank you. Mr. Hawkins. The motion is being distributed. Go ahead, Mr. Hawkins.
Committee Motion 13-15(3): Recommendation Regarding Self-government Implementation And Incremental Costs, Carried
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee recommends the government continue to hold to its position that incremental self-government costs are the responsibility of the federal government. And further, that the government maintains a strong position with respect to self-government implementation costs in order to ensure the GNWT does not pay costs that are the responsibility of the federal government.
Committee Motion 13-15(3): Recommendation Regarding Self-government Implementation And Incremental Costs, Carried
Revert To Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair David Ramsay
Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The motion is being distributed. The motion is in order. To the motion.