Debates of Feb. 16th, 2005

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Topics

Members Present
Item 1: Prayer
Kyoto Protocol
Mackenzie Regional Youth Conference
Socioeconomic Agreement For The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline
Capacity For Maximizing Economic Benefits
Kyoto Protocol
The Sport Of Dog Mushing
Locating Industry, Tourism And Investment Offices In Inuvik
Beaufort-delta Regional Council Office Funding
Support For Expansion Of Medical Clinics
Leadership Programs For Sahtu Youth
GNWT Affirmative Action Policy
Support For The Tourism Industry
Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Economic Development Funding
Addressing The Nurse And Doctor Shortage
Meeting The Kyoto Protocol Emission Targets
GNWT Audit Bureau Reporting Model
Status Of Negotiations On Bear And Taltson Hydro Project
Graduation Rates In Small Communities
Additional Funding For Policing
Strategic Directions Document On Sexually-transmitted Infections
Public Input Into Stanton Hospital Master Plan
Market Housing Initiative
GNWT Commitment To Aurora Tourism
Viability Of A Walk-in Clinic In Yellowknife
Planning For Expo 2005
Further Return To 404-15(3): Planning For Expo 2005
Viability Of A Walk-in Clinic In Yellowknife
Fewer Patient Visits Per Day
Bill 17: Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act
Tabled Document 105-15(3): Report Of The Conflict Of Interest Commissioner Re Complaint Against Roger Allen Filed August 27, 2004
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Item 21: Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Bill 18: An Act To Amend The Territorial Court Act
Item 23: Orders Of The Day

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Miscellaneous, clause 34.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Clause 35. Mr. Braden.

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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Mr. Chairman, a technical kind of question here. The corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation are exempt from the payment of any tax levied by a municipal corporation. So if I had a subsidiary corporation and I had a workshop set up in the city of Yellowknife, I don't have to pay municipal taxes, property taxes, business licence fees, any of that type of stuff? What is the intent or the depth of this clause? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Bell.

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Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell Yellowknife South

I'm going to have Mr. Vician provide some more detail here, but if I understood the Member's questions, that is the case. It's a government business, it wouldn't pay municipal tax. I'll have Mr. Vician provide more detail.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Mr. Vician.

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Vician

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The intent of this legislation respects the fact that the organization, the corporation or subsidiary, would be a government entity and, therefore, would not be paying a municipal tax. However, the matter would be resolved through the policy with regard to the grant-in-lieu provision to municipalities that provides taxation and support for that purpose. Depending on the nature of the entity, it really depends on where you are and whether there's a tax base specifically in the municipality and whether or not there is actually an assessment and tax fee due would govern the way this clause was applied. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Vician. Satisfactory, Mr. Braden? Clause 35.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Clause 36.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Clause 37.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Page 18, clause 38.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Offence, clause 39.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Regulations, clause 40.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Page 19, review, clause 41.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Transitional, clause 42.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.