Thank you, Mr. Bell. Time for question period has expired. Written questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.
Debates of Feb. 13th, 2007
This is page numbers 811 - 860 of the Hansard for the 15th Assembly, 5th 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 communities.
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Further Return To Question 308-15(5): Caribou Sport Hunting Tag Reductions
Question 308-15(5): Caribou Sport Hunting Tag Reductions
Item 6: Oral Questions
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Written Question 43-15(5): Actions In Response To Caribou Tag Reductions
Item 7: Written Questions
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment.
- Please provide, in detail, information on what actions the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment has taken for the benefit of the barren-ground caribou outfitters industry from the time he was aware of the fact that the barren-ground caribou tags would be reduced to 750 for the year until today, February 13, 2007.
- Please provide the details of the action plan, including financial contributions, if any, the department has developed in response to the ENR Minister's final decision as stated in the House to reduce the number of tags allocated for this year to 750 and for next year to 350.
Written Question 43-15(5): Actions In Response To Caribou Tag Reductions
Item 7: Written Questions
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The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Ms. Lee. Written questions. The honourable Member for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen.
Written Question 44-15(5): Municipal Funding Under The New Deal
Item 7: Written Questions
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Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs.
- Please provide information on the increase/decrease of accumulated community financial support for each of the 33 communities in the NWT under the New Deal.
- Could the Minister please define how "communities' ability to raise revenue" is determined?
- Please provide the cost of trucked water and sewer services as billed to consumers of these services for each of the 33 communities in the NWT.
Written Question 44-15(5): Municipal Funding Under The New Deal
Item 7: Written Questions
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The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Written questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.
Written Question 45-15(5): Complaints Filed Against Subsidized Housing Tenants
Item 7: Written Questions
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Justice.
How many complaints since April 1, 2006, have been brought by landlords against tenants in subsidized housing, related to the lack of income/economic rent information provided by Education, Culture and Employment Income Support Program to housing authorities?
Written Question 45-15(5): Complaints Filed Against Subsidized Housing Tenants
Item 7: Written Questions
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The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Braden. Written questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.
Written Question 46-15(5): Outfitter Compensation
Item 7: Written Questions
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Norman Yakeleya Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment.
- How many Sahtu Dene or Metis guides/employees were hired in the past five years by outfitters working in the Sahtu region?
- What is the amount of financial loss in the Sahtu due to the Sahtu decision to the caribou hunting?
- Will the aboriginal hunting be considered in all decisions that will impact the outfitters?
- What information is the government reviewing in order to determine possible compensation for outfitters because of the reductions of caribou permits?
- What are the precedents in the NWT for government compensation of an industry?
- What are the factors that would affect the amount of compensation? In what form would compensation be made to the outfitters?
- Is the government investigating maintaining the outfitting industry or on retraining the outfitters?
- The outfitting industry employs over 300 people. Will compensation be available to the employees as well as the owners of the outfitting companies?
Written Question 46-15(5): Outfitter Compensation
Item 7: Written Questions
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The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Written questions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. McLeod.
Written Question 47-15(5): Resource Development Royalties
Item 7: Written Questions
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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier.
Can you provide a summary of the amount of money from resource royalties taken from the Northwest Territories by the federal government in the past 20 years?
Written Question 47-15(5): Resource Development Royalties
Item 7: Written Questions
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The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Written questions. Returns to written questions .The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.
Written Question 47-15(5): Resource Development Royalties
Item 7: Written Questions
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Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery.
Written Question 47-15(5): Resource Development Royalties
Item 7: Written Questions
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The Speaker Paul Delorey
The Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may return to item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.
Revert To Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Revert To Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
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Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much, colleagues. I would like to recognize from my Nahendeh riding, Mr. Jo-Jo Gargan and Mr. Michael Lafferty. Thank you. Mahsi.
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Revert To Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Revert To Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
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The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Replies to budget address. Petitions. Reports of committees on the review of bills. Tabling of documents. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.
Tabled Document 90-15(5): GNWT's Response To The Report On Pre-budget Consultation
Item 12: Tabling Of Documents
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled GNWT's Response to the Report on Pre-Budget Consultation.
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Tabled Document 90-15(5): GNWT's Response To The Report On Pre-budget Consultation
Item 12: Tabling Of Documents
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The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Roland. Tabling of documents. Notices of motions. Notices of motion for first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 18, Bill 19, Bill 21, Committee Report 7-15(5), Committee Report 8-15(5) and Committee Report 9-15(5), with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
I will call Committee of the Whole to order. It's quarter to one. Is it quarter to one? What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Lafferty.
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Jackson Lafferty North Slave
Mahsi, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, the committee wishes to consider Bill 21, Appropriation Act, 2007-2008, specifically the NWT Housing Corporation. Mahsi.
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Agreed. We will resume Committee of the Whole after a brief break.
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Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
I'm going to call Committee of the Whole back to order. When we adjourned yesterday, we were dealing with the NWT Housing Corporation. At this time I'd like to ask the Minister, Premier Joe Handley, if he would like to bring witnesses into the Chamber today. Mr. Handley.
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 17: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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