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Further Return To Question 13-15(6): Security Measures At Yellowknife Airport
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Supplementary To Question 13-15(6): Security Measures At Yellowknife Airport
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Jane Groenewegen

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would appreciate if the Minister would do that, because I don't think that with the technology they're using, in terms of the wand, it is necessary to touch the passenger with the wand. I think that the wand will do its job without touching the person. I've gone through the airport here and that has happened and I've gotten down to the Edmonton airport and the person did the same thing. Before I turned around to have the wand go down my back, I said to the young lady do not touch me with that wand and then she didn't. So I don't think you have to touch the people with the wand. So does the Minister think that instructions from him and his department can change this process, because I just think it's inappropriate? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 13-15(6): Security Measures At Yellowknife Airport
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Menicoche.

Further Return To Question 13-15(6): Security Measures At Yellowknife Airport
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Kevin A. Menicoche

Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I don't think we can give them instructions, but we can certainly raise the concern with the CATSA officials with respect to this type of security method that they're using. Thank you.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Final supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Supplementary To Question 13-15(6): Security Measures At Yellowknife Airport
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Jane Groenewegen

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South

With all due respect, when the wand does set off the alarm and they think there is metal in your pockets -- say you'd forgotten to take change out of your pockets -- then they respectfully say do you mind if we check and then if you're a female then they call a female security person over and then the female person does that, but I've just really had it with people with security wands running it right on your body. I think it's completely unnecessary. So I thank the Minister for looking into that for me. Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 13-15(6): Security Measures At Yellowknife Airport
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. I didn't hear a question there. Oral questions. The honourable Member from Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Question 14-15(6): Yellowknife School Facilities
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Sandy Lee

Sandy Lee Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask questions to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment in regards to the letter he wrote to the YK 1 board asking them to consider leasing a school for the time that's required for the St. Joe's to go through renovation. Obviously there are lots of discussions being held about that and there are lots of questions that could go back and forth, but I do believe that it is probably best for the Minister to get together with the board to see if they could talk this out so that all the information could be out on the table and that a workable solution can be found. So I'd like to ask the Minister if he has any plans to meet with the board and see if we could approach it this way? Thank you.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

Return To Question 14-15(6): Yellowknife School Facilities
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, before I sent the letter, I met with the chair and one other member of the board for YK 1 and suggested that with the letter that would be coming that it would be useful for me to meet with the entire board to discuss the situation. In the letter, I included a line inviting the board to meet with me and I have also suggested, since the letter has gone to the chair, that I am ready to meet with the entire board to discuss the situation. I think it's important to remember that there is an awful lot of vacant space in YK 1 and this isn't just about leasing space during the construction of St. Joe's or the reconstruction of St. Joe's, this is because they have so much space to spare that I have suggested they need to put the money that they're duplicating right now on services into the classroom, into services for children so that they get a better education. Mr. Speaker, I think that they're spending over $300,000 that they don't need to spend on administration that they could put into programs and services for kids. Thank you.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

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Sandy Lee

Sandy Lee Range Lake

Thank you. My point is instead of the Minister making this statement in the House and the YK board having unilateral conversation with the parents only, I think it would be good if the Minister and the board get together and try to work this out. So could I ask the Minister, and he didn't answer that question, could I ask the Minister to commit to contacting them again and arranging a meeting? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 14-15(6): Yellowknife School Facilities
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I've done that on a few occasions in the last couple of weeks. I'd be happy to do it one more time. I'd be happy to do it even more than once if that's what it takes, but, yes, Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to meet and I'll make the first contact.

Further Return To Question 14-15(6): Yellowknife School Facilities
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Oral questions. The honourable Member from Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.

Question 15-15(6): Capacity Of Yellowknife Schools
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March 12th, 2007

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions will be for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment and it will be on the issue of the schools. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to hear from the Minister today, which is what is the ECE policy to run schools at over 100 percent capacity? Thank you.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's not a policy of Education, Culture and Employment to run schools over their stated capacity. What we do is allow our local boards to make decisions about where they place students, and that's entirely up to the boards as long as they live within the health and safety regulations. So we have a stipulated capacity. That isn't the absolute, safe capacity for having people in them or in the building. That sort of capacity would be set by the fire marshal. But as long as they live within those safety regulations, they can operate at a higher level of occupancy than what we say is the capacity of the building.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister mentioned about capacity on fire regulations. How does that capacity of the fire regulations compare to the enrolment of the schools in Yellowknife as it reflects to safety, Fire Code and potential legal concerns? Is he investigating these comparisons and having a full examination of this? Thank you.

Supplementary To Question 15-15(6): Capacity Of Yellowknife Schools
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The owners of the buildings are expected to follow the relevant building codes and fire codes. When the buildings are constructed they're built to our standards. Our standards are such that we know that the building is not going to come anywhere near the rated capacity for safety and they're also inspected by the plant, inspected by fire inspectors and the buildings themselves are inspected regularly by the fire departments and fire inspectors. Thanks.

Further Return To Question 15-15(6): Capacity Of Yellowknife Schools
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Supplementary, Mr. Hawkins.

Supplementary To Question 15-15(6): Capacity Of Yellowknife Schools
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Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It should be noted both school boards, both, have, according to the Minister's numbers, have a slight over capacity, but the facts are the facts. So what is the Minister doing to ensure that responsible action is taken that safety is of the utmost importance and that, therefore, there is no cause of concern when you compare capacity levels that the schools have both shown that they are over and the fact that we have safe schools to attend? So what is he doing to ensure that safety is being put first? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Supplementary To Question 15-15(6): Capacity Of Yellowknife Schools
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The Speaker

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Dent.