Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Item 9, written questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr.

Speaker. My

written questions are for the Minister of Human Resources. I have two.

1) Now that the 2008–09 budget is completed, I

would like a comprehensive list of all positions that are being deleted as a result of the budget. As part of this list I would also like to know the following:

a) Which position were/are vacant?

b) Which positions were filled as of June 16,

2008?

c) Which

positions

were

identified for deletion

due to sunsetting? and;

d) Any other standard information such as

department, region and location.

2) Can the Minister of Human Resources also

provide me with a comprehensive list of all new positions created and approved within the 2008–09 budget? Within this list I would like standard details such as position title, department, division, region and location. As well, I’d like to know the current status of the positions. Specifically, is the position currently filled?

The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much,

Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to go back to Item 6 on the order paper.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to Item 6 on the order paper, recognition of visitors in the gallery.

Unanimous consent granted.

Thank you very much,

Mr. Speaker, and thank you very much, colleagues. I just wanted to say a special thanks to the pages who come from Fort Liard, Ms. Blair Kotchea and Ms. Tina Klondike. They had a nice long travel over here, and I hope they have good, safe travel home.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Item 9, written questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question for the Minister of Health and Social Services regarding contract information with the Government of Nunavut. Please provide the following information in detail for the past three years:

1) How many people work in the speech-

language pathology and occupational therapy unit; and further, what are the staffing levels historically, noting duration of any vacancies?

2) How long has this unit been providing speech

and occupational therapy services to the Government of Nunavut?

3) Please provide the details of the contract with

the Government of Nunavut, such as:

a) how often this unit needs to travel;

b) how long do they travel for;

c) how many staff travel;

d) how much money does this contract

garner;

e) does the Government of Nunavut pay this

cost when a bill is submitted;

f)

what is the timeliness of our invoices; and

g) has the Government of the NWT failed to

submit invoices in a timely way, or have our bills been disputed or missed?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Item 10, returns to written questions. Mr. Clerk.

Thank you, Mr.

Clerk. Item 11,

replies to the opening address. Item 12, petitions. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Mr.

Speaker.

Further to my Return to Written Question 20-16(2), I wish to table the following document, entitled Active Apprentices by Region and Community.

Document 72-16(2), Active Apprentices by

Region and Community, tabled.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following documents, entitled Building for the Future: Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Annual Report 2005–2006; and NWT Housing Corporation Framework for Action 2008–2011.

Document 73-16(2), Building for the Future:

NWT Housing Corporation 2005–2006 Annual Report, tabled.

Document 74-16(2), NWT Housing Corporation

Framework for Action 2008–2011, tabled.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 15, notices of motion. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr.

Speaker. I give

notice that on Monday, June 23, 2008, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that the following individuals be appointed by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories to the Human Rights Commission for the Northwest Territories, effective July 1, 2008:

Ms. Mary Pat Short of the town of Fort Smith, for a term of four years;

Mr. George Collins of the town of Hay River, for a term of four years;

Mr. Yacub Adam of the city of Yellowknife, for a term of four years;

and further, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective dates of the appointments to the Commissioner; and furthermore, that the appointment of Ms. Tammy Rogers of the town of Inuvik be amended to a term of four years.

Mr.

Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be

seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion.

The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, June 23, 2008, I will move the following motion:

Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Ms. Nitya Iyer be appointed as Equal Pay Commissioner in accordance with the Public Service Act by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as recommended by the Legislative Assembly; and further, that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of the appointment to the Commissioner.

Mr.

Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be

seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today.

Unanimous consent granted.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

WHEREAS Section 16.(2) of the Northwest Territories Human Rights Act provides that the Human Rights Commission is composed of such members, between three and five in number, as may be appointed by the Commissioner on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly;

AND WHEREAS three of the five commission member appointments will expire on June 30, 2008;

AND WHEREAS the Board of Management is tasked with recommending individuals to the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Assembly is prepared to make a recommendation to the commissioner;

AND WHEREAS Motion 2-15(5) appointing Ms. Tammy Rogers of Inuvik as a member of the Human Rights Commission incorrectly made reference to a term of two years as opposed to four years;

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Sahtu, that the following individuals be appointed by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories to the Human Rights Commission for the Northwest Territories effective July 1, 2008:

Ms. Mary Pat Short of the Town of Fort Smith, for a term of four years;

Mr. George Collins of the Town of Hay River, for a term of four years;

Mr. Yacub Adam of the City of Yellowknife, for a term of four years;

AND FURTHER that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective dates of the appointments to the Commissioner;

AND FURTHERMORE that the appointment of Ms. Tammy Rogers of the Town of Inuvik to the Human Rights Commission be amended to a term of four years.

Thank you, Mr. McLoed. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Motion carried.