Debates of May 22nd, 2008

This is page numbers 495 to 526 of the Hansard for the 16th Assembly, 2nd 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 budget.

Topics

Oral Questions

Prayer

Speaker’s Opening Comments

Budget Address

Minister’s Statement 30-16(2) Minister Absent From The House

Impacts Of Rising Fuel And Energy Costs (Krutko)

Dispute Over Indian And Inuit Health Care Costs

Budget Development Process

Maintenance And Repairs To Liard Highway

Issues Regarding The 2008–2009 Budget

Concerns Regarding The 2008–2009 Budget

Budget Development Process

Yellowknife Airport Parking

Sachs Harbour RCMP Detachment

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Question 154-16(2) Rising Fuel And Energy Costs

Question 155-16(2) Yellowknife Airport Parking

Question 156-16(2) Maintenance And Repairs To Liard Highway

Question 157-16(2) Budget Development Process

Question 158-16(2) Budget Impacts On Cost Of Living

Question 159-16(2) Budget Reductions And Reinvestments

Question 160-16(2) Budget Development Process

Question 161-16(2) Proposed Closure Of Arctic Tern Facility

Question 2-16(2) GNWT Expenditures On Energy

Question 3-16(2) Client Access To Housing Programs

Question 4-16(2) Deh Cho Bridge Concession Agreement

Question 5-16(2) Contracts And Services From Southern Vendors

Question 6-16(2) Foreign Worker Employment Assistance

Question 7-16(2) Sport And Youth Funding From Mackenzie Recreational Association

Question 9-16(2) Yellowknife Schools Enrolments

Question 10-16(2) GNWT Arctic Winter Games Expenditures

Question 11-16(2) Direct Appointments

Bill 4 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 Bill 7 Securities Act

Tabling of Documents

Motion 9-16(2) Referral Of Main Estimates 2008–2009 To Committee Of The Whole

Bill 8 Appropriation Act 2008–2009

Bill 9 Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008

Orders of the Day

Tabling of Documents
Tabling of Documents

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

On behalf of the Hon. Michael McLeod, I wish to table the following three documents: the first document, Arctic Winter Games Expenditures; the second document, entitled Mackenzie Recreation Association — Summary of Community Contributions 2003–2008; and the third document, entitled Contracts and Services from Southern Vendors.

Document 38-16(2), Arctic Winter Games

Expenditures, tabled.

Document 39-16(2), Mackenzie Recreation

Association — Summary of Community Contributions 2003–2008, tabled.

Document 40-16(2), Contracts and Services

from Southern Vendors, tabled.

Tabling of Documents
Tabling of Documents

Jackson Lafferty Monfwi

Mr. Speaker, further to my Return to Written Question 9-16(2), I wish to table the following document, entitled Yellowknife School Enrolments, 2003–2004 to 2007–2008. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Document 41-16(2), Yellowknife School

Enrolments, 2003–2004 to 2007–2008, tabled.

Tabling of Documents
Tabling of Documents

Bob McLeod Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, further to my Return to Written Question 11-16(2), I wish to table the following document, entitled Direct Appointments — Calendar Year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Document 42-16(2), Direct Appointments —

Calendar Year, tabled.

Tabling of Documents
Tabling of Documents

Tim Mercer Clerk Of The House

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a response to Petition 1-16(2), tabled by the Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Kevin Menicoche, on February 7, 2008, regarding the buffalo problem in Fort Liard.

Document 43-16(2), Response to Petition 1-

16(2): The Buffalo Problem in Fort Liard, tabled.

Tabling of Documents
Tabling of Documents

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Item 17, notices of motion. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

Motion 9-16(2) Referral Of Main Estimates 2008–2009 To Committee Of The Whole
Notices of Motion

May 21st, 2008

Inuvik Boot Lake

Floyd Roland Minister of Finance

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, May 26, 2008, I will move the following motion.

Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Tabled Document 37-16(2), Main Estimates 2008–2009, Volumes 1 and 2, be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration.

Motion 9-16(2) Referral Of Main Estimates 2008–2009 To Committee Of The Whole
Notices of Motion

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Item 18, notices of motion for first reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Roland.

Bill 8 Appropriation Act 2008–2009
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

Inuvik Boot Lake

Floyd Roland Minister of Finance

I give notice that on Monday, May 26, 2008, I will move that Bill 8, Appropriation Act, 2008–2009, be read for the first time.

Bill 9 Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

I give notice that on Monday, May 26, 2008, I will move that Bill 9, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008, be read for the first time.

Bill 9 Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008
Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Item 19, motions. Item 20, first reading of bills. Item 21, second reading of bills. Item 22, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters. Item 23, report of Committee of the Whole. Item 24, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, item 25, orders of the day.

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

Tim Mercer Clerk Of The House

Orders of the Day for Friday, May 23, 2008, 10 a.m.:

1) Prayer

2) Ministers’

Statements

3) Members’

Statements

4) Returns to Oral Questions

5) Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

6) Acknowledgements

7) Oral

Questions

8) Written

Questions

9) Returns to Written Questions

10) Replies to Opening Address

11) Replies to Budget Address

12) Petitions

13) Reports of Standing and Special Committees

14) Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

15) Tabling of Documents

16) Notices of Motion

17) Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

18) Motions

19) First Reading of Bills

20) Second Reading of Bills

21) Consideration in Committee of the Whole of

Bills and Other Matters

Bill 4: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008

Bill 7: Securities Act

22) Report of Committee of the Whole

23) Third Reading of Bills

24) Orders of the Day

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

The Speaker Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Friday, May 23, 2008, at 10 a.m.

The House adjourned at 5:06 p.m.

Debates of May 22nd, 2008

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