Debates of June 10th, 2008

This is page numbers 1059 to 1114 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 going.

Topics

Oral Questions
Prayer
Minister’s Statement 59-16(2) GNWT Energy Programs And Initiatives
Minister’s Statement 60-16(2) Scotland Exhibit
Minister’s Statement 61-16(2) WSCC Mine Rescue Competition
Northern Exploration Expertise Development In The Beaufort Sea
Environmentally Sound Modes Of Transportation
Return Of Service Bursary Program Recipients
Maintenance And Continuation Of The GNWT Business Incentive Policy
Equal Shared Parenting Rights
Homeless Support Services In Northern Communities
Condition Of The Mackenzie Valley Highway
Reducing The Cost Of Electricity In The North
Infrastructure And Services In Tu Nedhe
Condolences To The Pagotto And Jodrell Families
Question 299-16(2) Oil And Gas Development In The Beaufort-Delta
Question 300-16(2) Repayment Of Outstanding Return Of Service Bursaries
Question 301-16(2) Efficient Operation Of The NWT Power Corporation
Question 302-16(2) Support For Non-Resident Transients
Question 303-16(2) Transfer Of Responsibility From North To South Slave Regional Office
Question 304-16(2) Environmentally Friendly Modes Of Transportation
Question 305-16(2) Equal Shared Parenting
Question 306-16(2) Location Of The Arctic Research Institute
Question 307-16(2) Water Quality Standards
Question 308-16(2) Train Tracks On The Deh Cho Bridge
Question 21-16(2) Aboriginal Employment Statistics In Maca
Question 22-16(2) Return Of Service Bursaries
Bill 12 An Act To Amend The Human Rights Act
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Department Of Education, Culture And Employment
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Department Of Industry, Tourism And Investment
Committee Motion 39-16(2) That The Department Of ITI Review Its Management Structure To Bring Senior Management Positions Into Proportion With Total Positions In The Department (Committee Motion Carried)
Committee Motion 40-16(2) That The Department Of ITI Review Organizational Structure To Ensure All Opportunities For Decentralization Are Maximized And Include This Initiative In Business Plans (Committee Motion Carried)
Committee Motion 41-16(2) That The Department Of ITI Develop A Strategy To Increase Aboriginal Employment In Management Positions And Include Strategy In Business Plans (Committee Motion Carried)
Committee Motion 42-16(2) To Reinstate $100,000 In Contribution Funding For The Diavik Socio-Economic Agreement Under The ITI Minerals And Resources Activity (Committee Motion Carried)
Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Committee Motion 44-16(2) To Defer Consideration Of The Operations Expenditures (Committee Motion Carried)
To Delete $1.5 Million From Tourism And Parks For Parks Renewal (Committee Motion Carried)
Report of Committee of the Whole
Orders of the Day

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Ms. Magrum.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Magrum

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The ‘07–08

Revised and Mains included a number of communities that have expended the money in that program. In the 2008–2009 Mains the $132,000 is for the Acho Dene Koe First Nation in the Deh Cho. There are nine outstanding community organizations that have not yet participated in this program. The final amount left in the western harvesters program is $1 million.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Bob Bromley

Bob Bromley Weledeh

Thank you for that explanation. I

think I’m with you there. Who was to provide the matching dollars?

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Bob McLeod

Bob McLeod Yellowknife South

The aboriginal governments

would have to show a matching commitment, and they could only draw down over a three-year period. I believe that is the requirement.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

We’re on page 10-42,

Grants and Contributions, total contributions: $9.624 million.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Activity Summary, Economic Diversification and Business Support, Grants and Contributions — Continued, Total Contributions: $9.624 million, approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Page 10-42, Total Grants

and Contributions: $10.471 million.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Activity Summary, Economic Diversification and Business Support, Total Grants and Contributions: $10.471 million, approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Moving on to Page 10-44,

information item, Economic Diversification and Business Support, Active Positions.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Activity Summary, Economic Diversification and Business Support, Active Positions, information item (page 10-44), approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Page 10-45, information

item, Economic Diversification and Business Support, Active Positions.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Activity Summary, Economic Diversification and Business Support, Active Positions, information item (page 10-45), approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Page 10-46, information

item, Lease Commitments — Infrastructure. Mr. Hawkins.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I see that

we have a visitor centre contribution in Inuvik. I see we have the visitor centre contribution in Dawson. I’m just curious about where the visitor centre contribution is in Yellowknife.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Vician.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Peter Vician

This lease commitment reflects

commitments to parties under arranged leases. In the case of the Yellowknife visitor centre, that is arranged through a direct contribution to the Northern Frontier Visitor Association.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Information Item, Lease

Commitments — Infrastructure.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Activity Summary, Lease Commitments — Infrastructure, information item, approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Page 10-47, information

item, Fur Marketing Service Revolving Fund.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Activity Summary, Fur Marketing Service Revolving Fund, information item, approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Page 10-48, information

item, Work Performed on Behalf of Others.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Work Performed on Behalf of Others, information item, approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Page 10-49, information

item, Work Performed on Behalf of Others.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Work Performed on Behalf of Others — Continued, information item, approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Page 10-50, Work

Performed on Behalf of Others.

Department of Industry, Tourism and

Investment, Work Performed on Behalf of Others — Continued, approved.

Committee Motion 43-16(2) Development Of A Strategy To Support Traditional Economies (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

So we can move back to

Page 10-7. Mr. Abernethy.

Committee Motion 44-16(2) To Defer Consideration Of The Operations Expenditures (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Glen Abernethy

Glen Abernethy Great Slave

I’d like to make a motion.

I move that this committee defer further consideration of the department summary for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment — Operations Expenditures at this time.

Committee Motion 44-16(2) To Defer Consideration Of The Operations Expenditures (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Motion is order. Motion is

being circulated.

Motion carried.

Committee Motion 44-16(2) To Defer Consideration Of The Operations Expenditures (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Can we move to Volume

2? Starting on page 9-7, Infrastructure Acquisition Plan.

Interjection.

Committee Motion 44-16(2) To Defer Consideration Of The Operations Expenditures (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Excuse me; we’re not

finished.

Just for the record, we’ve deferred the Operations Expenditures. We’re now moving to the Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, and we’re starting on page 9-7, Tourism and Parks, Tangible Capital Assets: $3.828 million. Mr. Hawkins.

Committee Motion 44-16(2) To Defer Consideration Of The Operations Expenditures (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can I get

some detail as to what park renewal is? We have a listed item as $1.5 million. If I could get the breakout as to where that money’s being spent.

Committee Motion 44-16(2) To Defer Consideration Of The Operations Expenditures (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Minister of ITI.

Committee Motion 44-16(2) To Defer Consideration Of The Operations Expenditures (Committee Motion Carried)
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Bob McLeod

Bob McLeod Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We

were looking at spending $300,000 on the Sixtieth Parallel Visitor Information Centre, $500,000 on the Fort Smith Mission Park, $100,000 on the protected area park, and we had, in the detail that was provided, which I understand is a cash flow statement, identified $600,000 for airport displays, but it was our intention to take $100,000 of that and use it for planning money for an RV park for Fred Henne or Yellowknife area and re-jig the money for airport displays and road signage over a two-year period. That was our intention.