Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Your final supplementary, Mr. Beaulieu.
Debates of Feb. 23rd, 2010
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Question 384-16(4): Contaminated Sites Within Municipal Boundaries
Oral Questions (Reversion)
Question 384-16(4): Contaminated Sites Within Municipal Boundaries
Oral Questions (Reversion)
Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister tell me if there’s a good possibility that work could be done this summer, the summer of 2010? Thank you.
Question 384-16(4): Contaminated Sites Within Municipal Boundaries
Oral Questions (Reversion)
Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
The one that I can tell the Member about with some certainty based on questions in the House is the Stark Lake site. The ones within the community, once again, I would have to commit to the Member to sit down with him, share the list and get an update for the Member from the department about the status of all the sites. Thank you.
Question 384-16(4): Contaminated Sites Within Municipal Boundaries
Oral Questions (Reversion)
The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 8, written questions. The honourable Member for Sahtu, Mr. Yakeleya.
Written Question 24-16(4): Pupil-Teacher Ratio Funding
Written Questions
February 22nd, 2010
Norman Yakeleya Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.
1. How have pupil-teacher ratios been impacted
at a territorial, regional and community level since the legislative changes were initiated in 2000?
2. What impact has the decline in enrolment had
on funding/services/teacher numbers?
3. What evidence is there of a link between pupil-
teacher ratio and student achievement in the Sahtu region and NWT?
4. What accountability mechanisms are in place
to guide, monitor and report on the implementation of pupil-teacher ratio funding?
5. What accountability mechanisms are in place
to guide, monitor and report on the implementation of inclusive schooling funding?
Written Question 24-16(4): Pupil-Teacher Ratio Funding
Written Questions
Written Question 25-16(4): Details On Contracts For National Aboriginal Women’s Summit II
Written Questions
David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Executive.
With regards to food catering for National Aboriginal Women’s Summit II, specifically SC 411268 and SC 411279 for the amount of $53,668.54 and $16,647.50:
1. Did conference participants have to pay a
conference fee that would cover some of the costs of the conference?
2. Did any participants receive from their
employers a per diem for the time they were in Yellowknife?
Written Question 26-16(4): Rationale For Contract To Facilitate Basic Accounting Course
Written Questions
David Ramsay Kam Lake
My questions are for the Minister of Finance.
Regarding SC 411794 Facilitate Basic Accounting Course:
What was the rationale for sole sourcing this contract?
Thank you.
Written Question 26-16(4): Rationale For Contract To Facilitate Basic Accounting Course
Written Questions
Return To Written Question 18-16(4): Details On Sole-Source Contracts
Returns to Written Questions
Tim Mercer Clerk Of The House
Mr. Speaker, I have a return to a written question asked by Mr. Ramsay on February 4, 2010, regarding details on sole-source contracts.
Mr. Ramsay asked that I provide the “purpose of” contracts PM 007910, PM 07671, and PM 06818; the reasons for sole sourcing these contracts; and the value received as a result of the contracts.
Contract PM 007910 was with the Tait Communications and it provided research, development and placement of advertising, as well as hosting focus group sessions held in three NWT communities to get a baseline understanding of how residents perceived the GNWT and the GNWT’s communication efforts and how those efforts could be improved. The final element of the contract was the drafting, design and printing of the Northerners Working Together document, which was distributed to all NWT households in October 2009. The contract required an unusual degree on
integrated communication services beyond graphic design services and Tait Communications is the only NWT communications firm that focuses exclusively on integrated communications planning services and advice as its primary business. The contract was for $213,000 which included $115,275 in print advertising costs.
Contract PM 07671 was a $259,600 contract issued to Terriplan Consultants Ltd. for research, facilitation and project management services in support of the development of a Land Use Framework for the Northwest Territories. The issues involved are complex and require extensive background and departmental consultation and the work had to be complementary to the work on the Water Strategy being coordinated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The need to align the work on the Land Use Framework with the work on the Water Strategy led to a sole-source contract awarded to the same contractor that had been awarded a Water Strategy contract through a competitive bidding process.
Contract PM 06818 was a $15,000 contract awarded to BDK Services for the provision of strategic communications advice and preparation of written materials to the Minister of Finance. The contract covered a 12-month period in which the contractor provided the Minister with communication advice, feedback on various issues, recommendations on policy options and observations on trends and events. The contract was awarded in accordance with the Government Contract Regulations which provide that a contract authority may enter into a contract without issuing a tender or RFP if the contract is for consulting service that will not exceed $25,000. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Return To Written Question 18-16(4): Details On Sole-Source Contracts
Returns to Written Questions
The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Item 10, replies to opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Minister responsible for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Miltenberger
Tabled Document 82-16(4): NWT Biomass Energy Strategy Tabled Document 83-16(4): Beverage Container Program Annual Report 2008-2009
Tabling of Documents
Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents entitled NWT Biomass Energy Strategy and Beverage Container Program, Annual Report, 2008-2009.
Tabled Document 82-16(4): NWT Biomass Energy Strategy Tabled Document 83-16(4): Beverage Container Program Annual Report 2008-2009
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.
Tabled Document 84-16(4): Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditures) No.1, 2010-2011
Tabling of Documents
Thebacha
Michael Miltenberger Minister of Finance
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2010-2011. Thank you.
Tabled Document 84-16(4): Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditures) No.1, 2010-2011
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Tabling of documents. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Bill 2, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2009-2010; Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act; Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act; Tabled Document 62-16(4), NWT Main Estimates, 2010-2011; Tabled Document 78-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation (Operations Expenditures) No. 3, 2009-2010; Tabled Document 80-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 4, 2009-2010; Minister’s Statement 47-16(4), Transfer of the Public Housing Rental Subsidy; Committee Report 5-16(4), Report on the Review of the 2008-2009 Human Rights Commission Annual Report, with Mr. Bromley in the chair. By the authority given me as Speaker by Motion 12-16(4), I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the daily hour of adjournment to consider the business before the House, and in accordance with our rules, I hereby appoint the Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Dave Ramsay, to act as Committee of the Whole chair.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Bob Bromley
I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order and ask what is the wish of committee. Mr. Ramsay.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Your committee would like to entertain Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 4, 2009-2010, followed by the Departments of Justice and Human Resources, in that order. Thank you.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Bob Bromley
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. We shall proceed after a short break. Does committee agree?
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Bob Bromley
I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. Committee, we’ve agreed to start with Tabled Document 80-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 4, 2009-2010. I would like to start by asking the Minister if he would like to start by providing us with some opening remarks.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
I am here to present Supplementary Appropriation No. 4, 2009-2010 (Infrastructure Expenditures). This document outlines an increase of $16.205 million for operations expenditures and $2.669 million for capital investment expenditures in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The total supplementary request is $18.874 million.
The major items in this supplementary request include:
1. $15 million for the Department of
Transportation to advance contribution funding to the Deh Cho Bridge Corporation for the construction and other costs associated with the Deh Cho Bridge Project.
2. $1.8 million for the Department of
Transportation to complete the project description report on the portion of the Mackenzie Highway from Wrigley to the Dempster Highway. The costs incurred in 2009-10 will be fully offset from a contribution by the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.
3. $904,000 for the Department of Health and
Social Services to complete the Laboratory Information System.
4. $315,000 for the Department of Public Works
and Services to complete a planning study on the portfolio mix of GNWT owned versus leased office space in Yellowknife.
I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary appropriation document. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Bob Bromley
Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Would you like to bring witnesses into the House?
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Bob Bromley
Thank you, Minister. If I could ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the witnesses in, if committee agrees.