Debates of Feb. 12th, 2015

This is page numbers 5491 – 5528 of the Hansard for the 17th Assembly, 5th 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 information.

Topics

Oral Questions
Prayer
Cannor Tourism Funding
Early Childhood Development Action Plan Update: Ipads For New Parents And A Grant Program For Early Childhood Workers
Corrections On-The-Land Programs
Ministers Absent From The House
Appreciation For Service Sector Employees
Evaluation Of Devolution Legislation
Security At Fort Providence Seniors Facility
Expanding Resource Royalties And Tax Revenues
Justice Services In The South Slave Region
Recognition Of 95th Birthday Of Elizabeth Greenland
50th Anniversary Of The National Flag Of Canada
Residential School Legacy
Population Growth Strategy
Committee Report 10-17(5): Report On The Review Of The 2013-2014 Annual Report Of The Information And Privacy Commissioner Of The Northwest Territories
Motion To Receive Committee Report 10-17(5) And Move Into Committee Of The Whole
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Supports For Residential School Survivors
Justice Services In The South Slave Region
Evaluation Of Devolution Legislation
On-The-Land Programs
Security At Fort Providence Seniors Facility
Policing Services In Tsiigehtchic
Hay River Health And Social Services Collective Agreement
Revitalization Of Diamond Cutting And Polishing Industry
Cannor Tourism Funding
Winter Road Conditions In The Sahtu Region
Purchase Of Ipads For New Parents
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery (Reversion)
Workplace Safety At Stanton Territorial Hospital
Extended Adjournment Of The House To February 16, 2015
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
Report of Committee of the Whole
Speaker’s Ruling
Orders of the Day

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters

Frederick Blake Jr.

Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta

Just one more thing. I know in the past it has been the practice to go to the auction house but also to some fur auctions and also take harvesters from the communities, usually one from each region.

I’d like to ask the Minister, do they plan to do that? I was actually one of them that went to North Bay back in I think it was ’97 or something. It’s really interesting. You know, you see the whole process right from when you harvest it to handling and they even show you, pick out one fur and just put down the tag number and it tells you where it came from. It’s a very interesting process and it really encourages harvesters as well. Thank you.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters

David Ramsay

David Ramsay Kam Lake

The Member is correct; we have to continue to have trappers help us promote their fur, the fur that they’re harvesting. We have a great relationship with Fur Harvesters Auction and we have taken trappers in the past. Just on our recent trade mission to China and Japan, we had Andrew Stanley with us. Andrew is a

trapper out of Hay River and he was a really good ambassador for the trapping industry for the Northwest Territories. People loved talking to him about what it was like living on a trapline, trapping wild animals. He certainly is a great ambassador for the industry. We were happy to have him there. As we move forward, continuing to take part in auctions, it’s important that we have trappers there to help us.

Also, the chief of Colville Lake, Alvin Orlias; and a trapper, Joe Kochon, have been invited to attend the next auction scheduled for June 2015 in North Bay. Of course, they’ll be accompanied by an official from ITI. So that’s just an example of how we’re trying to integrate the trappers into our marketing efforts. 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

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Minister Ramsay. General comments.

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

Detail.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Is committee prepared to go to detail?

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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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Committee, we’re going to defer page 253 until we have consideration of activity detail. With that, I’ll ask committee to turn to page 254, revenue summary, information item. Any questions?

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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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Page 255, active position summary, information item. Any questions?

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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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Page 256, NWT Business Development and Investment Corporation, active positions, information item. Any questions?

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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Committee, page 259, corporate management, operations expenditure summary, $9.350 million. 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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Committee, page 260, corporate management, active positions, information item. Any questions?

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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Committee, page 263, economic diversification and business support, operations expenditure summary, $22.776 million. 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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Page 264, economic diversification and business support, grants, contributions and

transfers, total grants and contributions, $11.844 million. 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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Page 266, economic diversification and business support, active positions, information. Any questions?

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.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other Matters

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Page 269, minerals and petroleum resources, operations expenditure summary, $17.175 million. 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

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Page 270, minerals and petroleum resources, grants, contributions and transfers, total contributions, $1.325 million. Does committee agree?