Debates of May 29th, 2018

This is page numbers 3989 - 4058 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 3rd 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 cannabis.

Topics

Oral Questions
Members Present
Prayer
2030 Energy Strategy
Tuktoyaktuk Shoreline Relocation Project
Banning Smoking in Vehicles with Minors
Yellowknife Common Ground Employment Program
Mandate of the Status of Women Council
Sambaa K'e Community Gym
GNWT Role in Environmental Assessment
Sahtu Regional Operations
Local Addictions Treatment Options
Dempster Highway Brush Clearing
Dialysis Treatment Programs
Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery
Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act
Committee Report 7-18(3): Report on the Review of Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act
John and Louisa Moreau
Mandate of Status of Women Council
Sambaa K'e Community Gym
Sahtu Regional Operations
Hay River Dialysis Treatment Services
Addictions Aftercare and Detox Programs
GNWT Role in Environmental Assessment
Support for Employment Programs for Homeless Residents
Dempster Highway Brush Clearing
Tuktoyaktuk Shoreline Relocation Project
Women's Campaign Schools
Petition 2-18(3): Addictions Treatment Centre
Tabled Document 193-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019 Tabled Document 194-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Operation Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019
Tabled Document 195-18(3): Northwest Territories Manufacturing Strategy: What We Heard Report, Summary of notes and findings, January 2018
Tabled Document 196-18(3): Letter dated April 10, 2018 from ADM Planning and Coordination, Department of Lands, to the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board regarding the Government of the Northwest Territories decision-making structure for the Tlicho All-Season Road Project Tabled Document 197-18(3): Letter dated April 30, 2018 from Regional Superintendent, North Slave Region, Department of Infrastructure, to Minister of Lands regarding Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board's Report of Environmental Assessment and Reasons for Decision, GNWT Tlicho All Season Road Project, EA 1617-01, March 29, 2018
Review of Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project
Appointment of Members to the NWT Honours Advisory Council
Bill 20: Ombudsperson Act
Bill 21: An Act to Amend the Northwest Territories Business Development Investment Corporation Act
Smoking in Vehicles with Minors Present, carried
Recorded Vote
Bill 19: An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
Bill 13: An Act to Amend the Securities Act
Bill 14: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018
Bill 15: Document Formalization, Service and Notice Reform Statute Law Amendment Act
Bill 16: An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act
Bill 17: An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act
Bill 18: An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act
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Concurrence of Tabled Document 193-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019
Concurrence of Tabled Document 194-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019
Report Of Committee Of The Whole
Bill 5: An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act
Motion to Amend Clause 2 of Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act, carried
Recorded Vote
Bill 5: An Act to Amend the Summary Conviction Procedures Act, As Amended
Recorded Vote
Orders Of The Day

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. The Member is noting his satisfaction. Seeing no further general comments, will committee please to turn page 6 of the tabled document. The first few pages are just summary information. The first votable item is on page 6, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. Do we have comments or questions on page 6? Ms. Green.

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Julie Green

Julie Green Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I see that this section includes the money for the portables at Ecole St. Joseph, and my question is: given the timing of this appropriation and the timing of the need for these portables, will they be in place by the start of the new school year? Does the Minister know? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Minister McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the quick answer is yes, they will be in place. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Ms. Green.

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Julie Green

Julie Green Yellowknife Centre

Nothing further.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Mr. Nadli.

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Michael Nadli

Michael Nadli Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I just want to clarify the designated $1.5 million for the portables. Is that for two portables? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. I invite the Minister to direct questions to his fellow Ministers if he so sees fit and if they agree with answering, but I will ask Minister McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

I believe there are four portables, but I will confirm that. I believe it is four portables. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli.

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Michael Nadli

Michael Nadli Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, I am just trying to understand. There are four portables. Likely they will be, as the Minister stated, available by September 2019.

There will be a construction period. I am just trying to understand: once construction is complete, will there be an effort to demobilize the portables? Is there a process in place of, perhaps, ECE passing it on to Public Works and Services, and would they, at some point, be reallocated to another construction site? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Minister McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, if you want to come through me to redirect the question, I can do that. Thank you. If I can redirect it to Minister Cochrane? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Minister Cochrane, would you care to answer?

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Caroline Cochrane

Caroline Cochrane Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The portables that are coming in actually will be retained by the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. In previous years, we bought portables and we gave them to the school authorities, and then it was hard to transfer them.

They will be used for the school that will be replaced. It will be a couple of years, and then, at that time, we will be determining the best usage for them. At this point, we are not handing them over to Infrastructure. They will stay as assets for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment to be used where needed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Minister Cochrane. Mr. Nadli.

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Michael Nadli

Michael Nadli Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I admit it seems like a long-term question, but I have to ask: if the construction is completed for Yellowknife, would those portables possibly be available for the outlying communities, like Fort Providence? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod

Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the answer is yes, they would be. If they are not needed in the capital, then there would be an opportunity. If they are needed in other communities, then they would be available. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Mr. Nadli.

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Michael Nadli

Michael Nadli Deh Cho

No further questions.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Seeing nothing further, I will call this section. Supplementary Estimates, (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019, Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, early childhood and school services, not previously authorized, $1,527,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, committee. Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $1,527,000. Does committee agree?