Roles

In the Legislative Assembly

Elsewhere

Historical Information Ludy Pudluk is no longer a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Last in the Legislative Assembly September 1995, as MLA for High Arctic

Won his last election, in 1991, with 39% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Problems With Artificial Limbs March 31st, 1992

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am glad to be back here. I would like to make a statement of concern to the residents of the Northwest Territories. There are many hunters, business people and unemployed people who get into accidents and have lost their limbs. Presently, there are a lot of these people in the North. These people have to go south to get fitted for artificial limbs. Artificial limbs take a long time to get used to, even if you have been wearing them for some time. They are not a normal part of the body. Once you get used to wearing them, they begin to wear out and have to be replaced again. Perhaps people with artificial limbs have to go through replacement of limbs a number of times during their lifetimes.

I think it is time for the NWT to get its own facility to produce and fit artificial limbs. Money is going to southern institutions for this kind of work, and people in the North have to wait a long time to have their limbs made or replaced when needed. People do not ask to get their limbs replaced even when they need to because they know that they need to make a trip to a southern institution to get fitted again. When they do get a replacement, oftentimes it does not fit.

I know about this personally because I have not utilized the artificial foot I obtained. You have to go south to get fitted, and they send it north, but when it does not fit, it is a real problem.

Question O313-12(2): Conservation Plan For Peary Caribou March 11th, 1992

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to Renewable Resources. We all know the Peary caribou have to be conserved. We have to work together to conserve the Peary caribou. Has your department come up with a plan? As for the Baffin caribou, there are only 14,000, and this is for the three communities of Broughton Island, Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord. The caribou are far away and the people have to hunt the caribou by plane. These 14,000 caribou are not enough.

Last summer the people of Resolute asked me if they can go and hunt the caribou in another area, and they had to pay $9000 to go, and 14,000 caribou is not enough, Can your department look into this and look into the funding; if they can erase the funding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters March 11th, 1992

Mr. Chairman, the Inuktitut version -- I just want my colleague from Baffin South to understand -- the local Member for Gjoa Haven instead of local Member of the Legislative Assembly. There was a little confusion in the Inuktitut. I just want to make it clear so that my colleague here understands. Thank you.

Second Reading Of Bill 23: Loan Authorization Act, 1992-93 March 9th, 1992

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik, that this House do now adjourn.

Question O285-12(2): Local Input In Study Of Peary Caribou March 8th, 1992

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This question is to the Minister of Renewable Resources. Earlier in my Member's statement I stated my concern over the decrease in the number of Peary caribou. There have been two teams, RNEW, Recovery of Nationally Endangered Wildlife; and the committee on the status of endangered wildlife in Canada. There is a team being formed to work with the local people. I would like to ask the Minister where those teams are from. I would also like to know if there are local people on those teams. Thank you.

Opposition To May Survey Of Peary Caribou March 8th, 1992

(Translation) Thank you, fellow MLAs. This has been a question, especially from the community of Resolute. We are totally against the survey going on in the month of May, because of the conditions when these caribou calves are born. It is quite cold still in the month of May up in the Arctic Islands, and at night some of these calves get very weak. If there was to be a survey done with the airplanes and the helicopters, a lot of calves would go through a hard time with these disturbances.

The people doing the surveys would have to abide by the rules of our people in the communities about the Peary caribou, if we want to protect them and conserve them. If they are just going to be disturbing them, especially at the early stages of their young lives, it will not help with the conservation or increasing their population. I do not want the survey to be done in May. Either before May or after May would be an ideal time.

They have not exactly spoken about their opposition, but they have stated that the month of May is not an appropriate time to do these surveys. This is a big concern today, and we would like to work with these people who will be conducting the surveys and the conservation organizations of these Peary caribou. We would like to work with them and support them so we can reach a common goal. We have not totally opposed them, but I just want to let them know that the time they have stated for the survey is not appropriate. Mr. Speaker, that is the end of my statement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Applause

Opposition To May Survey Of Peary Caribou March 8th, 1992

Yes, if it is okay, I would like unanimous consent.

Opposition To May Survey Of Peary Caribou March 8th, 1992

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I stand today to express the concerns of our fellow Canadians, especially the people in High Arctic, on the decreasing population of the Peary caribou in Arctic communities, on Queen Elizabeth Island. We have known about the decreasing population of the Peary caribou. Without being told by government, the people in the High Arctic started using a conservation method and decided they would not kill a lot of caribou. In the 1960s the caribou were migrating from those islands to other parts. For many years the populations were decreasing, and now they seem to be increasing again in the Arctic Islands. We do not want these caribou to be depleted, so we have agreed up in the northern communities to conserve these caribou.

There have been some surveys done, and now they want to do a survey this spring, in May. I believe May is not an appropriate month to do a survey because the new calves will be born in and around May. They will be using airplanes and helicopters when they are conducting their survey, and they will be affecting these caribou, especially during the birthing periods. We, as Canadians, and the High Arctic people, have agreed to not have this survey conducted during the month of May. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not done but my two minutes are up.

Item 19: Report Of Committee Of The Whole March 4th, 1992

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 5-12(2), Bill 14, and Committee Report 3-12(2), and wishes to report that Committee Report 5-of 12(2) is concluded and seven motions have been adopted. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of committee of the whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Question O267-12(2): Future Of Pond Inlet High School March 3rd, 1992

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Education. Yesterday we reviewed the budget for Education. There was a motion to delete the planning budget in the amount of $5000. The students who are attending the high school in Pond Inlet -- will the high school still be open for Resolute, Arctic Bay and Grise Fiord students? Thank you.