(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am happy to see such a motion. Prior to the election, there were disabled people living with families that I had a chance to meet. There were many questions that were given to the MLA. There are many concerns. The main concern is that there is not an adequate building for disabled people for use by them. People who have to look after disabled persons do have a hard job. They are burdened. They have to think about it. There will have to be a service for disabled people and a sufficient and good place for them to be. I stand today to support the motion. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Ludy Pudluk
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
Motion 26-12(1): Contribution To The NWT Council For Disabled Persons December 15th, 1991
Question W10-12(1): Southerners Owning Homes In Both The South And The North December 15th, 1991
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question to the Minister of the Housing Corporation. When Southerners Come to the North to work some of them own houses in the South, and when they come up to the North they also get a HAP house up here. Would the Minister of the N.W.T. Housing Corporation advise if the government has a policy in place to prevent that from happening? If there is no policy, why not?
Item 18: Report Of Committee Of The Whole December 12th, 1991
Mr. Speaker, your committee wishes to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the chairman of the committee of the whole be concurred with. Thank you.
Motion 28-12(1): Custom Adoption December 12th, 1991
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was glad to second this motion. Mr. Gargan spoke very well on the motion. Aboriginal people believe in this. Our elders really believe in this; it is our culture. They would like to be able to adopt children when they want to. The aboriginal people in the NWT adopt children without going through the court system. This is our custom, and we believe in our custom. We would like to see this dealt with. If a baby were to be taken away from adoptive parents -- we do not believe this should happen. If parents are not treating their adopted children properly, they are able to talk to the people who adopted the child. This is the way it is in the NWT.
Motion 28-12(1), Carried
Motion 23-12(1): Walk-in Freezer For Kakisa December 11th, 1991
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am sorry I cannot speak too well because I just got back from the dentist. I still have some concern, as I indicated yesterday, about the allocation of funds for the regions. Therefore I would like to make an amendment to the motion: To add the following after "Renewable Resources' five-year capital plan": ...provided that any allocation of funds comes from the total funds identified for the Fort Smith Region and not from planned allocations of other regions of the NWT."
Question W6-12(1): Age Requirement For Old Age Pensions December 10th, 1991
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Motion 36-87(1) was put forward asking whether people reaching the age of 60 could receive old age pension. There are not very many people who are still alive at 65 to receive the old age pension. Could the Minister responsible for Social Services find out what action has been done on that motion to date?
Item 18: Report Of Committee Of The Whole December 10th, 1991
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Members if I could go back to Item 6 written questions.
Item 18: Report Of Committee Of The Whole December 10th, 1991
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Ministers' Statement 2-12(1) and Tabled Document 3-12(1) and wishes to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the chairman of the committee of the whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Motion 19-12(1): Construction Of Community Centre For Kakisa December 10th, 1991
(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some concern regarding this motion. I have seen so many other motions being put forward, and we have supported it in some areas. But for those of us who are from the Baffin Region, the Eastern Arctic, just to have the capital item in the planning stages -- I would like to support his motion, but I would like it to be treated the same as I would be treated if I made that kind of motion. If they advance a capital project in a community, the regional government will have to take something else that is in the capital budget and move it to a later construction date. In the Fort Smith Region, whatever is needed will have to be deferred so Mr. Gargan's motion can go ahead. If that is the way it is going to be treated, then I will support the motion. As long as my region will still be considered for construction of any project, as long as the Fort Smith Region's capital projects are going to be deferred, I will support it; but not as long as the Eastern Arctic capital projects are not going to be deferred.
Question O60-12(1): Difficulties In Joining Yellowknife Co-operative December 10th, 1991
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have the same concern as the Member for Deh Cho about transferring the money to smaller communities. My question is for the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. One time I applied for a co-op membership in this town and they told me I had to wait for 18 months to deal with my name and they would put my name on the bottom of the list. You have to be a member to buy anything from the co-op here. I know that anyone who comes to Resolute Bay does not have to be a member of the co-op to buy any groceries and clothing. Why is it so different here?