Ludy Pudluk

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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

Bill 2: Aboriginal Custom Adoption Recognition Act November 2nd, 1994

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank the Member for Deh Cho, Mr. Gargan. The custom adoption was different from the regular procedure and I would like to thank him very much for raising this issue. With regard to this particular bill, I have misgivings about it and I have very good feelings about it.

Aboriginal custom adoption should be recognized. The aboriginal people have a custom to adopt, but they have never used the regular procedure to adopt. To this day, they don't know how to use the law to adopt a child.

Today, they have a problem in using the legal system to adopt. There are many who have not been registered who are already grown up. They cannot receive a social security number, especially the ones who have been adopted. Under this particular bill, they will be able to get registered and will be recognized. We know that in the future, the custom adoption will keep going and will continue. I have two adopted children. Using the custom adoption procedure, I adopted these two children. There are many people who have adopted children, using their own custom adoption. Even some non-aboriginal people use custom adoption. I think it would be much better to help people who are adopting children, especially today.

Since family break-up is quite frequent and young people get divorced, sometimes their children are left behind. They have to be adopted somehow. For that reason, I will support this and am thankful that it has been tabled at this time and know it is going to be useful to our people who adopt children. For the last time, I would like to thank the Member for Deh Cho. Thank you.

Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 1, 1995-96Committee Report 10-12(6): Report On The Review Of The 1995-96 Capital Estimates November 2nd, 1994

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a brief comment and concern. This is not the first time. This is not the first time that it has been brought up. It is with respect to hamlets being in a deficit positions and how they try to pay off the deficits. In the past, some hamlets got into a deficit situation not realizing it. There are two communities that were trying to pay off their deficits. I am sure the deficits are not as much as they were in the beginning.

On October 19th, I was given letters from Arctic Bay with respect to audits that were done in Iqaluit. Recently, in March 1994, the deficits that were audited had mistakes in them. When the audit was done, they realized there was a mistake in the audit. Following the audit, the community realized that the year before, the deficit was higher. When they received correspondence from Iqaluit, they were told there was no deficit the year before.

The hamlets are going through a hard time trying to pay off their deficits. To top it off, they got a letter from headquarters or the regional office saying that they owe more money. I am sure this happens in other communities, not only in Arctic Bay. I would like to have this matter checked into. Perhaps they could check and see which audit was correct. I would like to have some clarification on this matter. If there was a mistake, that would be very unfortunate when the hamlets are going through hard times trying to pay off deficits. If this isn't correct, it is unfortunate for the community. If there is no deficit, that's good. But if there is a mistake, the matter should be dealt with. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Item 13: Tabling Of Documents November 1st, 1994

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Tabled Document 53-12(6) is a letter I received on November 1, 1994, from the Arctic Bay Ikajutit HTA requesting a new community freezer. Thank you.

Committee Motion 49-12(6): To Adopt Recommendation 8, Carried October 31st, 1994

(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a brief question before we get into details of the budget. We have inmates being sent out to institutions and are sometimes sent to penitentiaries in the south. I have been asked by a resident in one of my communities concerning an inmate from a penitentiary in the south who is a northerner. The request was, was there a chance of having him relocated to the north. What is the process when you receive requests like that? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery October 31st, 1994

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to recognize in the gallery Simon Awa, executive director of the NIC.

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Question 299-12(6): Halt In Construction Of Arctic Bay Arena October 30th, 1994

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. If there is to be a reason given for stopping the construction, I

would also like him to find out when they would be starting again. Thank you.

Question 299-12(6): Halt In Construction Of Arctic Bay Arena October 30th, 1994

(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is directed to the Minister of DPW. In Arctic Bay, there is an arena being built in that community which just started this fall. The construction is being halted at the moment and I wonder if you can tell me what they are stopping for.

Appreciation Of Honourable Don Morin October 30th, 1994

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am going to make a very, very short statement of appreciation. I'm sure my colleague, the Member for Amittuq, will share this with me. I would like to thank the honourable Minister, Don Morin, for keeping his commitment to me last session, March 25, 1994; for approving local status under BIP for us in Pond Inlet. Thank you.

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Question 280-12(6): Establishment Of Birthing Centres In Baffin Region October 27th, 1994

Madam Speaker, point of privilege. I would like to raise a point of privilege on events that occurred yesterday during returns to oral questions. Madam Speaker, the events are described on pages 1348 and 1349 of the unedited Hansard. As the House is aware, I raised a point of order on the events of yesterday. And you ruled, Madam Speaker, that indeed I did have a point of order.

I have had some time to consider this matter and I feel I would like to raise this matter as a point of privilege. Madam Speaker, as the House is aware, the confusion was created when the Premier indicated that her return to oral question 136-12(6) was in response to a question asked by myself, Mr. Ludy Pudluk. In fact, the question was asked by Mr. Kenoayoak Pudlat. My point of privilege, Madam Speaker, is that this type of mistake causes embarrassment to me, as Member for High Arctic, and I would suggest, to the Member for Baffin South, as we now televise our proceedings and parts of our proceedings are reported on the radio.

These types of mistakes cause unnecessary confusion to our constituents. I am one Member who normally will forgive many of the mistakes by government that occur in the House, but I feel personally slighted by this particular event; as I am my own person hopefully representing the constituency of High Arctic for the last 19 years. I would request an apology from the Premier. Thank you, Madam Speaker.