Roles

In the Legislative Assembly

Elsewhere

Historical Information Richard Nerysoo is no longer a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Last in the Legislative Assembly September 1995, as MLA for Mackenzie Delta

Lost his last election, in 1995, with 28% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Question O141-12(2): Peel River Watershed February 23rd, 1992

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Question to the Minister of Renewable Resources, supplementary to the concerns that have been raised by Mr. Antoine. The honourable Member has indicated that he is pursuing a management agreement for the Mackenzie Basin watershed region. I want to ask if this government is pursuing a management agreement with regard to the Peel River watershed.

Item 19: Report Of Committee Of The Whole February 20th, 1992

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been

considering Ministers' Statement 10-12(2), Tabled Document 9-12(2), and Tabled Document 10-12(2), and wishes to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the chairman of committee of the whole be concurred with.

Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters February 20th, 1992

I would like to call the committee to order. If Members recall, we were dealing with the matter Ministers' Statement 10-12(2), Education Dispute. There was a point of order raised by Mr. Allooloo. I would like to proceed with a ruling on that particular point of order before we commence the business of the committee.

Chairman's Ruling

Prior to proceeding with committee of the whole, I would like to provide my ruling on the point of order raised by Mr. Allooloo yesterday during the discussion on Ministers' Statement 10-12(2). The point of order was raised by Mr. Allooloo after a statement was made by Mr. Koe during his remarks on the Minister's statement where he indicated that the Minister of Education, Mr. Allooloo, was receiving bad advice from his advisors. Mr. Koe alleged that the Minister was told by his advisors not to meet with the president of the Northwest Territories Teachers' Association. Mr. Allooloo's point of order was that the Member for Inuvik was making some allegations that were not true concerning that statement.

I have reviewed the unedited Hansard on this matter and find myself in a difficult position, as the chairman cannot be expected to know whether a Member or Minister is providing information that is correct. I would assume that no Member would provide information to the House that was not factual, as it would be a point of order if a Member did make an unsubstantiated allegation against another Member, an official or a witness, or impute false unavowed motives to another Member. I would hope that this is not the case in this matter.

To put the matter to rest, I quote citation 494 of Beauchesne's sixth edition:

"It has been formally ruled by Speakers that statements by Members respecting themselves and particularly within their own knowledge must be accepted. It is not unparliamentary temperately to criticize statements made by Members as being contrary to the facts, but no imputation of intentional falsehood is permissible. On rare occasions this may result in the House having to accept two contradictory accounts of the same incident."

The Chair feels that this is the case in this matter and trusts Members will be guided to ensure that any statements made are factually correct and do not offend the rules of debate in this House. If any statements made yesterday by either Mr. Koe or Mr. Allooloo were not correct, I would expect that the Member concerned would correct the facts and appropriately apologize to the House. Thank you.

If I might call the committee back to order, we were dealing with the matter of Ministers' Statement 10-12(2). What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Item 19: Report Of Committee Of The Whole February 19th, 1992

I do not believe that the matter has been concluded.

Question W8-12(2): Tendering Process In The Inuvik Region February 19th, 1992

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a written question to the Government Leader.

1) Is the Government Leader aware of any concerns or problems with the public tendering process in the Inuvik Region on government tender calls and/or contracts?

2) What is the present tendering process that is used, or to be used, in the Inuvik Region?

3) Would the Government Leader indicate whether the Government of the NWT is prepared to establish clear guidelines and rules that will apply equally and fairly to all government tender calls and contracts and to contractors within the Inuvik Region, taking into consideration the special arrangements or agreements with the aboriginal people within the region?

4) How are the present tendering guidelines being applied to contractors or to contracts within the Inuvik Region?

5) Have all the present tendering rules and guidelines been applied fairly and equally to all contracts or to all contractors?

6) Have there been any changes to the tendering guidelines or rules, and what changes have been applied and to what contractors?

7) What contract preferences have been given to contractors, and what is the nature of the preferences given, and to what contractors have these preferences been applied?

Question O111-12(2): Membership On Mining Safety Committee February 19th, 1992

Thank you. My question is to the Minister responsible for Public Services and Safety. He noted in terms of the review process for the Mining Safety Act, that there were concerns, and maybe the honourable Member could clarify for me those particular concerns with regard to membership on the committee.

Question O109-12(2): Equality For All Northerners Under Northern Incentive Policy February 19th, 1992

I am not certain if the honourable Member answered the question. It has nothing to do with negotiated contracts. It has to do with contracts that have been called through the tendering process, and then the rules have been changed to allow for one particular contractor in the community to get access to those contracts. So I am asking the honourable Member if he is prepared to look at the tendering process to ensure that all northern contractors are treated equally and fairly on public tendered contract calls.

Question O109-12(2): Equality For All Northerners Under Northern Incentive Policy February 19th, 1992

Is the honourable Member aware of concerns that have been expressed in the Inuvik Region about matters of government contracts being issued on a monopoly basis to certain contractors?

Question O109-12(2): Equality For All Northerners Under Northern Incentive Policy February 19th, 1992

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask a question to the Minister responsible for Public Works. I believe he dealt with the matter of the northern incentive

policy, or is dealing with that particular matter, and I want to know if the honourable Member is, or will be, addressing the matter of setting out guidelines that will allow all northern businesses equal and fair opportunities on all contracts in the Northwest Territories.

Question O107-12(2): Mining Safety Committee February 19th, 1992

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A question to the Minister responsible for Safety and Public Services. The Minister indicated in December that the committee dealing with the Mining Safety Act would begin its work in January. I would like to know if the Minister could indicate when the committee will start its work on the Mining Safety Act.