Member's Statement 40-13(6): Decision Regarding Nunavut Turbot Quotas  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, NTI recently won an important decision in its favour at the federal Court of Appeal. The court found there was no evidence in the record that the federal Fisheries Minister had given special consideration to Nunavut's Inuit claim of adjacency

Committee Motion 1-13(6): Motion To Amend Subclause 21(3)(a) And (b) Of Bill 3: Risk Capital Investment Tax Credit Act  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to give at this time the Infrastructure Committee's comments to the Committee of the Whole on Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act. The Standing Committee on Infrastructure reviewed Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, on Augus

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Mr. Chairman, I have concluded the opening remarks on Bill 3, Risk Capital Investment Tax Credits Act.

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman. The Standing Committee on Infrastructure reviewed Bill 3, Risk Capital Investment Tax Credits Act, on August 27, 1998. The committee would like to thank the Minister of Finance and his officials for presenting the bill. The

Question 39-13(6): Rationale For Creating Two Workers' Compensation Boards  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker today the Minister responsible for the WCB gave a statement of how well the WCB is doing. I am wondering when that same Minister would be able to bring into this House an update for us on the discussions to date on the WCB because again, econom

Question 39-13(6): Rationale For Creating Two Workers' Compensation Boards  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, concern from Nunavut is indeed we would like to have our fair share. I do not think we are trying to be greedy or anything like that. Mr. Todd talks about the polarization east and west. Again, I understand why the Interim Commissioner is th

Question 39-13(6): Rationale For Creating Two Workers' Compensation Boards  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In this process, Mr. Speaker, for looking at the Power Corporation and the WCB, in this case the WCB, we have elected representatives in this House that represent all the people in the Northwest Territories. In the case of Nunavut, because we are setting

Question 39-13(6): Rationale For Creating Two Workers' Compensation Boards  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker the WCB is very successful and one of the few WCBs in Canada that is fully funded. What is driving the process at the present time to look at two separate WCBs east and west? Economies of scale would tell us, Mr. Speaker, that the best course w

Question 32-13(6): Funding For Youth Centres  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When I was trying to help this committee out, to get money, I e-mailed every one of the Ministers and their EAs in their departments and I only had a response out of two of the Ministers' departments about help for the Youth Centre. Would Mr. Dent and hi

Question 32-13(6): Funding For Youth Centres  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Following up on my earlier Member's statement concerning the youth centre. I would address my question to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Could the Minister indicate if this government actually provides any type of funding for youth cent

Member's Statement 30-13(6): Iqaluit Youth Programs  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this past summer has seen unprecedented growth occur in Iqaluit. There are numerous single family and multi-plex housing units as well as office buildings and the new Legislative Assembly building being built. This activity has meant increa

Item 12: Reports Of Committees On The Review Of Bills  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to report to the Legislative Assembly that the Standing Committee on Infrastructure has reviewed Bill 3, The Risk Capital Investment Tax Credit Act and Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act and wishes to report that Bill 3 a

Petition 4-13(6): Pay Equity/collective Bargaining  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a petition. The petition reads to have the GNWT separate the pay equity complaint from the current collective bargaining process and also to have the GNWT refer to impartial arbitration panel in the matter of gender neutrality of Job E

Question 26-13(6): Hay Plan System Gender Neutrality  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, so if the Minister is so adamant and so secure at his government's feeling that this Job Classification System is gender neutral, can he give us the reasons why this modified plan is gender neutral? Why does he think that? He has not told u

Question 26-13(6): Hay Plan System Gender Neutrality  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So that is the concern from our union people and our employees, that indeed, the system may not be gender neutral. The Minister tells me he has no outside agency looking into it. Can the Minister tell me will he take it upon himself and this government,