Question 587-13(5): Employment Insurance Fund Surplus  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I guess the Minister has confirmed that he has been involved in the discussions. I am wondering, could the Minister inform this House and the people of the Northwest Territories what the position of the Government of the Northwest Territories

Question 587-13(5): Employment Insurance Fund Surplus  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance. Mr. Speaker, over the past year there has been a fiscal windfall by the federal government in UI premiums. As we know, Mr. Speaker, the cost of doing business in the north is quite high. Some prov

Question 583-13(5): Baffin Fisheries Quotas  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of RWED. About three weeks ago, I presented a position paper to the federal Standing Committee on Fisheries in Iqaluit concerning fishery quotas for Nunavut and in particular the Baffin region. There has been

Question 582-13(5): Planning For Nunavut Celebrations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will this government be providing logistic and other help to the organizers of the Nunavut celebrations? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 582-13(5): Planning For Nunavut Celebrations  Earlier, three or four months, I was involved in some discussions concerning the planned Nunavut celebrations and represented the Deputy Premier at a meeting. I am wondering has the Deputy Premier been involved in any discussions as the Deputy Premier of the Northwest Territorie

Question 581-13(5): Nunavut Leaders' Meeting  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in about six weeks, the Nunavut leaders are scheduled to meet in Nunavut. It will be a very important meeting to update people and Members of this House and all the organizations involved in the creation of Nunavut with the progress to date.

Question 577-13(5): Hepatitis C Compensation Agreement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, is the Northwest Territories represented at the working groups who are looking at the compensation packages for Hepatitis C? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 577-13(5): Hepatitis C Compensation Agreement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate that. The Minister mentioned earlier that the Northwest Territorial jurisdiction on a national scene is a small player or the impact is less with our sufferers. We still have people who are impacted by the Hepatitis C situation through no faul

Question 577-13(5): Hepatitis C Compensation Agreement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as the Minister earlier mentioned, some of the provincial jurisdictions have, indeed, tried to add extra monies to the pot for the Hepatitis C victims. What is the position of the Government of the Northwest Territories in regard to the origin

Question 577-13(5): Hepatitis C Compensation Agreement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, over the past several weeks and in this House during the last sitting, I had asked the Minister of Health, Mr. Ng, questions concerning the Hepatitis C negotiations and finding an agreement reached by the territorial and the provincial Health

Member's Statement 462-13(5): Resemblance To Well-known Personalities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in a front page article earlier this month in the Yellowknifer written by Mr. Jeff Colburne, a reporter for News North, the headline said, So long Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer. Hello Dave, Larry, Natalie and Ed. Mr. Speaker, a picture bel

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I think several times over the last two and a half years I had conversations with Mr. Todd and in the House itself, asked questions on some type of relief for low income families. I am very pleased that Mr. Todd and the government took a pr

Question 569-13(5): Division Issues Re: Licensing And Taxation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at the present time, there is only one Liquor Licensing Board in the Northwest Territories. I think there is only one person from Nunavut on that Liquor Licensing board. The discussions, to date, have been centred around the Liquor Licensing

Question 569-13(5): Division Issues Re: Licensing And Taxation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Nunavut government will not have much at the beginning stages of a revenue stream other than the fiscal grant from the federal government. Mr. Speaker, at the present time, for example, liquor is shipped to the Keewatin and the Kitikmeot

Question 569-13(5): Division Issues Re: Licensing And Taxation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister in charge of the Liquor Licensing Board and Liquor Taxing. What discussions have taken place for a separate liquor licensing board and liquor tax collecting after March 31, 1999 in Nunavut? Thank you, Mr. Spe