Motion 20-12(1): Access To Information Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what I did during the election was that I sent the draft of this particular bill to all the Members, including all the candidates. I would like to, first of all, thank you, Mr. Speaker, when you were supporting my motion as the Justice Minis

Motion 20-12(1): Access To Information Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the past two years I have been committed to seeing access to information legislation in place for the people of the Northwest Territories. Today I remain as committed to that goal as I ever have been. The formal motion I have placed before the Hou

Motion 20-12(1): Access To Information Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. WHEREAS a bill to implement an access to information act was narrowly denied passage during the 11th Legislative Assembly; AND WHEREAS all residents of the Northwest Territories are still without right-to-information legislation currently enjoyed by ot

Motion 19-12(1): Construction Of Community Centre For Kakisa  Mr. Speaker, I do not know what the process is with regard to the allocation of capital projects. This is something new to me, when some Members are suggesting it has not gone through the standing committee on finance. Motions have never gone to SCOF before, unless it is a whol

Motion 19-12(1): Construction Of Community Centre For Kakisa  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. WHEREAS the settlement of Kakisa does not have a building that would enable the residents of Kakisa to come together as a community; AND WHEREAS the capital forecasting plan identifies a community centre for Kakisa to be built in 1993-94; AND WHEREAS

Motion 19-12(1): Construction Of Community Centre For Kakisa  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have been a Member for eight years and of the eight years I have basically distributed my priorities between the three communities I represent, one of them being Kakisa. During my first year in office I did a lot of the community of Fort Providence. D

Notice Of Motion 31-12(1): Change In Voting Age For Elections In Nwt  Mr. Speaker, on Friday 13, December 13, I will move the following motion: Now therefore, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that this Legislative Assembly adopts that the voting age at an election in the Northwest Territories, be changed from 19 to 18 years

Notice Of Motion 28-12(1): Custom Adoption  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Friday, December 13, 1991, I will move the following motion: Now therefore, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for High Arctic, that this Legislative Assembly requests the Minister of Justice to undertake a review of all terr

Question W4-12(1): Review Of Funding To Women's Organizations  In the past fiscal year the YWCA, a Yellowknife based organization, received over $500,000 from this government. However, the Native Women's Association, which unlike the YWCA has a membership which extends to all communities in the Northwest Territories, received only $175,000.

Question W5-12(1): Funding To Native Women's Association  Mr. Speaker, my third question is that the Native Women's Association is an organization more than a decade old, with over 900 Inuit, Dene and Metis members and representatives in every community. It is on the verge of collapse due to inadequate funding. This organization provi

Question W3-12(1): Funding To Native Women's Organizations  Mr. Speaker, my written question is to the Minister responsible for the Status of Women or the Government Leader. The Status of Women Council has a non-native community worker who goes out into the communities to encourage women's groups through workshops and instruction. Howev

Question O66-12(1): Renewable Resources Funding Allocations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Renewable Resources. I would like to ask the Minister how the funding allocations are done for local hunters and trappers associations. It varies. They have what they call the community harvesters a

Question O62-12(1): Custom Adoption  Mr. Speaker, I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Social Services. The Minister is aware that I have always been concerned about custom adoption. The process is done by a department, I believe. The recommendation then is given to the court on whether or not cu

Question O56-12(1): Transferring Money Through Northern Stores  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a concern that I would like to express to the Government Leader. Last week when I was in Yellowknife I went into Northern to transfer some money to my family in Fort Providence. At the same time, I also have one boy that goes to school here and w

Question O48-12(1): Mlas' Contact With Workers' Compensation Board  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am having a very difficult time with regard to the operation of the Workers' Compensation Board. I do not know how much control the Minister has with regard to the board itself or the kinds of policies that they implement, or the kind of internal rules