Ministers' Statement 10-12(2): Education Dispute  Mr. Chairman, this business of in-service is very often mixed up with professional development because what happens is sometimes the Minister may issue some directive or other to get something done. It happens in Yellowknife quite a bit, where the board wants something done and

Item 18: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Mr. Chairman, I would like to deal with the document Ministers' Statement 10-12(2), Education Dispute, because this was something we did discuss and then drop when Mr. Koe was not going to be in the House. It is still an ongoing dispute that has not been resolved, and we need to

Motion 4-12(2): Membership Of The Special Committee On Health And Social Services  Mr. Speaker, since I was directed to have a meeting of the striking committee to deal with the names that have been submitted by the Clerk, according to the deadline established, the committee met last week and examined the names that had been submitted. From that list of people

Motion 4-12(2): Membership Of The Special Committee On Health And Social Services  Mr. Speaker, this motion concerns the membership of the special committee on health and social services. WHEREAS the special committee on health and social services was established by Motion 40-12(1) of this Assembly; AND WHEREAS Rule 89(2) requires that any special committee

Motion 3-12(2): Tabled Document 12-12(2) "plebiscite Direction" To Committee Of The Whole, Carried  Mr. Speaker, this issue of the plebiscite and the plebiscite direction and questions to be asked is of great interest to the public. For that reason, I would like to see this paper discussed in committee of the whole. Thank you.

Motion 3-12(2): Tabled Document 12-12(2) "plebiscite Direction" To Committee Of The Whole, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that Tabled Document 12-12(2), Plebiscite Direction, be moved into committee of the whole for consideration.

Question O139-12(2): Possible Sale Of NWT Power Corporation  Mr. Speaker, we are getting into the range of hypothetical questions, but I would like to ask the Minister if he has given some thought to the fact that the creation of a large private sector involving both the generation of power and also the sale of fuel would, in fact create a

Question O139-12(2): Possible Sale Of NWT Power Corporation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since the Beatty report, which seems to have been adopted by the government, recommends that the sale of petroleum oil and lubricants would be transferred to the NWT Power Corporation, would the Minister indicate that in any proposed sale this would inclu

Question O139-12(2): Possible Sale Of NWT Power Corporation  Mr. Speaker, in his address to us on our overall fiscal position, the Minister of Finance indicates that one of our options would be to sell off some of our assets. Would he confirm that one of the things he is considering is the sale of the NWT Power Corporation?

Question O132-12(2): Circumstances Of Deficit Position  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since it seems that the formula is what is causing difficulty, and we had a shortfall of $30 million, it is very difficult to translate this $30 million, in light of the fact that we had a surplus, into this $50 to $100 million that the Minister of Financ

Question O132-12(2): Circumstances Of Deficit Position  Will the Minister confirm, then, that our overall problem is really a revenue problem? Is that how he would describe the nature of the beast he is trying to tackle?

Question O132-12(2): Circumstances Of Deficit Position  Thank you. We have new figures now, Mr. Speaker, of between $75 and $80 million. I would like to ask the Minister of Finance, since we have already taken all kinds of measures -- we have put the brakes on spending all over the place -- does that mean that if we continue going t

Question O132-12(2): Circumstances Of Deficit Position  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Finance. Both in the press and in this chamber, the Minister has indicated that we could be in a deficit position of anywhere between $50 and $100 million. Now that is a big jump, Mr. Speaker; for ordinary people like u

Public Dissatisfaction With Standards Of Education In Nwt  Mr. Speaker, I am concerned about the continuing public dissatisfaction with the standards of education in the Northwest Territories. In the 1950s, Mr. Speaker, the major concern of the federal government was to make schooling available for as large a number of students as possi

Notice Of Motion 4-12(2): Membership Of The Special Committee On Health And Social Services  Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, February 24, 1992, I will move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kivallivik, that Mr. Dent, Mr. Koe, Mrs. Marie-Jewell, Mr. Nerysoo and Mr. Pudluk be appointed as Members of the special committee on health and social services. Than