Motion 38-12(1): Terms Of Reference For The Special Committee On Constitutional Reform, Carried  Mr. Speaker, I should just go back and make a correction. The motion was to have been seconded by the honourable Member for the Kitikmeot. Sorry.

Motion 38-12(1): Terms Of Reference For The Special Committee On Constitutional Reform, Carried  Mr. Speaker: WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly has established by Motion 17-12(1) the special committee on constitutional reform; AND WHEREAS, after consultation, the special committee has prepared its terms of reference; AND WHEREAS it is required by Rule 95(2) that the terms

Motion 39-12(1): Appointment Of Languages Commissioner  Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to proceed with my motion today concerning the terms of reference of the special committee on constitutional reform.

Motion 39-12(1): Appointment Of Languages Commissioner  Mr. Speaker, I should say a few words, as well. I want the other Members to know, and the public as well, that I was one of the MLAs who, for the past two years, have been quietly, sometimes loudly, promoting their own candidates for this position. And through the months and ye

Notice Of Motion 38-12(1): Terms Of Reference For The Special Committee On Constitutional Reform  Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Wednesday, December 18, 1991, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kitikmeot, that the following terms of reference for the special committee on constitutional reform be approved: The special commit

Question O128-12(1): Authority To Release Information In Department Of Social Services  Mr. Speaker, just a couple of points. One is that I do not know that to be true, any more than the Member can say that she can make specific allegations about specific individuals, but I do know that there have to be a few things remembered here. One, is that in a discipline pr

Question O128-12(1): Authority To Release Information In Department Of Social Services  Mr. Speaker, I think as employers we wish to have some statement from each employee that basically says they will respect the office they are going to occupy and the responsibility they would have to use the information and materials available to them in a reasonable way during t

Question O128-12(1): Authority To Release Information In Department Of Social Services  I think I indicated last week that we did look at it at the time and it was our view that there was no violation. Thank you.

Question O128-12(1): Authority To Release Information In Department Of Social Services  Mr. Speaker, I think that it should be said, as I said earlier, we had looked at cases where allegations were made about the conduct of employees in the past, and it was the view at that time that the actions taken by employees were reasonable, and that the information that is be

Question O123-12(1): Hiring Of Personnel From Outside The Country  Mr. Speaker, on the first part which I have taken the liberty to interpret myself, we take the question of Mr. Bernhardt or the way he phrased it, the answer should be no, because there is no policy. That is what Jeannie Marie-Jewell was getting it. The way I interpreted it was

Question O117-12(1): Policy Re Hiring Non-canadian Citizens  Mr. Speaker, I think we should just cut out all this technical stuff and deal with the original concern that the Member for Kitikmeot raised. The question was: Why are we hiring non-Canadian citizens to work in positions of the Government of the Northwest Territories? My respon

Question O117-12(1): Policy Re Hiring Non-canadian Citizens  Mr. Speaker, I will make corrections to Hansard in that case. Thank you.

Question O117-12(1): Policy Re Hiring Non-canadian Citizens  Mr. Speaker, I had not made a commitment to develop a policy to hire non-Canadian citizens. I do not have any intention of developing such a policy.

Ministers' Statement 19-12(1): Tungavik Federation Of Nunavut Claim  Thank you. I am pleased to announce to the House that the Tungavik Federation of Nunavut and the federal government have concluded successfully land claim negotiations in Ottawa over the weekend. The Hon. Dennis Patterson was present at the negotiating session on Friday night,

Question O109-12(1): Readvertising Of Job Competitions  Yes, Mr. Speaker, I will do that.