Item 5: Returns To Oral Questions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to oral question asked by Mr. Lafferty on Wednesday, June 4 with respect to coming to consultations on the government's capital planning process. The deputy ministers task team on "meeting infrastructure requirements" includes the task to c

Minister's Statement 81-14(6): Weekend Meeting With Federal Infrastructure Minister Allan Rock And Secretary Of State  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On Saturday, October 4, 2003, Transportation Minister Joe Handley and I will be meeting with the federal Minister responsible for Infrastructure and Minister of Industry, the Honourable Allan Rock. Secretary of State for Rural Development, the Honourable

Item 9: Replies To Opening Address  Aboriginal rights were virtually non-existent in the 1970s when I first got involved. Today and recently, we're seeing Metis people being recognized in their own standing, on their own as a distinct people with full rights. This is a tremendous event for all our people, not only

Item 9: Replies To Opening Address  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to take a little bit of time today to share some of my thinking and thoughts with the Members here, who I've worked with over the last four years. I have spent a lot of time in my job, in my life, thinking about the future of the ter

Question 350-14(6): Single-rate Zone For Hydro Electric Power  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think the suggestion that the issue of a one-rate zone should not proceed until after an energy strategy was completed, debated and discussed and this government had found the time to set new direction and this has not happened. The corpor

Question 350-14(6): Single-rate Zone For Hydro Electric Power  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it is the Minister responsible for the Power Corporation, Mr. Handley, who has responsibility under the legislation to speak on behalf of the government and the Cabinet to the Power Corporation and the board that we have appointed to manage a

Question 350-14(6): Single-rate Zone For Hydro Electric Power  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe it will be the next government that will deal with this issue and it will be the Power Corporation that will make application for rate changes and the way which rates are charged. It is the Power Corporation that makes application through the P

Question 350-14(6): Single-rate Zone For Hydro Electric Power  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The government and Cabinet have no intentions in the future of discussing this rather controversial issue. There are no plans to discuss it or other decisions made. Thank you.

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Mr. Speaker, I wish to recognize today in the gallery the secretary to Cabinet, Liz Snider, and her aunt from Hamilton, Ontario, Elizabeth Maus. ---Applause

Minister's Statement 80-14(6): Premier's Sessional Statement  Most importantly, now I want to thank my wife, Marie, and my children: Kyla, my son-in-law Amos, my daughter Daylyn, and my son Keenan who have made many, many sacrifices in supporting me through these last four years. Mr. Speaker, colleagues, northern leaders, elders, friends,

Minister's Statement 80-14(6): Premier's Sessional Statement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With limited capacity, facing some of the most powerful mining and oil and gas corporations in the world, together we staked out an agenda for ourselves for non-renewable resource development. We were the first in Canada to recognize the magnitude and im

Minister's Statement 79-14(6): Premier's Award For Excellence  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to take this opportunity to announce this year's recipients of the Premier's Award for Excellence. The Award for Excellence was recently created to recognize our employees who have distinguished themselves through work-related achievements and c

Question 340-14(6): Changes To The Business Incentive Policy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We will be discussing this in Cabinet in the morning and reviewing the history of this issue. We will respond at that time, so we will take the question as notice.

Question 337-14(6): Passage Of Tlicho Settlement Legislation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Members of the legislature have a duty to consider all legislation and initiatives by this government and legislation requires due diligence. There's a process set out for considering bills, including public consultation. So we have to

Question 337-14(6): Passage Of Tlicho Settlement Legislation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that question was put to, I think, all Members of the legislature this morning. I think Members are considering those possibilities and over the course of today they will be considering it. There's probably an interest to discuss it again t