Question 296-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Is part of the delay for the negotiations, Ottawa's position, that we owe them for all the transfer payments that they have made in the past? Thank you.
February 12th, 2007Assembly debate Page 793 Oral Questions
Question 296-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, day number four in my quest to get a resource revenue sharing deal. I understand that Ottawa pulls a wild card, but I believe we have the rest of the deck to make a bit of an argument. My question is for the Premier today. I try to come up w
February 12th, 2007Assembly debate Page 793 Oral Questions
Beaufort-delta Education Council Long-term Service Award Recipients Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we always stress the importance of educating our children. On January 29th, I was honoured to take part in the Beaufort-Delta Education Council's long-term service awards that were held in Inuvik. I was also proud of the fact that we had Mi
February 12th, 2007Assembly debate Page 780 Members' Statements
Question 287-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. The Minister of DIAND seems to hold all the power in the Northwest Territories and that's not fair because he wasn't elected by the people of the Northwest Territories; we were. So I think it's time we take a strong stand. Not just us in this
February 9th, 2007Assembly debate Page 759 Oral Questions
Question 287-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Premier for his answer. He's right; it is frustrating because Ottawa does hold all the cards, and he made an interesting comment talking about our land. I mean we always believed this was our land and then we find out today that
February 9th, 2007Assembly debate Page 759 Oral Questions
Question 287-15(5): Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we've been negotiating with Ottawa for years on the resource revenue sharing agreement and were willing to share; they're not. So my questions today are for Premier Handley. I'd like to ask the Premier if there's any other avenue we have be
February 9th, 2007Assembly debate Page 759 Oral Questions
Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I actually had another statement I planned on doing today, but I changed my mind again. I see the need to continue to speak on the resource revenue devolution sharing that we're supposed to have with Ottawa, Mr. Speaker. The more thought that
February 9th, 2007Assembly debate Page 748 Members' Statements
Reflections On The Budget Address Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to use my Member's statement today to speak on parts of the budget that I heard Minister Roland present before us. I am pleased to see that there is more money going into student support. I think that is a good move that we hav
February 8th, 2007Assembly debate Page 733 Members' Statements
Question 272-15(5): Devolution And Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have one question only to the Premier again. It's regarding the questions I was asking a few minutes ago. I would like to ask the Premier, are we negotiating a devolution and resource revenue deal separately or are we negotiating them the same? Can the
February 7th, 2007Assembly debate Page 714 Oral Questions
Question 271-15(5): Devolution And Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Without the direct involvement of the aboriginal government, how much authority or weight are our negotiations with Canada on a resource and devolution deal? Thank you.
February 7th, 2007Assembly debate Page 713 Oral Questions
Question 271-15(5): Devolution And Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Premier for that. I would like to ask the Premier if the aboriginal governments are part of the actual negotiations with Ottawa as far as resource and devolution deals are going.
February 7th, 2007Assembly debate Page 713 Oral Questions
Question 271-15(5): Devolution And Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the meetings in December, I would like to ask the Premier do we have an AIP right now between the Government of the Northwest Territories and the aboriginal governments that chose to sign on? My understanding was I thought we may have had an AIP. Do w
February 7th, 2007Assembly debate Page 713 Oral Questions
Question 271-15(5): Devolution And Resource Revenue Sharing Negotiations Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Premier, Mr. Handley. I am following up with questions asked by my colleague Mr. Braden regarding the resource revenue sharing negotiations with Ottawa. I would like to ask the Premier in the response to one of
February 7th, 2007Assembly debate Page 713 Oral Questions
Important Decisions For Northern Leadership Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to extend condolences to all those across the NWT who have lost loved ones in the past year. Our prayers are with you. Mr. Speaker, the leadership of the Northwest Territories is at an important time in our history
February 7th, 2007Assembly debate Page 699 Members' Statements
Motion 16-15(5): Health Care Professionals, Carried Who can blame them? I'd do it. I'd do it. But I think the message we want to send here is to the northern nurses, the long-term nurses, the ones who are here all the time. We want to look after them the same as the agency nurses who are coming up. That's our intent here today,
November 2nd, 2006Assembly debate Page 689 Motions