Question 53-15(5): Update On The Status Of Devolution And Royalty Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Premier for the update. Two hundred seventy-five million dollars left the Northwest Territories in 2004, and that was just from the diamond mines. That should cause the leadership of the NWT a great deal of concern. As we continue to try to

Question 53-15(5): Update On The Status Of Devolution And Royalty Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, travelling down the Mackenzie Valley in some of the communities, a wise man once told me that our common goal should be greater than our common enemy. With that being said, I would like to ask the Premier, is part of the delay the inability

Question 53-15(5): Update On The Status Of Devolution And Royalty Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, after the federal election, I asked the Premier about the status of the royalty talks. It has been four months now. I would like to ask the Premier again, has there been any progress made in the status of the devolution and royalty talks?

Recognizing The Anniversary Of The Signing Of The Inuvialuit Land Claims Agreement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, June 5th is a significant day for the Inuvialuit. It was June 5, 1984, when they signed their land claims agreement and many Inuvialuit in the Inuvialuit settlement region are getting together today, enjoying a day off, but there's three of us

Question 48-15(5): Review Process Of The Public Utilities Board  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks to the Minister for that. The Public Utilities Act states that the board has the authority to rescind a decision and they may rehear a matter before deciding it. In this case, it's hearing the matter for the first time. Where does that come from? D

Question 48-15(5): Review Process Of The Public Utilities Board  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for Minister McLeod, Minister of the Public Utilities Board. I would like to know from the Minister if the board is required to hold a hearing before making a decision on applications. They had a fuel rider and a pension rider and,

Question 38-15(5): Status Of Student Residence Facility Planned For Inuvik  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The original tender, I believe, closed in February. Now we hear that the new RFP is going out at the end of the month. I would like to ask the Minister, what was the delay from February until now? We are looking at three or four months before they redid

Question 38-15(5): Status Of Student Residence Facility Planned For Inuvik  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Education, Charles Dent. I would like to ask about the status of the student residence supposedly being built in Inuvik. Thank you.

Over-expenditures And Delays To Capital Projects  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, every year in the NWT, the government undertakes capital projects. These projects can range from construction of new schools, student residences and major renovations, to existing buildings. Mr. Speaker, I am becoming alarmed at the number

Petition 1-15(5): Specialist Surgical Services Located In The Inuvik Hospital  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of specialists surgical services located in Inuvik Hospital. Mr. Speaker, this petition contains 794 signatures of Beaufort-Delta residents and, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request that the Minis

Question 27-15(5): Funding For The Inuvik Women's Shelter  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, during our pre-budget consultations there was a suggestion that the shelters be funded directly by Health and Social Services, because some of the money wasn't always filtering through to the shelters. So I would like to ask the Minister if

Question 27-15(5): Funding For The Inuvik Women's Shelter  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thanks to the Minister for that. I'd like to ask the Minister if he'd communicate to the regional board the concerns of the frontline providers and the importance of having that good working relationship with these frontline workers. Thank you.

Question 27-15(5): Funding For The Inuvik Women's Shelter  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement before, I spoke to the concerns of the women's' shelter in Inuvik and I'd like to ask the Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger, if he would commit to looking into the concerns and seeing if there's

Burdensome Funding Process For Non-government Social Services Agencies  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this government is always speaking to the social well-being of the residents of the Northwest Territories. In fact, Mr. Handley in his statement spoke to the fact that they're going to have a summit on aboriginal women's issues and, in particu

Question 16-15(5): Membership On The Public Utilities Board  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the Minister's answer. I believe that expertise could also be found in the Northwest Territories amongst its current residents. Do we go down south and go to one of the legislative assemblies down there and look for two new Ministers? I don'