Question 312-16(2) Dental Surgery Service For Fort Resolution Residents  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Aside from the fact that this is money that’s going south and that the service is not available and expensive and so on, there are also long waiting periods for people to go and get dental surgery. Can the Minister tell me if there is recent work to bring

Committee Motion 47-16(2) To Reinstate $108,000 For Renewable Resource Officer Positions And Bear Fencing Program (Committee Motion Carried)  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will also support the motion. I believe in the program or idea of bringing a renewable resource officer 1 to the community level, especially in the smaller communities, where the workload isn’t there for a full-time renewable resource officer position but

Main Estimates 2008–2009 Department Of Municipal And Community Affairs  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’m pleased at a lot of things here, in the department, also. I’m happy the New Deal’s in place. I’m happy the department increased capital for communities by over $5 million. I guess the issue of having some of the groups…. Some of the communities that ar

Committee Motion 45-16(2): To Delete $1.5 Million From Tourism And Parks For Parks Renewal (Committee Motion Carried)  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I, too, will support the motion. I agree that parks renewal is very important but not essential. I think that at this point we’re having many issues with the budget. We’re having difficulty retaining our staff. We’re putting lots of families through a lot

Infrastructure And Services In Tu Nedhe  [Translation.] Today what I’d like to talk about is the transportation from Pine Point to Hay River. There is some money put aside for that project. We’re still short of some funding, but I’m sure we could come up with something. Also, I’d like to mention the dust in Lutselk’

Question 303-16(2) Transfer Of Responsibility From North To South Slave Regional Office  [Translation.] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I have a question for the government leader. Last year in Lutselk’e we had people. We had a head office in Fort Smith, and then we had transition from Fort Smith to Yellowknife. The question is: I’d like to know the status of the tra

Question 303-16(2) Transfer Of Responsibility From North To South Slave Regional Office  [Translation.] I have a question again. When are we going to get the status of the transition? When are we going to get the reports? I’m talking about the reports from Lutselk’e. [Translation ends.]

Question 303-16(2) Transfer Of Responsibility From North To South Slave Regional Office  [Translation.] Mr. Speaker, this is the first time that we had transition from Fort Smith to Lutselk’e. They are there, but now it’s very difficult for them to do any management or paperwork. So I am asking whether they could have a government employee from our department secon

Question 303-16(2) Transfer Of Responsibility From North To South Slave Regional Office  [Translation.] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have a government now. They are a self-government now. They have their own policies and legislation. But I would like someone from a department to go to Lutselk’e and assist them in Lutselk’e. Maybe they could go to Behchoko and sit dow

Question 21-16(2) Aboriginal Employment Statistics In Maca  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In keeping with yesterday’s question on affirmative action, I have a written question for the Minister of MACA. 1) For each of the last three years, 2006–07 to 2008–09, can the Minister provide the number of aboriginals employed in the following are

Question 298-16(2) Aboriginal Employment In GNWT Senior Management Positions  Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to follow up on the question by my colleague Mr. Ramsay from the Affirmative Action Policy pertaining to aboriginal employees. Would the Minister agree to evaluate all aboriginal employees in the plan to move more aboriginal employees into man

Question 298-16(2) Aboriginal Employment In GNWT Senior Management Positions  Can the Minister have each of the departments, since they’re responsible for human resource hiring, complete a career plan for all its aboriginal employees?

Question 298-16(2) Aboriginal Employment In GNWT Senior Management Positions  I’d like to ask if for a promotion into management they would look at the set of qualifications to ensure that jobs that can be done by aboriginal employees are given to aboriginal employees.

Question 298-16(2) Aboriginal Employment In GNWT Senior Management Positions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the department or the Minister ensure that the department puts a priority on increasing aboriginal employees in management and keep it on the agenda and report the results back to the House within a period of time, maybe at the next sitting or the time

Main Estimates 2008–2009 Department Of Education, Culture And Employment  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Responsibility for Public Housing Members of the committee are still hearing from constituents that the transfer of responsibility for social housing from the NWT Housing Corporation to the Department of Education, Culture and Empl