Question 245-13(6): Environmental Review Court Decision  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the federal government has recently lost a request to stay a ruling on the environmental reviews that could affect developments of mines in the north and Nunavut, including the diamond mines. I guess, the federal Court of Appeal ruled on Nove

Member's Statement 201-13(6): Perceptions Of Public Government  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, over the past several days, issues surrounding governments and the basic foundation of public government in the Northwest Territories has caused much debate here and, indeed, in the national press. Mr. Speaker, the paramount focus of public g

Committee Motion 12-13(6): Motion To Amend Item 1 Of Schedule E Of Bill 17, Division Measures Act  Thank you, Madam Chairperson. The Special Committee on Nunavut Legislation reviewed Bill 14, Nunavut Judicial System Implementation Act, at its meetings on November 24 and 26, 1998, here in Yellowknife. The committee would like to thank the Honourable Goo Arlooktoo and his offic

Question 235-13(6): Contracting With Former Employees  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, indeed I do take the questioning seriously. As I said before, Mr. Speaker, we are here to be accountable for public spending and the public purse. I would ask, Mr. Speaker, not just deputy ministers that Mr. Todd replied with. I would ask t

Question 235-13(6): Contracting With Former Employees  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, well if nothing has come across his desk, across his floor, window, rug, table, I would wonder, Mr. Speaker, in the last three and a half years as Chairman of the Financial Management Board, if the Minister would look and review the contracts

Question 235-13(6): Contracting With Former Employees  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is a bit bizarre. Since November, 1995, the Minister has been Chairman of the Financial Management Board. In questioning in this House today, we have just found out that indeed, Mr. Todd says not one employee has come forward to declar

Question 235-13(6): Contracting With Former Employees  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just following up on these questions on Mr. Todd's statement earlier today. Mr. Speaker, and I quote from February 23, 1998, from the Hansard. Mr. Picco speaking, "Mr. Speaker, thank you. Mr. Speaker, I just want to follow up on my questio

Question 230-13(6): Contracting With Former Employees  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That was nice but he did not answer my question. My question was, did Mr. Todd, because of what he had said at the conflict of interest report, that he did not know it was his responsibility to enforce the policy and he did not know what he was doing about

Question 230-13(6): Contracting With Former Employees  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following up on Mr. Todd's statement on the contracting of employees, on page 80 of the tabled document, the Conflict of Interest report by Ms. Crawford, she states that Minister Todd, the Minister of Finance, the Chairman of the Financial Man

Question 230-13(6): Contracting With Former Employees  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just following up on Mr. Todd's earlier statement on contracting of former employees. Mr. Todd, in response to Mr. Krutko's questions, stated that there was no contradiction of the policy. I am wondering why did Mr. Todd not be forced to follo

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome to the gallery, Mr. John Quirke, the Clerk of the new Nunavut Legislative Assembly and a resident of Iqaluit. Mr. Dave McCann, who is a well-known best selling Canadian author of the NWT Cargo Cult book and owner of t

Member's Statement 178-13(6): Contracting With Former Employees  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am going to leave my prepared statement and respond to the Minister of Finance's statement on contracting of former senior managers. First of all, Mr. Speaker, I was one of the people who raised this issue many times in this Assembly and I m

Question 223-13(6): Hay Job Evaluation System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Todd is correct in his assumptions and he stated categorically in the House and I will believe that. Then I will follow up with my supplementary question on the same Hay Plan Evaluation System, ask Mr. Todd that indeed, these outside agencies have lo

Question 223-13(6): Hay Job Evaluation System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister believes it is. I am wondering what type of system they have put in place then to guarantee that indeed it is. Has he had an evaluation done by his own FMBS, has it been evaluated by the Hay Plan itself... he wants to laugh but

Question 223-13(6): Hay Job Evaluation System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I remember that response and I remember that question. I would like to follow up on that, Mr. Todd and indeed the Hay Plan Evaluation System, that the Minister and this government is using is exactly the same Hay Plan System that is being us