Question 337-14(6): Passage Of Tlicho Settlement Legislation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there has been some discussion with Members of the legislature about business that is before this House that requires our attention. The Members of the legislature and the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight, I believe, and th

Item 4: Returns To Oral Questions  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to an oral question asked by Mrs. Groenewegen on June 12, 2003, with regard to government sponsored insurance programs. The Government of the Northwest Territories regulates insurance companies operating in the Northwest Territories throu

Minister's Statement 78-14(6): Minister Absent From The House  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to advise Members that the Honourable Jim Antoine will be absent from the House today and tomorrow, attending the Ministers of Energy and Mines meeting in Halifax. Thank you.

Tabled Document 77-14(6): Ministerial Travel Reports - October 2002 To March 2003  Finally, Mr. Speaker, I wish to table two documents entitled Ministerial Travel Report - Minister and Staff Travel for October 2002 to March 2003 and Ministerial Travel Report from Travel for October 2002 to March 2003. Thank you.

Tabled Document 75-14(6): GNWT Annual Report On The Affirmative Action Policy - March 31, 2003  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table two documents. First I wish to table the document entitled Beyond the Northwest Territories: Annual Report on the Affirmative Action Policy - March 31st, 2003.

Tabled Document 76-14(6): Report On The Staff Retention Policy, Year Ending March 31, 2003  I would like to also table the document entitled Report on the Staff Retention Policy for the Year Ending March 31st, 2003.

Question 331-14(6): High Cost Of Power In Small Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I had made a commitment to Members of the legislature, through the Accountability and Oversight committee a number of months ago, that we will not be bringing up issues that were deemed to be controversial and divisive in the closing months of

Question 331-14(6): High Cost Of Power In Small Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the fact is that the Public Utilities Board some years ago rejected the notion of a one-rate zone and basically ruled that the application that was made at that time was unacceptable because it placed an unreasonable burden on one group of rat

Question 331-14(6): High Cost Of Power In Small Communities  Yes, I agree that everybody should be treated fairly. Thank you.

Question 331-14(6): High Cost Of Power In Small Communities  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Public Utilities Board determines rate zones and the Northwest Territories Power Corporation is a corporation that conducts the business of providing power to many of our communities, but not all of them. Some of our communities are on die

Question 328-14(6): Specialist Physician Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As Minister Miltenberger indicated, the government is open to resuming discussions once we receive a proposal offer from the specialists. We are sincerely trying to do our best to try to resolve this in a fair and reasonable way. Thank you.

Question 328-14(6): Specialist Physician Negotiations  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday we had the pleasure of seeing many of our medical staff, doctors and specialists and nurses, visit this House, this legislature, and I took that as an indication of their desire to find some way to resolve the present impasse that we

Minister's Statement 75-14(6): Minister Absent From The House  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to advise Members that the Honourable Jim Antoine will be absent from the House today. He is attending the Ministers of Agriculture meeting that is taking place in Vancouver today. Thank you.

Minister's Statement 73-14(6): Update On The Government's Response To The Special Committee On The Review Of The Official Languages Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to briefly update Members on recent decisions the government has made concerning its response to the recommendations of the Special Committee on the Review of the Official Languages Act. The committee's report made some very detailed recommend

Minister's Statement 72-14(6): Dene National Chief Bill Erasmus  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about Bill Erasmus, the national chief of the Dene Nation, who has announced that he will be stepping down from his position at the 33rd Dene National Assembly scheduled for early July in Aklavik. Mr. Speaker, Members of this House are quite awa