Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am in agreement with my colleague Mrs. Groenewegen in her comments, but I would like to make a few of my own. I’ve mentioned previously that I feel there’s a necessity for us to take a different mentality in regard to our budgeting and our fiscal planni
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 I wanted to ask a question relative to the FIS system. I understand that it’s an ongoing project, but I would like to know whether or not there is an urgency to this project. My understanding is that these capital projects that we’re looking at in this interim appropriation are t
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 Mr. Chairman, I have a similar question relative to the infrastructure upgrades for the Technology Service Centre. I understand that we do have a greening program for our technology and evergreen program — or whatever the title is. However, I’m wondering again as to the urgen
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 Mr. Chair, I thank the Minister for that explanation. I guess I would urge the government to consider extending the time span of the Evergreen Project. If we're currently on five years, I would ask them to consider changing the term — the lifespan of equipment — to, say, six ye
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 Mr. Chair, I understand that storage is important. But again, with no prior-years’ expenditures, I really wonder why this project is included in the interim appropriation and would suggest that it probably could be left until the full budget. There is no question there. Thank you
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 I'll revise my thought. I will ask the question: why can this project not be left until the full budget in May-June?
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 Mr. Chair, just one last comment. It’s very difficult for me to suggest that this project should be removed without knowing whether or not there's an urgency. I would just ask that we be provided with that information the next time we go through this process.
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 Mr. Chair, there are a number of projects related to offender facilities: the North Slave Correctional Centre, the North Slave Young Offenders Facility. They all seem to be new projects; they don't seem to be ongoing projects. I understand that the rationale is the work needs to
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 That's all, thank you.
February 15th, 2008Assembly debate Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Question 75-16(2) G.N.W.T. Policies On Public/private Partnership Mr. Speaker, my questions are directed to the Minister of Public Works and Services. Over the years the G.N.W.T. has used a number of different methods to facilitate and advance infrastructure projects. One of these is a Public/Private Partnership, an example of which we’re c
February 14th, 2008Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 75-16(2) G.N.W.T. Policies On Public/private Partnership Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the Minister’s willingness to look into this issue, and I would hope he would do that and report back. Does the Minister agree that there is a need for developing a policy to administer P3 projects?
February 14th, 2008Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 75-16(2) G.N.W.T. Policies On Public/private Partnership Mr. Speaker, I think I heard the Minister said yes in there, that he would look into a policy. Having assumed that yes, there is a policy about to be formulated, I’d like to know when that might happen and when we could expect to see the completed document.
February 14th, 2008Assembly debate Oral Questions
Question 75-16(2) G.N.W.T. Policies On Public/private Partnership Mr. Speaker, I was going to ask the Minister if he would come back to committee for input, but he’s beat me to the punch, so good for you. I would urge the Minister to get a policy in place as soon as possible. These kinds of projects are somewhat unusual, and we need to have a
February 14th, 2008Assembly debate Oral Questions
2008 Cager Basketball Championships Today I’d like to wish everyone Happy Valentine’s Day and, in my statement, highlight a sport that I love. I want to alert all Members of this House to an upcoming event that is sure to please and delight even the grumpiest among us. The N.W.T. Power Corporation Junior Cager an
February 14th, 2008Assembly debate Members’ Statements
Impact Of G.N.W.T. Affirmative Action Policy On Persons With Disabilities I would like to bring to the attention of this House an inequality that exists in the N.W.T. public service. For quite a few years now, we’ve had an Affirmative Action Policy in place to enable the hiring of certain target groups of Northerners as G.N.W.T. employees. This policy
February 13th, 2008Assembly debate Members’ Statements