Question 223-13(6): Hay Job Evaluation System  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following up on the collective agreement process, Mr. Todd stated that the bargaining team made up of northerners are being influenced by a PSAC representative and I think that is an unfair statement to make concerning our representatives. M

Question 215-13(6): Pay Equity And Collective Bargaining  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister of Finance elaborate on his emergency statement where he says that, indeed, it is PSAC that continues rhetoric of criticizing the Hay Plan Job Evaluation Pay System and their substantiation of same? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 215-13(6): Pay Equity And Collective Bargaining  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again referring to Mr. Todd's emergency statement this morning. He continues in questions to the answers and again in his statement to say that PSAC is running the show, and indeed that the UNW is under the guide of PSAC from Ottawa. I am w

Question 215-13(6): Pay Equity And Collective Bargaining  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I always thought Mr. Todd had so many good friends in Ottawa. Mr. Todd said in his emergency statement that December 12th and 13th, Mr. Speaker, will be the last opportunity to conclude and negotiate the collective agreement. I wonder can the Minister e

Question 215-13(6): Pay Equity And Collective Bargaining  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, that was a great speech but did not answer my question. According to Mr. Todd's emergency statement he says we will be approaching the union within the next two weeks to look at how we can settle the pay equity complaint. My question was, w

Question 215-13(6): Pay Equity And Collective Bargaining  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to address some questions to Finance Minister, Mr. Todd, of his emergency statement made earlier. Mr. Todd stated that pay equity is now off the table and indeed states the impasse since April has been and was the government's a

Member's Statement 173-13(6): Bottled Water Produced In Nunavut  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, manufacturing of retail and wholesale goods in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut has been supported by this government and previous Assemblies. The private sector, which is the primary vehicle for new job creation and the main ingredient

Item 12: Reports Of Committees On The Review Of Bills  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Government Operations has reviewed Bill 6, An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act, and wishes to report that Bill 6 is now ready for consideration in committee of the whole

Question 212-13(6): Nursing Access Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister is telling me that he indicates that he thinks the Nunavut government can recruit students over the next six weeks to start a program in January that is going to end in March. He is going to run a 12-week program, that is what h

Question 212-13(6): Nursing Access Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I guess my point is that we have already had an access program. If the Minister is indicating again that the access program is only a five month program, I am wondering what then the second year of the nursing program is, would it be nine mo

Question 212-13(6): Nursing Access Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, just for clarification, for example, in this case if the Minister is going to fund the first year, what is the difference in the consultation for funding for the second year? You are saying to begin with that well we have to make sure that t

Question 212-13(6): Nursing Access Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, following up on my earlier question on the access program for nursing, Mr. Speaker, the Nursing Access Program. We already had the first year of that access program as we have ascertained. We have people who completed the first year. I wonder,

Question 207-13(6): Nursing Training Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess, that was the point, that we already had a one-year program that was cancelled; so I wonder why the Department of Education did not look at funding the second year of this program when you have already have students who are trained. Why repeat a pr

Question 207-13(6): Nursing Training Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. What type of consideration was given to the participants on the earlier program, will they be prioritized for this program, will they have to repeat that program, what type of work was done for them? Thank you.

Question 207-13(6): Nursing Training Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the program that was earlier cut was a considerable cause of a concern with the students, of course, in the program. I am wondering what type of consultation has been done with Nunavut Arctic college with this announcement? Thank you, Mr. S