Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96Committee Report 4-12(7): Report On The Review Of The 1995-96 Main Estimates  Under grants, community programs and services, there is a $100,000 growth from last year, an increase on Foster Parent Association foster homes. Is that an increase of children in foster care or has the fee been increased?

Bill 1: Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1995-96Committee Report 4-12(7): Report On The Review Of The 1995-96 Main Estimates  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can we go back to community programs and services, $290,000?

Question 435-12(7): Funding For Broughton Island Hta  (Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I still have not received any written response from the Minister. The Broughton Island Hunters' and Trappers' Association has indicated that they have been requesting funding; however, they were told there was no funding available. When w

Question 435-12(7): Funding For Broughton Island Hta  (Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm asking my question of the Minister of MACA.

Question 435-12(7): Funding For Broughton Island Hta  (Translation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of MACA. During the month of February when the session first started, I asked Mr. Arngna'naaq if there would be any funding available for hunters' and trappers' associations. When we were considering MAC

Question 426-12(7): Assessment Of Impact Of Cuts To Legal Interpreting Program  Mr. Speaker, my question to the Minister is, will he at least consider making an assessment of what impact the cutbacks he is proposing will have on the legal interpreting program?

Question 426-12(7): Assessment Of Impact Of Cuts To Legal Interpreting Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't agree with the Minister. I understand the manager of the legal interpreting program had a linguistic background. Inuktitut language grammar is very similar to the Dene languages, which all of us found during legal interpreting cours

Question 426-12(7): Assessment Of Impact Of Cuts To Legal Interpreting Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Justice regarding the legal interpreting program cuts. Mr. Speaker, I am one of the fortunate ones to have taken that program when I was an employee of the language bureau. Before I took the program, whenever I had to i

Question 419-12(7): Qualifications Of Official Languages Coordinator  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also would like to ask the Minister of Justice some questions, after listening to questions posed by my colleagues concerning the PY cuts in the legal interpreting program. In one of his responses, Mr. Speaker, the Minister said the legal interpreter m

Public Announcements Re Seal Meat  Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker. Three days ago, I was delighted to read an article entitled "Seafood-Rich Diet Immunizes Inuit Against Air Pollution" in the Edmonton Journal. I say this to inform my constituents, especially the residents of Broughton Island that, according to Dr.

Written Question 22-12(7): Health Concerns Regarding Seal Meat  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Department of Health create a real scare to the residents of Broughton Island when the Health officials announced the high levels of PCBs in seal meat. As a result, younger people consume a lot less seal meat. In yesterday's Globe and Mail, there is

Question 389-12(7): Translation Of Legislation Into Aboriginal Languages  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not certain who would make the request; either the individual MLAs or the office of the Official Languages Commissioner. The act was enacted December 31, 1990. That was more than four years ago, Mr. Speaker. I would like to know why the official l

Question 389-12(7): Translation Of Legislation Into Aboriginal Languages  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If the Premier is not aware if she has made any request to have any acts translated into any of the official languages, what guidelines or regulations exist to determine when an act should be translated into one of the official languages?

Question 389-12(7): Translation Of Legislation Into Aboriginal Languages  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier. For many years now, all acts passed by this Assembly have been published in both English and French but subsection 10(2) of the Official Languages Act also says that the Commissioner may prescribe that the translation of a

Member's Statement Re Government's In Action In Fulfilling Requirements Of Official Languages Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and colleagues. A brochure which was to describe the act and the rights of NWT residents under the act was referred to in that report, but the brochure itself was not ready until December 1994. Most importantly, the government has not yet produced any sp