Support For The Voluntary Sector  Mr. Speaker, earlier in the life of this Assembly I made a Member’s statement concerning the voluntary sector in the N.W.T. The voluntary sector is essential to community wellness. Volunteers and voluntary groups, often referred to as non-government organizations, support the val

Question 122-16(2) Support For The Voluntary Sector  My questions today are for the Premier. In order for the voluntary sector and government to work more effectively together, the responsibility of maintaining a relationship should rest with the Executive. Will the Premier commit to dedicating a Minister at an Executive or cross-g

Question 122-16(2) Support For The Voluntary Sector  Having a Minister responsible for an individual department such as MACA, even though…. I mean, they have the lead role in sports and recreation. That’s not necessarily the most effective way of reaching out across the sector as a whole. There’s art; there’s health; there’s lots o

Question 129-16(2) Deh Cho Bridge Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m going to break from history here, and I’m going to ask the Minister of Transportation some questions on the Deh Cho Bridge, mostly because his department is the one that released the cost-benefit analysis. The discussions on the Deh Cho Bridge have dom

Question 129-16(2) Deh Cho Bridge Project  Mr. Speaker, once again to the Minister of Transportation: based on the cost-benefit analysis that recently came out — which we know is an addendum to the larger one that came out in 2002 and needs to be seen as a whole, which is available on the web site — which compares the cos

Question 129-16(2) Deh Cho Bridge Project  There’s been some suggestion that this is not really a P3 project, in that the G.N.W.T. is doing all the work and taking all the risks. What has the Deh Cho Bridge Corporation done to warrant their involvement?

Question 129-16(2) Deh Cho Bridge Project  What about the risks to the Deh Cho Bridge Corporation compared to those of the G.N.W.T.? Isn’t the G.N.W.T. really guaranteeing this project?

Public Service Training Program  Yesterday the Member from Inuvik Twin Lakes raised concerns in a Member’s statement about the Affirmative Action Program and the inability of local people to get jobs with the G.N.W.T. — jobs which, with minimal training, they would be able to do regardless of the perceived educa

Public Service Training Program  I'd like to see a commitment from this government to invest in Northerners in a meaningful way. I'd like to see the reinstatement of the Public Service Career Training Program, based on its original design. I would like to see people with skills and abilities from the communiti

Question 110-16(2) Public Service Training Program  Based on the MLA strategic plan that we put together earlier in the year, the government’s response is to develop some committees and have those committees go out and work on some strategic initiatives. One of those committees is refocusing government, and the role, at least as

Question 110-16(2) Public Service Training Program  The Management Assignment Program is for employees who are already in the G.N.W.T. public service. The intern program, although it’s a very good program and does have a significant amount of value, does actually focus mostly on Yellowknife, as most of the people want to come back

Question 110-16(2) Public Service Training Program  Specifically related to the Public Service Career Training Program, it was never cut completely. In fact, after the budget cut there was still a significant amount of money left that was sent out to the regions specifically; it was going to be delivered at a regional level. Since

Committee Motion 4-16(2) To Delete $225,000 For North Slave Correctional Centre — Aboriginal Healing And Spiritual Program Area — Justice Committee Motion Not Carried  Given the reality of the budget reductions we’re facing and all of those types of things, when I look at Education, Culture and Employment, I wonder why the government is moving forward with renovations on Lahm Ridge Tower. That building had over $900,000 worth of renovations don

Committee Motion 4-16(2) To Delete $225,000 For North Slave Correctional Centre — Aboriginal Healing And Spiritual Program Area — Justice Committee Motion Not Carried  I guess I don’t quite understand what the definition of significant renovations is. I mean, in 2002–2003 they redid that entire basement. It’s quite nice. It’s got one of the largest boardrooms in it, completely rigged out: nice tables, everything. It looks fantastic. I think tha

Committee Motion 5-16(2) To Delete $80,000 For The Lahm Ridge Tower Renovations — ECE Committee Motion Carried  Mr. Chair, I move that $80,000 be deleted from the Interim Appropriation Detail booklet amount set out in Schedule 2, Capital Investment Expenditures, item No. 6, Education, Culture and Employment, on page 6, for the project Lahm Ridge Tower renovations.