Question 360-14(6): Clawback Of The National Child Benefit Supplement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess I am getting repetitive. It becomes a case of having a discussion with all Members about the philosophy of the program and redirecting the intent of the program. Certainly we can change regulation, certainly we can change thrust, but it would re

Question 360-14(6): Clawback Of The National Child Benefit Supplement  Mr. Speaker, I would have to go back to the original intent of the program and that was that this program provides basic needs and they are fairly extensive here in the Northwest Territories, again, comparative to other jurisdictions and that may have been the confusing parts for

Question 360-14(6): Clawback Of The National Child Benefit Supplement  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our program here in the Northwest Territories is substantially different than any other jurisdiction across the country and that is we profile some of the money that comes in and we put it into two programs, one is called the Healthy Children

Question 356-14(5): Education Governance Issues In Hay River  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have briefed Cabinet on an informal basis on that, Mr. Speaker. Nothing formal has been submitted.

Question 356-14(5): Education Governance Issues In Hay River  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, that is the commitment I have made previously, Mr. Speaker. The issue is one of a cost factor here. We want to ensure the services to the students are not diminished because there is a feeling that it could be provided on a cheaper basis. We know

Question 356-14(5): Education Governance Issues In Hay River  Thank you Mr. Speaker. This is a figure that has been provided to me. I have asked my officials to triple check this. It has been done in that fashion by my officials on a frequent number of occasions because the subject has cropped up. The issue is that it diminishes the abi

Question 356-14(5): Education Governance Issues In Hay River  Thank you Mr. Speaker. I am very pleased that the Member has asked me a question on this and the opportunity to speak on this, Mr. Speaker. There is a difficult situation between the DEC and the DEA and Hay River representatives. We are doing our best to resolve that issue thr

Item 6: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to recognize some members who attend the Tree of Peace Adult Education Program here in Yellowknife. Helene Usherwood is the instructor. Flossie Okoak, Theresa Martin, Theresa Wright, John Quitte, Michael Payne, Violet Kachkowski, Eli Ulayuk, Law

Minister's Statement 84-14(6): Literacy Week 2003 - Celebrating Literacy In The Nwt  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. September 28 to October 4 is Literacy Week in the Northwest Territories, an opportunity for communities and residents to celebrate reading and support the need for literacy throughout our society. Literacy is a person's ability to listen, speak, read, wr

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize a constituent of mine and an employee of our Department of Education, Culture and Employment sitting over on my right, Sue Glowach. ---Applause

Bill 31: An Act To Amend The Official Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, I given notice that on Thursday, October 2, 2003, I will move that Bill 31, an Act to Amend the Official Languages Act, No. 3, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Tabled Document 85-14(6): GNWT Response To The Final Report Of The Special Committee On The Review Of The Official Languages Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Government of the Northwest Territories Response to the Final Report of the Special Committee on the Review of the Official Languages Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 333-14(6): Complexity Of Seniors Fuel Subsidy Application Forms  Thanks, Mr. Speaker. I had instructed the department to develop guides for income support, guides for the senior fuel subsidy and all the programs we have so that those guides can be handed out to individuals, which would give individual seniors in this particular case the oppor

Question 333-14(6): Complexity Of Seniors Fuel Subsidy Application Forms  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said earlier, a lot of changes have taken place. First of all, we changed the fuel subsidy regionally, so there's a higher level of support for individual seniors if they are in a colder climate area with longer winters. The second case that took pla

Question 333-14(6): Complexity Of Seniors Fuel Subsidy Application Forms  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We will get onto that item immediately, Mr. Speaker, to see whether consultations had taken place, whether there was input from the seniors' society and whether there was input from other seniors. We will certainly look to see whether the forms are possib