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  Mr. Chairman, I'd like to request a recorded vote. Thank you.

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  In the proposed main estimates last year there were supposed to be $19.5 million for the new school in Inuvik. Now I notice it is down to $9 million. It is a concern to residents in Inuvik that this whole program is going to be pushed back for a year. The field has been torn up

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 would like to ask the Minister. My understanding was that construction was supposed to start this summer. I think that was the understanding of the residents of Inuvik. I would like to ask him: why it was delayed for so long? Is it because of the planning? I think the people

Tribute To Volunteer Firefighter  Mr. Speaker, to rush into a burning building once and pull somebody out is quite an accomplishment. To do it twice is an amazing feat. To actually do it three times is unheard of. I want to use my Member’s statement today to honour a man who — three times — has gone into building

Question 77-16(2) Highway Maintenance Contracts  Mr. Speaker, going back to my Member’s statement, I mentioned I was told that the bids on the highway maintenance contract were reasonable based on the scope of work. I received a letter with some numbers on it, and this letter, actually, Mr. Speaker, is an insult to my intelli

Question 77-16(2) Highway Maintenance Contracts  I’d like to ask the Minister if the regional office has the authority to cancel tenders.

Question 77-16(2) Highway Maintenance Contracts  Why, then, was the contract cancelled by the deputy minister? Does the region not have the authority to cancel the contract? Why did the deputy minister cancel the tender?

Question 77-16(2) Highway Maintenance Contracts  I say again, the letter I received was an insult to my intelligence. I can add these numbers up just as well as anybody else. I’d like to ask the Minister if the department felt they were obligated to cancel the tender because of public comments made by the Minister to give an

Question 78-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers In 2008 Arctic Winter Games  We’re talking about the Arctic Winter Games. We’re not talking about the Olympic Games or the Canada Winter Games, as have been previously referred to. The government of the Northwest Territories is following a policy that has been in place for 40-some years. We think we’ve been

Question 78-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers In 2008 Arctic Winter Games  If the Member wants us to go back to take the same position as we did in 1996, that would mean we’d have to look at the funding. We provided considerably less funding in 1996. I just want to advise the Member that we have 33 communities in the Northwest Territories. I think we

Question 78-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers In 2008 Arctic Winter Games  My expectation is that after the Arctic Winter Games have concluded, we would review the policy to see how appropriate that policy still is.

Question 81-16(2) G.N.W.T. Tourism Marketing Efforts  Mr. Speaker, I’m very pleased to see the honourable Member come to realize the value of tourism and that he will support making more resources available to promote the Northwest Territories. I think that as a territory we have been very successful in the last few years in inc

Question 81-16(2) G.N.W.T. Tourism Marketing Efforts  Mr. Speaker, I just want to correct the Member. We haven’t cut back on the tourism product diversification program. All we’re doing is re-profiling the money so we can cash-flow it better. We’re still working on the same levels that were approved previously. I think there’s a who

Question 81-16(2) G.N.W.T. Tourism Marketing Efforts  I would suggest that the business traveller who comes up and stays on as a tourist would probably spend more money.

Question 83-16(2) Highway Maintenance Contracts  In response to my last question, the Minister of Transportation said that the contract was cancelled because the price was too high. But in a meeting I was told that the price was reasonable based on the scope of work. Which is it? I was also told that the bid bonds were wrong.