Question 51-16(2) Economic Losses From Migrant Workers  For those areas of responsibility such as construction contracts that are awarded by our government, we will certainly follow up to make sure that the requirements of the various contracts are adhered to. With regard to workers from Newfoundland who are brought in to do constru

Question 51-16(2) Economic Losses From Migrant Workers  My understanding I that at one time, we did have such a registry of employees in the Northwest Territories. I would commit to finding out what happened to that registry. We may still have one. It only makes sense to do so. In the oil and gas industry, there was a process whereb

Question 51-16(2) Economic Losses From Migrant Workers  That certainly was the intention of the payroll tax. It comes down to a question of monitoring and enforcement. Wherever we are aware of it, the Department of Finance follows up to make sure that the payroll tax is imposed. It’s more difficult to impose when the payments to

Question 54-16(2) Role Of G.N.W.T. Civil Service In Budget Development  Mr. Speaker, we certainly recognize that human resources are our biggest asset, and we always try to get the input of individual staff and employees, because we find that they’re the ones that work with the programs and services that we deliver. Generally they come up with some o

Question 54-16(2) Role Of G.N.W.T. Civil Service In Budget Development  As a government, we have a number of employee recognition programs in which we recognize employees who have provided service above and beyond the call of duty and have made recommendations or suggestions that have resulted in savings or improved efficiencies for the government. W

Question 54-16(2) Role Of G.N.W.T. Civil Service In Budget Development  I guess the best recognition is the performance pay that employees receive. If they perform well, they receive performance pay. I think the Member is looking for “dollars for ideas” type of programs. We don’t have that, but we do have formal employee recognition programs that are

Question 54-16(2) Role Of G.N.W.T. Civil Service In Budget Development  Mr. Speaker, as a government we’re always looking to find new ways of improving the morale of our employees and new ways to improve our performance. So it’s certainly something that we would look into as part of our Employee Recognition Program.

Question 55-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers At The 2008 Arctic Winter Games  I too am looking forward to the Arctic Winter Games. We’re looking forward to having the most successful games on record. I understand that the Arctic Winter Games Host Society have reached their quota for volunteers and have shut off their requests for assistance. I think I sh

Question 55-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers At The 2008 Arctic Winter Games  We certainly recognize the considerable effort required to host the Arctic Winter Games, and also the significant volunteer efforts required to make the Arctic Winter Games successful. Our senior managers have committed that they will be very flexible. They will make flexible arr

Question 55-16(2) Participation Of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers At The 2008 Arctic Winter Games  I want to point out a couple of things. First of all, I am familiar with the letter that the Member is referring to. We've reviewed this request on at least two occasions and have expanded the original ruling to make Arctic Winter Games leave available to the chairs of the vari

Question 57-16(2) Contract Tenders For Regional Materials And Services  Mr. Speaker, going back to my Member’s statement on the materials supply tender, the local and regional suppliers proved that they are capable of submitting competitive prices. I’m not here to tell N.W.T. Housing Corporation how to do their job. I am here to tell them that we wan

Question 57-16(2) Contract Tenders For Regional Materials And Services  Better support of Northern economies was a good statement to make, because that’s where I’m coming from. Some of the regional suppliers have basically been left out of the mix, because they’re capable of supplying the regions; wider-scale is a little harder on them because they’r

Question 57-16(2) Contract Tenders For Regional Materials And Services  I do know for a fact that a lot of the regional suppliers have proved competitive in the past, and they have been able to submit quality bids for the supply in their region. So I’d like to ask the Minister if it’s proven that there’s a significant cost savings to the way the Ho

Question 57-16(2) Contract Tenders For Regional Materials And Services  I thank the Minister for that. I’ve seen cases where too many terms and conditions have been put on tenders that go out there, effectively eliminating a lot of people from being able to bid on this work. I’d like to ask the Minister — and I think he made that commitment…. I’d l

Motion 2-16(2) Highways Maintenance Contract To Standing Committee On Economic Development And Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, February 14, 2008, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Kam Lake, that Highway Maintenance Contract, CT100644 and CT100634, be produced and provided to the Standing Committee on Economic Devel