Item 9: Replies To Opening Address  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the opportunity to make what will be my last reply to the Commissioner's address in this Assembly, since it is well-known that I am not going to be running for office again this fall. So today, if you will permit me, Mr. Speaker, I would like

Question 635-12(7): Investigation Into Illegal Import Of Tobacco  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister, in the spirit of consensus government and promoting good relations between ordinary Members and Cabinet Ministers, if the Minister would kindly agree, in responding to my constituent, not to send excerpts from Hansard whe

Question 635-12(7): Investigation Into Illegal Import Of Tobacco  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the Minister knows that my constituent and his wife are very concerned that the government and the Minister now have knowledge of what he and his wife eat, drink and smoke. He says, in his letter to the revenue section, that he feels his rights a

Question 635-12(7): Investigation Into Illegal Import Of Tobacco  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for the Financial Management Board Secretariat revenue cops section. Mr. Speaker, I think the Minister is aware -- and I wanted to wait until this day to bring this up because it is Friday -- that a constituent

Question 633-12(7): Plans For Safe Firefighting Without Bird Dog Officers' Assistance  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is a bit outside of my jurisdiction because we don't have forests in my constituency, or even trees. But, I have heard a lot in this House and in the news lately about forest firefighting and, particularly, about the importance of Bird

Opposition To Federal Gun Control Legislation  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I don't have the usual Friday statement today, unfortunately, but I do want to make a few comments about the activities in the Nunatsiaq riding concerning Bill C-68. The Nunatsiaq Coalition Against Gun Control had a meeting last night, and I

Written Question 32-12(7): Impact Of Regional Reorganization Of Canadian Heritage  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My written question is to the Minister of Economic Development. Would the Minister responsible for the Department of Economic Development and Tourism please advise this House: 1. Has the department reviewed the impact on parks in Nunavut of the recent r

Question 624-12(7): Residency Requirements For Qualifying Under Bip  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have made the Minister aware of certain cases of this kind in my riding, and I will continue to do so. But my question to the Minister is, since there seems to be a loophole in the present BIP requirements for northern residents, and it seems inappropr

Question 624-12(7): Residency Requirements For Qualifying Under Bip  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe that the information provided to the House through my returns to written questions shows a loophole one could drive a truck or fly a water bomber through, and I would like to ask the Minister -- if he'll permit the analogy -- ---Laughter would

Question 624-12(7): Residency Requirements For Qualifying Under Bip  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can see the Minister's strategy is to quickly exhaust my supplementaries, Mr. Speaker. So far, he's won the first round. ---Laughter I would like to ask the Minister, if you can buy a house -- whether you live in it or not does not matter -- but we r

Question 624-12(7): Residency Requirements For Qualifying Under Bip  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On June 5th, in response to questions I asked the Minister of Public Works and Services about the residency requirement to obtain BIP northern preference status, the Minister for Public Works and Services stated, in effect, that as long as a person owns a

Question 616-12(7): Delivery Of Nwthc Services By District Office  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm glad to hear that this is the way it will be done. But, I guess I would like to ask the Minister, wouldn't the most efficient process have been to train and support the local housing authorities to deliver the program on the ground in the communities

Question 616-12(7): Delivery Of Nwthc Services By District Office  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation. Mr. Speaker, I think the Minister knows that I am concerned about how staff housing has been transferred to the corporation, and I think I have also made him aware of the fact th

Appreciation To Cabinet Ministers  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Minister for the attention she gave to a meeting with care givers in Iqaluit during her recent visit and also for the attention she and her officials gave to the meeting with the officials of the Baffin Treatment Centre. Also, t

Appreciation To Cabinet Ministers  ...and give credit where it is due. First of all, I would like to thank Ministers Arngna'naaq and Todd for the good work which has been done by Minister of Renewable Resources and Workers' Compensation Board officials to provide timely compensation for the families of the full-t