Member's Statement 26-13(8): Level Of Commitment Required By Mlas Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When you are a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Speaker, I do not know about anybody else, I can only reflect on things I have done for my constituency. You do everything from fix peoples' toilets to try to get them housing, to get them lawyers, t
September 10th, 1999Assembly debate Page 79 Members' Statements
Member's Statement 26-13(8): Level Of Commitment Required By Mlas Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to talk a little bit about being a Member of the Legislative Assembly and what that means and what type of work does that also include. It is just about 12 years ago, Mr. Speaker, that I ran for office as a Member of the Legislative As
September 10th, 1999Assembly debate Page 79 Members' Statements
Bill 15: An Act To Amend The Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request a recorded vote on this motion. Thank you.
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 752 Third Reading of Bills
Item 20: Report Of Committee Of The Whole Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to return to item 6. Thank you.
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 752 Report of Committee of the Whole
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre Thank you, Madame Chairperson. So this decision that the government has made, and you have heard it many, many times in this House, decisions made on the advice they receive. So they have received advice from the architectural firm, from DPW, from construction architects in DPW
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 750 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Who in the architectural firm has experience and background in rehabilitation programs for youth and adults and considers that the majority of them, 90 percent, are aboriginal inmates and that this would be best for the inmates?
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 750 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre Thank you, Madam Chairperson. It was the architectural firm that made this recommendation to the government to put them closer together, semi-attached or something, so that they can share the same facilities. The architectural firm said that it is cheaper than the original idea
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 750 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre Thank you, Madam Chairperson. Just so I understand what happened here and we are of the same understanding as the Minister, this was going to be a renovation of the existing facility. It was going to be a new facility for young offenders. Then you went out for some preliminary
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 750 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre Thank you. You know that this is the first time, as the Minister said, that he has a budget in Justice, and it is probably long overdue. But I still have serious concerns about the process followed. No matter how they want to slip and slide around this issue, this is a new proj
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 748 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre Thank you, Madam Chairperson. It is interesting, I do not know if there is a lack of understanding or if there is just not a will at all, once a decision is made, to listen to any other input on it. I see the slipping and the sliding. A renovation can be changed to build a new
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 747 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There was a decision made to locate a young offenders facility in Yellowknife, a stand-alone facility. There was a decision made to fix up the old correctional facility in Yellowknife. That decision was driven and sold in this House by a fire marshal's
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 744 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The reason I put this motion on the floor is to help the government. The government has already said through the Premier, through the Minister responsible and through the Minister of Finance, that they did not follow the proper process to move the Yel
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 742 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Motion 44-13(7): Termination Of Planning For New Yellowknife Correctional Centre I move that this committee recommends that the Executive Council take immediate steps to terminate its planning and implementation process for the adjusted design and construction phases for the replacement of the Yellowknife Correctional Facility and the collocated Young Offende
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 742 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is also, I believe, a difference between the word notifying and the word consultation. I believe there is different meanings to those two things. Even in your own government you have a process of changing capital projects and I know that this gov
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 742 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters Thank you. What Minister is responsible to consult on this change with the appropriate committee and MLAs?
July 30th, 1999Assembly debate Page 742 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters