Question 149-13(6): Support For Nunavut Nursing Program  I cannot believe, seriously, we have these guys over there banging on their table. What a great answer. It is not a great answer, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will ask the question. Mr. Speaker, my question to the Minister is, I know that NURHS funded the nursing program in Nun

Question 149-13(6): Support For Nunavut Nursing Program  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the much talked about recruitment and retention of Health and Social Service professionals, tabled document 57-13(5) tabled February 24, 1998, in my hand today, that Mr. Ng. and his colleagues across the House seem to have indicated was such

Question 137-13(6): Review And Comparison Of Pay Rates Offered  Mr. Speaker, could the Minister elaborate on what he is doing or what the government is doing outside of this pay and benefit thing we are trying to do for people, instead of leaving us out in the dark? Thank you.

Question 137-13(6): Review And Comparison Of Pay Rates Offered  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand the process for collective bargaining. I am asking, and maybe I will make it more clear, Mr. Speaker, maybe if the Department of Health says, look, we have a problem here with doctors and nurses in retaining these people. We have a problem

Question 137-13(6): Review And Comparison Of Pay Rates Offered  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not asking about pay equity. The Minister knows I am not asking about pay equity. The Minister said the FMB, and he is on the FMB, which consists of all Cabinet Ministers. My question to the Minister was, the rates of pay that are the

Question 137-13(6): Review And Comparison Of Pay Rates Offered  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Health and they refer back to my earlier Member's statement. Mr. Speaker, the current offer on the table by this government for our medical professionals, I wonder, has the Department of Health reviewed t

Member's Statement 113-13(6): Nursing Shortage  Thank you, Mr. Speaker and thank you colleagues. Mr. Speaker, we also have to develop, support and expand northern nursing programs and other professional training for northerners. The collapse of the Nunavut nursing program was an embarrassment and the government's Department

Member's Statement 113-13(6): Nursing Shortage  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, over the past several weeks, I have had the opportunity to speak with and visit many of our health care professionals in Iqaluit. I also had a family member stay over night at the Baffin Regional Hospital. First-hand, Mr. Speaker, I have se

Member's Statement 108-13(6): Evans Report On Crime And Corrections  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday, the Honourable Goo Arlooktoo tabled the Evans Report. Mr. Speaker, the report as Minister Arlooktoo stated, does not show a rosy picture of crime and corrections in the Northwest Territories, but by taking the report at face value and implemen

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you. Mr. O'Brien, general comments.

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, that was indeed good information from the Premier. In the appropriation it leaves about $9 million in the appropriation special force fire fighting. I am wondering, maybe we could see with the Minister of Finance or with the Premier, if he

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a general comment on the appropriation. This year there was a large appropriation in the bill for the forest fire fighting. I am wondering if there is some type of policy the government actually has in place when we are looking at expending those

Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Standing Committee on Infrastructure reviewed Bill 8; An Act to Amend the Property Taxation and Assessment Act, on September 23, 1998. The committee would like to thank the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and her deputy minis

Item 12: Reports Of Committees On The Review Of Bills  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Infrastructure Committee reported that Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act was ready for committee of the whole. I would like to now seek unanimous consent to waive rule 70(5) and have Bill 8 ordere

Question 115-13(6): Basic Functional Program Review  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as the Minister explained earlier, the functional program design is indeed to see what is needed in the facility to be constructed and what that price tag would be. The Minister has referred to the $25 million envelope that has been originall