Question 335-16(3): Student Financial Assistance For Northern Aboriginal Students  Mr. Speaker, we can certainly look at the individual case that the Member is referring to, what kind of struggles there are and challenges. We do have various avenues that we can sponsor students. As I highlighted, there are grants and loans and also through our own income secu

Question 335-16(3): Student Financial Assistance For Northern Aboriginal Students  Mr. Speaker, we do provide a general overall program, the subsidies to the students, whether they are aboriginal or non-aboriginal students who are Northerners, up to six years plus. Then they can take out the loan that was remiss as well when they come back to the North. They do

Question 335-16(3): Student Financial Assistance For Northern Aboriginal Students  Mr. Speaker, certainly we can provide more research with our neighbouring Alberta. We need to find out if it is all grants, because I am sure there is a loans portfolio as well. That is what we offer right now, grants and loans. It could be more than 10 years that we can offer st

Minister’s Statement 66-16(3): Northern Content In The Classroom  Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. If we want northern students to be successful, we know that our schools need to reflect the unique needs, cultures, languages, and learning styles of our northern students. Curricula for all Northwest Territories grades is developed using current research and

Question 313-16(3): Increase On NWT Minimum Wage  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certainly minimum wages have gone up in the last session and I did commit that we will be looking into potentially increasing that minimum wage at that time. I did approach the Cabinet on Education, Culture and Employment’s approach on how we should be dea

Question 313-16(3): Increase On NWT Minimum Wage  Mr. Speaker, the paper that we submitted to Cabinet was our department’s recommendation of increasing. At that point in time, we need to do more work and do more analysis with more businesses out in the communities which have potential impact on their business operations. We ar

Question 313-16(3): Increase On NWT Minimum Wage  Mr. Speaker, certainly it is the target for May/June sitting. If all goes well, we are hoping to implement in the fall. That is part of our target that we are working with. We are just doing some more work with small businesses. Certainly we want to cover all areas as much as pos

Question 313-16(3): Increase On NWT Minimum Wage  Mr. Speaker, those are the factors that we will be taking into consideration. One of the primary causes, of course, is the high cost of living in the Northwest Territories, so those will be taken into consideration. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Question 314-16(3): Grollier Hall Residential School Agreement  Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Certainly I can get my department to look into that. We need to find out if there is an agreement in place. I have been asking my department if there is such an agreement that was signed by all parties. To date, we haven’t produced the documentation as of yet,

Question 314-16(3): Grollier Hall Residential School Agreement  Mr. Speaker, certainly this has been an area of ongoing discussion that my department has been going through with some parties of the claimant groups. I did commit to the Member that we will follow through with that on an ongoing basis. We need to see the actual agreement that wa

Question 314-16(3): Grollier Hall Residential School Agreement  Mr. Speaker, the agreement the Member is referring to, we need to look at the agreement he is referring to. The 2012, we can certainly discuss that but, as a department, we need to look at those agreements. As long as it is before us, then we can proceed further. I can certainly

Question 314-16(3): Grollier Hall Residential School Agreement  Mr. Speaker, I did commit to that already. We continue to have a dialogue. At the same time, Mr. Speaker, we are waiting for a document that was signed as the Member has alluded to. If there is such a document that was signed, I would like to see it and would like to move on it.

Committee Motion 15-16(3): Concurrence Of Td 25(16(3), Supplementary Appropriation No. 1 (Infrastructure Expenditures) 2009-2010 Carried  Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. I am pleased to speak to you about Bill 5, the Professional Corporations Act. This bill would allow self-employed members of regulated professions to incorporate where they are not now permitted to do so; provided that the member’s professional responsibili

Committee Motion 15-16(3): Concurrence Of Td 25(16(3), Supplementary Appropriation No. 1 (Infrastructure Expenditures) 2009-2010 Carried  Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Committee Motion 15-16(3): Concurrence Of Td 25(16(3), Supplementary Appropriation No. 1 (Infrastructure Expenditures) 2009-2010 Carried  Mahsi, Mr. Chairman. To my left I have Mark Aitken, director of legislation, and Gary McDougall, director of legal registries. Mahsi, Mr. Chairman.