Question 882-17(5): Temporary Closure Of Cantung Mine  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. I’d like to ask the Minister some questions around a mine that straddles the Yukon/NWT border owned by Northern American Tungsten, and that’s the Cantung Mine. It’s re

Question 882-17(5): Temporary Closure Of Cantung Mine  Thank you. I didn’t hear an answer to the question as to whose responsibility it is, and the Minister mentioned several governments. I guess I have to ask again, is the mine a responsibility of the NWT government or is it the responsibility of the federal government? Thank you.

Question 882-17(5): Temporary Closure Of Cantung Mine  If I heard the Minister correctly, then, if the mine does close permanently, because I understand this is a temporary closure, but if it closes permanently and they go bankrupt, they’re some $79 million in debt, from what I understand. I heard the Minister say that the mine will

Question 882-17(5): Temporary Closure Of Cantung Mine  Thank you, Mr. Speaker.So, I think I kind of heard the Minister tell me to hurry up and wait. Once the report is done, then we might maybe know whether or not we’re going to be responsible for the mine. So, if we are responsible for the mine, what financial security is in pla

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you, Madam Chair. We wish to proceed with opening comments on the capital estimates.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My comments are similar to those of my col leagues, but I’d like to make a number of comments on this budget. I think I have to start with the Stanton Hospital Project. I look at the Minister’s opening comments and he talks about funding for the renovati

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that we report progress. ---Carried

Committee Motion 137-17(5): Planning For Inmate Release And Reintegration, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is an area where committee felt strongly that the department was falling down as well. When inmates come in, they need to be assessed. They then need the programming that will assist them in getting better, to try and solve the problem of why they&#8217

Committee Motion 137-17(5): Planning For Inmate Release And Reintegration, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Justice develop better plans for inmate release and reintegration, including examining the merits of having a dedicated reintegration coordinator. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 132-17(5): Departmental Action Plan, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a brief comment here. The action plan from the Department of Justice had, I think, 100-plus items in it and many of them are scheduled to be finished by November of 2015. Many of those, as well, were looking at reviewing and revision of their policies a

Committee Motion 132-17(5): Departmental Action Plan, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Department of Justice adjust the action plan to focus on procedural changes that will enable more effective implementation of existing directives, standing orders and policies rather than the review and revision

Committee Motion 124-17(5): Earliest Possible Completion Of Interim And Final Public Accounts, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a couple of brief comments again. There are or there have been, over the years, quite a number of agencies and boards that have not met the filing deadline for their public accounts and it has meant that the final public accounts were delayed. In this p

Committee Motion 124-17(5): Earliest Possible Completion Of Interim And Final Public Accounts, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that this committee again recommends that the Department of Finance continue to work with the Auditor General of Canada and GNWT departments, boards and agencies to complete the interim and final public accounts at the earliest possible date each y

Committee Motion 123-17(5): Annual Date To Provide Interim Public Accounts, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to make a brief comment here. The committee has found, as we’ve reviewed public accounts over the last couple of years, that Finance has done a good job at getting the public accounts ready earlier and earlier each year, and they were able

Committee Motion 123-17(5): Annual Date To Provide Interim Public Accounts, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a couple of motions. I move that this committee again recommends that the Minister of Finance provide the committee with the interim public accounts by August 31st of each year in time for committee review of the government’s business plans.