Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Bell.

Clause 10.

Thank you. Can the Sergeant-at-Arms please escort the witness in, please?

Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Minister. Can you introduce your witnesses, please? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the Honourable Charles Dent for his opening Minister’s statement this morning.

Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, the Honourable Charles Dent, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment; the honourable Robert McLeod, MLA, Inuvik Twin Lakes; and invited distinguished guests attended the 2006 Aurora College convocation ceremonies on May 12, 2006, in Inuvik. Forty-three students from across the Northwest Territories were honoured and congratulated for their accomplishments by the invited guests.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend my personal...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, too, support this motion; however, I would like to make a few comments, I guess, in regard to this motion. I think it might have implications with the GNWT because we do advertise quite a bit for employment in departments. So I think having a motion in place like this may have implications with the government, but again it’s something that we have to look at. That’s all I want to say, Mr. Chairman. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today I spoke about Sachs Harbour again because of RCMP. Another question I mentioned was discussions going on for some time now. So I would like to ask the Minister of Justice what has been happening since March session? Has he talked with the RCMP and have they come up with a plan to address RCMP presence in communities without police services? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today I spoke about Sachs Harbour again because of RCMP. Another question I mentioned was discussions going on for some time now. So I would like to ask the Minister of Justice what has been happening since March session? Has he talked with the RCMP and have they come up with a plan to address RCMP presence in communities without police services? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d just like to ask the Minister, 2008 is not very far away, but the people have been talking about that for two or three years now, even maybe further, Mr. Speaker. So I appreciate the 2008 possibility, but can the Minister provide me with a copy of the inspection report that may be conducted since March? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday my colleague, the honourable Kevin Menicoche, spoke about the need for police services in his riding. I, too, continue to share his concern about the need to protect residents who don’t have full-time police services. Mr. Speaker, on numerous occasions I have raised this concern; in particular on the situation in Sachs Harbour.

Sachs Harbour residents have raised this issue with me since I started to represent them in this House. Mr. Speaker, the response today from the Department of Justice continues to be that we are looking at alternatives to address...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d just like to ask the Minister, 2008 is not very far away, but the people have been talking about that for two or three years now, even maybe further, Mr. Speaker. So I appreciate the 2008 possibility, but can the Minister provide me with a copy of the inspection report that may be conducted since March? Thank you.