David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have spoken at length about this and I will try to keep this short. I wonder how the government can spend in this special warrant, what amounts to $3.4 million. Cumulatively, over three years, it was $6.6 million without any public debate or stakeholder consultation taking place for this expenditure. It boggles my mind, Mr. Chairman, how this can happen. In a city the size of Yellowknife with our airport being the hub of the North – sorry, Jane, Mrs. Groenewegen – the airport serves a vital function here in Yellowknife. For the government not to consult with the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Nurses need our support in trying to correct what has happened at Stanton. It doesn’t happen in Hay River. It doesn’t happen in Inuvik and, as a matter of fact, Mr. Speaker, it doesn’t happen anywhere else in the country. Why would a government, in good conscious, set out to drive a wedge between our nursing staff at Stanton? Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time on today’s order paper, I will have questions for the Minister. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess if that’s government practice to spend this much money on an 1,800 square foot office location, that to me looks fairly exorbitant, really. I don’t know if there are going to be gold-plated doorknobs or gold-plated toilet seats in this place, but it begs the question of what is the money going to be spent on? One-hundred-fifteen-thousand dollars on an 1,800 square foot office space? It’s an awful lot of money to be spending on an office. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Ms. Lee, further questions?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the reason I bring it up here today is because this might be the only venue where I might get some answers as to what happened at the North Slave Correctional Centre. What is happening out at the North Slave Correctional Centre? I haven’t really been happy with any of the responses I received from what is happening there. It seems to be quite secretive. Mr. Speaker, if the Minister doesn’t want to answer the question about what happened to the employee who was assaulted one day and fired the next, I am wondering, Mr. Speaker, when he might be able to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Minister of Justice who, earlier in the sitting of the House, stood up and mentioned the fact that employees at North Slave Correctional Centre could speak out without a fear of retribution from management at that centre. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister of Justice if, indeed, employees are being targeted at the North Slave Correctional Centre for conduct that they do in terms of questioning management. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am just wondering if the Minister is aware of some concern among employees at the North Slave Correctional Centre, that management does indeed have a list of targeted employees, Mr. Speaker, that they have singled out and that they are going after, Mr. Speaker. Is the Minister aware of this list being in existence? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have been getting a number of phone calls and e-mails. One e-mail was even titled "The Department of Injustice," Mr. Speaker. There is a disturbing situation that occurred recently with an employee being terminated at the North Slave Correctional Centre; an employee, Mr. Speaker, that indeed was speaking out against management practices and the hiring process at North Slave Correctional Centre. I find it to be quite a coincidence. A day after he was assaulted by an inmate, he was relieved of his duties as a correctional guard at that centre. It is a...