David Ramsay
Statements in Debates
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Does the committee agree?
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Thank you, Ms. Lee. The motion is in order. We are going to circulate that motion. Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion. Ms. Lee.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m going to get off the topic of the BIP here and change gears a little bit.
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I’m sure that will come as some relief to the guys across the way. I want to ask the Minister responsible for the Audit Bureau a few questions and that pertains to a letter I received from them with regard to vacancies in the division. I’ve done a little bit more research on that, and I see that there are six vacancies in the Audit Bureau, out of 14 possible positions in that division. I'm just wondering, Mr. Speaker, if I could ask the Minister why these positions in some cases...
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Thank you, Mr. Roland. I now call on the deputy chairman of AOC, Mr. Hawkins, to make comments from the committee with regard to this bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Minister. Clause by clause. Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, Clause 1.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again I’ll ask the question. How come northern manufacturers were not consulted in this process? I know the Minister spoke of contacting different boards and agencies from across the North and I’m just wondering, Mr. Speaker, can the Minister supply us with who was contacted and when they were contacted? As I see it, the northern manufacturing industry here in the Northwest Territories was not contacted. So please, Mr. Speaker, can the Minister provide us with the information on who was contacted and when they were contacted? Thank you.
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Does the committee agree that Bill 2 is ready for third reading?
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Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mrs. Groenewegen.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to utilize my Member’s statement today so that I can again bring up a topic that has been heavily discussed in this House over the last week. The topic is the tender for 22 mobile homes, which are to be sent to various communities throughout the Territories. The tender was issued by the Housing Corporation and closes this Friday, April 2nd.
Mr. Speaker, I have some very serious concerns with the evolution of this tender, the decision-making process on how and why the business incentive policy was waived on this has not, to date, been fully explained to this...