Inuvik Boot Lake

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Debates of , (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, an RFP went out. Three responses were received. Those three responses were looked at and reviewed. We moved on with what we thought was the best option. We worked with the people who responded to a public RFP process. Thank you.

Debates of , (day 22)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, if the Member wants a copy of the RFP that went out, I’ll gladly provide one. The fact is, an RFP went out, responses were received, it was a public exercise and we received three responses. From that, we deemed that they all did not fit the criteria for one reason or another, whether the offer that was made did not fit the question for adequate space or storefront, or easy access, downtown, or the timelines. Based on phone calls we had with these companies, individuals from those companies, we went and discussed with the Legal Services Board what we felt...

Debates of , (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Item 9, the $35,000, money was forwarded on the basis of a language program. A contribution agreement was put in place with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. On the Metis Heritage Association of $84,000, that was again to do with cultural organizations, oral traditions. It was applied for in that manner and funds were doled out. For more detail and the actual flow-through, we could go to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment for more detail. The one thing I should say is, as the Member stated, we are dealing with occurrences that...

Debates of , (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Villeneuve raised a couple of examples in the sense of bad debts versus the publishing of names in the area of property taxes. The situation that comes out of this is how the different acts work. For example, under the situation of municipal taxes, specifically the act requires that that information be made available. On the other concern about making it known who’s applied, what debts, how much debt is attached, is something that we have heard and taken into consideration. I am moving ahead in bringing to my FMBS colleagues the change that we have...

Debates of , (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all I would like to state that we are, as a government, looking at tightening up how we deal with those that would come requesting funds. The process that would have been used, whether it was the application process, a lot of the funds that are available to groups in the Territories would be based on applications being made, proposals being put forward and a structure of how it would operate, including board members, the program that they were going to operate, and what results they were hoping to achieve. So going into it there would be a substantial amount...

Debates of , (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, I would.

Debates of , (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there is a long history with this Northern Addictions Services program and non-profit organization that tried to have services provided to residents and we don’t have all of that detail here. On the specific numbers dealing with the Department of Health and Social Services, about $112,000 was initially issued out in the 1999-2000 year for a utilization plan. As well, there was a further amount in 1999-2000 of approximately $7,200 for training initiatives. There has been no accounting for that. That’s why we’re at the stage we are, and the organization is...

Debates of , (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it’s a pleasure to recognize Ms. McLeod, the new deputy director of human rights.

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Debates of , (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the total amount is $350,000; $150,000 of that was in preferred shares and that is the amount that we are accounting for through this write-off. We are no longer able to count on those preferred shares as an asset. Thank you.

Debates of , (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there is work underway and if there is further clarification needed for members or as we proceed forward and get the next piece of the work done, we will gladly share it with members as how things are flowing. We have shared the third-party accountability framework that we have begun to implement, as well as the processes that are in place that we have built in. As the Minister of Education stated earlier, the flow of funding on a quarterly basis instead of giving it all upfront is one of those areas. It is difficult. On a yearly basis, we can...