Glen Abernethy
Statements in Debates
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2007-2008, and would like to report that Bill 2 is ready for third reading.
I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
My question could be directed to any of the ministers with services directly to the public, but I'm going to focus them on the Minister of Transportation, given that my Member’s statement made specific reference to them.
I understand the value of policies and procedures. I understand why we have certain opening times such as 9 a.m. But I would suggest, in situations where weather is extreme, that it might be reasonable to open the doors and allow the people into the lobby. Policies are not written that way, and they do not allow that.
I'd like to encourage the Minister of Transportation to...
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Total Department, not previously authorized: $2,729,000.
Total Department, $2,729,000, approved.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Moving along to page 17, Transportation, Corporate Services, not previously authorized: negative $243,000.
Transportation, Operations Expenditures, Corporate Services, $243,000 approved.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2007-2008 is approved for third reading.
Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2007-2008, approved for third reading.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
I continually hear departments in this government talking about providing quality customer service to clients of the G.N.W.T. This includes both internal and external clients. I believe that the vast majority of employees within the G.N.W.T. strive to deliver high quality and timely services to their respective clients. Unfortunately, sometimes this doesn’t happen. Often when an employee fails to provide high quality and timely service to a client, it has less to do with the employee’s willingness or desire to help; rather, it is due to strict or rigid guidelines or operational procedures put...
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Moving along to page 21, Health and Social Services, Health Services Programs, not previously authorized: $2,729,000. Mr. Ramsay.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Income Security, not previously authorized: $552,000. Agreed?
Income Security, $552,000 approved.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
The bill as a whole.
Bill 2 as a whole approved.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
We’re still on page 20, Municipal and Community Affairs, Regional Operations, not previously authorized: $3,172,000.
Municipal and Community Affairs, Capital Investment Expenditures, Regional Operations, $3,172,000 approved.