Jackie Jacobson

Again, I thank the Minister for the report that was done on Mangilaluk School. The situation in the Mangilaluk School, I’m happy to hear the Minister on a go forward basis on the funding for next year, but I still feel strongly enough that I do want to put a motion into the House. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That’s all good news to hear from the Minister. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to ask the Minister if we could do a joint letter to that fire marshal from myself and from him to get him into the communities to get this issue sorted out before a fire does occur. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

In the community of Tuk -- I’ve been a firefighter there for over 20 years, Mr. Speaker -- we have no breathing apparatuses. We have six units that were there from the 1980s. The bunker gear is outdated, Mr. Speaker. We were at a fire about a month and a half ago. I’m asking the Minister if he could commit to find the funding and the financing to address these issues in all of Nunakput. Thank you.

Oh, no.

Thank you Mr. Chairman. You know, Education, Culture and Employment represents 24 percent of our total budget. The Minister said a lot of good things as to what they are providing that will help my communities in Nunakput. The $1.3 million to improve education for aboriginal students through the literacy programs, after-school programs, which is a big uptake in my home community of Tuktoyaktuk and other communities that I represent, culture orientation for new teachers coming into our riding, aboriginal student achievement coordinator position, that is going to be coming in. I would like to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to thank the Minister for committing to come to the community; well, actually, the tour of Nunakput, to see all the inadequacies we have in the school system in all of the communities that I represent. Mr. Speaker, we have to action this sooner than later. The school system has to be really looked at in a way that, like from the South. You said the south is different than… We’re no different than the South, Mr. Speaker. We just want the Minister to commit to making sure that the quality of education is brought to Nunakput. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I wanted a commitment from him to build the extension, not for a visit, but I’ll take that too. Thank you, Mr. Minister.

Mr. Speaker, you know, about a year ago I put a motion on the floor of the House that was passed. With so many reports that we go through in the government, Mr. Speaker, I need commitment from the Minister in regard to, like he said, a go-forward on getting this…enough reports and getting some action done on the building of the extension in Tuktoyaktuk, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I’d like to welcome James Williams and Noah Cockney. Both will be going to the Olympics representing Arctic sports for the next two weeks. Have a good trip and showcase our Arctic sports. Also I’d like to welcome Mr. Greg Hopf of the Aboriginal Sport Circle.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today my Member’s statement is on the school extension at Mangilaluk School in Tuktoyaktuk. Recently Don Kindt Consulting conducted and completed, released a report identifying serious deficiencies and inadequacies with Mangilaluk School in the community of Tuktoyaktuk. I wish to thank the Minister and the Department of Education, Culture and Employment for funding the evaluation.

The concerns identified in the report cover a wide range of problems but mainly focus on the lack of physical space, which, according to the community’s high school principal, is negatively...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I haven’t really spoken with regards to this. Today I will support the motion with regard to the caribou, due to lack of consultation to accommodate the aboriginal governments or aboriginal people of this area or the people using the herd, to bring all groups together to allow an open expression of the key issues on conservation and aboriginal rights,

Like Mr. Krutko said earlier, in Nunakput, in some of my communities we have to drive almost 300 kilometres one way to go and hunt caribou in our hunting zones because of the bagging system. We, as Inuvialuit, want to...