Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will try and keep my comments very brief and to the motion. This is a very unfortunate incident that has taken place, but to me it is also a very simple issue that we are dealing with. I look across the Territories and I see every one of us in this House as role models to the Northwest Territories, and especially our youth. I see school policies being set down that are very firm with no second chances involved. You get caught drinking when you are on business and representing a school, and you are suspended. You pay for the crime that you have supposedly...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the part that gives me great concern when we’re adding fees to articles is I don’t know whether there’s any study done as to what articles are worthwhile seizing if there’s going to be a fee charged to it and then a daily rental or storage fee if it’s going to be there for two months. I would expect that with the amount of government property there is everywhere across the Territories, there must be a place that we can store this without accumulating daily fees. Why are we even bothering charging it if it’s not going to bring in any money for who it’s...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as well, I’d like the Minister to inform the House of why there is a fee charged for when there are goods seized on behalf of a parent that is receiving maintenance enforcement, and in order to try and get some of that money the government or sheriff would move to seize some property. Why is there a fee charged for the seizure of that property? Is it a flat fee or is it based on how big the article is, what it’s worth? How does that work? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to address the situation that occurred recently to a single mom in Hay River, one that causes me a great deal of concern and raises many questions around maintenance enforcement. Mr. Speaker, the lady I refer to is a single mom with three children to support who has gone through the courts for some time for financial help. She is currently not receiving anything in the way of maintenance enforcement payments, as the father of the children is in arrears with maintenance enforcement.

Recently, Mr. Speaker, the sheriff’s office commenced...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’m certainly happy that this issue has hit the floor of the House and I want to thank Mr. Allen and Mr. Yakeleya for bringing it forward. It’s amazing to me when as soon as this topic came up how Members are defending the system that we have with Ottawa right now. For four years I’ve been hearing about how terrible the arrangement that we have with Ottawa right now as to bettering our financial position and being able to have some control over our resources. Now that we’re bringing up a situation where there’s the possibility or notion that we should press...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the other part of that question was is this fee charged as a flat fee, or is it based on a wide range of the articles being seized? The other question I had, Mr. Speaker, is if it is also common practice to have items that are seized stored somewhere and have storage fees accumulating on this item before it goes for sale. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of the Department of Justice, the Honourable Charles Dent. It’s to do with my Member’s statement and the process used for maintenance enforcement. I’m not going to get into any specific case, but just for the policy surrounding maintenance enforcement, first of all, Mr. Speaker, I would like the Minister to explain to me what the role of the sheriff is. Is the sheriff actually an employee of this government? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, as well, would like to welcome all the students here today and introduce the rest of them. I also would like to first start out by introducing two of my constituents who are chaperones with this group: Sheila Hachey and Barb Atwell. The rest of the students are Ann Marie Pynton, Tristan Campbell, Shaylynn Atwell, John Bob Herrington, Colton Yee, Mason Hachey, Lyndon Antoine, Steffon Beggair, Barry Buckley, Kali-Ann Butala, Raymond Chalifoux, Sheldon Farcy, Elizabeth Gullion, Kayla Hoff, Kandace Kimiksana, Shannon Lafferty, Kelly Larocque, Patrick...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Standing Committee on Governance and Economic Development is pleased to report on its review of Bill 5, Tlicho Community Government Act.

The committee heard from members of the public on Bill 5 on May 11, 2004, in Rae, and on May 13th in Yellowknife. Public hearings with the Minister took place in Yellowknife on May 10th and May 14th.

The committee would like to thank all the individuals who took the time to prepare submissions or to make presentations at our public hearings, and in particular those who traveled from Gameti, Wekweti and Wha Ti. The committee...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I had mentioned previously, there are a number of flaws in our drivers' licences that lead to identity theft, and one of the very important ones that was the fact that drivers' licences in the Northwest Territories, people who hold a driver's licence are allowed to have a driver's licence and only have a box number, no street number on their driver's licence. So it could be a box number from anywhere, but there is no street address on their driver's licence. I think we are the only jurisdiction in Canada that allows that. Will that be addressed, and...