Debates of May 11, 2011 (day 5)

Date
May
11
2011
Session
16th Assembly, 6th Session
Day
5
Speaker
Members Present
Mr. Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Ms. Bisaro, Mr. Bromley, Hon. Paul Delorey, Mrs. Groenewegen, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Krutko, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Michael McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. Menicoche, Hon. Michael Miltenberger, Mr. Ramsay, Mr. Yakeleya
Topics
Statements

Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

BILL 5: WRITE-OFF OF DEBTS ACT, 2010-2011

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Government Operations has reviewed Bill 5, Write-off of Debts Act, 2010-2011, and wishes to report that Bill 5 is now ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Hawkins.

BILL 6: FORGIVENESS OF DEBTS ACT, 2010-2011

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Government Operations has reviewed Bill 6, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2010-2011, and wishes to report that Bill 6 is now ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The honourable Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay.

BILL 8: AN ACT TO AMEND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ACT

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Infrastructure has reviewed Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Local Authorities Elections Act, and wishes to report that Bill 8 is now ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole as amended and reprinted. Thank you.

Tabling of Documents

TABLED DOCUMENT 7-16(6): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 6, 2010-2011

TABLED DOCUMENT 8-16(6): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 1, 2011-2012

TABLED DOCUMENT 9-16(6): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (OPERATIONS EXPENDITURES), NO. 1, 2011-2012

Speaker: MR. MILTENBERGER

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following three documents entitled: Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011; Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012; and Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012. Thank you.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Lafferty.

TABLED DOCUMENT 10-16(6): LISTING OF NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING AND HEALTHY FOOD PROGRAMS

TABLED DOCUMENT 11-16(6): LISTING OF NWT COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROGRAMS

TABLED DOCUMENT 12-16(6): ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR GNWT SCHOOL-BASED NUTRITION, HEALTHY EATING AND HEALTHY FOODS PROGRAMS

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Further to my Return to Written Question 1-16(6), I wish to table the following three documents entitled: Listing of Nutrition, Healthy Eating and Healthy Foods Program; Listing of NWT Community Wellness Programs; and Eligibility for GNWT School-Based Nutrition, Healthy Eating and Healthy Foods Programs. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bob McLeod.

TABLED DOCUMENT 13-16(6): NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008

TABLED DOCUMENT 14-16(6): NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009

TABLED DOCUMENT 15-16(6): NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further to my Return to Written Question 2-16(6), I wish to table the following three documents entitled: Negotiated Contracts Annual Report, Contracts Awarded Under Negotiated Contracts Policy, September 2007 to September 2008; Negotiated Contracts Annual Report, Contracts Awarded Under Negotiated Contracts Policy, October 2008 to September 2009; and Negotiated Contracts Annual Report, Contracts Awarded Under Negotiated Contracts Policy, October 2009 to September 2010. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The honourable Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Mr. Robert McLeod.

TABLED DOCUMENT 16-16(6): ALL CONTRACTS FOR NWT HOUSING CORPORATION 2006-2011 FOR AKLAVIK, FORT MCPHERSON AND TSIIGEHTCHIC

Mr. Speaker, further to my Return to Written Question 4-16(6), I wish to table the following document entitled All Contracts for NWT Housing Corporation 2006-2011 for Aklavik, Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Clerk.

TABLED DOCUMENT 17-16(6): RESPONSE TO PETITION 9-16(5), NWT HOUSING CORPORATION RENTAL POLICIES

TABLED DOCUMENT 18-16(6): RESPONSE TO PETITION 10-16(5), EXPANSION OF THE MIDWIFERY PROGRAM

TABLED DOCUMENT 19-16(6): RESPONSE TO PETITION 11-16(5), SAVE THE JOE GREENLAND CENTRE

Speaker: Mr. Mercer

Mr. Speaker, I’d like to table a response to a petition provided by the Honourable Robert C. McLeod, Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, in response to a petition tabled by Mr. David Krutko on February 4, 2011.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a response to a petition provided by the Honourable Sandy Lee, Minister of Health and Social Services, in response to a petition tabled by Mr. Bromley on February 10, 2011.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a response to a petition provided by the Honourable Sandy Lee, Minister of Health and Social Services, in response to a petition tabled by Mr. David Krutko on February 22, 2011. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Abernethy.

TABLED DOCUMENT 20-16(6): LETTER TO MAYOR GORDON VAN TIGHEM CONCERNING GNWT PARTICIPATION ON THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE SOCIAL ISSUES COMMITTEE

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to table a copy of a letter to His Worship Mayor Gord Van Tighem, signed by the deputy ministers of the Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Justice concerning GNWT participating on the City of Yellowknife’s Yellowknife Social Issues Committee.

Notices of Motion

MOTION 4-16(6): REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 13, 2011, I will move the following motion: now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that this Assembly formally revokes the appointment of the Honourable Sandy Lee as a Member of the Executive Council. Thank you.

Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

BILL 11: AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, May 13, 2011, I will move that Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Public Service Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011; Tabled Document 8-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012; and Tabled Document 9-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012, with Mr. Bromley in the chair.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. We have before us, committee, three tabled documents: Tabled Documents 7-16(6), 8-16(6) and 9-16(6). What is the wish of committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee would like to deal with the three supplementary appropriation bills that were tabled by the Minister of Finance today. Thank you.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. The proposal is to deal with the three tabled documents. Does committee agree?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.

Thank you, committee. We will do that. First we’ll take a break.

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Good afternoon. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Before we commence, I’d like to recognize a visitor in the gallery, our Member of Parliament for the Western Arctic, Mr. Dennis Bevington, has joined us for the afternoon.

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Welcome to the gallery. Before we went on break, committee, we agreed to do Tabled Documents 7-16(6), 8-16(6) and 9-16(6). Is committee agreed that we proceed with Tabled Document 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Agreed.