Debates of October 19, 2017 (day 3)

October
19
2017
Session
18th Assembly, 3rd Session
Day
3
Speaker
Jackson Lafferty
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Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Julie Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. McNeely, Hon. Alfred Moses, Mr. Nadli, Mr. Nakimayak, Mr. O’Reilly, Hon. Wally Schumann, Hon. Louis Sebert, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Vanthuyne
Assembly Members
Topics
Bill 1: Western Canada Lottery Act
Bill 2: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2017-2018
Committee Motion 10-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendation
Committee Motion 11-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendati
Committee Motion 12-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendati
Committee Motion 13-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendati
Committee Motion 14-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendati
Committee Motion 15-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendati
Committee Motion 16-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendati
Committee Motion 17-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendati
Committee Motion 18-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer’s Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendati
Committee Motion 2-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 2-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2017-2018, Carried
Committee Motion 3-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 3-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2018-2019, Carried
Committee Motion 4-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendations and the White Paper on th
Committee Motion 5-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendations
Committee Motion 6-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendations
Committee Motion 7-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendations
Committee Motion 8-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendations
Committee Motion 9-18(3): Committee Report 1-18(3): Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures Report on the Review of the Chief Electoral Officer's Report on the Administration of the 2015 Territorial General Election, Supplementary Recommendations
Committee Report 3-18(3): Report on Motion 32-18(2), referral of Petition 6-18(2), elimination of time change in the Northwest Territories to the Standing Committee on Social Development
Member's Statement on Clean-up of Sacred Vent Hole of Tthenaago
Member's Statement on Climate Change Audit
Member's Statement on Consensus Government
Member's Statement on Disparity Between Employees of Local Housing Organizations and the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation
Member's Statement on Eulogy for Joseph Maurice Norn
Member's Statement on Giant Mine Remediation
Member's Statement on Government Strategies and Action Plans
Member's Statement on Highway Pedestrian Crossings
Member's Statement on Northern Manufacturing of Modular Homes
Minister's Statement 10-18(3): Climate Change Framework Next Steps
Minister's Statement 11-18(3): Implementation of the NWT Agriculture Strategy
Minister's Statement 12-18(3): Minister Absent from the House
Minister's Statement 8-18(3): Northwest Territories 911 Program
Minister's Statement 9-18(3): Supporting Families and Seniors across the North
Motion 2-18(3): Appointment of Conflict of Interest Commissioner, Carried
Motion 3-18(3): Appointment of the Equal Pay Commissioner, Carried
Motion 4-18(3): Extended Adjournment of the House to February 7, 2018, Carried
Motion 7-18(3): Setting of Sitting Hours by the Speaker
Motion 7-18(3): Setting of Sitting Hours by the Speaker, Carried
Motion to Receive Committee Report 3-18(3) and Move Into Committee of the Whole, Carried
Question 25-18(3): Moose Harvesting Concerns
Question 26-18(3): Modular Public Housing Units
Question 27-18(3): Hay River Pedestrian Crossing Upgrade
Question 28-18(3): Climate Change Audit and Strategic Framework
Question 29-18(3): Differences in Employment Terms Between Northwest Territories Housing Corporation and Local Housing Organizations
Question 30-18(3): Opportunities from Giant Mine Remediation Project
Question 31-18(3): Manufacturing Strategy in the Northwest Territories
Question 32-18(3): Governance of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation
Question 33-18(3): History of Social Housing in the Northwest Territories
Question 34-18(3): Modular Public Housing Units
Question 35-18(3): Energy Requirements for Giant Mine Remediation Project
Question 36-18(3): Modular Public Housing Units
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 30-18(3): Grants and Contributions Results Reports 2016-2017
Written Question 1-18(3): Maintenance of Highway No. 3
Statements

Written Question 1-18(3): Maintenance of Highway No. 3

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Infrastructure. Highway No. 3 is in poor condition because of dips, potholes, and loose gravel causing frequent vehicle damage. Can the Minister tell this House what formula his department uses to calculate capital spending on Highway No. 3; and

if the formulas for capital spending and maintenance standards are applied to every NWT highway;

if these formulas take into account special circumstances such as accelerated permafrost degradation;

what the department's long-term spending plan is for Highway No. 3 and if it can be tabled in this House; and

what criteria are used to decide where and how road hazards are marked to alert travellers on Highway No. 3.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.