Debates of June 1, 2017 (day 74)

June
1
2017
Session
18th Assembly, 2nd Session
Day
74
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
Acknowledgment 24-18(2): Bernice Hardisty-Isaiah, 2017 Premier's Award for Collaboration Recipient
Acknowledgment 25-18(2): Dr. Matthew Scarborough, PhD Graduate of Cambridge University
Bill 28: Interpretation Act
Bill 29: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act
Bill 30: Health Statutes Law Amendment Act (Cremation Services)
Committee Report 12-18(2): Report on the Progress Review of the Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories, 2016-2019
Member's Statement on Family Violence Survey
Member's Statement on Housing Issues in Northlands Trailer Park
Member's Statement on Immigration
Member's Statement on Ocean Pollution
Member's Statement on Preparing for Growth
Member's Statement on Sahtu Region Tourism Potential
Member's Statement on Tribute to Education Hall of Fame Inductee Teresa Jaffray and Recognition of High School Graduates in Fort Liard and Fort Simpson
Member's Statement on Voices on Housing and Mould Remediation
Minister's Statement 188-18(2): GNWT Marine Transportation Services
Minister's Statement 189-18(2): Senior Citizens' Month
Minister's Statement 190-18(2): Recreational Leasing Management Framework
Question 800-18(2): Marine Pollution
Question 801-18(2): Maintenance of Highway Roadside Turn-offs
Question 802-18(2): Preparing for Economic Growth
Question 803-18(2): Mould Remediation in Public Housing Units
Question 804-18(2): Territorial Immigration Policies and Programs
Question 805-18(2): Housing Issues in Northlands Trailer Park
Question 806-18(2): Sahtu Health Workers' Locum Program
Question 807-18(2): Family Violence Survey
Question 808-18(2): Junior Kindergarten Implementation
Recorded Vote
Tabled Document 389-18(2): Progress Report on the Mandate of the Government of the Northwest Territories - June 2017
Tabled Document 392-18(2): NWT On the Land Collaborative 2017 Report
Tabled Document 403-18(2): Yellowknife District No.1 Education Authority (Yellowknife Education District No. 1) Financial Statements, June 30, 2016
Tabled Document 404-18(2): 2017-18 School Funding Framework Finance and Administration Manual, Education Authorities
Tabled Document 405-18(2): Modernizing Election Administration in the Northwest Territories - Supplementary Recommendations
Written Question 22-18(2): Sexual Assault Cases RCMP Classify as Unfounded
Statements

Written Question 22-18(2): Sexual Assault Cases RCMP Classify as Unfounded

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Justice as a follow-up to the return to written questions he presented May 25, 2017. The RCMP reviewed sexual assault complaints to "G" Division for the period 2010-2016 and reduced the rate of unfounded complaints from 30 per cent to 18.7 per cent.

Did this reclassification include a review of evidence in each case file, and:

Did the RCMP contact complainants and provide an explanation in the cases deemed unfounded;

What is the significance of reporting that 42 per cent of the new unfounded cases originated from third parties;

What are the reasons that the remaining 58 per cent of cases were determined to be unfounded; and

What was the result of the case review in Yellowknife where the original unfounded rate was 36 per cent?

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.