Debates of May 31, 2018 (day 33)

May
31
2018
Session
18th Assembly, 3rd Session
Day
33
Speaker
Jackson Lafferty
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Members Present
Hon. Glen Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Blake, Hon. Caroline Cochrane, Ms. Green, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, 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
Acknowledgement 10-18(3): Brian Jaffray - Education Hall of Fame Inductee and Retirement
Bill 20: Ombudsperson Act
Bill 21: An Act to Amend the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation Act
Bill 22: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019
Bill 22: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructures Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019
Bill 22: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019
Bill 23: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019
Bill 23: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019
Committee Motion 59-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Amendment to Schedule A, Clause 5 – Addition of Subsection 5(1), Defeated
Committee Motion 60-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Amendment to Schedule A, Clause 5 – Addition of Subsection 5(1), Carried
Committee Motion 61-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Amendment to Schedule A, Clause 5 – Addition of Subsection 6.1 after subsection 5(6), Defeated
Committee Motion 62-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Amendment to Schedule A, Section 11 – Addition After subsection (2) DEFEATED
Committee Motion 63-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Amendment to Schedule A, Addition of Section 19.1, Defeated
Committee Motion 64-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Amendment to Schedule A – Addition of paragraph 71(j.1), Carried
Committee Motion 65-18(3): Bill 6: Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Implementation Act – Substitution of subclause 1(4) of Bill 6, Carried
Committee Report 8-18(3): Report on the Review of the 2016-2017 Public Accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories
Member's Statement on Arctic Maritime Shipping
Member's Statement on Clean Energy and Net Metering
Member's Statement on Educating Healthcare Professionals in the NWT
Member's Statement on Giant Mine Remediation Socio-Economic Benefits
Member's Statement on Housing Policies for Families
Member's Statement on Mackenzie Delta Graduates
Member's Statement on Nahendeh Graduates
Member's Statement on Rental Office Staffing and Backlog
Member's Statement on Sahtu Regional Housing Conference
Member's Statement on Upgrade to Kakisa Dock
Minister's Statement 83-18(3): National Housing Strategy
Minister's Statement 84-18(3): NWT Airport Improvements
Minister's Statement 85-18(3): 2018 Education Hall of Fame
Minister's Statement 86-18(3): Premier Absent from the House
Motion 17-18(3): Review of Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project, Defeated
Motion 18-18(3): Appointment of Members to the NWT Honours Advisory Council, Carried
Motion that Committee Report 8-18(3) Be Deemed Read and Printed in Hansard in its Entirety, Carried
Motion to Receive Committee Report 8-18(3) and Move into Committee of the Whole, Carried
Question 334-18(3): Arctic Marine Shipping
Question 335-18(3): Giant Mine Remediation Project Socio-economic Benefits
Question 336-18(3): Indigenous Government Consultations on Land Leases
Question 337-18(3): Housing Policy for Families
Question 338-18(3): Educating Healthcare Professionals in the NWT
Question 339-18(3): Rental Office Backlog
Question 340-18(3): South Mackenzie Correctional Centre Therapeutic Model
Question 341-18(3): Sahtu Regional Housing Conference
Question 342-18(3): Aklavik Transitional Housing
Question 343-18(3): Net Metering
Question 344-18(3): Upgrade to Kakisa Dock
Recorded Vote
Report on the Review of the 2016-2017 Public Accounts of the Government of the Northwest Territories
Tabled Document 202-18(3): 2017 Annual Report - Office of the Fire Marshal
Tabled Document 203-18(3): NWT On the Land Collaborative 2018 Report
Tabled Document 204-18(3): Northwest Territories Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations Annual Report 2017-2018
Tabled Document 207-18(3): Letter dated May 28, 2018 from President of Union of Northern Workers to Honourable Wally Schumann and Honourable Robert McLeod regarding Dominion Diamonds - Lay offs and Contracting Out
Tabled Document 208-18(3): Discussion Paper - Temporary Special Measures to Increase Representation of Women in the NWT Legislative Assembly
Statements

Question 344-18(3): Upgrade to Kakisa Dock

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are to the Minister of Infrastructure. I want to thank the Minister for attending a constituency tour on May 8th, when we met people in Kakisa, and then we raised the concerns about the dock in their community and its condition. I was very encouraged by the recent announcement by the Ministers of Transportation and Infrastructure in the NWT, particularly the air transportation. My question is to the Minister of Infrastructure: what kind of plan of action does he intend to undertake to follow up from the meeting of May 8th in terms of addressing the concerns of the people of Kakisa? Thank you.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Minister of Infrastructure.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am glad to inform the Member we have already directed our superintendent to reach out to the community, which they have. They are in discussions. We were going to provide assistance with the community on how to prepare their CAP proposal for this project through the Department of Infrastructure, and we will be working with them closely, and I will be following this project closely.

I wanted the initiative that's available to communities, the Community Access Program, which has a target of working with docks and wharfs in small communities, and it is application-based. Could the Minister detail out how his officials may work with the community at Kakisa?

I guess I should clarify: the regional superintendent was the superintendent of Infrastructure, and we are going to be looking at using the Community Access Program for this project. We are going to work closely with them to help them prepare their proposal. Part of the criteria around the CAP program is we provide contributions to the communities, but when it goes through that process, there are requirements that we need to consider; the level of community involvement in the process, the benefit to the community, and the cost. That's what we will be working with them once we get the application filled out and have a look at it.

I just wanted to thank the Minister for his answers, and I don't have any furthers questions. Mahsi.