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I would like to go to a different page 11-11, Nunavut Geosciences Office - Government of Nunavut contribution to a joint office between the Geological survey of Canada and DIAND in the amount of 450 thousand dollars.
Is that the mapping of Nunavut or what is it?
That was a question already from the one of the members and that 450 thousand dollars is required because Nunavut is the only one of the areas in Canada that has not had any geological maps done in regards to either minerals or oil and gas.
So that’s what it is used for.
Mr. Iqaqrialu (interpretation): DIAND has probably done quite a bit of geological surveys, so would you be giving money to the federal government from the Government of Nunavut to do things like that?
As a Nunavut Government we are working with the appropriate departments.
There’s Federal Crown Land and there’s NTI land.
So what they do is look for minerals, oil and gas to see which would be the best way to deal with the mineral, oil and gas claims and so on.
I just wondered if it would be in this section that they would be mapping and if the mapping is done, would we be able to see these maps?
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I still have some names on my list.
Just a short question on 11-17 under the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation.
Would the 600 thousand dollars be given to all 26 communities of Nunavut or is that information available?
Yes, we have been advertising the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation to let people know about it and the programs they have available for the communities.
Mr. Arvaluk (interpretation): My last question is how many clients do you have under the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation?
The operations and maintenance of the Business Credit Corporation is 600 thousand dollars, but how many clients do you have with this corporation?
We don’t exactly know how many clients the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation has at this time.
As well, how much money has the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation given out in funding to various organizations if he could include that please.
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): I would also say that we will not name the businesses, but we can do a break down of how many clients we have and how much funding we’ve provided to various individuals or various businesses and we will provide that for the members.
Under 11-11, the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation, something to do with the real time GPS thing, it says what they do is they do something for the services provided to the provinces and between Canada.
That is what I cannot understand, what is between Canada?
The provinces of Canada and the territories, they provide some funding for the real time global positioning system.
That’s what we do is to provide some funding for the work with the GPS, with the satellite and telephone service.
Is that all the money is used for, GPS?
What we do is we provide some funding as well as other provinces and territories to this program.
Our contribution is 12 thousand dollars.
Under 11-16, Commercial Fisheries Program; contribution to support the development of commercial fisheries by off-setting the highest rate or production costs, in the amount of 230 thousand dollars.
It seems to be a very good program but perhaps I misunderstand so if I could get some more information in regards to this commercial fishing.
That would be very good for the people of Nunavut.
I just want to get some more clarification on what you do when you contribute to support the development of commercial fishing.
Okay, what we do is offset the freight costs for those people that conduct commercial fishing and this is our share of what we give to offset their freight costs.
It states that funds are given to commercial fisherman who are northern residents and are licensed by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Minister.  Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Are you asking on the 230 thousand dollars amount?
Sorry about that, Mr. Chairman.
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): Yes, what is your question again?
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Iqaqrialu, can you please rephrase your question.
I will read the thing.
The funds are to contribute to support the development of commercial fisheries by offsetting high freight or production costs.
Funds are given to commercial fisherman who are northern residents and are licensed by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to harvest fish for sale.
I would like to get some more information about what it has to do with Iqaluit in the prices?
It’s not just for Iqaluit but it’s also for Cambridge Bay in the Kitikmeot Region as well as here in Iqaluit and Pangnirtung where they harvest commercial quotas to sell fish for commercial purposes.
It is to off-set the high costs of freight so we assist them with that.
Mr. Iqaqrialu (interpretation): Where do you ship the fish to?
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): To places such as, anywhere.
It doesn’t state where we freight the fish to and it’s up to the commercial fisherman where to ship them.
To their clients who have bought the fish.
Mr. Iqaqrialu (interpretation): It should be clearer about the information that is in here because there are also some people in the communities that would like to get some assistance for offsetting their high costs of shipping fish.
So this information should be given out in a better manner so that people can access this funding if they want to do commercial fishing and they want to ship their fish wherever their clients are.
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): I was waiting for you, but as it turns out you were waiting for me.
Yes, it’s pretty clear on the information we could make it a little bit clearer if that’s what the member wants.
It’s got to do with offsetting the high costs of transportation.
I think he is asking where the money goes for transportation.
Page 11-7, Sustainable Development.
Total operations and maintenance 31 million 337 thousand dollars.
Chairperson (interpretation): Going back to 11-5, Sustainable Development.
Total operations and maintenance 35 million 452 thousand dollars.
Mr. Nutarak (interpretation): Looking at the pie chart, I’ll ask a question about the pie chart.
Was that done by your department or was that done by the Department of Finance?
It just seems like there are only two bites in that pie chart.
One bite was done by the Department of Finance.
Mr. Nutarak (interpretation): Looking at the pie chart, I think it would be a lot better if you could have more than two pieces in the pie chart.
It would be clearer to the members.
Would the Minister of Finance agree to have this revised?
There’s 44 percent for grants, fisheries is 2 percent, environment is 3 percent, wildlife is 24 percent, parks is 2 percent, community economic development is 8 percent and for the employees it is 12 percent.
I just want to know for our clarity that it should be divided up a little bit more, with so many percentages on that pie chart, so that we can look at it and understand it right away.
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): The Department of Sustainable Development will provide a better pie chart next year.
Mr. Nutarak (interpretation): I asked the minister who does the pie chart.
And he said that it was done by the Department of Finance.
But my question is would he be able to get the Department of Finance to clarify it a little more?
We are dividing the money in percentages as we probably know a little more about the details.
Are you done, Mr. Nutarak?
We’re done already.
Mr. Akesuk if you have any more comments.
I would like to thank my officials here with me.
Thank you for the discussions, concerns and questions.
We will do all we can to help with the already limited funds that we have available.
I will wait until you sit in your chair.
We would like to start on Bill 11.
Bill 11.
Do you want to go ahead with this?
We will have a five minute break while we wait for Mr. Speaker.
Okay, we can begin Bill 11. We will be reviewing the proposed Act Bill 11. Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act.
Mr. Speaker please introduce your staff.  Bill 11 – An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act – Consideration in Committee
I realise some of the members don’t know the gentleman here, John Quirke, the Clerk of the Assembly.
Chairperson (interpretation): Please say thank you so we’ll know you concluded your statements.
Any comments on Bill 11? If there are none we will proceed to Bill 11.
You have the copies in front of you.
Do we agree the Bill is now ready for third reading?
Chairperson (interpretation): We have concluded this bill; I think that’s the shortest time that we’ve ever dealt with any of the bills.
Speaker: Pleasure doing business with you.
We’ll talk about the New Legislative Assembly another day Mr. Picco.
I would like to ask what is the wish of the committee?
Mr. McLean: To report progress.
Chairperson (interpretation): There’s a motion to report progress.
We can now ask the Speaker to come into the chambers.
Your committee also dealt with Bills 10 and 11 and we are pleased to inform you that Bill 10 and 11 are now ready for third reading and Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the committee of the whole be concurred with.
There is a motion on the floor. Is there a seconder?
Meeting of the regular caucus tomorrow morning at half past 8 in the Tuktu Board Room.
Orders of the day for Tuesday, May 14, 2002:
Tabled document 016 - 1(6)
This House stands adjourned until Tuesday May 14 at 10 a.m.
>>House adjourned at 7.50 p.m.  Nunavut Canada
Tuesday May 14, 2002
Pages 889 - 1002
Opening Prayer 889  Speaker’s Ruling 889
Ministers’ Statements 891
Members’ Statements 891
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 896
Oral Questions 897
Tabling of Documents 915
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills 915
Notices of Motions 916
Motions 916
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 919
Report of the Committee of the Whole 1000
Third Reading of Bills 1000
Orders of the Day 1001
Tuesday May 14, 2002 889
038 – 1(6): Minister Anawak Absent from the House (Ng) 891
137 – 1(6): Fire in Gjoa Haven Co-op Warehouse (Puqiqnak) 891
138 – 1(6): Inuinnaqtun Dictionary Publication (Havioyak) 891
139 – 1(6): School Guidance Counsellors Require GN Support (Williams) 892
140 – 1(6): Harmful Effects of Child Vaccinations (Irqittuq) 893
141 – 1(6): Clarification of Member’s Statement of May 10, 2002 (Thompson) 893
142 – 1(6): Inadequate Distribution of Funds to Communities (Nutarak) 894
143 – 1(6): Spring Piano Recital at Inuksuk High School (Tootoo) 895
144 – 1(6): Ordination of Reverend Bobby Patsak and Jean Simailak (McLean) 896
165 – 1(6): Effect of Cape Dorset Disaster on Capital Projects (Puqiqnak) 897
166 – 1(6): Assessment of Decentralization Plans for Kugluktuk and Igloolik (Havioyak) 898
167 – 1(6): Plans for Provision of School Buses (Nutarak) 899
168 – 1(6): Plans for Mauling by Problem Polar Bears (Iqaqrialu) 901
169 – 1(6): Clarification of Responses Re: Consultation on Bill 1 (Tootoo) 903
170 – 1(6): Clarification of New Immunization for Infants (Irqittuq) 906
171 – 1(6): Assistance for Bullets to Scare Off Problem Bears (Iqaqrialu) 908
172 – 1(6): Scavenging Birds Re: Piksi or Nikku (Alakannuark) 911
173 – 1(6): Negotiated Block Funding for Iqaluit – Update (Tootoo) 913
Report 002 – 1(6): Bill 8 - An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act (McLean) 915
Report 003 – 1(6): Bill 9 - An Act to Amend the Property Assessment and Taxation Act (McLean) 916
025 – 1(6): Inuinnaqtun-English Dictionary (Havioyak) 915
007 – 1(6): Empowering Our District Education Authorities – Notice (Tootoo) 916
007 – 1(6): Empowering Our District Education Authorities (Tootoo) 917
Committee Motion 001 – 1(6): Call for Action to Address the Gasoline Situation (McLean) 977
Bill 8 – An Act to Amend the Revolving Fund Act – Consideration in Committee 997
Bill 6 – Appropriation Act 2002-2003 – Consideration in Committee 999
Bill 10 – An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act – Third Reading 1001
Bill 11 – An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act – Third Reading 1001
Honourable Olayuk Akesuk, Mr. Ovide Alakannuark, Honourable Jack Anawak, Mr. James Arvaluk, Mr. Donald Havioyak, Mr. David Iqaqrialu, Mr. Enoki Irqittuq, Honourable Peter Kattuk, Honourable Peter Kilabuk, Mr. Glenn McLean, Mr. Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Kelvin Ng, Honourable Kevin O’Brien, Honourable Paul Okalik, Honourable Ed Picco, Mr. Uriash Puqiqnak, Honourable Manitok Thompson, Mr. Hunter Tootoo, Ms. Rebekah Williams.
I apologize for the short delay; we had some technical problems to deal with.
Bear with us; we are still having some technical problems.
>>Technical difficulties
Members before we proceed with the following items, I would like to give a Speaker’s Ruling.
On May 8, 2002 the Honourable Member for Pangnirtung rose on a point of privilege.
The background which gave rise to the point of privilege is as follows.
Bill 1, the Education Act has received second reading and is currently before a Standing Committee.
It is fair to say that the Bill has received considerable public interest and debate.
Following second reading of the Bill, the Member for Iqaluit Centre tabled a letter written by the Iqaluit District Education Authority and directed to the parents.
The letter discusses Bill 1 and sets out the specific provisions that the District Education Authority is concerned about.
Following the tabling of the letter, the Honourable Member for Pangnirtung who is also the Minister of Education, rose on a point of privilege.
The Honourable Member did not specify the point of privilege, nor did he indicate what remedy he sought should there be a finding that there was a breach of privilege.
The Honourable Member proceeded to discuss the substance of Bill 1, addressing each of the concerns raised by the District Education Authority in its letter.
It is important to always keep in mind that parliamentary privilege is the right of all members, both individually and collectively to be free from obstruction and interference in carrying out their public duties.
Anything that obstructs a Member or the House from performing their duties is a breach of parliamentary privilege and subjects a person to discipline, as determined by the House.
The Honourable Member for Pangnirtung did not specify the basis of his point of privilege.
From the context, one can only infer that he is concerned that the tabling of the letter written by the District Education Authority constitutes a breach of privilege, that is, that the tabling of the document in some way interferes with the functioning of the House.
Pursuant to Rule 44, all members have the right to table documents which may be in the public interest.
A document which discusses proposed legislation on a particular matter and which is prepared by a statutorily created body with responsibilities for the matter must certainly be a document in which there is public interest.
Indeed, it is difficult to think of a document which would have more or greater public interest values than this one.
The tabling of the letter in no way interfered with the functioning of the House or any of its members.
Rather, it might be said that it is the duty of the members and the House to facilitate access to such a document.
Accordingly, I find that there has not been a breach of parliamentary privilege.
Although the Honourable Member for Pangnirtung did not refer to Rule 20, I am going to consider whether the Honourable Member’s statements fall within Rule 20 which provides the following:
With leave of the Speaker, any member may explain a matter which, although not a contempt or breach of privilege, concerns the member in his or her capacity as a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
In particular the member may explain he or she has been misquoted, misunderstood or deny published accusations against the member.
The purpose of Rule 20 is to provide clarification when there has been a miscommunication or misunderstanding as to something that has been done by a member.
It is not for the purpose of allowing members to debate the substance of Bills currently before a committee.
I find that the Honourable Member’s statement does not fall within the scope of Rule 20.
Finally, I would like to remind members of the process to be followed when a member wishes to raise a point of privilege.
First the question of privilege must be raised immediately.
Once raised, it is up to the Speaker to determine if there has been a prima facie or apparent breach of privilege. If the Speaker determines that there has not been a prima facie breach of privilege that is the end of the matter.
If there is a finding that there has been a prima facie breach of privilege then the matter is referred to the House for final determination of the matter.
I wish to caution all members that as Bill 1 is currently before a committee, it is improper to discuss the substance of the Bill in the House.
All members will have the opportunity to debate the Bill when it is reported back from the Standing Committee and referred to Committee of the Whole.
Members I have one more caution or comment that I would like to make.
I would like to take a moment to address a part of a statement made by the Member for Iqaluit Centre.
I would caution members to avoid the suggestion that other members have acted in a disrespectful manner especially in reference to statements made previously in this House.
As the Member for Iqaluit Centre noted himself in his statement, members can have reasonable disagreements over issues of public policy, but I would urge all members to avoid personalizing our deliberations.
Minister’s Statement 038 – 1(6): Minister Anawak Absent from the House
I wish to advise members that the Honourable Jack Anawak will be absent from the House May 14 to 16.
Speaker: Thank you, minister. Item 2.
Ministers’ Statements. Item 3. Members’ Statements.
Mr. Puqiqnak.  Item 3: Members’ Statements
Member’s Statement 137 – 1(6): Fire in Gjoa Haven Co-op Warehouse
Just to let the members know, yesterday morning I heard from my constituency office in one of my communities that the old Co-op store and present warehouse in Gjoa Haven burned down with all the goods and supplies inside.
It has been totally destroyed right to the ground.
I offer my condolences to my constituents in that community for losing all of the supplies in the warehouse, and it is definitely going to affect them financially, as this is a loss.
I offer my heartfelt sympathy to my constituents and I am so sorry that it happened that way.
Member’s Statement 138 – 1(6): Inuinnaqtun Dictionary Publication
Mr. Havioyak: Qujannamiik, Uqaqti.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a proud achievement and another step in preserving and enhancing the Inuinnaqtut language.
Earlier this month a brand new Inuinnaqtun-English dictionary was published.
Mr. Speaker, this is an exciting step forward for Inuinnaqtut speakers.
This dictionary is an excellent tool for Inuinnaqtut speakers.
We look forward in the future to involving more consultation with the elders on wording, pronunciation and to develop some of the word’s meanings in more detail.
Mr. Speaker, people using this dictionary will see that it is using a new spelling system.
While this is a good system and used in our schools, there is also another spelling system for Inuinnaqtut that is used by our elders.
Mr. Speaker, I look forward to this summer when the Minister of Education and the Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth have committed to visiting Kugluktuk for discussion on the spelling system used for Inuinnaqtut.
I would like to recognize Gwen Ohokak, who is with us here today for her hard work on this dictionary.
Gwen began this work with Margot Kolot and Betty Harnum.
Elders Mabel Angulalik and Frank Analok were also part of the team revising the dictionary.
The Kitikmeot Heritage Centre published the dictionary for Nunavut Arctic College.
Funding was provided by the Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth.
On behalf of the Inuinnaqtun speakers I would like to extend my thanks for their hard work.
Member’s Statement 139 – 1(6): School Guidance Counsellors Require GN Support
I rise today to express my support for the roles of school guidance counsellors across Nunavut.
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, the statistics tell us the story and we can see for ourselves the fact that many Nunavut students are not graduating from academic programs in their schools.
Unfortunately these students who try but do not succeed in academic programs are not prepared to enter the trade programs either.
There are many opportunities for students who graduate.
There are opportunities in secondary institutions like universities and colleges.
There are opportunities in trades and apprenticeship programs.
There are opportunities to enter into specialized access programs.
There are opportunities in the workforce.
(interpretation) Mr. Speaker, our students are not prepared, neither by the system nor the parents to take up those opportunities and if they are not prepared they will lose these opportunities, and therefore Nunavut will be weaker.
(interpretation ends) School guidance counsellors can play an extremely important role in helping our future workforce ready themselves for the opportunities ahead of them.
School guidance counsellors can work with students to identify the opportunities that are available to them.
For example, in many communities especially in the smaller communities, jobs are available but only in certain sections of the workforce.
Students could benefit from assistance in identifying the skills they need to develop to enter these jobs.
School guidance counsellors can work with teachers in classrooms to assist students in identifying the work on these subjects that can prepare them for their quality opportunities that lie ahead.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to encourage the Department of Education to examine and provide more support to the roles of school counsellors in our communities, especially in the smaller communities of Nunavut.
Member’s Statement 140 – 1(6): Harmful Effects of Child Vaccinations
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make a few comments on some documents that were written by an elder and especially Mr. Speaker, it is in regards to the immunization of babies in the north.
Just recently there was something on the radio.
Some statements have been made to me about immunization that is going to be started in the north and once these papers are translated into English, then I’ll table it.
In the document, we were told that if a baby under a certain number of months old is immunized, it could do more harm than good to the health of the baby.
If the dose is too large, it could impair the child mentally or physically.
They could tend to get arthritis or some bronchial problems in their later years.
So I would urge the members to use caution if they’re going to immunize children under a certain number of months old.
The person is totally convinced of this fact in the story so I will be tabling this letter once it’s translated into English, as it’s written only in Inuktitut and I will be posing questions at the appropriate time.
Chairperson (interpretation): Members' Statements.
Member’s Statement 141 – 1(6): Clarification of Member’s Statement of May 10, 2002
Mr. Speaker, my members' statement is more of a clarification.
I want to talk a little bit about language and translation of language and the concepts that are spoken when you’re switching from one language to another language.
Kablunaaq humour as we know is very difficult to translate well into Inuktitut and sometimes it’s a challenge to be an interpreter when you are translating humour and jokes.
Inuktitut humour is also very difficult, Mr. Speaker, to translate and what makes it more difficult sometimes is that in our language, we don’t have his and her and I think it is also a very big challenge to the translators when they are translating at the same time that we are speaking.
I am going to give you an example and also to clarify something from the unedited Hansard on Friday, May 10, where I was speaking Inuktitut.
And I quote.
My father has a hearing problem, instead of saying wife he would say “man.”