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My question would be once those employees are transferred they need to be informed and those affected employees are being transferred from the Power Corporation to the Government of Nunavut, if I understand this correctly.
These employees that are being transferred, you would think that they have compensation and benefits.
They also have paid holidays through their VTAs.
Once they are transferred to the Government of Nunavut will that remain the same?
Will those benefits remain the same, because we know that they are going to be treated like Government of Nunavut employees, therefore they would lose out?
Those would be my questions.
Would you like to go Clause by Clause, or before then, would you like to ask questions.
General questions that are not in the Act, but hopefully it will be in the policies, that the Government employees have a different union than the Power Corporation.
Will that affect when the employees transferred from one or the other?
The second question is that will be Energy Corporation be adhered to the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy that the Government enforces to its different departments, especially respecting small business opportunities.
Mr. Chairman, first of all the employees of the new corporation would be members of the Public Service.
It is not a different Union, it is the same Union, the Union of Nunavut Employees Union, the NEU. It is a separate bargaining unit that is set up for the Power Corporation employees.
That would not change if they went there.
They would get rights and the privileges.
They would have the accumulated sick leave, they would get the settlement allowances and so on.
The second part of the question, Mr. Chairman, concerning the Public Services Act, they would fall under the Public Service Act.
I think that we want to make sure that the employees know that none of that would change in terms of conditions of employment.
The second question on the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy that the corporations, boards, and agencies of the Government follow the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Policy.
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you. Anything else Mr. Arvaluk?
I have no one else on my list. Ms. Williams.
I have just one general question.
It could be one of the last that we are going to be approving here or consider.
My question is that when the Nunavut Power Corporation, let me just go back, Petroleum Products Division is moving and the whole organization is changing.
So, some of the people or communities or groups or businesses would do our appraisal contents that are on the contracts.
For example, of fuel contracts, when the organization has changed to the way that it has been done, will the public still be able to contract as they do now?
And also my Colleague’s question was, would NNI be applied too?
You have someone sitting there with you now, can you please introduce him before you respond?
Mr. Chairman, I would be very able.
The director of the NPCIS, the Nunavut Power Corporation, limitation secretary, Mr. Peter Scott and the answer for your second question is that the NNI policy would be posed.
And the answer to the first question would be that any contract that is in place, whether it is subsidiary companies or corporations are set up and the renaming of the Nunavut Power Corporation and the Energy Corporation, those would be in place and they would be honoured.
Any contracting would be done as transparent and open manner.
Probably up to see the Government of Nunavut.
Maybe I am wrong, Mr. Chairman, maybe it is a good time to ask the question now about when the members of staff move to new organizations like Qulliq Energy Corporation, will they be still getting travel assistance allowance?
Mr. Chairman, the employees, when they are transferred, they would retain all seniority, all accumulated benefits and so on that they had with the Government of Nunavut and any benefits that they had acquired during their previous payment would be brought forward to the Energy Corporation.
If they are transferred, for example, if they were transferred from Iqaluit to Rankin Inlet or from Rankin Inlet to Iqaluit or Baker Lake or wherever it may be, those costs are covered by the Government of Nunavut on any transfer.
Ms. Williams: I think the Minister missed my question or I did not ask it good, I will try here.
The staff members are moving to public service in Government, if they are now given benefits probably that the same as public service staff, my question is when they move to public service, will they still be able to get their travel allowance assistance?
Mr. Chairman, when they are transferred, they would get the northern allowance and that is approved northern allowance, so they would get that.
Ms. Williams: I am asking travel allowance, people take holidays and their travel assistance.
Mr. Chairman, in 1996, the Government of the Northwest Territories eliminated all vacation travel assistance and there has not been any stated.
What we have done, within the new northern allowance, which was brought forward by the Finance Minister, Minister Ng in 1999 and ratified in the new collective agreement that was signed off a couple of years ago on the northern allowance, the northern allowance which includes a travel component.
So, that component is the northern allowance in full based on what community that would be eligible for any employee that was transferred through any particular location as it is now.
Does the NPC staff today get the vacation travel assistance?
Hon. Ed Picco: No not to my knowledge Mr. Chairman.
Perhaps he needs to check that a little bit further also I think this would be a good topic to debate maybe in the next sitting because there are government funded staff that have vacation travel assistance, whereas other people don’t and I think maybe we could debate that in other form.
Maybe not to this bill but.
Mr. Chairman, that’s the collective bargaining process that’s usually put in place, brought forward by the Nunavut Employees and they have the opportunity for full and open disclosure with the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Human Resources in those negotiations and I’m sure that all parties would welcome that suggestion.
One main question I have.
As the committee chair stated that he would like to see other bills in consequence regarding Bill 29, is that an old act?
Is this renewing the old act?
Is it just photocopying the NWT act to make it Nunavut act.
No, this new bill that’s been put in place to amend the Nunavut Powers Utility Act.
Bill 29.
An Act to Amend the Nunavut Power Utilities Act and Certain Other Acts in Consequence.
Any comments. Agreed?
Clause 10, comments?
Clause 11, any comments?
Clause 12, comments?
Clause 13, comments?
Clause 14, do you agree?
Clause 15, comments?
Clause 16, comments?
Clause 17, comments?
Clause 18, do you agree?
Clause 19, comments?
Clause 20, comments?
Do you agree that Bill as a whole?
Do you agree that Bill 29 is now ready for third reading?
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you. Minister Picco and Mr. Scott, thank you for being at the Witness Table.
Mr. Minister, do you have closing remarks?
Mr. Chairman, it has been a long process from the Ikuma I to the Ikuma II and that process was resulted to take in the reading and the review of this Bill, Bill 29.
I would suggest to you, Mr. Chairman, that the formal energy fund as well as the other issues that will be coming forward from the resulting inaction of this Legislation that the considerable cost the fuel is costing us right now is a serious issue, will be addressed.
In summary, Mr. Chairman, Bill 29 is a beacon, it is a light to the people of Nunavut and an accountability and transparency that is built inside this Act and Legislation, which will allow for the transparency and the accountability of the purchases as well as the subsidies of the few that generate, the next generation agreements that we have in place.
With that, Mr. Chairman, that is my final comments on Bill 29, I will look forward to updating the House as the Members have asked on the heavy progress with this very important piece of Legislation throughout the coming duration of this Legislative Assembly.
Chairperson (interpretation): I would like to, on behalf of my Colleagues, thank Ms. Cooper, our law clerk.
I am asking what is the wish of the Committee is, Ms. Williams.
Report progress for now.
There is a Motion on the Floor to report progress and it is non-debatable.
All those in favour of the motion to report progress.
I would like thank while we’re adjourning at the process of adjourning I would like to thank each and every one of you.
Mr. Speaker, you can enter the chambers now.
Mr. Puqiqnak (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 28 and Bill 29 and would like to report that Bills 28 and 29 are ready for third reading and Mr. Speaker; I move that the report of the Committee of Whole be concurred with.
Bill 28 – An Act to Amend the Young Offenders Act and Other Acts in Consequence – Third Reading
I move seconded by the Honourable Member for Baffin South that Bill 28 and Act to Amend the Young Offender’s Act and Other Acts in Consequence be read for the third time.
The motion is carried and Bill 28 has had third reading.
Mr. Speaker, before I begin the reading the third reading of the bill Mr. Speaker, let me thank you all, to the good people at Hansard right now Paul Suvega and his crew, he has between 15 and 22 people working diligently after hours, recording meetings and so on.
I hope to see Paul over the weekend, with his children at the hockey arena with me and I wish Paul and his staff the very best.
Bill 29 – An Act to Amend the Nunavut Power Utilities Act and Certain Other Acts in Consequence – Third Reading
Mr. Speaker, third reading of bills.
I move seconded by the honourable member for Iqaluit West that Bill 29, an act to amend the Nunavut Power Utilities Act and Certain Other Acts, Mr. Speaker, Acts in Consequence be read for, yes, the third time.
Motion is carried and Bill 29 has had third reading.
Mr. Quirke, before we proceed with the Orders of the Day, would you please ascertain with the Commissioner of Nunavut, Mr. Irniq is prepared to enter the Chambers to give Assent to Bills.
Bill 22 – An Act to Amend the Securities Act – Assent
Bill 23 – An Act to Amend the Cities, Towns, and Villages Act – Assent
Bill 24 – An Act to Amend the Hamlet Act – Assent
Bill 28 – An Act to Amend the Young Offenders Act and Other Acts in Consequence – Assent
Bill 29 – An Act to Amend the Nunavut Power Utilities Act and Certain Other Acts in Consequence – Assent
Bill 30 – Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act 2003/2004 – Assent
Bill 31 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 3 2002-2003 – Assent
Bill 32 – Supplementary Appropriation (O and M) Act, No 2. 2002-2003 – Assent
Commissioner (Mr. Irniq) (interpretation): Please be seated, but if you want to stay standing, you can.
Thank you, interpreters and thank you, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Speaker, and Mr. Premier.
Today, as Commissioner of Nunavut, I hereby give assent to the following Bills, Bill 22, an Act to amend the Securities Act, Bill 23, an Act to amend the Cities, Towns and Villages Act, Bill 24, an Act to amend the Hamlets Act, Bill 28, an Act to amend the Young Offenders Act and other Acts in Consequence, and Bill 29, an Act to amend the Nunavut Power Utilities Act and certain other Acts in Consequence, Bill 30, Appropriation Operations and Maintenance Act, 2003-2004, Bill 31, Supplementary Appropriation Capital Act, No. 3, 2002-2003 and Bill 32, Supplementary Appropriation Operation and Maintenance Act No. 2, 2002-2003.
And Bill 31, Supplementary Appropriation Capital Act No. 3, 2002-2003, that is better.
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Legislative Assembly, have a good spring and a safe journey home and celebrate with the people of Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, just very quickly before we do the Orders of the Day, I would like to invite all Members if they have not had an opportunity to sign the sweater that has been auctioned off for the Members to sign because some of it is paid for and that money is gone to the charity.
So, I invite Members, Mr. Speaker, at the end of the session to proceed to the Members’ Meeting Room, adjacent to this hall here and sign the names on the sweater there.
Orders of the Day for Monday, June 2nd.
Before we adjourn, I would like to wish everybody a safe trip home and enjoy your time with your families and your constituents.
This House stands adjourned until Monday, June 2nd 2003, at 1:30 p.m in Baker Lake.
>>House adjourned at 13:59  Nunavut Canada
Monday June 2, 2003
Pages 3535 – 3589
Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth; Minister of Community Government and Transportation
Minister of Education, Minister of Human Resources
Silas Angoyuaq
Lighting of Qulliq 3536
Opening Prayer 3536
Ministers’ Statements 3537
Members’ Statements 3541
Returns to Oral Questions 3555
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 3555
Revert to Item 2: Ministers’ Statements 3558
Oral Questions 3558
Returns to Written Questions 3587
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills 3587
Tabled Documents 3588
Notice of Motions for First Reading of Bills 3589
Orders of the Day 3589
Monday June 2, 2003 3536
159 – 1(6): Role Model Posters (Okalik (Akesuk)) 3537
160 – 1(6): DEW Line Site Clean Up (Thompson) 3538
161 – 1(6): Development of a Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy (Picco) 3539
162 – 1(6): Money Flows from Approved Claims 3540
163 – 1(6): Andrew Co (Kilabuk)oper of Baker Lake Places Second in Nunavut’s Canada Day Poster Challenge 3558
528 – 1(6): Session in Baker Lake (Mclean) 3541
529 – 1(6): Childhood Story Days and Traditional Ways (Iqaqrialu) 3545
530 – 1(6): Fuel Stabilization Rider Increase (Tootoo) 3546
531 – 1(6): Education System Formula Funding (Havioyak) 3547
532 – 1(6): The Need to Help Smaller Communities (Williams) 3549
533 – 1(6): Agreement Between the Mining Companies and the Government (Anawak) 3550
534 – 1(6): Replacement of Community Hall in Igloolik (Irqittuq) 3551
535 – 1(6): Federal Government Agreement on Fishing Rights (Arvaluk) 3551
536 – 1(6): Raising and Loving our Children (Alakannuark) 3553
537 – 1(6): Fishing in Baker Lake (Picco) 3553
538 – 1(6): Thank the People of Baker Lake (Kilabuk) 3554
Return to Oral Question 455 – 1(6): Telephone Communication to IDEA (Thompson) 3555
Return to Oral Question 507 – 1(6): Plans for Changes to the Public Service Act (Thompson) 3555
531 – 1(6): Fuel Rider Stabilization Increase (Tootoo) 3558
532 – 1(6): Protocol for Sending Out Patients for Treatment (Irqittuq) 3562
533 – 1(6): New Air Terminal Extension (Puqiqnak) 3565
534 – 1(6): Number of Community Libraries in Nunavut (McLean) 3567
535 – 1(6): Update on Insurance Policy for Hunters (Nutarak) 3568
536 – 1(6): Staffing Social Workers in Communities (Williams) 3570
537 – 1(6): Improve Number of Teaching Positions (Havioyak) 3571
538 – 1(6): Update on Testing of Heating Fuel (Alakannuark) 3573
539 – 1(6): Update on Manitoba to Kivalliq Road (Anawak) 3574
540 – 1(6): Lifting Food Ban to the Rest of Canada (Arvaluk) 3577
541 – 1(6): Completion of Decentralization Program (Iqaqrialu) 3579
542 – 1(6): Tabling of Public Accounts (Tootoo) 3580
543 – 1(6): Reward of RFP for Medivac Travel (McLean) 3581
544 – 1(6): Airline Policy When Flying for Medical Travel (Anawak) 3584
Return to Written Question 007 – 1(6): Question on Legal Opinion by French DEA (Clerk) 3587
Return to Written Question 008 – 1(6): PYs in the school (Clerk) 3587
Return to Written Question 009 – 1(6): Dental Services (Clerk) 3587
Return to Written Question 010 – 1(6): Ministerial Travel (Clerk) 3587
015 – 1(6): Bill 34 – An Act to Amend the International Sales of Goods Act (Iqaqrialu) 3587
109 – 1(6): DEW Line Site Clean Up Schedule (Akesuk) 3588
110 – 1(6): Return to Oral Question 455 – 1(6) and 507 – 1(6) (Thompson) 3588
111 – 1(6): Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner of Nunavut for the Fiscal Year April 1 2002 to March 31, 2003 (Speaker) 3588
112 – 1(6): Report on the Statutory Requirements for Tabling of Report and Other Documents in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut as of June 2003 (Speaker) 3588
113 – 1(6): Response to Petition 007 – 1(6) (Clerk) 3588
Bill 36 – An Act to Amend the Workers’ Compensation Act – Notice 3589
Bill 37 – An act to Amend the Liquor Act – Notice 3589
Bill 38 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) No. 1, 2003-04 – Notice 3589
Bill 39 – An Act to Amend the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act – Notice 3589
Baker Lake, Nunavut
Honourable Olayuk Akesuk, Mr. Ovide Alakannuark, Mr. Jack Anawak, Mr. James Arvaluk, Mr. Donald Havioyak, Mr. David Iqaqrialu, Mr. Enoki Irqittuq, Honourable Peter Kattuk, Honourable Peter Kilabuk, Mr. Glenn McLean, Honourable Kelvin Ng, Mr. Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Kevin O’Brien, Honourable Paul Okalik, Honourable Ed Picco, Mr. Uriash Puqiqnak, Honourable Manitok Thompson, Mr. Hunter Tootoo, Ms. Rebekah Williams.
Lighting of Qulliq
>>Jean Simailak and Winnie Owingayuk.
Speaker: Winnie and Jean, let’s give them a big round of applause for getting the qulliq going.
Speaker (Mr. O’Brien): It’s not always as easy as it looks.
Now I’d like to call on Norman Attangalaaq to say the prayer.
Speaker: Would everybody please rise for the singing of O’Canada by the school choir under the direction of Eetoovee Tunnuq and Susan Noah.
Speaker: The choir will entertain us with a few more songs.
>>Choir singing
Speaker: I’d like to call on Lucy Kownak and Emily Alerk to perform some throat singing for us.
>>Throat Singing
Speaker: I’d now like to ask Jacob and Winnie Ikinilik to perform some drum dancing for us today.
>>Drum Dancing
Speaker: Thank you Jacob and Winnie. I’d like to acknowledge some of the people that helped decorate our chamber here for this week.
You’ll notice that out centerpiece is a caribou crossing created by Pia Qaqqaq and her class at the elementary school.
You’ll note behind me with the backdrop, with the figurines on the wall created by the students at the elementary school under the direction of Lindsay Baker and Sue MacIsaac, Let’s give them a big round of applause for a great job.
Speaker: Before we move onto orders of the day I’d like to first of all welcome the members, Mr. Premier, and especially the elders here in the community of Baker Lake.
As most of you know I served as their MLA from 1995 to 1999.
I see a lot of familiar faces here, Jacob, Norman and many other elders, and there are a lot of faces I don’t recognise because when I left here some of the children were 5 or 6 years younger.
Once again, we welcome you.
We know that we’re going to have a great productive week and at this point we will return to orders of the day.
Minister’s Statement 159 – 1(6): Role Model Posters
Hon. Paul Okalik: Mut’na, Mr. Speaker. I could see for this particular riding we had to do a lot of work since we formed as government.
As an MLA you have much to be desired.
I would also like to thank the elders that lit the Qulliq.
It was reminiscent of the old days when we still used Qulliqs.
The drum dancers also gave us a good performance as well as the youth.
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that my department has signed Jordin Tootoo.
We signed him on to become the latest addition to the team of Nunavut role models…
…who are featured in the poster campaign that I announced several months ago.
Earlier posters include well-known broadcaster Madeleine Allakariallak, electronic technologist George Metuq, as well as our own Assistant Deputy Minister.
Jordin’s skills on the ice and the strength of his character make him an ideal member of our team.
Like many other Nunavummiut, I have been glued to the TV and have had the honour of watching one of his games in person, as Jordin displayed his skill and determination on hockey arenas far and wide.
Role models provide an inspiration for our young people, just ask any young person in Nunavut about Jordin and you will quickly learn that he is already a great role model for all of Nunavut.
(interpretation) The Jordin Tootoo poster will be ready in a few weeks and it will be distributed to schools, health facilities, RCMP detachments, courts and government offices, hamlets offices and MLA offices throughout the territory.
I am certain that the Jordin Tootoo poster will be as well received as the earlier posters were.
As Jordin is here with us today in Baker Lake, with his mother and father Barney and Rose, as well as his sister Corrine; I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank him for agreeing to join the poster campaign that the government has worked so diligently on.
I would like to also congratulate Jordin on being the first Inuk to sign an NHL contract.
While Jordin was in Iqaluit last week, he received the exciting news that he will be signing a three year contract with the Nashville Predators.
Not only is this an extremely proud time for him and his family but for all of Nunavut, he has made everyone very proud.
This just goes to demonstrate that if you work hard you can truly accomplish all your goals.
I am sure you will join me in thanking Jordin Tootoo for being a part of this worthy endeavour and for being a fine role model for Nunavut.
Speaker: Ministers’ Statements. Minister Akesuk.
Minister’s Statement 160 – 1(6): DEW Line Site Clean Up
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): Good afternoon.
Mr. Speaker, later today I will be tabling the Distant Early Warning Site Clean Up Schedule for Nunavut Sites.
There are 31 DEW line sites located across Nunavut.
Financial responsibility for these sites is evenly split between the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (DIAND) with 16 sites and the Department of National Defence (DND) with 15 sites.
DIAND and DND have taken slightly different approaches to the actual clean up of the sites under their jurisdictions.
DIAND has contracted various regional Inuit Birthright Corporations to clean up their sites, while DND negotiated a clean up and restoration agreement with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) for their 15 Nunavut sites.
(interpretation ends) The Government of Nunavut has been participating in the DEW Line cleanup program primarily as observers.
However, because of our close and co-operative working relationship with DIAND and DND, and because we have a direct presence in each community through our Wildlife Officers, we have provided limited logistical and administrative support upon request.
The cleanup of the DEW Line sites is taking place on a priority basis with those sites that are most contaminated and those sites most likely to affect a nearby community taking first priority.
Environmental assessments have been completed for most of the DEW line sites.
Both DIAND and DND have adopted the DEW Line Clean Up Protocol that outlines environmental standards and guidelines.
Two sites, Cambridge Bay and Cape Hooper, have been completely cleaned up.
Minister’s Statement 161 – 1(6): Development of a Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy
This is the first opportunity that I’ve had to rise as the Minister of Education.
Please applaud.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw on the attention of my honourable colleagues an initiative that is currently underway in my Department to address many of the concerns and issues which have been expressed in this House and in the public, with regard to the adult training and education programs.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that my Department is currently engaged in the development of a Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy (NALS).
The purpose of this strategy will be to develop a 20-year vision for adult training and education needs, including approaches to literacy, adult basic education, skills and trades.
(interpretation ends) This document will establish a baseline, and capture for the first time in Nunavut, the needs, issues, barriers and opportunities for a coordinated approach to delivery of adult training and education programs.
Mr. Speaker, it is my intention that the strategy will reflect the interests of many stakeholders to ensure that the training and education programs delivered will be efficient, cost-effective, culturally relevant, reflective of community needs, and expand economic opportunities for Nunavut.