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For the communities that don't have school busing for the students, if the private businesses in the communities have a vehicle available would your department be able to lease from these private people.
We could use their vehicles for school busing.
Would you allow that in the communities where there are no busing services.
Perhaps if we can look further under contract services, I don't think it's in this category, the member is asking a question which is not under this category.
When we reach that category if he can ask that question then and I'll answer him.
Are you done. Yes, we're on total operations and maintenance, 1 million 905 thousand dollars.
Chairperson (interpretation): Total Expenditures, 1 million 905 thousand dollars.
Chairperson (interpretation): This page 9-8 is an information item.
Any comments or questions on page 9-8.
Mr. Chairman, I think we are finished the capital items.
I wonder If I could have my other officials here at the witness table for operations and maintenance.
I give you my permission.
At this time we will take a 5 minute break.
So that he can get his other officials prepared and come to the witness table.
At this time Minister Kilabuk, you now have new officials at the witness table.
Could you introduce them to us please.
Hon. Peter Kilabuk (interpretation): Thank you. Just this winter in the year 2000, we hired a Manager of Financial Planning.
Since he has been hired, he has helped us tremendously with the finances.
Bob Loehr is on my left hand side and he'll be assisting us, replacing Lorne Levy.
At this time we are on page 9-8.
Chairperson (interpretation): We are going on to the next page.
Total operations and maintenance, 1 million 671 thousand dollars.
Mr. Havioyak: I just wondered, is this where we can bring some issues up on the community libraries or the school libraries.
Hon. Peter Kilabuk (interpretation): If we are on page 9-9, on the previous page 9-8, grants and contributions, the library services were under grants and contributions on the previous page.
Your question was on page 9-8 on the previous page.
Would you like to make another comment Mr. Havioyak.
Mr. Havioyak: No, I'll get back to it.
Chairperson (interpretation): In order to proceed properly, please pay attention to the pages or else we’ll to go back and forth.
When we do go back and forth the meeting goes longer and longer.
Education branch summary. Corporate services on page 9-9.
I am going to ask a question on this page.
How do you do your planning.
Specifically, how you do budget for the department.
I was wondering if the minister could respond to that.
I am seeking more information.
We review what happened in the previous year and estimate expenditures for the next.
Where it says project management. (interpretation ends) It is not really on a dollar figure but the planning and the management itself.
The reason I'm asking this question is when we were going through the capital items earlier on, I noticed some of the things that were brought to your department for example, maybe it's the same thing with the other departments.
When I look at the 5-year Capital Plan, it seems to me that when the item is not there, it seems to me to you put it aside as if you are not going to see it again.
Like we talked yesterday, the planning and the management, I guess I'm just saying how does that work.
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Havioyak, although I did not quite understand your question I'll allow Minister Kilabuk to respond.
I'm sure he understood your question.
As we had discussed this yesterday, I can try and elaborate on it further if that is what you want.
Mr. Havioyak do you have any further questions.
Mr. Havioyak: When you are planning, I just want to make sure that any items that are brought to your attention from any communities are there.
Are they in fact there in your planning.
When I say management, I'm sure you have some items in your file saying these are the things that were brought up by that community and I just don't want you to forget that part.
As I said yesterday, every time new things come up we put them in our new database.
All the requests and future requests are not going to be just set aside.
They will be put into the database.
On the top of your pages there's detailed information and you could look at that and we will proceed more smoothly.
It usually states up at the top what it's going to be used for.
Under information technology, perhaps if I could ask a question.
The schools now have computers available.
If I could ask that question, how many schools in Nunavut have email in their computers.
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you, James.
All the schools now have computers, some of us, for example, sometimes they have problems connecting outside of their communities but they all do have email.
Since the schools now have computers I think we now understand that the majority of the smaller communities now have their own satellite dishes in their homes. Has your department considered working together with the internet providers to see if we can get communities connected to the government e-mail, for example by using Northwestel's satellite dish.
Have you discussed this matter with all the communities, so they can have Internet access.
In response to your question, the Nunavut Government has worked together with the Department of Public Works to make sure that the schools in Nunavut have the required technology.
Some of the communities do have problems because some of them cannot get access and some the problem areas are because they don’t have the required technical support.
Mr. Arvaluk (interpretation): I understand that, thank you for your response. My question is, the Department of Education, the Department of Public Works or the hamlet councils, are they working together so that the schools can get connected to the information highway, not only for schools but for the public.
We do have a plan but I cannot go through it in detail at this point and I apologize to the member.
There will be nothing available until all the planning has been completed.
I don't know whether this is a question or not but it's partially that the computers for example if you’re from Iqaluit the access to the Internet is very good for the students.
You can also get hooked up through television.
We look for activities that the youth can access in order to keep them busy.
For example, we build arenas or community halls and we also know that having access to the Internet is one thing that youth are very interested in.
The government has realized that, so is your department going to work harder so that all the Nunavut communities can have access to the Internet.
I don't want to have you think that we are going to have everything available, but I can use as an example, the Gates Foundation were here recently and they said they wanted to provide support.
We asked the Gates Foundation just recently to see if we can get computers into the communities.
We are waiting for a response and once we get a response we will inform the members.
This is just one of the things that we are trying to do so that communities will have access to this information technology.
Mr. Havioyak: It went up a little over 200 thousand.
Just curious, are you hiring more staff in that area.
There is a slight increase in income and benefits and an increase in the number of employees because of a transfer.
I think there are two permanent employees in Rankin Inlet and also a finance person in Arviat and one in human resources in Iqaluit and also in the finance department.
Just a question on your organizational chart.
Are you saying that they were not hired last year but you are hiring them this year.
If you look at your organizational chart, was it there before or is this an addition to your organization chart.
I am just curious.
Yes, there was a decrease in 2000-2001 and this has been added back on to this budget.
Mr. Havioyak: Okay, added on, so what you are saying, it was not in your organizational chart last year.
Hon. Peter Kilabuk (interpretation): Mr. Chairman, my finance director will give you details on this issue.
That’s it. I apologize, I didn’t hear you.
Mr. Loehr.
Mr. Loehr: Mr. Chairperson, the three positions added to Corporate Services were removed last year, they were not funded last year.
They were in the organization chart, but not funded and we replaced them this year.
Total operations and maintenance, 1 million 671 thousand.
Mr. Chairman, this Corporate Services area, I am looking at the definition of what it does.
From looking at it and guessing, or if you ask the minister, some of the areas that are covered off in this branch of the department, are they some of the functions that were previously provided by the divisional education councils.
Under Corporate Services, they did not come from the previous divisional educational councils.
Mr. Chairman, I wasn't inquiring as to if any of the people came from the divisional education councils.
I was just wondering if some of the functions performed under that division were functions previously carried out by the divisional education councils. I hope that makes it a little clearer for the minister and his staff to be able to answer.
I didn’t understand your question.
Some of the programs have been taken on from the previous divisional education councils.
Mr. Chairman, I guess I’m wondering, I don’t know if you can do it just in one area but overall, you know, the rationale behind the dissolution of the Boards was to be able to create some savings for the department, you know and being able to use that money to put into the classrooms where it's needed.
I am just wondering, of how many PYs the department had prior to the divisional boards being dissolved compared to the number of PYs that it has now.
You know has there been a significant decrease in the number of people, have you realized those savings as a result of decreased staff or if you can just, if a lot of those functions fall in this area, I would guess that’s where those savings were.
I was just wondering, when you see the numbers going up, I was just wondering where the savings were being realized.
Myself and my officials, at this time we do not have the information that you are requesting but I will agree to have it researched and then available.
Mr. Tootoo: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I look forward to seeing that analysis of the savings and if it could show exactly what we had, what we have now, this is where we saved money.
I'd love to see that and hopefully I won't have to wait till next session.
Final question, Mr. Havioyak briefly kind of touched on it, it was under the compensation and benefits, is that figure that's there, the budgeted amount, based on that being 100% staffed.
We will be completing them, and expect them to be ready in the next month.
Going back briefly one of the member's comments regarding the dissolution of the divisional education boards and the savings that were forecast.
The other point for doing it was to have a closer linkage to the communities.
I just wanted to remind the member about that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Chairman I realize that also one of the other goals of the dissolution of the boards was to be able to have the ability to transfer more authority, responsibility, to the community to the local DEAs to assist more directly with the department in being able to run the schools in their communities.
But I'd still like to ask the minister to answer whether the 1 million 76 thousand dollars under compensation and benefits, if that amount, if the budgeted amount is based on 100% staffing.
In the budget we're basing that on 100% occupancy.
Mr. Chairman, can the minister indicate at what percentage of capacity they are at right now.
I will ask my expert in that area to speak to that, if it's okay with the chair. Thank you.
Chairperson (interpretation): Which one. Mr. Loehr.
Mr. Loehr: Mr. Chairman, we have 11 positions, we have 9 staffed right now.
We expect to staff two new positions in April with the approval of the budget.
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you. Mr. Loehr.
If there are no further questions.
Total operations and maintenance, 1 million 601.
Mr. Arvaluk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It's 2 o'clock.
I move that we report progress.  Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you.
There is a motion on the floor to report progress. It is 2 o'clock and the motion is not debatable.
You can go get the Speaker now. I would like to thank you very much Minister of Education, we have not completed your department and we will see you again, shortly. Thank you very much Mr. Minister.
Hon. Peter Kilabuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank you because there's not much choice here, and I would also like to thank my officials for being here with me, and also the other staff that were here with us in previous days.
We have heard your questions and it reminds us again of our responsibilities. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you Mr. Minister. You can go get the Speaker now.
Speaker: Returning to the Orders of the Day. Item 21. Report of the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Iqaqrialu.
Mr. Iqaqrialu (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 1 and would like to report Bill 1 is still under consideration and would like to report progress.
And, Mr. Speaker I move that the report of the committee of the whole be concurred with.
Speaker: There's a motion on the floor.
Seconder. The motion is in order.
Item 23. Orders of the Day. Mr. Clerk.
Meeting of the Standing Committee on Government Operations on Monday at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Orders of the Day for Monday March 5, 2001:
That concludes the business for the day, the House will adjourn until March 5 at 1:30.
I'd like to wish all the members good luck in the hockey game against the Junior Girls.
The game is at 5:30.
>>Assembly adjourned at 2.06 p.m.
Monday March 5, 2001
Pages 319 - 322
Silas Anguyuaq  Hansard Production
Returns to Oral Questions 4
Monday March 5, 2001 4
018 - 1(5): RCMP Officer Dies in Line of Duty (Okalik) 4
035 - 1(5) Seniors’ Discount (Kattuk) 4
009 - 1(5): Additional Costs due to Fuel Price Increase (Ng) 4
003 – 1(5): Motion to Adjourn for the Day (Arvaluk) 4
Minister's Statement 018 - 1(5): RCMP Officer Dies in Line of Duty
Hon. Paul Okalik (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I wish to advise the House that early this morning a Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stationed in Cape Dorset was shot and killed in the line of duty.
Constable Jergen Seewald, a 25-year veteran of the RCMP was posted to Cape Dorset in the fall of 2000.
Constable Seewald was investigating a complaint involving domestic violence when he was shot.
In response to the incident, an investigation and containment team has been dispatched from Iqaluit.
The RCMP is continuing its investigation.
At this time, on behalf of the government and the people of Nunavut, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to Constable Seewald's family, friends and colleagues.
If there are no further statements, we will move on to Item 3.
If there are no Members' Statements, we will move on to item 4.
Return to OQ 035 - 1(5) Seniors’ Discount
This is a return to a question that was asked by Mr. Puqiqnak on Wednesday February 28, 2001.
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, in response to Mr. Puqiqnak’s question regarding seniors’ discounts or subsidies in the retail sector, I am happy to report that the department has a representative on an elders’ Federal, Provincial, Territorial committee discussing such issues.
This committee is researching many areas affecting elders throughout Canada.
I am expecting a report on their findings and recommendations shortly.
I commit myself to giving a statement on this issue by end of the March, as requested by Mr. Puqiqnak.
I would like to thank the member for his interest in elders' issues and hope that he will be encouraged by the other projects my department has undertaken to address this group's interests.
I'd just like, at this time, to recognize my secretary, she was just right here. Ms. Leah Inutiq.
If there are no oral questions, we will move on to item 7.
Tabled Document 009 - 1(5): Additional Costs Due to Fuel Price Increase
I would like to table the estimated additional costs to the Government of Nunavut because of fuel price increases.
Speaker: Thank you, Mr. Ng. Item 14.
Motion 003 – 1(5): Motion to Adjourn for the Day
I move, seconded by Donald Havioyak, that the sitting for today be adjourned.
There's a motion on the floor, the motion is not debatable.
Orders of the Day for Tuesday March 6, 2001:
The House will be adjourned until March 6 at 1:30, tomorrow afternoon.
>>Assembly adjourned at 1.41 p.m.
Tuesday March 6, 2001
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Replies to Budget Address 4
Tuesday March 6, 2001 4
019 - 1(5): Nunavut Liquor Board Consultations (Ng) 4
020 - 1(5): Nunavut Youth HIV/AIDS Fair (Picco) 4
021 - 1(5): Nunavut Job Corps (Akesuk) 4
022 - 1(5): Unsung Heroes Tour (Picco) 4
072 - 1(5): Payment for Grave Workers (Irqittuq) 4
073 - 1(5): Soapstone Carvers (Puqiqnak) 4
074 - 1(5): Elders and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Alakannuark) 4
075 - 1(5): Global Warming Effect on Arenas (Havioyak) 4
076 - 1(5): Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Teachings (Iqaqrialu) 4
077 - 1(5): Coral Harbour Caribou Harvest (Anawak) 4
078 - 1(5): Pangnirtung Fishermen Return (Kilabuk) 4
079 - 1(5): Appreciation for Unsung Heroes Tour (Thompson) 4
080 - 1(5): MLAs vs. Junior Girls Hockey Game (Okalik) 4
071 - 1(5): Training & Income Support Clients (Arvaluk) 4
072 - 1(3): Staff Housing at Kugluktuk (Havioyak) 4
073 - 1(5): Income Support Clients & Fuel Subsidies (Irqittuq) 4
074 - 1(5): Alcohol & Drug Treatment Centre (Williams) 4
075 - 1(5): Clarification on Fuel Subsidy Tabled Document (Iqaqrialu) 4
076 - 1(5): Calculation of Fuel Subsidy (Nutarak) 4
077 - 1(5): Funding for Search & Rescue Training (Alakannuark) 4
078 - 1(5): Amendment to Labour Standards Act (McLean) 4
079 - 1(5): Increase in Formula Financing Agreement (Tootoo) 4
080 - 1(5): Expansion of Fuel Subsidy Program (Arvaluk) 4
081 - 1(5): Tabled Document 009 – 1(5), Additional Fuel Costs (Tootoo) 4
082 - 1(5): Fiscal review - Budget Address (McLean) 4
003 - 1(5): Support for NEU Contract Negotiations (Iqaqrialu) 4
Tuesday March 6, 2001  Nunavut Hansard
Speaker (Mr. O'Brien): I would like to ask Mr. Irqittuq to say the opening prayer.
Speaker: Good afternoon, Mr. Premier, members.
Minister's Statement 019 - 1(5): Nunavut Liquor Board Consultations
I rise today to give Members of the Assembly an update of the activities of the Nunavut Liquor Board.
As members of this Assembly are aware, I have asked the Nunavut Liquor Board through its Chairperson, Mr. Goo Arlooktoo, to conduct a series of consultations and provide me with advice as to what changes are necessary to ensure that the Nunavut liquor Act meets the needs of Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, on April 1, 1999, we inherited the current Liquor Act from the Government of the Northwest Territories.
We recognize that provisions of the Act may not be entirely suitable for Nunavut.
In this regard, the Nunavut Liquor Board has been tasked with reviewing the Act and reporting back to me with their recommendations.
I've asked the Board to allow for consultation across Nunavut by seeking written or verbal submissions from individuals and communities.
Further, the Board has been asked to travel to a mix of prohibited, restricted, and open communities.
Therefore, they will travel to Kugluktuk, Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake, Arviat, Iqaluit, Pond Inlet and Cape Dorset.
I want to stress that each community in our territory will have the opportunity to be heard as part of this consultation.
Mr. Speaker, the illegal acquisition and sale of liquor is a serious issue that also needs to be addressed as part of the board consultations.
As such, I've asked the Board to provide me with recommendations to improve the current liquor distribution system in Nunavut.
Some options the Board will consider are improving the process for acquiring liquor by the use of import and special occasion permits and the possibility of opening liquor stores in select communities.
Mr. Speaker, I hope to report back to the Assembly during the fall sitting when we will be able discuss options to improve the current Liquor Act.
Speaker: Thank you, Mr. Ng. Item 2. Ministers' Statements.
Minister's Statement 020 - 1(5): Nunavut Youth HIV/AIDS Fair
Hon. Ed Picco: Qujannami Uqaqti. Good afternoon.
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to announce the opening of the first Nunavut Youth HIV/AIDS Fair.
Mr. Speaker, the idea for this fair came from our own young people as a way to educate their peers and their communities about HIV/AIDS and to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention.
Mr. Speaker, the Nunavut youth HIV/AIDS Fair is being held in four Nunavut communities: Iqaluit, Arctic Bay, Taloyoak and Pangnirtung.
The youth HIV/AIDS Fair will involve projects from grades 6-12 and will be similar to a science fair covering such issues as HIV/AIDS’ effects, community attitudes towards HIV/AIDS, economic impacts and facts about HIV transmission and prevention.
Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to see our youth launching such a strong initiative to communicate about HIV and AIDS in Nunavut.
We can all be very proud of their efforts to help inform their community - making their communities stronger and healthier in the process.
Mr. Speaker, the threat of HIV and AIDS to Nunavut is a serious one, the more we inform each other about HIV and AIDS, the more we'll be able to prevent it from spreading, and to support those living with HIV and AIDS.
Speaker: Thank you, Mr. Picco. Ministers' Statements.
Minister's Statement 021 - 1(5): Nunavut Job Corps
Earlier this year my predecessor, Peter Kilabuk introduced a new program to Nunavut called the Nunavut Job Corps. I would like to update members on the progress that we are making in building this program.
Since April 1st 1999, in countless meetings, consultations and workshops, our community leaders, including members of this House have asked this government to assist them in creating job opportunities for our young people.
The Nunavut Job Corps is a unique program because it aims at the young people who are between 15-39 years of age who are trying to find a place for themselves in the economic life of their communities.
Finding a job in many of our communities is difficult, especially for people with limited work experience.
What we are attempting to do under the Nunavut Job Corps is to give these people some help in identifying the path forward for their many good ideas.
We are currently working on projects in Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Taloyoak, Repulse Bay, Chesterfield Inlet, Cape Dorset and Arctic Bay.
The projects proposed for these communities have all been developed within the community, by young people between the ages of 15 and 39, who want to make a contribution to their local economy.
Mr. Speaker, the Nunavut Job Corps was introduced on a pilot basis, and is modestly funded.
Thus, one of the first tasks of the Job Corps co-ordinator was to identify all the sources of program funding that could be accessed by our young people.
We have learned that not only do many programs exist within government and non-government organizations to fund good ideas in our communities, but many of these program dollars remain unspent in Nunavut.
The Nunavut Job Corps is attempting to address this problem.
The Nunavut Job Corps can help young people develop their ideas into practical proposals, which can be submitted to some of the funding programs that are available.
This is a much-needed service in our communities.
Mr. Speaker, during the fall session I will table a report on the results of all the Nunavut Job Corps project. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Speaker: Thank you, Minister. Ministers' Statements.
Minister's Statement 022 - 1(5): Unsung Heroes Tour
Hon. Ed Picco: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to inform the Assembly of a very positive and innovative suicide prevention initiative being sponsored through a partnership between our Department of Health and Social Services and the Kivalliq Inuit Association Youth Department.