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But I also know that in some communities there are 30 students per teacher in a classroom . I also know that in my riding there was one case of a school that they had classes in the hallways which might become a safety or health issue because of overcrowding. We would look at the health and safety issues before we think about putting an extension onto the school or thinking about building a new school.
Question 108 - 1 (2): Arctic College Programs and Positions
My question is to the Minister of Education.
Mr. Speaker yesterday on CBC radio I heard the president of Arctic College saying that there are going to be more programs and maybe even positions moved into other communities in Nunavut so that they can deliver the programs better.
I wonder if the Minister can provide me with a time line and when these positions are going to be moved into the various communities in Nunavut.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you Mr. McLean and Mr. Arvaluk.
Hon. James Arvaluk: I am not sure right now because we are in discussion right now with the Arctic College.
We cannot give direction on a daily basis because Arctic College has its own board of governors.
Soon as I am informed of this plan, because if it requires additional funding to do this plan then it has to go to the cabinet so it would not be an automatic move.
It will be a decision of the cabinet if it becomes a money issue.
I can not answer that question until the actual submission or request to the Department of Education is made is made by Arctic College.
If that is the plan then other requirements to clear this plan must be initiated.
Speaker( interpretation): Thank you Mr. Arvaluk, second question Mr. McLean
Mr. McLean: Yes Mr. Speaker I realize that the Minister might not be up to speed on what is happening with Arctic College , we all have a tendency for that but at his earliest convenience could he provide myself and the other members with a detailed plan on the programs and the positions that are going to be moved into Nunavut.
Speaker ( Interpretation) : Thank you Mr. McLean , Mr. Arvaluk.
Hon. James Arvaluk: Yes I will provide that information as soon as possible and in fact I will try to get that information before this session is over.
Speaker ( Interpretation): Thank you Mr. Arvaluk , we still have members who want to ask questions.
At this time I will recognize noon hour.
We will break for lunch.  and continue with questions upon our return.
We will recess until 1:30 PM.
>>Lunch Break
Speaker: Good afternoon, we’ll go back to our session.
Oral questions, item # 6.
We’ve only got 33 minutes for the oral questions at this time .
Mr. O’Brien you are next.
Question 109 - 1 (2) Tendering Policy
Mr. Speaker my question is directed to the
Mr. Speaker over the last number of years, there’s been a lot of controversy by contractors, various people in the communities and so on, regarding various types of tendering that we do on contracts, the sole source, RFP, RFQ, or public tender.
I wonder at this point in times since we are starting off with the New Government, if the Premier is giving any consideration of reviewing the whole policy as relates to tenders.
Mr. Premier
Well, like everything we could review it as well, but if you could specify what you would like change that would help.
The reason why we have to use it is because we have deadlines and we are understaffed right now and we're looking for the best people for the positions to do the job in a short period of time.
We have to do this otherwise we wouldn’t get the job done with current staff that we have, so if the Member could specify what kind of review that, you may want to see , it would help.
Before I ask you for second question Mr. O’Brien.
I’d like to address number of things that have been happening here, this border is protecting you guys before we move to the New Legislative Assembly, we have pages to assist you, if you need to go out of this border.
Sometimes I’ve seen Members, Ministers stepping out of this border and that doesn’t look good.
Especially with Media around here, so I advise you if you have to go out bow to the mace, ask the pages to open the border, Thank you.
Mr. O’Brien: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker to be more precise I guess as far as the issue of the type tendering that we do are the ways which we got contracts out.
I’m not referring to the issue that we dealt with in last 3 days, but in general sense and I’m not talking about the time frames of with in a week or 2 weeks or a month, but I’m asking the Premier, if you would make a commitment review the practice that we used on contracts and the reason that I bring this forward is that I believe that, there are number of people communities, contractors, construction associations do have some concerns as to fairness to make sure, so that everybody, every contractor be it small or large have an opportunity to bid on contracts and services .
I think when you look at RFP’s and RFQ’s and Sole Source Contracting that leaves a number of people out of loop.
I think in fairness to everybody, if we could review these practices to see if we could at least open it up so that the, I guess we have a little more transparency and openness and fairness.
I don’t see a problem, we are going to do a review of contracting policies for Article 24 purposes, before next years’ contracting season opens up, so I don’t see why we can’t include all contracts in that process.
Thank you Mr. Speaker.  Speaker: Thank you Mr. Okalik.
Oral Questions Mr. Nutarak.
Oral Question 110 - 1 (2): Liquor Act  Mr. Nutarak: (interpretation): Thank you Mr. Speaker.
I’m directing this question to  Mr. Ng about the liquor licensing regulations we inherited from GNWT .
We are running in to problems here in Nunavut.
When are you going to review the Legislation on liquor.
Thank you Mr. Speaker.  Speaker: Thank you Mr. Nutarak.
Mr. Speaker the Honourable Member is correct as you know we have inherited the Liquor System right now services are being provided by the NWT Liquor Commissions and we are in the Process right now of doing up the procedures to establish Nunavut the liquor licensing board that can oversee the operations.
But it brings in to light a bigger issue in respect of access alcohol through out all of Nunavut area and right as Members know that the warehouse is located here in Iqaluit, but there is no local access, but individuals can order liquor from warehouse here or they can access the permit to order liquor from outside Territory that stands now.
There is a some plans quite frankly to deal with the issue, whether it’s a legislative proposal or legislative changes on the broad manner.
I would expect that we would put something together, that would allow us to deal with us in this issue in the fall.
Speaker: (interpretation): Thank you Mr. Ng. Oral Question, Mr. Tootoo
Question 110 - 1 (2) Drawings for Iqaluit Hospital
My question is for the Minister for Health and Social Services, I’d like to ask the Minister if he has a budgeted amount for the architectural drawings for a new hospital here in Iqaluit.
Minster of Health Mr. Picco
Mr. Speaker I heard your question to Mr. Ng, who's the Minister responsible for the P3, Public Private Partners.
He did say that right now the Department of Health is doing a role of functional program design review of the Architectural drawings and so on for the Baffin regional facility.
The money is budgeted right now in my Department, once that the functional design review is completed and that money will be flowed to the Health Board to get the architectural drawings up in running, so the money is there in the budget.
Oral Question Mr. Tootoo
Mr. Speaker I do appreciate a straight answer, it’s nice to see that it’s coming from over there and hope to see more of them.
Mr. Speaker could the Minister please let me and how much he has budgeted for that budgeted amount.
Minister of Health Mr. Picco
Mr. Speaker I believe the amount is little over $ 500 hundred thousand dollars and like I said again it will flow soon as the functional program is done by the Department of the Health.
Oral Question, Mr. Iqaqrialu
Question 111 - 1 (2): Clyde River Power Plant
Yesterday I had asked a question to the Minister responsible for NTPC.
He stated that he would give me a report right after the Session was over yesterday, but still I haven’t receive the documentation, so I don’t want him to lie to me again.
Speaker: Comment, not a question.
My question is are you going to give me the letter you promised.
Mr. Speaker I’ll give him a letter, a telegram, a post card, I will try to get the information to the Honourable Member and indeed as I committed yesterday in the House I have contacted the Hay River, which is the Headquarters for the Power Corporation and most Members realize with operational issues for Nunavut under the Transitional Agreement that we have in place now for the Power Corporation I’m responsible, but the overall direction to the Power Corporation is still under Mr. Charles Dent.
So the information requested I need from the Member the information request made by the Member to me I had to get that information from Hay River, I requested that information about a week ago actually.
Request it again yesterday and I understand after this morning, that information is forth coming, may right now be in the fax in Noble House at the Minister's Office.
As soon as I get I will give it to the Honourable Member and indeed I will recommitted this time to go to a Clyde River , my former home with my wife, relatives with the member to see the house and speak to the Mayor about the situation regarding the Power Plant in Clyde River.
Oral Question Mr. McLean
Question 112 - 1 (2): Cleanup of Old Sites
I’m not quite sure who to direct this question to, but I’ll direct it to the Minister of Community Government ,Housing and Transportation, over the last couple of years, probably last 4 years the Federal Government has been coming in around the area of Baker Lake airport.
They ran the airport, they ran the power plant plus the U.S. Airforce around the airstrip and the base in the Baker Lake area.
We seem to be running around last couple of years, who’s responsible or where does a Municipality go to access funding to clean up all these old Federal Government dumps and contaminated soil and drums and fuel spills and stuff like that, because I know that Territorial Government or the Nunavut Government is not directly responsible.
My question to Minister I hope I ask the right one is where does the Municipality like Baker Lake go to access funding to clean up the old Federal Government dumps and spills and things like that.
Mr. Anawak the question was directed to you, but if you would refer it to another Minister, it’s your choice Mr. Anawak.
I believe there was a program that was administered by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs on the clean up of old sites.
However I will give the assurance to the Member opposite that I will find out the information and respond back as soon as possible.
Oral question taken as Notice.
Mr. O’Brien, no,
Mr. Puqiqnak (interpretation): oral questions
Question 113 - 1 (2) Co-op Building
Mr. Speaker I would like to direct this question to Sustainable Development Minister, in my constituency the Co-op are trying to get a larger store and during the AGM they agreed to getting a bigger store, but I hope that the Nunavut Government will have to work and support in obtaining larger store with offices, so I would like to ask the Minister, because since I have given him a letter where you status is.
I just recently got your letter and were working on that issue now, so I cannot respond to you at this time.
Speaker: Oral Question, Mr. Akesuk
Question 114 - 1 (2) Marine Facility
Mr. Akesuk: Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker my question is directed to Ms. Thompson or Mr. Anawak the community work that was approved by previous Government, the GNWT was already to go ahead and the funding was identified by the GNWT.
This capital project was lost in the shuffle, I don’t think Nunavut Government allocated any money under capital dollars for Marine Facility.
This is very important program for Northerners, as you know probably know 2 years ago GNWT had to cover the cost of lost of the boats.
Mr. Speaker a lot of the cost could have been prevented if Cape Dorset had a break water at that time, it was already to go.
I think capital dollars was transferred over to the Nunavut Government.
Are we going to get this project in the near future.
Mr. Anawak Minister of Community Government
Yes, I understand his question, I know that most of the communities have requested a breakwater or a wharf and I know that they are in need of breakwater.
If this was slated by the GNWT perhaps Nunavut Government has put this on the B-list.
I will look into it further and even though it is not written in the capital plans, I could perhaps discuss this matter with you, how we can look into this issue more, because I know that the community is quite in need of a break water.
Speaker: Oral Question Mr. Tootoo
Question 115 - 1 (2) Special Housing Committee
Mr. Speaker my question to Minister responsible for Community Government Housing and Transportation, earlier in the Session we talked about the Ministers’ Special Committee, that he wishes to set up on housing.
I’m wondering Mr. Speaker if the Minister could inform us, if he has or any of his staff have approached any individual’s to sit on this Committee.
Minister responsible for Community Government  Mr. Anawak.
Hon. Jack Anawak: Qujannamiik.
Oral Questions. (interpretation): We’ll go back to Orders of the Day, item # 7.
Written questions, replies to opening address.
Item 10: Petitions
Petition 6 - 1 (2): Contract with Ublivik
I would like to table the Petitions in regards to the Keewatin Health and Social Services Board decision on April 14, concerning a contract for Ublivik, to occur on July 13, 1999.
Mr. Speaker I have hundred names from Repulse Bay.
Reports of Standing and Special Committees.
Reports of Committees and reviews of Bills, item # 13 Tabling of Documents.
Item 13: Tabling of Documents
Tabled Document 15 - 1 (2): Consulting Services Contract
These are schedule's A and B for the contract with the Department of Executive and Inter Governmental Affairs.
Schedule A outlines the scope of the Consulting Services and Table B outlines the time line.
Tabled Document 16 - 1 (2): Inuuqatigiit
I would like to table Inuuqatigiit Curriculum Document, I spoke about it in my statement earlier this morning.
Tabling of Documents. (interpretation): Notices of Motions First Reading of Bills, item # 16, item # 17. # 18 Second Reading of Bills,  # 19 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bill 1 Appropriation Act 1999/2000
Bill 2 Boards of Management Dissolution Act
Bill 3 Divisional Education Councils Dissolution Act
Standing Committee Report 1-1 (2)
Standing Committee Report 2-1 (2)
Standing Committee Report 3-1 (2)
Standing Committee Report 4-1 (2)
Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to note that, I didn’t catch what you were saying, one I couldn’t hear you and through the channel that was supposed to be in English, Inuktitut was coming through on that channel, so I just like to let you know that I didn’t hear everything that you were saying.
Speaker: Mr. Tootoo, if you have to speak please do stand up and if you’d like to go back to any items you have to go through unanimous consent, I know we have technical problems once in a while.
Mr. Speaker I apologize I was just scrambling trying to figure out, how come I was getting the Inuktitut on English channel and I didn’t hear what you were saying, but I know that it was just in regards to the bills, so you don’t need to go back and ask.
We're Considering Bill 1, Bill 2, Bill 3 Committee Reports.
Mr. Irqittuq as the Chairperson.
Item 19: Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Chairperson (Mr. Irqittuq) (interpretation): Thank you Mr. Speaker.
Good afternoon, we did not finish with Jack Anawak being in the witness chair, if Mr. Anawak and his Officials could please take the witness chair .Thank you, let’s return to agenda from yesterday, perhaps Mr. Anawak maybe identify your officials as to who they are and reintroduce them please, thank you.
The person on my left is Mike Ferris my Deputy Minister and on my right Michael Rafter is our Director of Finance for Community Government Transportation and Housing, thank you.
In respect to the yesterdays’ meeting, where we had to stop the meeting, we were dealing with 7-5, I believe we were supposed to get back to 7-5.
Just underneath it Total Operations and Maintenance $ 35 million 9 hundred 22 thousand are you agreed.
Let’s move to 7-6 in respect to the Baffin Community Capital details, if you have any questions at this time in respect to the Baffin Allocations of Capital or the Total for the Baffin Capital is $ 5 million 7 hundred 18 thousand are you agreed.
Mr. Chairman yesterday on the last remarks, I believe another Member from the Baffin was asking about the Project in the Community.
The Minister indicated, he said that the Capital funding went to the prove, it could be shuffled around after.
I’d like some clarification on whether that can happen or once we approve this Capital on these projects, is that what’s it’s for, I’d like to know if it can be shuffled around after as Minister indicated yesterday.
Hon. Jack Anawak: In respect to the Kimmirut capital budget which was allotted for another project, in respect to the skating arena and whether that could be done , I told him that if the Health inspectors agreed, or if the Health and Social Services Department agreed , it could be done.
They want to delay a particular project and move up the arena and with the money that was allotted for the capital they want to prioritise the hockey arena.
If that’s the case I could tell the Financial Management Board we could put it back to the Financial Management Board and move it to a different project.
I used Kimmirut as an example as to their priorities and that’s what I was referring to.
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Tootoo has that answered your question?
Mr. Tootoo before you state anything if you have a question please do not make a statement just ask the question directly so the meeting can progress more smoothly and I know that there will be other members who will wish to ask questions.
Mr. Tootoo: I thought I did ask the question.
Then the Minister is saying that once capital dollars have been committed they can be moved from one project to another.
In other words adding new projects to the capital plan.
Is that what the Minister is indicating?
Hon. Jack Anawak (interpretation): No.
We will not produce more finances but with regard to the community of Kimmirut, their priorities and their allotted capital plan for this year are not the same; therefore, the budget if its going to be moved to another project in respect to what the residents of Kimmirut want, if we did agree to that, the Financial Management Board and Cabinet can attempt to do so because I cannot do it alone.
I alone, cannot change the priority and the capital allotted for that year because it's already approved .As I stated before the priority that Kimmirut wants, again I’m using an example, there is a health related issue.
The residents of Kimmirut feel they can wait another year for a certain project and they want to make another project their priority, but at this time that’s not finalized because they have not reached agreement with the Health and Social Services Department.
If we were to agree I would have to go to the Financial Management Board and state that we would like to move the capital plan from one to another.
I’m sorry you cannot state it here.
Hon. Kelvin Ng: Mr. Chairperson, maybe just to put some clarity to the issue in respect to how departments deal with their budgets.
If what Mr. Anawak has said for example, if a community identifies a priority that they wanted to shift around the resources, the Minister can put forward a proposal to do that but is has to come to the Financial Management Board.
There are regulations obviously surrounding that and if the Financial Management Board approves it, the supplementary appropriation for that move comes back to the Assembly for a vote.
That’s the process in place.
Sorry, so in effect, anything that they do, that we do as a government to recognize priorities, government wide, community wide, it comes back to the vote to the Assembly.
There is nothing that could be done without members being involved in that decision even though it may be after the fact in respect to government priorities.
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Tootoo, do you understand now the process to change the priorities.
Mr. Nutarak (interpretation): I have nothing to add Mr. Chairperson.
In respect to page 7.6 the bottom, the bottom detail, the garbage packer for the Pond Inlet total.
I’m not sure what it's really geared towards and I would like to understand what the garbage packer is.
Because in Inuktitut this states that it’s a garbage box in Inuktitut.
Chairperson (interpretation): Perhaps Minister Anawak will answer that.
Continue Mr. Anawak.
This is a garbage truck, which opens up and compacts the garbage.
That’s what it's supposed to be.
That’s what it is in actuality.
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Nutarak.
Mr. Nutarak (interpretation): Thank you for giving a good answer.
Chairperson (interpretation): My list of names in respect to Baffin details are gone.
Mr. Puqiqnak (interpretation): I might make a mistake Mr. Chairperson.
I would like to move to 7-8.
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Puqiqnak we’re almost there.
If you can be patient.
I don’t think there are any more questions in respect to the Baffin total capital.
Detail of capital the total, the Baffin total is 5 million 718 thousand.
In respect to the Keewatin Region, the Keewatin total is 3 million 903 thousand.
The Kitikmeot total is 1 million 163 thousand.
Mr. Puqiqnak (interpretation): I'm kind of confused here.
Chairperson (interpretation): At this point we’re on 7-8 in respect to the Kitikmeot total.
The Detail Capital, the Keewatin Region total was already agreed and that’s on 7-7.
Mr. Puqiqnak (interpretation): Mr. Chairperson, in respect to the Kitikmeot total, I saw a Cambridge Bay total and saw Kugluktuk as well as Taloyoak but in respect to the various communities detail there is no reference to Gjoa Haven.
The local government, I think they were trying to include something and that’s not even included I’m not sure what that is but I would like to get clarification on that matter to why that’s not in there Mr. Anawak.
Chairperson (interpretation): Hold on Mr. Puqiqnak.
They’re looking for your concern.
Hon. Jack Anawak (interpretation): I will ask my Deputy Minister to respond to the question.
Mr. Ferris: Mr. Chairperson, the projects for Gjoa Haven are actually found in the Nunavut incremental infrastructure work which is under the Federal Funding Agreement for Nunavut Incremental Infrastructure, there is 9 million 311 thousand dollars.
There were no projects specifically in Gjoa Haven other than we’ve got some independent housing.
There is an access road and those are the two from our department in Gjoa Haven.
Education and Health has projects.
The other ones Mr. Chairperson, may be ones that would be found in the Nunavut Incremental Infrastructure because that’s one of the impacted communities.
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Puqiqnak.
Do you have additional comments?
I’m aware that in year 1999 – 2000 the community had prioritized their projects for those years.
After we were in Parish Hall, like I said, I wanted to see that project happen before I lost all may hair.
I said that in Parish Hall.
But there is nothing under Nunavut Community Government.
Because the community is also looking for projects but there are not projects planned for 1999 – 2000.
I'm looking at is there going to be some infrastructure … and is there going to be airstrip improvement, our community hall is too small now and there is also a garage and a sewage building.
They’re not on the list at all.
That’s why I wanted to know what actually was happening in Gjoa Haven.
Chairperson (interpretation): Jack Anawak.
Hon. Jack Anawak (interpretation): I’m sorry.