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At about two o'clock we will be going to the TEP graduation and awards.
I think I would like to report progress.
We are going to have to have a quorum in order to vote.
Do we have a quorum.
Mr. Nutarak made a motion to report progress and we will get back to the Department of Justice.
We will not ask the Speaker to come back to the Chamber.
Deputy Speaker (interpretation): Going back to the orders of the day.
First I would like to thank the minister and his officials that just appeared before the committee of the whole.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 13 and tabled documents 41 – 1(3), 61 – 1(3), 85 – 1(3) and 87 – 1(3) and would like to report progress.
Orders of the Day for Tuesday April 25th
Motion 22 – 1(3)
Motion 23 – 1(3)
This House stands adjourned until Tuesday April 25, at 1.30 in the afternoon.
>>House adjourned at 1.35 p.m.  Thursday April 20, 2000
DAY 40
Tuesday, April 25, 2000
Pages 1818 - 1829
Acting Speaker: The Hon. Peter Kattuk, M.L.A.
Election of Acting Speaker 1818
Opening Prayer 1818
Ministers’ Statements 1819
Members’ Statements 1821
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 1821
Oral Questions 1822
Written Questions 1826
Petitions 1827
Tabling of Documents 1827
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 1827
Report of the Committee of the Whole 1828
Orders of the Day 1828
Tuesday April 25, 2000 1818
121 - 1(3): Ministers Forum on the Economy (Kilabuk) 1819
122 - 1(3): Income Support Productive Choice Program (Arvaluk) 1819
123 - 1(3): Nunavut Prospectors Program (Kilabuk) 1820
357 - 1(3): Clyde River and Pond Inlet Rangers (Iqaqrialu) 1821
503 - 1(3): Funding for Polaris Site Cleanup (Barnabas) 1822
504 - 1(3): Income Support Productive Choices (Iqaqrialu) 1822
505 - 1(3): Prospectors Program Funding Process (Nutarak) 1823
506 - 1(3): Firearms Acquisition Certificate Course (Barnabas) 1824
507 – 1(3): Renewable Resource Officers' Training Centre (Barnabas) 1825
13 – 1(3): Delay of Quluaq School Extension (Iqaqrialu) 1827
92 – 1(3): Nunavut Prospector's Program Guide (Kilabuk) 1827
93 – 1(3): Legislative Assembly Business Plan 2000/2001 (Clerk) 1827  Tuesday April 25, 2000
Tuesday April 25, 2000
Mr. Ovide Alakannuark, Honourable Jack Anawak, Hon. James Arvaluk, Mr. Levi Barnabas, Mr. Donald Havioyak, Mr. David Iqaqrialu, Honourable Peter Kilabuk, Honourable Peter Kattuk, Honourable Kelvin Ng, Mr. Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Paul Okalik, Honourable Ed Picco, Honourable Manitok Thompson, Mr. Hunter Tootoo.
Election of Acting Speaker
Clerk (Quirke): Good afternoon members.
I wish to report under section 42 (2) of the Legislative Assembly Executive Council Act, and to inform the members the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are not able to be with us today or tomorrow.
According to the Act the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut must have an election for the appointment of acting speaker.
Are there any nominations from the floor for speaker for today and tomorrow.
Hon. Paul Okalik: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, I nominate Mr. Kattuk to act as Speaker for the interim.
Clerk: All those in favour, opposed, abstentions.
Mr. Kattuk, if you could so kindly take the chair and proceed with orders of the day.
>>Mr. Kattuk took the Speaker’s chair.
Speaker (Mr. Kattuk) (interpretation): I would like to have Mr. Iqaqrialu say the opening prayer.
Going to the orders of the day, Item 2.
Minister’s Statement 121 - 1(3): Ministers Forum on the Economy
Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to inform this house of an upcoming event that will be of great interest to all members here.
Many of the members will remember that during the first session in May of last year, I delivered a statement on our economy.
At that time I made a commitment to a process that would lead to the development of a new economic strategy for Nunavut.
We called the process “The Minister's Forum on the Economy”.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce today that the Minister's Forum on the Economy will take place May 11 and 12, 2000 in Iqaluit and in conjunction with the Nunavut Associations of Municipalities annual general meeting.
The forum will provide the opportunity for representatives from each of our communities to meet together with me and I hope with other leaders, including the members of this house and to discuss economic development in Nunavut.
We face many questions when considering an economic strategy for Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, I am aware that many of our communities have already taken steps to address these questions and to plan for their community's future.
Community plans have been developed in Pelly Bay and Gjoa Haven.
We are all aware of the excellent work of the Community Round Table in Arviat, and the community economic development plan created in Clyde River.
I hope this meeting will be a productive exchange of ideas between communities, ideas which can shape the future direction of my department.
I hope all members will share my enthusiasm for our chance in May of this year to seek out the participation of community leaders in the development of an economic strategy for the territory of Nunavut.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you Minister Kilabuk.
Minister’s Statement 122 - 1(3): Income Support Productive Choice Program
I would like to give good news about the Income Support Program today.
As the members know Mr. Speaker, the Department of Education's Income Support Program is based on productive choices.
The program is designed to encourage income support clients to seek employment, return to school or college, parent, volunteer or attend counselling sessions to gain wellness.
It is with great pleasure that I report to you that thirty income support clients in Iqaluit have gained employment through the Productive Choice Program.
Ministers’ Statements. Mr. Kilabuk.
Minister’s Statement 123 - 1(3): Nunavut Prospectors Program
Last year my department provisionally implemented a Prospectors Program in Nunavut so that our prospectors could continue their important work over the summer months.
Thirty-two prospectors in twelve communities participated in the program.
In fact, the program was such a success that we had to accommodate a greater number of applications than we had originally budgeted for.
However, no real policy existed for this program for the Nunavut Government.
So over the winter we examined this program in detail.
We spoke with prospectors to determine where their needs were the greatest and we began development of a new Nunavut prospectors program.
I am pleased to announce today the establishment of the Nunavut Prospectors Policy and Program which will serve and support the critical work that our prospectors perform in assessing Nunavut's potential.
Mr. Speaker, Nunavut has tremendous mineral potential and our independent community based prospectors play a critical role in the discovery and the development of Nunavut's mineral potential.
The Nunavut prospectors program will provide registered prospectors with contributions of up to 5 thousand dollars to assist in the costs associated with prospecting.
I am pleased to report to the House that the Nunavut prospectors program has been built on the Bathurst Mandate's principal of simplicity, as we have made it easier for prospectors to account for their expenditures and to document their work.
The Department of Sustainable Development will assist in building prospecting capacity in Nunavut by ensuring Nunavut prospectors are supported by department geologists in Kugluktuk and Arviat.
We have also built on the Bathurst Principal of simplifying access to our programs by establishing a toll free number for anyone seeking information on this program in Inuktitut or English.
Basic prospecting courses will also be delivered by the department in some communities with high potential.
Mr. Speaker later today I will table the guide for the Nunavut Prospectors Program.
Member’s Statement 357 - 1(3): Clyde River and Pond Inlet Rangers
I rise today to talk about the Pond Inlet Rangers who went to Clyde River this month.
The Rangers from our community went to meet the other rangers part way.
The visitors were welcomed to the community and were hosted to a feast.
On behalf of the people of Clyde River, I would like to thank them.
They are going through several communities and symbolically delivering water from the different communities.
Paul Ujagasujuk is the main guide.
Many years now the Europeans have been travelling across the north with Inuit guides so I am very proud to say that Paul Ujagasujuk will guide the four non-Inuit people, who are travelling to Iqaluit carrying the water.
They are also going to Qikiqtarjuaq and that is one of my communities and I expect they will be received warmly when they arrive.
Item 5. Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Mr. Speaker I would like to recognize a couple of people who are visiting the legislative assembly.
One of them is from my constituency and when he was a member of the legislative assembly of the NWT and I was his constituency worker, Mr. Ludy Pudluk.
When Mr. Pudluk invited me to go down to the Yellowknife legislative assembly I met Pauloosie Paniloo who was also a member then.
I would like to welcome both of them.
Speaker (interpretation): Welcome to the legislature.
I was going to recognize the two people but Mr. Barnabas beat me to it.
This is the very first time I have seen Marcel Mason in the house from my constituency and I would like to welcome him here.
Speaker (interpretation): Welcome to the legislative assembly.
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery, Mr. Iqaqrialu.
Although I am late I would like to tell a little bit of a story and I would also like to welcome Ludy Pudluk and Pauloosie Paniloo to the house.
Pauloosie Paniloo, when I was young, taught me how to hunt and survive out on the land which was very beneficial too me.
He also taught me how to run the meetings.
Also, Ludy Pudluk, I have known him for a very long time and I did not realize that he was related to me until recently.
He has also helped me a lot as a member of the legislative assembly and I just wanted to point that out.
Question 503 - 1(3): Funding for Polaris Site Cleanup
I will be speaking in English.
(Interpretation ends) The Minister responsible for Sustainable Development, in regards to the Polaris mine closure scheduled for October 2001.
Mr. Speaker I wish to further question the minister about the effects the closure will have on the nearby community.
My question is can the minister give clear indication of the amount of funding allocated for the site clean-up, and how it will be administered.
At this point in time in Mr. Speaker, I apologise that I do not have detailed information available to me as to how much it will cost to clean-up and who will be paying for the clean-up costs.
I will get back to the member on this issue.
Speaker (interpretation): Oral Questions, Mr. Iqaqrialu.
Question 504 - 1(3): Income Support Productive Choices
Mr. Speaker I would like to direct my question to the Minister for Education who is also the Minister responsible for Income Support.
His minister’s statement was very interesting in regards to Income Support's Productive Choice program.
When he talks about recipients are you talking about the elderly, young people or mature adults.
My question is that do you expect all the people receiving income support to go back to school.
I think this should be more detailed information because these recipients are hunters and some of them are physically disabled.
So could you clarify this for me.
Speaker (interpretation): Minister for Education, Mr. Arvaluk.
We are not concerned what the people's age is, whether they are young or old.
But we do have a goal and we do have a policy that this income support recipient should be willing to look for a job and should be willing to take on that training so they can stand up on their own two feet.
Or they should be willing to help the community by volunteering.
We are not overly concerned about their ages but the goal we used has not changed yet
I am able to inform you, if the member can understand, that I am very pleased to say that we are working towards these initiatives.
The results have shown that we help them when they look for a job, for example thirty people who have been able to find employment in Iqaluit this month.
Mr. Speaker, yes I understood his response and I am very happy for his response but the thing is when they were employed or when they are volunteers what would happen if they get hurt.
Speaker (interpretation): Mr. Minister for Education.
I do not think he understood me clearly yet.
The thirty positions that I mentioned are real jobs, they are not just volunteering but they are employed and covered through worker's compensation.
Question 505 - 1(3): Prospectors Program Funding Process
My question is directed to the Minister of Sustainable Development in Nunavut.
When he made a statement regarding the Nunavut Prospectors Program and he said that some funds have been made available for that purpose and he said if they have any questions they could call.
Who would I call if I wanted further information.
Speaker (interpretation): Mr. Nutarak Thank you.
I apologise the phone number is not listed but anybody is welcome to call my office if they wanted further information in regards o the Nunavut Prospectors Program in Iqaluit.
You can call the Iqaluit office or in the communities they can call their economic development officers.
Speaker (interpretation): Oral Questions, Mr. Barnabas.
Question 506 - 1(3): Firearms Acquisition Certificate Course
Mr. Speaker I will speak in English. (interpretation ends) To the Minister of Justice.
Mr. Speaker it is now very hard for hunters to acquire firearms acquisition certificates especially if they do not understand English.
There will be a course held in Igloolik in either June or July on how to apply for a firearms acquisition certificate.
Only if there are enough people and if they pay twenty-five dollar fee.
It was understood there would be no an abrogation clause for aboriginal hunters in certain aspects of the application of the gun control laws.
This seems to be overlooked and is very hard for individuals who have little income and for those who do not understand English.
Could the Minister of Justice inform members of this house on what his department is doing to help gun users, especially hunters who have no other means of making a living.
I am sorry I did not attend that one meeting. I think it was last week we had a briefing session for the Members of the Legislative Assembly.
This is not our responsibility.
It is the responsibility of the Federal Government.
The members wanted a briefing on the Firearms Acquisition Certificates.
Mr. Lamab was in attendance at the meeting and he informed us that he has retained two employees to deal with FACs.
One is Josh Teemootee, the other person will start out in the near future, and she is able to speak in Inuktitut and English.
At the briefing for the members he informed us that people already had some training in Clyde River, Cape Dorset and other communities will be shortly receiving the course.
The Federal employees are in the process of getting this work together and I am sorry but I do not have the telephone numbers to give to the members.
Mr. Speaker, because I used to do translations, I know that with certain legislation there is a lengthy interpretation of the legislation when you put it into Inuktitut.
For someone who does not write in English we will have to get them the information about the people that are working for the Federal Government on gun control.
Such items as crisis lines are not always used by the people, different people that want different information.
I just wondered if the minister is aware of whether the people will be able to phone this telephone number as they are doing their application form.
Speaker (interpretation): Minister for Justice, Mr. Anawak.
Hon. Jack Anawak (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, perhaps if the member attended the presentation he would have been able to get the information because the people that gave us the presentation were saying that they will be able to help people acquire their FAC.
If a person is a hunter the application form is shorter than the regular application form and the people are going to assist the public.
They will be able to inform them as to how they to fill out the application form.
Although they would have to ask questions they will be able to assist the public in filling out their application form.
Whoever wants to get information, not just for the purposes of informing the public, but also to help the public in filling out their application forms for firearms certificates.
As well the public will be informed about the job they have done in Clyde River and Cape Dorset.
It was very informative when this person gave us the presentation.
I know that there is a 1-800 number and I do not have it with me at the moment but I know these people will be able to give you information.
They will probably use the media and the local radio station.
I know they will also have other materials to inform the public as to their whereabouts and their 1-800 number and they will be able to speak in English and Inuktitut.
They should be able to assist the public if the public needs assistance.
They will be also working on informing the communities in the summer. We expect we will have some people working on this licensing in the communities.
Question 507 – 1(3): Renewable Resource Officers' Training Centre
Mr. Speaker, I will ask another minister.
I will ask the Premier a question.
Is it true that there will be a new program, there is a new program that started up in regards to Renewable Resources courses here.
I just wondered if the course would be in Headquarters to train the Wildlife Officers.
I am not exactly sure which community he expects the course to be in.
Speaker: Can you please clarify that Mr. Barnabas.
Mr. Speaker, as small communities we have been asking questions about decentralization and I just wondered whether as a Committee we receive information and letters.
I have heard recently that there will be a new program set up in Pangnirtung.
It will also be a school for Renewable Resources and will it be located in Pangnirtung.
Speaker: Thank you, Mr. Barnabas.
That was their plan at that time but the members of the executive have not yet designated an area for training Wildlife Officers.
We have already put aside some money to do some planning or the programming for this course but we have not designated a location yet.
Back to orders of the day.
Written Question 16 – 1(3): Site Clean Up Activities - Polaris
Mr. Speaker, I will ask this written question to the Minister of Sustainable Development.
He informed me that he would reply to my question, but if he could answer my questions in a written format.(interpretation ends)
Will site clean-up include training and employment of residents in nearby communities or other residents of Nunavut.
The reason I am asking this question of the Minister of Sustainable Development is that exploration and contingency plans have been implemented that in the case of an oil spill the residents will be helped to be employed.
How long will it take for an adequate clean up to be carried out and what impact will that have on the development of the proposed park.
Has there been any recent study measuring the impact of mining activities and subsequent clean up on the wildlife and plant life in that area.
How will the community members be informed in the results of any studies.
Replies to Opening Address. Replies to Opening Address.
Petition 13 – 1(3): Delay of Quluaq School Extension
The people of Clyde River are stating their displeasure at the Government's delay of the extension on the Quluaq School and they are requesting through this petition to have it built this summer.
Speaker: Item 10.
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills. Reports of Committee on the Review of Bills.
Tabled Document 92 – 1(3): Nunavut Prospector's Program Guide
Hon. Peter Kilabuk (interpretation): Mr. Speaker I would like to table the Nunavut Prospector's Program Guide at this time.
Tabled Document 93 – 1(3): Legislative Assembly Business Plan 2000/2001
I am pleased on behalf of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to table Legislative Assembly Business Plan for the 2000/2001 fiscal year.
Notices of Motions for the First Reading of Bills.
Tabled Document 41-1(3), Tabled Document 61-1(3), Tabled Document 85-1(3), Tabled Document 87-1(3).
Committee of the whole will be in session until it reports itself out with Mr. Iqaqrialu as Chairperson.
Chairperson (Mr. Iqaqrialu) (interpretation): Thank you very much colleagues.
I am sure you had a good time when you were home.
I hope it was a pleasurable holiday for you during this weekend.
Today during the committee of the whole, we will be dealing with Bill 13 and Tabled Documents 41-1(3), 61-1(3), 85-1(3), and 87-1(3).
Those are the issues at the last session when we were dealing with the Department of Justice.
Would the Minister of Justice and his staff up to the witness table.
We will then go back to the Department of Justice.
Mr. Barnabas any comments.
Mr. Barnabas (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Some of the regular members did not want to deal with departmental issues.
So we would like to report progress.
There is a motion on the floor to report progress because the majority of the regular members are not in the House.
The motion is non-debatable.
But we will have to deal with the question.
We will then report progress.
Call in the Speaker.
Speaker: That was short
Speaker: Reports of committee of the whole.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 13 and Tabled Documents 41-1(3), 61-1(3), 85-1(3) and 87-1(3) and would like to report progress, and Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the committee of the whole be concurred with.
Speaker: Thank you, Mr. Iqaqrialu. There is a motion on the floor. Is there a seconder.
This evening, regular caucus at 7 p.m. Also a meeting of regular caucus tomorrow morning at 8:30 am.
Orders of the Day for Wednesday April 26th
Tabled Document 93-1-(3)
This House stands adjourned until Wednesday April 26, at 10:00 a.m.
>>House adjourned at 2:27 p.m.
DAY 41
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
Pages 1830 - 1907
Opening Prayer 1830
Assent to Bills 1830
Ministers' Statements 1831
Members' Statements 1834
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 1841
Oral Questions 1841
Motions 1856
Tabling of Documents 1859
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 1860
Report of the Committee of the Whole 1906
Orders of the Day 1907
Wednesday April 26, 2000 1830
124 – 1(3): Policing in Nunavut (Anawak) 1831
125 – 1(3): Task Force on Housing – Final Report (Thompson) 1832
126 – 1(3): Bobby Suwarak (Anawak) 1833
358 – 1(3): Respect for All Dialects (Iqaqrialu) 1834
359 – 1(3): Access Road for Grise Fiord Hunters (Barnabas) 1834
360 - 1(3): Films by Kugluktuk Elders and Youth (Havioyak) 1835
361 - 1(3): Youth Abroad Programs (Tootoo) 1836
362 - 1(3): Anglican Church Layperson Promotions (Irqittuq) 1837
363 - 1(3): Easter Tragedies (Anawak) 1838
364 - 1(3): Changing Ways (Alakannuark) 1838
365 - 1(3): Joamie School Anniversary (Picco) 1839
366 - 1(3): Rankin Inlet Youth Abroad Participants (Thompson) 1840
367 - 1(3): Cambridge Bay Delegation (Ng) 1840
508 - 1(3): Payment for Grave Workers (Irqittuq) 1841
509 – 1(3): Community Policing (Iqaqrialu) 1842
510 – 1(3): Housing Subsidies for Elders (Nutarak) 1842
511 – 1(3): Federal Government Funding for Housing (Iqaqrialu) 1843
512 – 1(3): Repulse Bay Health Centre (Alakannuark) 1845
513 – 1(3): Changes to Housing Rent Scale (Akesuk) 1845
514 – 1(3): Leasing Public Housing Units (McLean) 1847
515 – 1(3): Relocating New Public Housing Units (Tootoo) 1848
516 – 1(3): Location of Vacant Houses (Iqaqrialu) 1850
517 – 1(3): Laws on Vehicle Insurance in Nunavut (Barnabas) 1850
518 – 1(3): Re-allocation of New Housing Units (McLean) 1851
519 – 1(3): Ownership of Vacant Houses (Iqaqrialu) 1851
520 – 1(3): Amending Nunavut Housing Corporation Policies (Nutarak) 1852
521 – 1(3): Funding for Relocating Power Plants (Barnabas) 1853
522 – 1(3): Required Distance from Power Plants (Irqittuq) 1855
23 – 1(3): Appointment of New Standing Committees (Akesuk) 1856