EdinburghNLP/nunavut-hansard-plusplus huggingface dataset:
This came up subsequent in the process of the NCIAC deliberations and it was determined that our best bet would be to proceed with what we know and what we can afford at the moment, and see if in future plans we can hopefully with a little bit of easing of financial pressures in a future year, we will be able to work the second part of the complex back into the system and to provide some money for it.
It’s a project that’s being funded through the MRIF Program and the funding that the member sees before him in the book is the 50 percent that the Government of Nunavut will provide for that.
Mr. Arvaluk: I don’t know what MRIF is, but I’ll look up in that acronym dictionary that we will be provided later.
When the discussion was being held, the hamlet also told me that old arena will be utilized to, I think renovate, for a three bay garage, or four bay garage.
Now, I realize that in 2010-11 you want to build a $1 million three-bay garage in the community.
What is that; they changed their mind, Pond Inlet people changed their mind, or hamlet has changed their mind about; they want their old arena into a garage that they previously wanted?
What I have in front of me is the community hall that will be started in 2006. I’ll have Mr. Dawe make a supplement.
When the concept of the community hall was a community complex and was to be intended as a replacement for the arena as well, there was, indeed, some discussion with the community of various possibilities of reuse for the old structure for the arena. If a new arena is built, along with the new community hall then the old arena building is, of course, surplus.
Those types of considerations are ones that we always have to look at when we get new projects, and there are quite a number of different ways that reuse of existing facilities can be approached.
That was one that was discussed with the community at the time and one that CGS would, of course, be quite willing to consider.
However, the current plan is that the arena is to remain as it is, for at least a while; until we can identify future funding that then leaves the community short of parking space, so we’ve identified this project at the community’s wish, for additional parking space.
It is quite reasonable, of course, that if we can work the additional funding into the plan and get a start made on the arena, then we can revert back to other plans for the old building, and it may be that that project would not be required at that time.
As it stands, right now, that’s about the only way we see at the moment, of providing some parking space. If it turned out that they do not need it, as parking space because we’ve made other plans at the time, then, of course, that money can be in a future capital plan rolled over to some other purpose.
I will allow one more question, Mr. Arvaluk.
Am I only allowed to ask a certain amount of questions?
Mr. Arvaluk: Mr. Chairman, I thought that I still had four minutes and 51 seconds.
Very quickly, these seem to be like a guessing figure. Pond Inlet needs sometime around 2010-11 needs a three-bay garage.
They have $1 million being identified. They probably will because it is a growing community, like everything else.
What they were trying to do here is utilize what we have in Pond Inlet that cannot be used for kids anymore, because it’s so old that it is really not usable anymore, but could be used as a three-bay garage, or four-bay garage, there is that arena.
Although it is one of the first ones; it’s very old; just a shell.
Can I get a little bit more as to how wonderful your consultation with the community was in making those plans that the MLAs were invited to participate in coming up with future capital plans for the community, especially the hamlet that deals with recreation, municipal services, etcetera.
You are now saying to me that in the event they need a three-bay garage, we’ll put it right there, when in fact, they identify very strongly, right at the outset that they need a new community complex, that includes an arena?
Sorry to waste a little bit of your time; I was looking at the clock, rather than looking at how much time you had.
In regard to the three-bay garage that you mentioned and looking at the documents in here it states that the $200,000 would be set aside in 2009-10 and 2010-11 it would be that case if it was a brand new structure.
I will have lots more questions after that, so I move to report progress.
Your committee has been considering Bill 26 and the capital estimates, and would like to report progress. Also Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
A reminder for a meeting tomorrow at 9:00 in the morning on the Standing Committee on Operations and Accountability in the Tuktu Boardroom.
Orders of the Day for November 28, 2006:
Our meeting will adjourn until Tuesday, November 28 at 1:30 p.m.
>>House adjourned at 18:05
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Pages 2477 – 2536
Opening Prayer 2477
Ministers’ Statements 2477
Members’ Statements 2481
Returns to Oral Questions 2485
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 2485
Oral Questions 2485
Tabling of Documents 2502
Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills 2503
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 2504
Report of the Committee of the Whole 2534
Orders of the Day 2535
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 2477
131 – 2(3): British Columbia Health Summit (Okalik) 2477
132 – 2(3): CGS Recycling Programs (Brown) 2478
133– 2(3) Tabling of Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy (Picco) 2479
134 – 2(3): Use of Local Radio Stations to Promote GN Job Opportunities (Tapardjuk) 2479
135 – 2(3): SSHRC Grant Northern Social Economy Research (Picco) 2480
323 – 2(3): Inuit Culture Exhibition in Spain (Peterson) 2481
324 – 2(3): Elders’ Facility for Quttiktuq (Barnabas) 2483
325 – 2(3): Table Tennis Competition in Iqaluit (Tootoo) 2483
326 – 2(3): Kugluktuk Constituents to Represent Nunavut at Canada Winter Games 2007 (Evyagotailak) 2484
Return to Oral Question 367 – 2(3): Fuel Price Increase (Brown) 2485
371– 2(3): $275,000 Contribution Agreement (Tootoo) 2485
372 – 2(3): Fuel Price Increase (Mapsalak) 2487
373 – 2(3): Elder Centres for Quttiktuq Area (Barnabas) 2489
374 – 2(3): Job Opening Announcements (Arvaluk) 2491
375 – 2(3): Staff Housing Requirements (Peterson) 2493
376 – 2(3): Recycling Program in Communities (Arreak) 2495
377 – 2(3): Role of Baker Lake Nunavut Power Corporation Office (Kattuk) 2496
378 – 2(3): Food Mail Program (Alagalak) 2499
178 – 2(3): Satellite Cultural School Correspondence (Evyagotailak) 2502
179 – 2(3): Photographs of Beluga (Mapsalak) 2502
180 – 2(3): Embrace Life Council Annual Report 2005-06 (Aglukkaq) 2502
181 – 2(3): Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy (Picco) 2503
182 – 2(3): FPT Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Culture and Heritage (Tapardjuk) 2503
183 – 2(3): The Polar Bear – A Guide to Safety DVD (Netser) 2503
Bill 28 – Deficit Reduction Act – Notice 2503
Bill 29 – An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act – Notice 2503
Bill 26 – Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2007-08 – Review in Committee – Community and Government Services 2504
Bill 26 – Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2007-08 – Review in Committee – Culture, Language, Elders and Youth 2531
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. I would like to ask Mr. Alagalak to say the opening prayer.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr. Premier, Ministers, and Members.
Thank you for coming back to the meeting.
Minister’s Statement 131 – 2(3): British Columbia Health Summit (Okalik)
Hon. Paul Okalik (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, today Premier Gordon Campbell of British Columbia is co-chairing the National Aboriginal Health Summit in Vancouver.
He and Grand Chief Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of First Nations will conduct a dialogue amongst Premiers, Ministers and senior officials of the provinces and territories and leaders of the national aboriginal organizations.
The federal government is attending the summit as an observer.
Mr. Speaker, we are committed to improving the health status of Nunavummiut, and are working with Health Canada, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc and our regional Inuit organizations toward that objective.
We have an integrated health system in Nunavut where our government delivers not only public health but also federally-funded aboriginal health services. We are responding to the challenges of delivering health services across a vast expanse of Canada, in remote communities, where community health centres are our clinics and airplanes are our ambulances. We are building regional health facilities and upgrading our hospital, and Nunavut continues to work to bring health care closer to home.
The Minister of Health and I are committed to our House duties this week and are unable to attend the summit in Vancouver.
However, Nunavut is represented at these important meetings, and the Minister and I are monitoring the outcomes of this important dialogue.
I have conveyed my support to Premier Campbell and congratulate him on his leadership. I wish the summit well in their deliberations.
Mr. Speaker, the National Summit on Aboriginal Health is the first of three meetings on aboriginal issues that Canada’s Premier’s agreed to host after our meeting with the leaders of the national aboriginal organizations in Corner Brook, Newfoundland/Labrador, last July.
Premier Calvert will host an aboriginal economic development meeting in Saskatoon in January 2007, and Premier Williams will convene aboriginal women’s issues meeting in Newfoundland/Labrador in June 2007.
I would like to tell the members that we don’t have the Ministers’ Statement that was just done.
Minister for the Department of Community and Government Services, Ms. Brown.
Minister’s Statement 132 – 2(3): CGS Recycling Programs (Brown)
I am pleased to announce today that Community and Government Services continues to take the lead in doing our part to protect our environment by focusing on reusing, reducing and recycling of various waste products and materials that we as a government generate on a daily basis.
So far in 2006 Community and Government Services warehouse services have shipped over 45,000 pounds, 22.5 tonnes of paper to the south for recycling.
The Department of Justice, Young Offenders Division also contributes to our recycling program by providing twice-weekly pick up services of shredded paper in Government of Nunavut offices in Iqaluit.
Mr. Speaker, recently Community and Government Services warehouse services initiated a new computer and office equipment recycling program to divert broken unusable equipment from our local landfill in Iqaluit to a reputable recycling company in Ottawa.
Through this new recycling initiative, Community and Government Services warehouse services has to date shipped over 40,000 pounds (20.5 tons) of recyclable equipment of processing in the south.
I am also pleased to mention our partnerships with local and southern businesses that help keep the cost of these initiatives to a minimum. For example, Community and Government Services has established Memorandum’s of Understanding (MOUs) with companies such as Canadian North Airlines, who transport our recyclable materials to Ottawa at no cost.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to say that Community and Government Services is taking the necessary steps to be part of the solution in managing our recyclable waste in a meaningful way that benefits our environment.
Minister’s Statement 133– 2(3) Tabling of Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy (Picco)
Hon. Ed. Picco: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, Mr. Akesuk.
I am pleased to announce today the release of the Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy and Implementation Plan. This strategy represents the work of many individuals and organizations, and has been developed with input from the public.
Later today I will be tabling this long-awaited report.
Mr. Speaker, guided by the Iqqanaijaqatigiit Agreement, the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated struck a working group to develop this Strategy. Membership in the Working Group is drawn from a broad representation of agencies involved in adult programming in Nunavut.
This document demonstrates a cooperative approach to problem solving.
I would once again personally like to thank NTI President Paul Kaludjak for his support of a process that has been very positive and has moved forward in a very short period of time.
Mr. Speaker, the resulting strategy focuses on the changes needed to make the learning system in Nunavut functional and seamless.
The goals of the strategy and the associated 23 objectives in the detailed Implementation Plan provide a solid basis to move forward.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to encourage my honourable colleagues, and those with an interest in adult learning to obtain a copy of this document and give it careful consideration.
We look forward to this House’s as well as the Nunavut public’s review on suggestions contained in the report.
Minister Responsible for Culture, Language, Elders and Youth. Mr. Tapardjuk.
Minister’s Statement 134 – 2(3): Use of Local Radio Stations to Promote GN Job Opportunities (Tapardjuk)
Hon. Louis Tapardjuk (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to inform my colleagues of recent improvements made by the Department of Human Resources in ensuring our job opportunities are conveyed effectively to all Nunavummiut.
During last year’s standing committee meetings, it was suggested by one of my colleagues that my department explore the possibility of using local radio stations to better inform the public of employment opportunities with the Government of Nunavut.
A number of reasons were given for implementing this approach including weather delay of newspaper distribution, the fact that not all of our citizens have access to the Internet, and most importantly, that local radio stations have large numbers of dedicated listeners.
I instructed my department to research this possibility, and I am pleased to inform this House that effective this fall each regional office as well as our headquarters operations will fax or email all regional employment opportunities on a weekly basis to each local radio station in all Nunavut communities to be read as public service announcements.
It is anticipated that this improved coverage will result in a greater number of Nunavummiut applicants and ultimately, successful candidates for our employment opportunities.
I would like to assure my colleagues in this House that my department is committed to continuing to work towards improving our services to our client departments as well as the people of Nunavut.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you, Minister Tapardjuk, Minister responsible for Culture, Language, Elders and Youth, as well as Human Resources.
Minister’s Statement 135 – 2(3): SSHRC Grant Northern Social Economy Research (Picco)
The Social Sciences and the Humanities Research Council of Canada, or SSHRC, have provided $1.75 million over five years for a Northern Research Network that will connect university, college, and community researchers with the not-for-profit organizations that make up the social economy in the three territories.
Mr. Speaker, this is the largest research grant ever to be awarded for social sciences research in Canada’s north. Researchers from four southern universities will be involved in the research activities which includes; Lakehead University, Carleton University, the University of Northern British Columbia, and Memorial University.
These activities will be coordinated and administered through Yukon College in cooperation with Nunavut Research Institute, at the Nunavut Arctic College and Aurora College in the Northwest Territories.
Mr. Speaker, this structure provides for greater northern involvement, context, and research direction.
As, well, Dr. Francis Abel of Carleton University, recently noted that one of the most wonderful aspects of this project is that it originated in the north on the initiative of northern research institutes and scholars, and it will be completed by northerners and southerners working together.
Mr. Speaker, the term “social economy” covers the economies of a range of organizations which are neither government nor the private for-profit sector. It includes the traditional economic relationships of aboriginal communities, volunteer organizations, cooperatives, community groups, non-governmental organizations, non-profit groups, and yes, Mr. Speaker, unions.
The research will focus on four main areas profiling the social economy in Northern Canada; indigenous communities: the social economy; resource regimes and the social economy; and the state and the social economy.
Finally Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge Nunavut Arctic College and the staff at the Nunavut Research Institute and the other Northern Research Institutes for initiating this project which will provide research findings that are relevant to Nunavut’s social economy, and will help us deal with changes, Mr. Speaker, changes here in our economy.
Could you please raise your hands during the appropriate agenda item so we don’t have to go back to our agenda items after they have passed, please? But however, I will allow members to go back to Item 3.
Member’s Statement 323 – 2(3): Inuit Culture Exhibition in Spain (Peterson)
You’re moving along too fast for me, I apologize.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to update the House about a recent overseas exhibition that promoted Inuit culture in the Basque Country on Spain’s north coast.
Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, six Nunavut ambassadors were in the City of Basauri to participate in a very successful series of Inuit cultural exhibitions that included throat singing, carving, singing and drum-dancing, and history-telling.
Mr. Speaker, the exhibition was held in the historic 12th century Tower of Ariz. The organizers set up concerts, films, workshops and lectures that allowed people who visited the exhibition to take part in the events to get to know what Inuit culture is like and how Inuit live.
Mr. Speaker, the members of our Nunavut delegation who represented us were:
Miriam Aglukkaq of Gjoa Haven, who performed singing for drum dancing;
Tanya Tagaq Gillis of Cambridge Bay, who demonstrated throat singing;
Attima Hadlari, our interpreter, of Cambridge Bay, who demonstrated drum dancing, Inuksuk-building and Inuit Games;
Celina Kadluk of Iqaluit, who performed throat singing;
Matthew Nuqingaq of Iqaluit, who demonstrated carving; and
Doug Stern of Cambridge Bay, who presented the history of Bathurst Inlet, Umingmaktok, and Cambridge Bay.
Mr. Speaker, there were three other individuals who participated and contributed to the event’s success.
They were Franscesco Bailon, who is a noted Spanish expert on Inuit culture; Jose Manuel Naranjo the expedition leader; and Julian Dowdeswell, the Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge in England.
Mr. Speaker, the Basque Country event, lead by the City Hall of Basauri, included sponsors from a radio station, a newspaper, a private foundation, a bank, and a public institution. The Nunavut delegation was assisted by the Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association, Nunavut Tourism and the Canadian Embassy in Spain.
Mr. Speaker, I would like the House to join me in thanking our Nunavut delegation and their support group experts, their City of Basauri hosts; and the many sponsors who made this exhibition possible so that the people in the Basque Country of Spain had an opportunity to get a brief glimpse into Inuit culture in Nunavut.
Gracias, Mr. Speaker.
You are very well timed.
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Quttiktuq, Mr. Barnabas.
Member’s Statement 324 – 2(3): Elders’ Facility for Quttiktuq (Barnabas)
I rise today to talk about my constituencies in the High Arctic. When I visited those communities they lacked an elders’ facility and they conveyed that concern to me. I would like to talk a bit about that issue.
The Elders’ Society in the two communities of my constituency there are no facilities for them to go to.
In those communities they provide support for social counselling and they provide all sorts of support and assistance to meet the community needs, but they have to meet at a private home.
Although I spoke to this issue before, they don’t have secretaries so their minutes cannot be developed every time they have to make proposals to the government. It is evident that they need a secretary because they need correspondence.
My constituents were quite concerned about not having a facility.
Although the elders and youth facilities are combined there’s no drop-in centre for the youth in those communities.
For that reason at the appropriate time I will be posing my question to the Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth.
Member’s Statement 325 – 2(3): Table Tennis Competition in Iqaluit (Tootoo)
I rise today to inform the House of a smashing event that was held here in Iqaluit this past week. That was a table tennis competition that was held here.
Athletes from Iqaluit, Coral Harbour, Baker Lake, Pond Inlet, Pangnirtung, Kugluktuk, Repulse Bay, and Grise Fiord competed to be on Team Nunavut.
The team that was selected from the tournament will be heading to the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse.
Two players from each age category were chosen. I’m sure that even though only two were picked from each age category, every single one of them had a great time here competing in the event.
I am pleased to provide you with the names that were successful in the tournament to be named to Team Nunavut.
The 14 and Under Boys, forgive me if I pronounce the names wrong, were Louis Nutarariak from Iqaluit. Donavan Nagyouglik from Baker Lake;
The 14 and Under Girls were Minnie Sageaktuk from Iqaluit; Vicki Niptanatiak from Kugluktuk, I’m sure my colleague will correct me on the pronunciation after, which is fine;
The 17 and Under Boys, James Pitseolak from Iqaluit, Michael King from Iqaluit;
The 17 and Under Girls Mahek Havioyak from Kugluktuk, and Pia Tikivik from Iqaluit.
I would like to ask all members to join me in congratulating all the athletes that participated in the tournament this past weekend and wish the successful ones that I named the best of luck and hope that they have a great time at the Canada Winter Games in 2007 in Whitehorse.
Member’s Statement 326 – 2(3): Kugluktuk Constituents to Represent Nunavut at Canada Winter Games 2007 (Evyagotailak)
Mr. Evyagotailak (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I rise today to congratulate two of my constituents. On the weekend the Territorial Table Tennis Tournament was held here in Iqaluit. The tournament was a great success.
The top two athletes from each category have been chosen to represent Nunavut at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon.
I am proud to congratulate two of my constituents on their success at the tournament. Vikki Niptanatiak will be representing Nunavut in the Under 14 Girls Category, and Mahik Havioyak will compete in the Under 17 Girls Category.
I would like to offer my congratulations to everyone who participated in the weekend tournament.
I would especially like to recognize the coaches who volunteered their time.
I ask all Members of this House to join me in wishing all members of Team Nunavut the best of luck in the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse.
Return to Oral Question 367 – 2(3): Fuel Price Increase (Brown)
Question 367 – 2(3): Fuel Price Increase, asked by Mr. Peter Kattuk, on November 27, 2006.
In response to the member’s question, I wish to provide the following clarification: during the 2006-07 fuel re-supply, the Petroleum Product Division of Community and Government Services purchased 169,727,609 litres of fuel, for a total cost of $130,333,716.
Speaker (interpretation): I apologize. I tried to press the button, but I didn’t catch it.
Members, this week, we have new Pages.
I do want to acknowledge the Pages further down: Leanna Kupi, welcome, and to my right, Moe Arlooktuk, who I would also like to welcome.
And from my community of Pangnirtung, to my right, Tina Tautuajuk, and to my left, Jenna Kilabuk.
So, I would like to welcome all of them to the Legislative Assembly.
So, those are our only visitors.
And also our Sergeant-At-Arms, Simanek Kilabuk. I would like to acknowledge him, and welcome him.
I don’t think there are any.