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I don’t have that detailed information with me.
As I have stated before, they coincide with the number of hours that the library operates.
The communities who have received funding from this fund are; Pond Inlet, Pangnirtung, Igloolik, Clyde River, Arctic Bay, Baker Lake, Arviat, Rankin Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet and Kugluktuk.
Those are the communities.
Are the other communities aware that there is a program that they can apply to?
Has any community other than these ten taken advantage of it?
Yes, the librarians have known about this program for a while and just an example, during the closure of Nanisivik Mines, Arctic Bay is now part of that agreement.
We welcome all of the communities if they would like to get clarification on that.
Mr. McLean, do you have any further questions?
If the Minister recalls the question the other day on the library services during question period.
I would like to confirm if this is the area, as I mentioned, that Iqaluit is the only library that is directly under the Department and not through a contribution agreement.
Does it fall under the same category as the other libraries and the funding for it is in the section of the budgets?
From the previous page for Library Operations, the Iqaluit Library is the only library that the Department is responsible for.
Chairperson (interpretation): We are on clause 9-6 and 9-7 on one page.
Are there any further questions or comments to those pages if not, we will move onto 9-8, Mr. Tootoo.
Is this the Division that covers off the funding for the Iqaluit Library?
That is what I would like an answer to.
Chairperson (interpretation): Do you know, Mr. Tootoo, that we are on page 9-6, is your question pertaining to that page?
Yes, for the Iqaluit Library, it would be under page 9-6.
The question is going to be in relation to the staffing that the library here the other day, the Minister had indicated that during question period that there would be additional staffing for the Iqaluit Library.
I am just wondering how much the increase under Compensation and Benefits would be put towards the PY that the increased staffing is going to be at the library here in Iqaluit.
Now, we have identified that it would be $10,000 now.
Mr. Tootoo: Ten thousand dollars, we hope that is not a full-time position there which was something that the members of the Library Board when I met with them, they had indicated that there would be a full-time assistant hired for the library here and they had indicated also that a few years ago, they were told that.
Did they forget to put this in the budget?
And I am just wondering if that was something that was included in there for a full-time assistant in the library here or did they forget again this year?
My colleague here, when he first brought up the subject, I was not aware that it was, I was never made aware of it, but it would be a part-time position.
I am going to have to direct them to look further into that matter regarding the funding for that position.
So, I would like to tell the Member to be patient so that we find out exactly what is going on for a funding for that particular PY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I will be patient but I will be waiting.
Of the ten thousand that is allocated there, I think all of us agree that this is not a heck of a lot of money to hire someone to work for a year.
How much time is the department looking at having this part-time person working at the library?
We have formulated it so within a week, that person would work nine hours and this would be three days a week.
Mr. Chairman, I am sure that the Board and this staff person down there.
You said that there is only one permanent staff person at the library.
Most of the rest are just students who work on part-time basis.
This nine hours a week, is there any indication if it is going to be targeted towards the public hours, or is it going to be targeted so someone out there is able to offer other programs when the other specialty programs go on the day when the Library is not open to the general public?
Yes, the funds are for the part-time person for the specialized programs.
As my colleague’s concern in the past, has been in that regard and that is for the specialized time allotted.
Mr. Tootoo: I am sure that those groups will be very happy to hear that.
I am proud that the department is coming up with that.
Is this new money that is being put in there?
Or is it money that has been diverted from somewhere else?
I know that the Minister mentioned earlier about the closure of the Nanisivik Library.
Is this ten thousand dollars new money?
Or is it like the hours, or time, or dollars that were allocated towards the other library that is going to close?
Yes, within the Department of Education we were able to divert these funds from other programs within our existing budget.
Did it come from the hours from the Nanisivik Library?
He mentioned that earlier, but you can repeat it if you wish, Minister Kilabuk.
These funds are not directly from the Nanisivik closure.
I just mentioned that due to the Nanisivik closure, we were able to divert funds to the Arctic Bay library.
Okay, we will go to 9-6. 9-7.
Chairperson (interpretation): 9-8.
Education Branch Summary, Corporate Services.
Total Operations and Maintenance $2 million, 98 thousand.
Grants and Contributions for 2003-2004, $20 thousand.
For the years 2002-2003, 44 thousand.
Why is there a reduction in there?
Minister. Kilabuk.
Yes, that’s also where we diverted funds from within there for operations, that’s why there’s a reduction down to $20 thousand dollars.
Where were the funds diverted to?
When the Department of Education had an agreement with Industry Canada, for computers, and that program had ended, that’s why there’s a change there.
Will the funds run out, as the amount is continually diminishing?
The $20 thousand dollars, yes, it’s the same thing, we’ll probably loose that fund and to reflect the fact that the monies aren’t coming in anymore.
Mr. Chairman, under Corporate Services, one of the functions that this includes here is Human Resources Development.
Is this the area or the branch within the department that does all the hiring of the teachers throughout Nunavut?
Yes, the Human Resource Division is actually in a separate section but this is for training and also the new programs.
The different concerns that were brought up here about the training needs for staff within the department, that’s what these funds are for.
The in house training that would be that this goes towards the Department of Education’s staff or is it extended to school staff, teachers and CSAs, I guess with the elders that work in the school system.
Is this funding geared towards their training as well?
With your permission, I’d like to get the Deputy Minister to respond to that.
The Corporate Services funding for Human Resources is strictly the non-school staff of the Department of Education because of the large volume of staff.
It’s involved in training and hiring and other staffing related activities for non-school staff.
Your question, with regards to all school staff, they are hired and also the Human Resources functions, are provide through the three regional offices, regional school operations and that’ s where the budget and training would be for those operations.
On that, on the departmental staff, the training dollars that are out there, is there a criteria to determine departmental staff training dollars out there?
Is there any criteria or policy that the department uses in determining whether staff requests training or what kind of requests they can have come forward with.
What kinds of things are they allowed to apply training for?
Are there criteria for that and is there a priority designation for Inuit staff versus non-Inuit staff.
There are no specific criteria for eligibility for approving or rejecting training applications for these funds but a program where staff members can take further training that pertains to their positions.
These are determined within the department.
There’s no formal policy in that.
That’s an in-house decision of the supervisors or up the chain of command or whoever decides who gets funding for training.
Is there any consideration, as I mentioned the other part of my question, any consideration given to Inuit versus non-Inuit in employees applying for this funding?
Perhaps, if there is a training need for Inuit or Aboriginal people within the department, yes, we do take it as a priority within the department.
Mr. Chairman, not just with the Department of Education but the general feeling out there from some Inuit staff within the government is that they never get an opportunity to go to training programs and it’s always the senior staff that have come up from the south that seem to be able to take advantage of these training programs in the south, seminars and workshops and conferences and things like that.
So, that is why I was asking that question to see if there was any criteria on that.
Does the Minister have any idea of how many staff, last year there was total of $1.9 million dollars allocated for that.
Does the Minister have an indication of how many staff participated and took training as a result of those funds?
I don’t the information in front of me but we can look into the matter and find out exactly how many people benefited from the training funds.
We have that information but I just don’t have it in front of me at this point.
It would be interesting to see.
I’m just wondering if the Minister could also indicate in getting that information together, indicate whether it was a beneficiary or non-beneficiary who took advantage of the training and whether the training was taken or done inside or outside of Nunavut.
Yes, like I said, I do not have that information in front of me, but I will be happy to provide a copy to my colleague and to have details as to how many people benefited and where they are at for that training.
Mr. Tootoo: I was just wondering if the Minister could make it available to all of the Members of this Assembly and because I think it would be interesting to see. And those Members would like to know who and where we are sending out their training.
If I have enough funds for the stamps, just kidding.
I will send them out.
It is just a suggestion for the Minister, perhaps if he just tabled it in the House and the Legislative Assembly.
As for funding for stamps, I would be more than happy to pay that.
But, I am sure Mr. Quirke would be more than happy to send them out on behalf of the Department of Education.
That was just a comment I take it?
I will now give Mr. Alakannuark an opportunity.
My question is regarding materials and supplies.
My question is: the funds allocated for this year are less than the previous fiscal year and I would like to ask, why is there a reduction on that line item?
We also did, with that program was run through, I am sorry.
This is because we had payables that affected the funds and there was a reduction in the funding that was coming forth in that regard.
What expenses are you talking about within the materials and the supplies section?
I would like some clarification on these figures, please.
We reduced that amount because the operations and maintenance operations reduction in the offices, items such as the office supplies, photo copying, we tried to reduce them and it is due to our cost saving measures that we included this reduction in the figures.
Alakannuark.
And just below that one, Purchase Services, I also see a reduction from the year before on that line item.
Can you please explain why there is a reduction in that manner?
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you, Alakannuark.
That is the same reason we reduced the previous line item to stay within budget, within the operations of our offices.
The Member of the Legislative Assembly for Iqaluit Centre made some comments earlier.
We know that Inuit, other Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginals should not be treated differently but be treated equally.
However the reality is that they are and even the non-Inuit people who have grown up in the North and who want to take professional development, house training, because there are non-Inuit who have been born in the north and who are long time northerners.
We have to keep in mind that these long time northerners should be considered as well.
I do not want to differentiate between Inuit and Qallunaaq in this case, but I wish to treat them equally.
At the present time I am responsible for the Human Resources Department as well as this department.
We have in-house training opportunities for staff whether they are a long time northerner or Aboriginal person.
The other thing that I just mentioned can also be directed to the Department of Human Resources.
Under here as well, they have administration and financial services.
Is this the area that divvies up and hands out the school budgets or is that done under school operations?
Hon. Peter Kilabuk (interpretation): Yes, it is in the corporate services.
Mr. Chairman, I know I raised this issue in the past and that the Minister and his officials are aware of.
Two of concerns are that some of the DEAs in the communities and schools have not been receiving their budgets in a timely manner.
I am just wondering what steps have been taken to try and improve that concern?
Especially prior to year end and sealift time, the schools have to know what they can work with for the following year.
Before you respond, I would like to ask this person to comment.
There is a Motion to report Progress. All those in favour?
Okay, the Motion is carried.
There is unanimous consent on this motion; would you ascertain the presence of the Speaker?
I would just like to thank you very much and your staff as well for your patience.
We will see you on Monday.
Speaker: Returning to Orders of the Day, Item 21.
Report to the Committee of the Whole.
Chairperson (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, your Committee has been considering Bill 30 and I would like to report progress.
Also, Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
There is a Motion on the Floor, is there a seconder for the Motion?
Thank you, Mr. Alakannuark that was a real tough fight to get that seconder on that Motion.
Madam Deputy Clerk.
Item 23: Order of the Day
Deputy Clerk: Orders of the Day for Monday, March 17th:
Speaker: Thank you, Madame Deputy Clerk.
This House stands adjourned until Monday, St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, 1:30 p.m.
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Pages 2728 - 2792
Opening Prayer 2728
Ministers’ Statements 2728
Members’ Statements 2730
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 2737
Oral Questions 2738
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 2755
Reports to the Committee of the Whole 2790
Orders of the Day 2791
Monday March 17, 2003 2728
130 – 1(6): Territorial Search and Rescue (SAR) Conference (Thompson) 2728
131 – (6): NAC Certificate in Hairdressing (Kilabuk) 2729
132 – 1(6): Charity Art Auction (Okalik) 2730
429 – 1(6): Book by Ernie Lyall “An Arctic Man” (Puqiqnak) 2730
430 – 1(6): Showing Love to the Youth (Alakannuark) 2731
431 – 1(6): Cabinet Rules and Policies (Anawak) 2732
432 – 1(6): Elder and Youth Program Funding (Havioyak) 2732
433 – 1(6): Halibut and Turbot Fishing (Kilabuk) 2733
434 – 1(6): Role Model for Youth (Tootoo) 2734
435 – 1(6): Lack of Cost of Living Increases (Iqaqrialu) 2735
436 – 1(6): Road Condition in Iqaluit (Picco) 2736
426 – 1(6): Support Taloyoak Residents for Narwhale Hunting Rights (Puqiqnak) 2738
427 – 1(6): Support Youth Programs for Healthy Living (Alakannurak) 2740
428 – 1(6): Final Decisions on Agreement in Principle (Anawak) 2742
429 – 1(6): Clarifications on Conferences in Rankin Inlet (Nutarak) 2744
430 – 1(6): Benefits and Subsidies for Transient and Permanent Employees (Iqaqrialu) 2746
431 – 1(6): Received Letter for Legal Opinion from Francophone (Tootoo) 2747
432 – 1(6): Art Auction – Distribution of Funds (Williams) 2748
433 – 1(6): Consideration of Ongoing Funding for Youth Facilities (Havioyak) 2750
434 – 1(6): Court Case Intervention (Anawak) 2751
435 – 1(6): Youth Help Line – Policy for Maintaining Confidentiality (Iqaqrialu) 2753
Honourable Olayuk Akesuk, Mr. Ovide Alakannuark, Mr. Jack Anawak. Mr. Glenn McLean, Mr. Donald Havioyak, Mr. David Iqaqrialu, Honourable Peter Kattuk, Honourable Peter Kilabuk, Honourable Kelvin Ng, Mr. Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Kevin O’Brien, Honourable Paul Okalik, Honourable Ed Picco, Mr. Uriash Puqiqnak, Honourable Manitok Thompson, Mr. Hunter Tootoo, Ms. Rebekah Williams.
Speaker: Good afternoon, Mr. Premier.
Minister’s Statement 130 – 1(6): Territorial Search and Rescue (SAR) Conference
Mr. Speaker, I will be making a Minister’s Statement on territorial search and rescue.
Mr. Speaker, as Nunavummiut we are all aware of how important travelling on the land and water is to our heritage and our way of life.
As a result, search and rescue operations are vital to the safety of Nunavummiut.
Mr. Speaker, as the Minister responsible for the Civil Emergency Measures I would like to inform my colleagues that the Emergency Management Division of my department is working with communities to prepare and equip them to deal with emergencies with the assistance of federal funding training manuals that have been developed in consultation with community based search organizations and the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Mr. Speaker, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Coast Guard, Nunavut Emergency Management is helping organize the first Nunavut Territorial Search and Rescue conference.
It will be held in Rankin Inlet, on April 16th to the 18th of 2003.This will follow the Canadian Coast Guard Instructor Training program from March 24th to the 28th , 2003, in Baker Lake.
Mr. Speaker, participants to this event will be key members from the communities and regional organizations who have a vast knowledge of search and rescue in the different regions of Nunavut.
Topics for discussion during this conference will include issues such as prevention, public awareness and training.
This conference marks a tremendous opportunity for knowledgeable people to learn from one another.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind all Nunavummiut that emergency preparedness is everybody’s business and that by working together we can ensure a safer and more secure quality of life for all.
Minister’s Statement 131 – (6): NAC Certificate in Hairdressing
Mr. Speaker, I rise to day to make my colleagues aware of the Nunavut Arctic College’s Certificate in Hairdressing course that is being run this year at Nunatta Campus.
There are eight students attending the course from the following communities.
Mr. Speaker, from your riding of Arviat; Cecile Gibbons and Nancy Shamee, Iqaluit; Elisapee Quassa and Caroline Jonah, Kimmirut; Tai-Lucy Pitsiulak and Soudloo Kootoo, Hall Beach; Leah Maliki, Igloolik; Delilah Kaligak.
The Hairdressing Salon is setup on the ground floor of the Nunatta student residence.
Thursday evenings the salon is open to the public by appointment.
This gives the students an opportunity to combine classroom studies with the practise of running a small business.
That practice will be beneficial to them when they return to their home communities and start to apply their skills on a practical base.
The course includes cutting and styling, perms and hair colouring.
Students are making excellent progress in this course.
Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure today that I invite my colleagues in the House to join me at 7:00 p.m. on March 20th at Nunatta Residence for a haircut and colour if necessary, compliments of our new hair stylists.
If members cannot make it please give your name to my staff and we will arrange for a coupon for a free haircut to be used at your pleasure until the end of the course.
Mr. Speaker, Nunavut Arctic College in partnership with the Department of Education is very pleased with this program and hopes to offer another certificate program in 2003/2004 academic year.
Minister’s Statement 132 – 1(6): Charity Art Auction
Mr. Speaker, on March 2nd a Charity Art Auction was held in Toronto.
An event that was initiated by Correctional Services Canada and organized by the Fenbrook Institution in addition to other groups including the Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Inuit inmates from the Fenbrook Institution donated the soapstone carvings for the event.
The inmates chose which charity to donate their funds to and chose the Illitit Society of Nunavut.
(interpretation) A total of 43 carvings were auctioned off at the event.
The proceeds totalling $14,000.00 was donated to a local charity.
The Illitit Society of Nunavut is a charity that shelters the homeless and those in need in throughout Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, Members please join me in recognising the efforts of the Inuit inmates at the Fenbrook institution.
With their talent and skills they are giving back to the communities in a much needed way.
Member’s Statement 429 – 1(6): Book by Ernie Lyall “An Arctic Man”
When the Minister of Education was making his Members’ Statements, I was sure that we could even get hair transplants in that new place.
Mr. Speaker, last Friday I was going to make this Members’ Statement but I was not feeling well so I will take this opportunity, Mr. Speaker, to make this Members’ Statement.
I rise today to promote this book because after retaining verbal permission from his children.
From Taloyoak Charlie Lyall, John Lyall, and Dennis Lyall gave their permission to speak about the book by Ernie Lyall, born in Labrador titled “The Arctic Man”.
I would like to acknowledge this book because it depicts the Inuit way of life to the people within and outside Nunavut, and to this House.
This book is the most accurate, if not the closest inside depiction about the North and its people living in it.
It is about the Inuit way of life written by a man who lived and became an extended family member of an Inuit family with sixty-five years experience in Canada’s North, and a man who chose the Inuit way of life.
This may well be the best first-party account of what it was like to live a subsistence style working day-to-day life in Canada’s North.
It detailed the types of hardships, lifestyles and difficulties that were faced by that generation of Inuit who lived in the transition era.
Mr. Speaker, I quote, “The main reason I decided to do a book about my life in the North is that I finally got fed up of all the bologna in so many books about the North.” unquote.
Mr. Speaker, I recommend this book for reading material for those who have an interest in the North and the people that live in it, to find what it was like to be an Inuk in that era.
Mr. Speaker, I recommend this book for those who have an interest in the North.
Thank you, my colleagues.
As I was saying that I recommend this book as reading material for those who have interests in the North and the people that live in it, to find out what it was like to be an Inuk during that era.
This book was dedicated to the memory of Qavavauq and Nipisa, and my family and all of my friends in the North.
(Interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, sixty-five years in Canada’s North by a man who chose the North, an Inuit way of life, an Arctic man, Ernie Tusaayi Lyall.
Member’s Statement 430 – 1(6): Showing Love to the Youth
First of all, I would like to congratulate the people of Repulse Bay for having set up the new radio transmitter.
They have not heard the CBC broadcast practically all winter long.
Mr. Speaker, I want to tell the young Inuit out there that the most important thing in the world is life, and that to your father, your mother, your brothers, your sisters, relatives, and friends, you are the most precious being in the world.
Mr. Speaker, I want to tell the people of Nunavut, when you see young people, show them you welcome and love them.
Be honest with them and tell them that you care because honesty and sincerity goes beyond money and material things.
Member’s Statement 431 – 1(6): Cabinet Rules and Policies
This is one issue that I’ve been taking on for quite a long time and I would like to speak to it again.
I’ll also be raising questions on it during question period.