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Bill 1, Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2009-2010.
Chairman (interpretation): We will go to Schedule 3 on page 3, I’m sorry, Schedule on page 3.
Amounts Appropriated for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010.
Total Capital. $120,766,000.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Capital Appropriation. $120,766,000.
Chairman (interpretation): Going back to clause 3.
Chairman (interpretation): Is the committee agreed to Bill 1 as a whole?
Chairman (interpretation): Is the committee agreed that pursuant to Rule 62(2) that Bill 1 can immediately be placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading?
Chairman (interpretation): The members agreed unanimously.
Can we now go back to our official sitting?
We will wait for the Speaker for about five minutes to report progress.
Your committee has been considering Bill 1 and we would like to report that Bill 1 is immediately ready for third reading, and Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Item 21: Third Reading of Bills  Bill 01 – Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2009-2010 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Rankin Inlet South and Whale Cove, that Bill 1, Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2009-2010, be read for the third time.
All those in favour, please raise your hand. Opposed.
The motion is carried and Bill 1 is ready for assent.
Bill 02 – Interim Appropriation Act, April 1 – July 31, 2009 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Rankin Inlet South and Whale Cove, that Bill 2, Interim Appropriation Act, April 1 – July 31, 2009, be read for the third time.
The motion is carried and Bill 2 is ready for assent.
Bill 03 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 3, 2008-2009 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Rankin Inlet South and Whale Cove, that Bill 3, Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 3, 2008-2009, be read for the third time.
The motion is carried and Bill 3 is ready for assent.
Bill 04 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 3, 2008-2009 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Rankin Inlet South and Whale Cove, that Bill 4, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 3, 2008-2009, be read for the third time.
The motion is carried and Bill 4 is ready for assent.
There being none. Before we proceed, I would like to ask the Clerk to ascertain if the Commissioner of Nunavut is ready to enter the Chambers to give assent to bills.
Bill 01 – Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2009-2010 – Assent
Bill 02 – Interim Appropriation Act, April 1 – July 31, 2009 – Assent
Bill 03 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 3, 2008-2009 – Assent
Bill 04 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 3, 2008-2009 – Assent
Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk-Hanson (interpretation): Please be seated.
Bill 1, Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2009-2010;
Bill 2, Interim Appropriation Act, April 1 – July 31, 2009;
Bill 3, Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 3, 2008-2009; and
Bill 4, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 3, 2008-2009.
I hereby prorogue the First Session of the Third Legislative Assembly and summon all members to meet in this Chamber at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, for the opening of the Second Session of the Third Legislative Assembly.
And for your information, I will not be shaking hands with you as I am a bit ill.
Item 22. (interpretation ends) Mr. Clerk.
Orders of the Day for April 1 for the Second Session of the Third Assembly of Nunavut:
Prayer  Opening Address
Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills  Motions
Second Reading of Bills  Orders of the Day
As the commissioner stated, the opening of the Second Session of the Third Legislative Assembly will be on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, but it’s actually going to start at 1:30 p.m. Thank you.
>>House adjourned at 16:24
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Pages 1 – 31
Commissioner’s Address 4
Ministers’ Statements 8
Tabling of Documents 29
Notices of Motions 30
Motions 30
Orders of the Day 31
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 1
001 – 3(2): Building Our Future Together (Aariak) 8
002 – 3(2): Notice of Budget Address (Peterson) 11
001 – 3(2): Reflections on 10 Years in Government (Okalik) 12
002 – 3(2): Reflections on the Creation of Nunavut (Arvaluk) 15
003 – 3(2): Arviat, Nunavut’s 2nd Largest Community (Shewchuk) 17
004 – 3(2): Preparing Nunavut Youth for the Challenges of Tomorrow (Aupaluktuq) 18
005 – 3(2): Quttiktuq Success Stories (Elliott) 19
006 – 3(2): Reflections on 10 Years of Nunavut Territory (Tootoo) 20
007 – 3(2): Happy Birthday Nunavut and to Niece Cynthia Alaralak (Tapardjuk) 23
008 – 3(2): Reflections on 10 Years of Nunavut (Curley) 24
009 – 3(2): Celebrations in Pangnirtung (Komoartok) 25
010 – 3(2): Reflections on Preparing for the Creation of Nunavut (Ningark) 26
011 – 3(2): Best Wishes to Constituents as They Celebrate Nunavut (Peterson) 27
012 – 3(2): Looking forward to the Future of Nunavut (Aariak) 28
001 – 3(2): “Tamatta” – Building our Future Together, Government of Nunavut Priorities (Aariak) 29
002 – 3(2): Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Annual Report 2004-2006 (Aariak) 29
003 – 3(2): Report of the Auditor General of Canada on the Follow-up of the 2005 Report to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut (Speaker) 30
004 – 3(2): Report of the Auditor General of Canada on the Financial Management Practices of the Department of Health and Social Services (Speaker) 30
001 – 3(2): Extended Adjournment – Notice (Elliott) 30
001 – 3(2): Extended Adjournment (Elliott) 30
Speaker (Hon. James Arreak)  (interpretation): I call upon Bishop Paul Idlout to lead us in prayer.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you very much, Bishop Paul Idlout.
I will now call upon our Elder Enoapik Sageatok to light the Qulliq.
Ms. Enoapik Sageatok (interpretation): The Qulliq’s significance is highlighted every time it is lit. I am sometimes asked to light a ceremonial Qulliq and this is not my first time I have lit a Qulliq at the Legislative Assembly. It has been a while though, but I am honoured to light this Qulliq for the Second Session of the Third Assembly.
I have lit ceremonial lamps for quite some time and when I am asked to do so, I usually provide some background as to its cultural importance and quite a few people now know why it was so important to Inuit. Quite a few Inuit, including some Qallunaat, have a better understanding of the cultural attachment Inuit have towards the Qulliq.
The Qulliq was central to our traditional lifestyles prior to Inuit being moved off the land when we, Inuit, were responsible for our own governance.
During that era, Qulliit required oil, which we had to render from the blubber as young girls.
Due mainly to our parents’ abilities, this enabled us to reach this day and age.
If our parents didn’t have superior survival skills, many of us would not have lived to reach our old age.
We didn’t have any assistance from the outside world, other than what we were able to glean from the animals we harvested.
The Europeans came later to trade and occasionally, our parents would get some tea and other staples.
The Qulliq was used throughout an Inuk’s life and it was used for every activity.
Whenever Inuit experienced a shortage of oil, the lamps would be shut down to conserve what oil we had until the hunters were able to catch more sea mammals to render into oil.
This is exactly why Inuit oppose any activists that may impact the animals we subsist on. Those of us who recall the old days can never agree with these activists’ theories simply because without these animals, Inuit would not have survived at all.
Those of us from the older generations relied completely on the light and heat of the Qulliq and without the animals to provide all of our necessities, our ancestors couldn’t have made us.
Due to their abundant skills, our ancestors ensured that the following generations could reach today.
None of us know what’s going to be happening in the future.
As we are walking down this path, none of us can prognosticate future events. Even Members of the Legislative Assembly cannot foresee the future, although many mention the future and their plans to resolve the problems we face today, but none of us have the ability to forecast the future.
The people are the ones who elect members to sit at the Legislative Assembly.
When we vote for a candidate, the winning candidate gets to sit as an MLA. If voters didn’t vote them in, then the person was only a candidate.
I urge the members not to forget their constituents. Make sure that your constituents are properly taken care of and that they have adequate shelter and all provisions, and also make sure that elders’ homes are well-kept.
We have expectations of the government when they tell us that they will take care of us.
They tell us what they plan to do during the campaigning stage, but I would like to urge the Members of the Legislative Assembly to think of their constituents first and foremost and to keep the information and communication going between the representatives and the people out there.
Some voters get discouraged to vote in the future if they aren’t kept up-to-date by their representatives.
The voters are the ones who put you in your seat.
Long time ago, when marine mammals were not readily available, when the seals were scarce, there was one incident I remember a person dying of starvation.
We hardly had any animals nearby but it was because of the animals that we have survived to this day. We worked hard for our survival and that should be remembered by the younger generation.
Everything is readily available to us in this day and age. Even then we say that we are poor, we say that we are poor because we end up waiting for our pension.
As elders, we need to be provided with some money to see us through to the next pension because of the high cost of living in Nunavut.
I just thought I’d make those comments so that they can be heard.
Thank you very much for inviting me to light the Qulliq.
I receive invitations which I sometimes feel I can’t attend to, but there are other individuals who are capable because God has created us all equally.
Thank you as I am running out of things to say.
The Qulliq is getting too much draft now, so thank you.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you, Enoapik Sageatok, our elder from Iqaluit. (interpretation ends) I will now call upon the Aqsarniit Middle School Choir to lead us in the singing of O Canada.
>>Singing of O Canada
The choir will entertain us with additional songs, throat singing, and drum dancing.
>>Choir singing Happy Birthday Nunavut
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you very much to the wonderful choir from Aqsarniit Middle School.
(interpretation ends) Thank you, Members.
I am very pleased to welcome our elders, guests, and visitors to the House this afternoon.
I would like to extend a special welcome to a number of dignitaries who have joined us today:
The Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, Member of Parliament for Nunavut and Minister of Health.
The Hon. Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs; and
Mr. Paul Kaludjak, President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated.
(interpretation) Welcome to you all.
Earlier today, I announced the winners of the Nunavut at 10 essay competition.
Charlotte Crow from Nuiyak School in Sanikiluaq;
Cassandra McDonald from Qarmartalik School in Resolute Bay;
Paula Piryuaq from Jonah Amitnaaq School in Baker Lake; and
Aloka Wijesooriya from Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit.
I ask all members to join me in congratulating these four students, all of whom submitted heartfelt and thoughtful essays. Please congratulate them.
(interpretation ends) Today marks the 10th anniversary of the first sitting of the Legislative Assembly. I would also note for the record that this is the 395th sitting held by this House since April 1, 1999.
I also wish to acknowledge the presence of today of Mr. Simon Nattaq.
On April 1, 1999, Nunavut’s Mace was carried into the Chamber for the first time.
On that day, Simon served as our Sergeant-at-Arms.
We are honoured that he has been able to perform the same duty today.
I am pleased to express my appreciation to the students at Inuksuk High School’s Pirurvik jewelry program.
Twenty-nine students are enrolled in this program which has encouraged many young people to stay in school.
(interpretation) For the past few weeks, these young people have been creating jewelry pieces in celebration of Nunavut’s 10th birthday and were proud to have had the opportunity to present their work to the Legislative Assembly today in recognition of this occasion.
I am also pleased to take this opportunity to invite all of our guests today to take the time to view the Legislative Assembly’s exhibition of photographs and other items from our first ten years.
We will now proceed to the orders of the day.
At this time, I will ask the Clerk of the House to determine whether Her Honour the Commissioner of Nunavut is prepared to enter the Chamber to deliver the Opening Address.
Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk-Hanson (interpretation): Please be seated. (interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, Premier Eva Aariak, (interpretation) Ministers, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Paul Kaludjak, President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, federal Minister Chuck Strahl as well as federal Minister of Health, who is from Nunavut, Leona Aglukkaq, elders and youth, honoured guests, and all of us.
Today, we join all of Nunavut’s communities in celebrating our 10th anniversary as a territory.
A great deal of hard work has taken place to get us to where we are now.
This is a time to reflect on where we are and where we are heading. It is a time to recognize and celebrate what we have accomplished.
Nunavut, as a concept, started well before the territory was created, beginning with visionaries and numerous Inuit organizations that pursued the land claim for decades before it was eventually signed in 1993.
In the years that followed, the Nunavut Implementation Commission and the Office of the Interim Commissioner helped to shape what the territory would look like when it was created.
And then, on April 1, 1999, both our territory and our government were born.
When Nunavut was formed, we held a vision for ourselves, for our communities, and for Nunavut as a united whole.
It was a vision that considered those who came before us as well as those yet to be born.
It was a long-term vision based on Inuit values and traditional ways of looking at and being in our world.
We have witnessed developments on so many fronts that we sometimes forget what immense progress has already been made.
The list is too large to name everything since so many new bodies and programs have been established since 1999.
For example, in the past ten years, we witnessed the creation of the Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit, the Municipal Training Organization, the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal, the Young Parents Stay Learning program, and I am sure everyone is aware of this program, the Akitsiraq Law School.
Many new and renovated buildings, from houses to schools and health centres, now better serve Nunavummiut.
This Assembly has passed legislation which is crucial to this territory’s social and political development, including the Wildlife Act, the Education Act, the Inuit Language Protection Act, and one of the newest Acts, the Family Abuse Intervention Act.
All of this legislation is made for Nunavut and truly reflects the unique culture of our territory.
The number of NLCA beneficiaries employed by the government has almost doubled to over 1,500. Written communications in Inuktitut have now become almost commonplace and many more services are now available in our official languages.
Huge progress has been made as we implemented the dream which has been realized in the creation of Nunavut.
For the past ten years, we have put our government in place with a focus on building the capacity and infrastructure we needed to govern ourselves. This has been done with a view of ensuring a better life for all Nunavummiut.
Much of this has already been achieved and we have truly established our own government, one that is more reflective of our culture and our needs.
But, in building Nunavut, the challenges have sometimes been as daunting as the opportunities have been promising.
Some people believe that we have lost track of our original vision.
They believe that we have lost our sense of purpose and belonging – our cultural connection to the land and to our families and communities and our balanced way of living life. Some Nunavummiut have yet to realize significant improvement in the quality of their lives.
We need to acknowledge these difficulties without losing sight of the positive.
During the First Session of this Third Assembly, a renewed long-term vision has been crafted and new priorities have been set.
Today, on the opening of this Second Session, the government will table “Tamapta/Tamatta 2009-2013: Building Our Future Together”.
The vision and priorities in this document are centred on continuing with the things that are working well while addressing the issues of those most vulnerable in our communities.
We want to build on the positive and the successes that we are experiencing without losing sight of those who remain most in need.
It is a vision about people, from children and youth to adults and elders.
It focuses on the human side of our society without forgetting the need for infrastructure, strong economies, growth, and a position in the global market.
The title of the document was chosen with care. It is Tamatta, “all of us,” everyone working together to build a strong future.
Building on our past ten years, Tamatta holds a strong long-term vision for the future, built by our people pursuing their dreams.
It outlines clear priorities for action over the next four years.
The principles that have been in place for Inuit for centuries are still in place and will continue to guide our work today.
As the world around us changes, these guiding principles will not.
Nunavut has often been seen as a model for indigenous peoples around the world – a decision by the Inuit of Nunavut at the time that they settled their land claim to be inclusive – by choosing a public government elected by all residents of this land.
Nunavut has emerged on the world stage in ten years.
Some of that is because of things like the impacts of climate change and sometimes because of misguided concern for our wildlife.
But it is also due to the talented people from Nunavut who are showing the world about our lives and our culture.
Through the strength of our people, Nunavut has a voice on the national and global stage in the arts, in matters concerning aboriginal people, and in governance.
Our efforts in the next few years will be to build on these positive images.
We also celebrate everyone in our families, from youth to elder, who, each day, do the best they can to look after themselves and each other.
Many people in our communities continue to apply the principle of Ilagiitsiarniq, which is very useful in our community.
They work hard for their families and their community and they deserve our recognition and gratitude.
Working with our land claims partner, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, we remain committed to the full implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Working with Canada and all provinces and territories, we will continue to strengthen our place in confederation and in the international community.
This government has outlined in the priorities document a commitment to four distinct areas of action that will make the biggest difference to our lives now and for the future.
We will continue to implement existing priorities.
This means that we will continue to focus our work on improving health and education outcomes.
We will make better connections between education, continuous learning, skills training, and employment.
Government and business will continue working together on economic development and diversification strategies.
And we will continue to strive for more effective collaboration with partners, with Inuit, with community governments, and between governments and departments because we cannot work alone.
No matter who you are, you cannot work alone.
We will initiate a review – the report card on government.
The mandate of this government is not yet complete.
The vision and priorities, which will be tabled today, are just the first part of the mandate.
The mandate will be completed later this year with an action plan – a plan for specific actions, developed by this entire Assembly, as a detailed guide for the activities of government.
But first, we need to assess government’s capacity to undertake those activities, an analysis of expenditures of structure and of programs.
The time is right for an understanding of what is working now, as our Premier stated, and what is not working well.
That will allow us to build on our strengths and weaknesses.
We will look at where we have come from and where we are now.
The review will be external to government, but with information and assistance provided by government staff. The review will involve everyone and listen to what is being said.
We will reinforce the use of Inuit societal values as guiding principles for government.
We do not need further study to realize that we will continue to be well served by better incorporating Inuit societal values into government.
We have adopted the same guiding principles as those used by the first two Assemblies.
We will expand the ways they are incorporated in government structures, programs, and services.
Inuit societal values are reflected in many of the top priorities in Tamapta:
Government will be taking action to reduce poverty.
We will be addressing the root causes of problems.
We will ensure that our environment and wildlife are protected.
Government will be promoting the Inuit language and Inuit culture, especially as we embark on the implementation of the powerful education and language legislation enacted by this Assembly last year.
We will be promoting and providing opportunities and recognition for healthy lifestyles and placing more emphasis on personal responsibility as the foundation for healthy, happy families.
Government will be using common-sense approaches to everything it does and it is.
We will implement new initiatives to reach our vision.
Many of our new initiatives will require detailed analysis before rushing into them.
As they return to their communities after this sitting, I am certain that all Members of this Assembly will see the views of their constituents on how they would like to see the priorities in Tamatta implemented.
By the fall, after the report card, they will have that information to guide them as they develop an action plan with detailed strategies for government.
But the priorities in Tamatta already outline some of the new initiatives which we know we will be able to complete in the next four years.
We will create a wider range of affordable housing options.
We will encourage and support the building of strong, diversified community-based economies, including a more cohesive and viable culture and arts sector.
With government’s support, Nunavummiut will reduce alcohol and drug abuse and all forms of violence.
Government will support opportunities for youth and elders in governance and leadership.
We will increase our involvement in Canadian and global matters to ensure that we minimize and adapt to the impact of negative external factors.
We will effect change through the positive contributions of Nunavut to the international, especially the circumpolar, community.
We will create a Social Advocacy Office, which will recommend policies, programs, and services which would better represent the interests of groups of people who find themselves vulnerable, at a disadvantage, or in need of a strong voice.
This is a very full agenda for the next four years.
Government cannot do this alone.
It will take all of us working together (Tamatta) and it will take time.
We will not forget the goals that were set for Nunavut through the Bathurst Mandate and Pinasuaqtavut Mandate of the first two Assemblies.
But it is also time to form a long-term vision for our future based on what we have experienced over the past ten years and what we know to be realistic.
Our vision is that by the year 2030: