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The Department of Family Services currently works to place children with family first, this includes grandparents.
The Katimajiit recommend there be more programs and services for single parents.
The Department of Family Services is exploring the delivery of Inunnguiniq programming as part of poverty reduction initiatives.
The Department of Family Services is currently reviewing the Income Assistance program, which includes the Daycare User Subsidy, to ensure that those who need help the most receive it.
Under Section 5 of the Child and Family Services Act, the Department of Family Services can provide voluntary support services and agreements which may include: counselling; in-home support; respite care; parenting programs; services for improving the family’s financial situation; services for improving the family’s housing; drug or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation; mediation of disputes; services to assist the family to deal with the illness of a child or a family member; and, any other services agreed to by the Director and the person who has lawful custody of the child.
The Katimajiit urges the Department of Family Services to establish a protocol within their department as to immediately inform parents, Elders and in some cases extended family of children at risk before they go into foster care.
No action required.
Under Section 14 of the Child and Family Services Act, a plan of care committee can be established for a child at risk, and under Section 15, additional members can be added to the committee including a member of the child’s extended family who lives in the child’s community.
The Katimajiit recommend that there be funding and programs for communities to hire hunters to regularly fill the community freezer with country food.
FS (Poverty Reduction)
The Department of Family Services is looking at increasing the availability of hunter-training programs.
The Department will also work with GN and other partners to coordinate Harvester Support initiatives.
See EDT Country Food Distribution Program.
Funding is available for Men and Boys programming through a grants and contributions process totalling $50K.
The Katimajiit recommend that each community have an Elder’s office where people can receive Inuit-way of counselling.
FS (Mental Health, CH, JUS)
Counselling is not the responsibility of the Department of Family Services.
However, should such a service be created, the Department would refer clients to the service.
The Katimajiit would like to see more hunter support initiatives, as well as support for community-based initiatives to address food security.
The Nunavut Food Security Coalition has provided funding to support:
The Baker Lake Community Led Food Assessment Project - Niqitsiavut
The Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council Niqitsialiuq project in Rankin Inlet
The Nunavut Food Security Coalition provides $1500 to each community through Community Cluster Plan wellness dollars to support food security events such as community feasts and cooking classes.
See DOE Harvester Support Program and EDT Country Food Distribution Program.
The Katimajiit recommend there be more addiction programs and resources.
Health is working to develop in-territory addiction treatment capacity and has submitted an associated business case.
In the interim, placement in out-of-territory treatment programming continues.
Health has new Standing Offer of Agreements with a variety of residential addictions treatment programs, including those offering specialized treatment for trauma, mental illness, and for families.
Health has started providing readiness for treatment counselling to support individuals contemplating participation in residential addictions treatment programming.
Health is supporting the Mamisarvik Healing Centre (Ottawa) as they work to secure core Federal funding for their program.
Mamisarvik is a culturally grounded residential counselling and healing program for adults in Canada.
The Katimajiit urges the Government of Nunavut to advise all departments and agencies working toward social wellbeing to recognize and implement traditional Inuit practice of involving parents, elders and extended families with youth who are above the age of 18.
HEA (Mental Health)
Health is in the process of revising the Mental Health Act.
During the consultation process, Nunavummiut are being asked to comment on sharing information and involvement of parents, elders and extended family in situations where individuals are being dealt with under the Act.
This will inform development of legislation which potentially allows for and/or requires such information sharing and involvement.
The Katimajiit recommend that healing programs be provided for Inuit who have been impacted by residential schools.
Health is planning in 2016/17 to:
Contract with Ilisaqsivik to have their Crisis Response Team provide care, treatment and healing to Inuit communities and Inuit language clients across the territory.
Evaluate Mamisarvik and Ilisaqsivik’s Inuit specific healing and treatment programs to provide a better understanding of their results and value.
Support community organizations to pilot intergenerational grief support networks.
Funding will be available by a contribution program to allow for community members to obtain training, rent space, pay honorarium to elders and purchase supplies.
The Katimajiit believe suicide prevention campaigns are potentially harmful because of the focus on suicide, which is not Inuit-way.
The focus should be on strategies for healthy living.
Health will take advantage of opportunities, as they present themselves, to provide information regarding evidence-based suicide prevention practices and messaging
The Katimajiit want to see an increase in resources and care for Elders in the communities.
Health completed a long-term care needs assessment in August 2015 to determine how to best meet the long-term care needs of Nunavummiut.
Elders programs are available in Cambridge Bay, Kugaaruk, and Pond Inlet.
These programs offer opportunities for socializing, as well as education and information regarding healthy living.
Hamlet Community Wellness funds are used to support these programs.
These funds are available to all communities, to be used according to local priorities.
Health is currently repurposing the 2nd floor at Kitikmeot Regional Health Centre in Cambridge Bay to accommodate residential long-term care patients.
Repurposing the unit will add 7 beds to the continuing care system in Nunavut and 1 bed to respite/palliative care.
In 2015-16, home care nurses will be or were offered education and training for the following: palliative care, diabetes management, and wound care management education.
In addition, ten participants took part in an Advanced Foot Care training program delivered in Iqaluit from January 13-15, 2015.
The Katimajiit want to see more aftercare resources in all the communities, such as women’s and men’s groups, and visits from the Community Health and Wellness Committee for those who have suffered trauma.
Health supports local Community Health and Wellness Committees in developing their capacity to identify community health and wellness priorities, plan and coordinate health and wellness activities, and provide representation on matters of health and wellness for the community.
The Health and Wellness Committee plays an important role in enabling Nunavummiut to take action to support health and wellness in their communities, including for those who have suffered trauma.
The Katimajiit would like to see that every community have a wellness centre like Ilisaqsivik in Clyde River.
Health will continue to bring this recommendation forward as a priority through the NSPS planning process.
The Katimajiit recommend that each community have an Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Tukisigaiarvik (IQ Knowledge Information Office).
This will continue to be brought forward as a point of discussion.
The IQ Division has set out in the Business Plan for 2018-19 to “organize a program where IQ Katimajiit members can be available part-time in their communities as a resource of IQ”.
The Katimajiit recommend that each community be given sufficient funding to appoint an Inuit advisor/guidance leader (tuqqatarvik).
The Katimajiit recommend that knowledge about Inuit-way of childrearing be compiled and published.
Done – Published in 2014
The Katimajiit recommend that the Katimajiit meet more than three times a year.  CH
TOR not changed
This recommendation has been reviewed by CH and it was decided that it remains logistically appropriate for the entire Katimajiit to only meet three times a year.
The Katimajiit suggest the creation of a calendar as a health and wellness resource.
This calendar would highlight Elders’ advice and messages about healthy living.
Due to be complete in May, 2016.
The Katimajiit recommend that the IQ Katimajiit be involved in the early stages of planning for programs created during the Tamapta Mandate.
Recommendation from the 2009-2013 Katimajiit.
The Katimajiit recommend the ujjiqsuiniq – “observation/discernment” – be added to the GN’s eight guiding principles.
Not put forward.
In discussion with the policy division at CH, it was decided that the eight guiding principles as they stand encompass this in pilimmaksarniq/pijariuqsarniq.
The Katimajiit recommend that Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit legislation be made in the government.
Legislative Assembly (CH)
Premier; Minister of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs; Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs  Hon. Monica Ell-Kanayuk / ᒪᓂᑲ ᐃᐅᓪ-vNJ6
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Pages 1020 – 1079
Opening Prayer 1020
Ministers’ Statements 1020
Members’ Statements 1021
Returns to Oral Questions 1026
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 1027
Oral Questions 1030
Revert to Item 5: Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 1055
Tabling of Documents* 1055
Second Reading of Bills 1056
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 1056
Report of the Committee of the Whole 1078
Orders of the Day 1078
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 1020
072 – 4(3): Minister Absent from the House (Quassa) 1020
073 – 4(3): Recognition of Elders’ Advisory Committee (Mike) 1020
074 – 4(3): Broadband Internet Services for Nunavut Schools and Nunavut Arctic College Community Learning Centres (Savikataaq) 1021
157 – 4(3): The Impact of Shelters on Families (Shooyook) 1021
158 – 4(3): A New Elders Facility for Iqaluit (Angnakak) 1022
159 – 4(3): Swimming Pool Committee of Coral Harbour (Mapsalak) 1023
160 – 4(3): Safe Docking of MV Saputi (Keyootak) 1024
161 – 4(3): Auyuittuq National Park (Mike) 1025
162 – 4(3): Recognition of Barthelemy Nirlungayuk (Qirngnuq) 1025
163 – 4(3): Constituents Travelling to Nuuk, Greenland (Enook) 1025
Return to Oral Question 181 – 4(3): Long-term Care Needs for Elders (Okalik) 1026
Return to Oral Question 193 – 4(3): Grise Fiord Needs a Social Worker (Mike) 1026
200 – 4(3): Status of Iqaluit Beer and Wine Store (Angnakak) 1030
201 – 4(3): The Impact of Shelters on Families (Shooyook) 1032
202 – 4(3): Airport Infrastructure and Investments in Nunavut (Qirngnuq) 1033
203 – 4(3): Cape Dorset School Schedule (Joanasie) 1034
204 – 4(3): Making Emergency Calls to the RCMP (Keyootak) 1036
205 – 4(3): Status of Kivalliq-Manitoba Winter Road (Sammurtok, A) 1037
206 – 4(3): Administration of Justice (Enook) 1039
207 – 4(3): Swimming Pools in Nunavut (Mapsalak) 1040
208 – 4(3): Status of Environmental Protection Compliance Orders (Rumbolt) 1043
209 – 4(3): Legal Services Board (Akoak) 1044
210 – 4(3): Support for Medical Travel Clients (Mikkungwak) 1046
211 – 4(3): Status of Government Response to Motion 14 – 4(2) (Angnakak) 1048
212 – 4(3): Capital Planning (Rumbolt) 1049
213 – 4(3): Cape Dorset School Schedule (Joanasie) 1050
214 – 4(3): Energy Initiatives (Mikkungwak) 1052
215 – 4(3): Status of New Iqaluit Marine Port and Sealift Facility (Angnakak) 1053
086 – 4(3): Government of Nunavut’s Response to the Standing Committee on Oversight of Government Operations and Public Accounts’ Report on the Review of the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 Annual Reports and 2015-2016 Corporate and Business Plans of the Nunavut Development Corporation and the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation (Ell-Kanayuk) 1055
020 – 4(3): Extension of Question Period (Mikkungwak) 1046
Bill 15 – An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act – Second Reading 1056
Bill 13 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2016-2017 – Community and Government Services – Consideration in Committee 1057
Mr. Tony Akoak, Ms. Pat Angnakak, Hon. Monica Ell-Kanayuk, Mr. Joe Enook, Hon. George Hickes, Mr. David Joanasie, Mr. Pauloosie Keyootak, Mr. Steve Mapsalak, Hon. Johnny Mike, Mr. Simeon Mikkungwak, Hon. Paul Okalik, Hon. Keith Peterson, Mr. Emiliano Qirngnuq, Hon. Paul Quassa, Hon. George Qulaut, Mr. Allan Rumbolt, Mr. Alexander Sammurtok, Mr. Tom Sammurtok, Hon. Joe Savikataaq, Mr. Isaac Shooyook.
Speaker (Hon. George Qulaut) (interpretation): Can you say the opening prayer, please, Mr. Mike.
Speaker (interpretation): Good afternoon, my fellow Nunavummiut, members, ministers, and visitors in the gallery. Welcome to the House.
Before we start, I want to state that you have to put your cellphones or electronic devices on silent mode or shut them off completely.
Ministers’ Statements. (interpretation ends) The Hon. Minister, Government House Leader, Mr. Quassa.
Minister’s Statement 072 – 4(3): Minister Absent from the House (Quassa)
I wish to advise members that the (interpretation ends) Hon. Peter Taptuna, (interpretation) our Premier, will be absent from the House starting today, March 2, to Friday, March 4, 2016 to attend the Council of the Federation’s First Ministers’ Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Minister’s Statement 073 – 4(3): Recognition of Elders’ Advisory Committee (Mike)
Good day, Nunavummiut and people of Pangnirtung.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the members of the Department of Environment Elders’ Advisory Committee, who have joined us in the gallery today, and I would like them to stand up when I call their name: Lew Phillip of Iqaluit, Liza Ningiuk of Grise Fiord, James Haniliak Sr. of Cambridge Bay, Mr. Nirlungayuk in particular, David Siksik of Gjoa Haven, Hugh Tulurialik is not here and he is from Baker Lake, Johnassie Nakoolak of Coral Harbour, and Joe Arlooktoo of Kimmirut.
Mr. Speaker, these respected members of their communities have travelled to Iqaluit this week to provide my department with valuable perspectives on a number of different topics, helping to ensure that all our policies and activities incorporate the principles of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit.
I am deeply grateful to them for their time and wisdom, and would like to take this opportunity to publicly recognize the valuable contribution they make to our work of protecting Nunavut’s unique environment.
Minister’s Statement 074 – 4(3): Broadband Internet Services for Nunavut Schools and Nunavut Arctic College Community Learning Centres (Savikataaq)
I rise today to provide an update on activities related to upgrading Internet services for Nunavut schools and Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) Community Learning Centres.
The Government of Nunavut, through its Informatics and Planning Services Division, has signed a contract with Galaxy Broadband Communications to upgrade Internet services to all schools and all Nunavut Arctic College Community Learning Centres in this territory.
The contract, which began in December of 2015, will be approximately $3.25 million over a four-year period.
This cost will include support, maintenance, and revised Internet services for all schools and Nunavut Arctic College Community Learning Centres.
This project is an improvement of services that started with the Knowledge Infrastructure Project.
The Nunavut Arctic College facilities in Iqaluit started using the upgraded infrastructure in December of 2015 and is now fully operational.
Work is continuing in all communities throughout the territory to upgrade equipment, install new software, and realign satellite antennas as required with a target completion date of the summer of 2016.
Member’s Statement 157 – 4(3): The Impact of Shelters on Families (Shooyook)
I rise today to express my concern, as usual, over the impact of sending family members away to shelters instead of supporting families to stay together and improve their lives together.
Mr. Speaker, it seems that there is an increase in the number of family members who are sent out of their communities when family relationships break down.
When individuals are sent out of their community to a shelter, this often leads to other problems. Sometimes these individuals end up with new partners.
This causes some problems and it breaks up the whole family.
Sometimes they don’t even get back together.
Sometimes they turn to alcohol or drugs, which are more readily available in the larger centres.
When they have problems, elders are not approached. We hear the family members have already been sent away to Iqaluit to the shelter.
I don’t know the reason why we are not consulted.
This is very concerning to me.
Mr. Speaker, sending people to shelters does not really benefit the family as a whole.
The partner left behind faces the additional stress of looking after the children all by themselves. The partner left behind has to work even harder to provide for their family members and care for them.
Splitting up families breeds anger and resentment.
Sending individuals to shelters breaks up families.
My clock is running out, so I would like to ask for unanimous consent to conclude my statement.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The member is seeking unanimous consent to conclude his statement today.
(interpretation) I don’t hear any nays. Mr. Shooyook, please proceed.
The money spent on shelters would be much better used to provide more counselling services in the home community.
I have spoken many times in this House about the importance of using Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit to address our social issues.
Family members need to work together to resolve their problems.
I urge the government to consider providing counselling and healing services before resorting to sending people away to shelters.
Member’s Statement 158 – 4(3): A New Elders Facility for Iqaluit (Angnakak)
I rise today to thank and acknowledge the many individuals and organizations that have been making tremendous contributions towards the establishment of a new elders facility in Iqaluit.
Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that I have been devoting a lot of time towards this important initiative.
I feel very fortunate to be one of the founding members of the Sailivik Society, a non-profit organization that was incorporated in December of 2015.
The Sailivik Society is proposing to build a new community-owned, long-term elders care facility in Iqaluit.
The other members are very important to me for the continuing success of the planning of this project. The society’s board of directors are Co-chair Betty Brewster, Joe Tigullaraq, Robyn Campbell, Meghan McKenna, Elisapee Aningmiuq, Eva Groves, Jimmy Akavak, and Louise Flaherty.
Many others have also been contributing their time and effort and I look forward to their ongoing participation.
Mr. Speaker, the Sailivik Society has received support from such organizations as the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, the Nunavut Housing Corporation, the architectural firm Lateral Office, Nunavut Construction Development Limited, the City of Iqaluit, and from Kim Staples.
I would also like to acknowledge the warm support of my colleagues and fellow MLAs, the Hon. Monica Ell-Kanayuk and the Hon. George Hickes.
Thank you to all of you for your help.
We wouldn’t be where we are today right now without that support.
At the appropriate time, I will be tabling copies of letters of support for this initiative.
Mr. Speaker, a number of my colleagues have spoken in this House of the importance of ensuring that our elders are comfortable, safe, secure, and protected.
It is a sad fact that many of our elders face ongoing challenges with their daily living and require programs, services, and supports that are not always available.
I am very excited and yes, very passionate about working towards improving access to care, programs, and services for our elders.
Mr. Speaker, I do recognize that my work as an MLA will occasionally prevent me from speaking or acting directly on behalf of the Sailivik Society.
Indeed, it is my hope that as we get closer to achieving our vision, more community residents will pull towards reaching our objective and my personal effort will simply become one strand in a very long rope.
Mr. Speaker, I look forward to providing further updates in this House on the successes of the Sailivik Society as we progress towards achieving our goal.
Member’s Statement 159 – 4(3): Swimming Pool Committee of Coral Harbour (Mapsalak)
I rise today to recognize the efforts of my constituents in Coral Harbour.
Mr. Speaker, I have previously raised concerns in this House that our communities need more access to sports and recreation facilities, including swimming pools.
I recently received a letter from a resident of Coral Harbour informing me that the community has formed a Swimming Pool Committee and that this committee has raised more than $4,000 since it began fundraising in November of 2014.
I would like to acknowledge Ms. Stephanie Nakoolak of Coral Harbour for taking the lead in forming this committee.
Ms. Nakoolak recognized that her community needed a clean and safe space to go swimming during summer months and took the initiative to begin raising support for the construction of a swimming pool in Coral Harbour.
I would like to recognize the six other members of Coral Harbour’s Swimming Pool Committee:
Molly Angootealuk,
Chris Matoo,
Tamara Kolit,
Michelle Angotittauruq,
Hannah Angootealuk, and
I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding these individuals for volunteering their time and efforts to the well-being of their community.
Mr. Speaker, Nunavut is currently in need of a great amount of infrastructure in a number of areas.
It is important to remember that as we build our communities, we must also allow them to flourish and to provide them with the means to pursue greater well-being.
This is why I and the residents of Coral Harbour believe that it is important to allocate resources to recreation facilities, such as swimming pools, in Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, I will have questions for the minister regarding this issue at the appropriate time.
Member’s Statement 160 – 4(3): Safe Docking of MV Saputi (Keyootak)
I rise today to share in some good news and to inform the public that nobody was injured in an incident that occurred in our northern waters.
Qikiqtaaluk Fisheries, who fish for shrimp and turbot, owns ships and an incident occurred offshore and several people from my constituency were aboard, both from Qikiqtarjuaq and Clyde River.
The trawler is owned by the Qikiqtaaluk Corporation named the Saputi. It ran into an iceberg during the night shift.
This resulted in an emergency, obviously, and our northern waters are very dangerous, as most Inuit are aware.
Prior to the ship sinking, the responders were able to land the trawler at a Greenlandic port. The crew on board stated that they were overwhelmed with emergency tasks once the ship started taking on water.
Since no crew members were injured, they were able to transport the ship without sinking. The Inuit crew members on the boats are constantly working, so I wanted to celebrate the fact that no one was injured on the crew, although the ship suffered ice damage.
Member’s Statement 161 – 4(3): Auyuittuq National Park (Mike)
I say “good day” to the people of Pangnirtung.
I rise today in this House to speak about Pangnirtung’s tourism sector, as it has operated for about 40 years.
Due to this reason, there is a national park called Auyuittuq National Park established by Parks Canada.
This park has been utilized by the community’s tourism providers and this year, Auyuittuq will be celebrating its 40th year in operation.
On occasion, I will rise when the timing is appropriate to acknowledge the tourism operators who work in this field, as they are all independently operated.
I will start off with Joavie Alivaktuk, the sole proprietor of Alivaktuk Outfitting.