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Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Akeeagok.
I do not have the report with me, but there is also the Ikuma II report, and the recommendations contained in there sound like they have been approved by the government, but it shouldn’t be that way because we have to get a consultant to make sure that the report is within the mandate of the department.
Have they been approved?
Do you have an interdepartmental committee on those?
We figured that they were not quite complete, and I just wonder whether the recommendations should not be approved as yet because they have not been agreed to by whoever is doing the work.
We have not had any response to the recommendations.
For each recommendation, and we are looking at them right now, the priority is that we would like at least $55 million.
If we are able to get the $55 million, we have to look at the recommendations again because they will state where the facility will be located, and we have not agreed to or approved any of the recommendations as yet.
We will table the document or the report and the recommendations.
We have to try to get some funding from the government or the federal government and the other organizations, and the report, as it is right now, cost about $300,000.
I think we are going to be hearing about the report, perhaps in the fall session of the Legislative Assembly, and thank you for the correction.
You spent about $300,000 by using consultants on that report, and you informed me that you will have to try to get some funding from the federal government or Nunavut government and other organizations.
That is it for now, thank you.
We are on Culture, language, elders, and youth. Culture and heritage. Total, operations and maintenance, $3,533,000.
F-11.
Grants and contributions.
On F-12, there is a breakdown.
Community programs.
Total, operations and maintenance, $1,623,000.
Chairman (interpretation): Culture, language, elders, and youth. Branch summary.
This past winter, they had the Arctic Winter Games, and we are very proud of our athletes who went, but it was during the elections.
While we were campaigning, the problem that I had myself was that the coaches who go to the Arctic Winter Games, especially for hockey, soccer, and volleyball, pick out their own children. I feel that the ones who are better athletes than the children of coaches should be attending the Arctic Winter Games.
They seem to be more athletic than the ones selected.
I think this should be looked at again for the next Arctic Winter Games. I just wondered if the department had any complaints about picking the athletes to go to the Arctic Winter Games for the next Arctic Winter Games.
I’d like to ask the minister if they have had any complaints on that.
Mr. Minister Tapardjuk.
There is a committee on the Arctic Winter Games.
The athletes who went to the Arctic Winter Games were selected with the selection process of the committee, which has to follow the guidelines for selection of athletes.
There is already a guideline that they have to follow, and they have to look at the ability of the athletes, as well as the sport that they’re in. That’s the way the selection process is done.
Mr. Netser (interpretation): Apparently they are organized properly, but if that is the case, I wonder why they don’t follow the guidelines set for them.
Perhaps if I could ask the minister, maybe they should be told again that they have to follow the guidelines.
Under F-13, it states that Sport Nunavut had their budget reduced.
Is it because that it is there wasn’t enough sports last year?
Last year it was $1,720,000. It is now $1,500,000.
I just wondered why there is a reduction in the budget.
Hon. Louis Tapardjuk (interpretation): In 2004-05 the reason for the reduction is because there is no Arctic Winter Games being held.
If there is going to be an Arctic Winter Games, there has to be staff hired.
The reason for this year is that we are not going to be spending as much money because there are no Arctic Winter Games coming.
We are on culture, language, elders, and youth. (Interpretation ends.)
Total, operations and maintenance, $2,318,000.
Chairman (interpretation): Going back to F-16.
There’s a breakdown of it on F-16.
I would like to ask the other minister of the recreation and leisure department what the reason is for the reduction in that as well.
I will ask the person on my right, David, to answer that question.
Mr. Kolot: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
There has been a reduction in grants and contributions in 2004-05 due to streamlining activities that the department has done with its programs.
I have no more names on my list. (Interpretation ends.) Branch summary.
Recreation and leisure.
Total, operations and maintenance, $4,743,000.
Chairman (interpretation): F-17.
Information item for F-17 and F-18.
Going back to Mr. Curley.
I would like to ask a question before the vote is done.
F-4.
Yes. The question that I have here, it’s not in the budget, but I haven’t seen it, is about the status of women.
Who looks after it? Which department looks after the status of women?
. Did we finish already?
Okay. That’s okay then.
That’s been completed already.
(Interpretation ends.) Department summary.
Total, operations and maintenance, $13,889,000.
Chairman (interpretation): The committee agrees that the department is concluded.
I would like to thank the minister and his officials. Do you have any more final comments, Mr. Minister? .
Hon. Louis Tapardjuk (interpretation): I would like to thank you, Mr. Chairman and the members of this House for approving the budget for Culture, Language, Elders and Youth.
I would like to say thank you very much and remind the members of the Legislative Assembly that at 12 noon the Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit working group will be meeting with us and having lunch with us at the Discovery Lodge.
At this time we will take a supper break for 30 minutes.
>>Committee recessed at 17:20 and resumed at 18:00
Chairman (interpretation): Welcome Mr. Speaker.
Speaker: (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
It is a pleasure for me to appear before the Committee of the Whole today to present the 2004-05 business plan and main estimates for the Office of the Legislative Assembly.
The 2004-05 budget will be the sixth budget since Nunavut began and the new government took office.
In 1999-2000, our very first set of main estimates budgeted a total of $13,151,000 for the Legislative Assembly.
Now, six years later, our 2004-05 main estimates project total expenditures of $12,529,000.
Although the budgets of several GN departments have increased since 1999, I am proud that we have been able to reduce costs and demonstrate restraint.
As this is my first time appearing before you to present the budget and business plan, I would like to make a few comments on the mandate and structure of the Office of the Legislative Assembly.
The Office of the Legislative Assembly is established pursuant to the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act and supports Nunavut’s elected MLAs in the conduct of their duties.
The Assembly’s budget and business plan details three main lines of business which the Office of the Legislative Assembly is mandated to provide:
Assembly operations includes the Office of the Speaker and the Office of the Clerk.
This budget area supports the holding of sessions and meetings of standing committees.
In addition, the budget provides for the support services of the Legislative Assembly, including research, library, and financial services for members.
The second budget area is for the expenditures for members.
This includes the budgets for members’ pay and remuneration, the budget for travel for constituency business, and budgets for operating constituency offices and paying constituency staff.
The final budget area is support to independent officers of the Assembly.
When we speak of the independent officers, we include the integrity commissioner, the information and privacy commissioner, and the languages commissioner.
In addition, funding is provided to Elections Nunavut from this budget area.
I would like to draw your attention to a few highlights from our expenditure plans for 2004-05.
You will note that our estimates have dropped from 2003-04, primarily because the one-time costs associated with the funding of the general election have now been paid.
Minor adjustments have been made throughout the overall budget to streamline operations and to better fund programs for MLA and Assembly business.
Constituency staff, for example, are now compensated with a northern allowance, and at least once through the constituency assistant’s term, they are provided an opportunity to attend training in Iqaluit, specific to their duties in support of their elected members.
It should be noted as well that we have been able to provide relatively high levels of Inuit employment in keeping with our obligations to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and in providing support to elected members in their language of preference.
Currently the Office of the Clerk has a 50 percent Inuit employment rate with current staff.
In addition, the Office of the Clerk has been dedicated to training and development opportunities for beneficiaries in the workplace.
Currently, four positions are targeted for trainee opportunities with two positions finished or in the final stages of being successfully integrated into the office environment.
I would like to thank members for their support, and I welcome your comments and suggestions.
Would you like to invite your officials to come to the witness stand?
Speaker (interpretation): We have the Clerk of the Assembly and the director of corporate services.
Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses in.
Mr. Speaker, would you introduce your officials?
Speaker (interpretation): On my left is Steve Pollock, Director of Corporate Services, and on my right is John Quirke, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
Before we begin, I now open up the floor for general comments; you have ten minutes allotted.
I just wanted to make one general comment on the office of the Clerk; I just wanted to say publicly in this forum, for the record in Hansard, that I appreciate the support of the Assembly and the Clerk’s office during a very difficult time with our family this past year. I can say, without fear of contradiction, that it was a very difficult time, and the Clerk’s office was very supportive, something that is not acknowledged very often publicly.
I would like to take this opportunity as a member to acknowledge the professional services of the Clerk and the professional way that they were supporting me with my family.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Clerk.
We will move on to A-5. (Interpretation ends.) Office of the Legislative Assembly.
Branch summary. Office of the Clerk. Total, operations and maintenance, $6,149,000.
Chairman: A-6.
Office of the Legislative Assembly. Branch summary.
Total, operations and maintenance… . Mr. Curley.
I have a question, Mr. Chairman, to the Speaker and to his officials.
I know that we have not been here very long, but we do have a receptionist on the first floor.
I don’t believe that we have a permanent secretary or receptionist.
As chairmen of the standing committees, there is an increasing number of papers piling up in our offices.
Are you going to be able to provide more support services on the first floor, or even have a part time receptionist?
I think that we do need more support services down on the first floor.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. I will refer your question to the Clerk.
Chairman (interpretation): Mr. Clerk.
Clerk: Thank you, Mr. Chairman We will look at either a full-time or part-time position.
We had it in 1999 for a while.
It didn’t quite work out, but we will be more than pleased to do that again.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Clerk.
We never have a chance to ask the Office of the Clerk questions, so I take this opportunity.
I would like to see constituency assistants in every community, particularly the smaller communities, and especially for those ridings where there is more than one community.
I would like to see Nunavut communities have constituency assistants.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Mr. Speaker.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I will again refer this question to Mr. Clerk.
Clerk: The answer would be, yes.
If a member wishes to set up an initial office if he is serving more than one or two or three communities, he just has to ask for it.
If there is a funding difficulty, we will take it to the board and recommend additional funding for that office.
It is up to the member to approach us, but the short answer is, yes.
Do you have another question, Mr. Okalik?
We are on page A-6.
Mr. Curley (interpretation): I would like to thank the Office of the Clerk.
When we first came here, we all had computers and modern technology but not laptops.
When we had to have committee meetings… . We were not connected to the Internet.
I would like to thank his staff for putting everything together with our laptops, and I wish you the very best over the summer. Please relay our gratitude to the staff.
Total, operations and maintenance, $4,920,000.
Chairman: A-7.
Total, operations and maintenance, $210,000.
Chairman: A-8.
Total, operations and maintenance, $600,000.
This is just a question. I don’t know whether this office has one or two positions.
Does it have one or two positions?
Speaker (interpretation): They have two positions in the office.
Those are for the general elections every four years.
What do they do in between?
Chairman (interpretation): Mr. Speaker.
We need a chief electoral officer who works for the Government of Nunavut on a permanent basis.
The Nunavut Government has to have a chief electoral officer. I would like the Clerk to supplement my response.
The chief electoral officer still has responsibilities. She has to file a report on the conduct of the last election, which is due this summer.
She will be a key part on behalf of the Legislative Assembly when the Boundaries Commission is formed in the next two years.
That will keep her busy.
She also has to be on a standby basis in case there’s an unfortunate event that causes the by-election of a member.
She also serves on behalf of the Government of Nunavut as a plebiscite officer.
Those activities alone would keep that office busy over the next four years.
Mr. Alagalak (interpretation): The Speaker has responded to my question, therefore I have no more further questions.
I have no more names on my list for questions (interpretation ends).
The Legislative Assembly.
Branch summary. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer.
Chairman (interpretation): Turn the page to A-9. (Interpretation ends.) Office of the Legislative Assembly.
Office of independent commissioners.
Total, operations and maintenance, $650,000.
Chairman: A-10, information page.
Go back to A-4.
Total, operations and maintenance, $12,529,000.
Chairman: Are you agreed that the Legislative Assembly is concluded?
Speaker (interpretation): I would like to thank all the members; we will be issuing all the indemnities again now that you have agreed to this.
Chairman (interpretation): Go to your white binder.
Bill 2 (interpretation ends).
It’s in your white binder under your desk.
(Interpretation.) I’m sure you’ve got Bill 2 in front of you.
Operations and maintenance, 2004-05.
Chairman: Clause 2.
Chairman: Go to schedule 2 on page 2.
Total, operations and maintenance, $742,812,000.
Chairman: Total, operations and maintenance, $742,812,000.
Chairman (interpretation): Go back to Clause 3.
Chairman: Clause 4.
Lapse of appropriation.
Chairman: Accounting.
Chairman: Commencement.
Chairman: Are you agreed to Bill 2, as a Whole?
Chairman: Bill 2 for third and final reading.
Chairman: What is the wish of the committee.
Item 20 in our orders of the day.
Mr. Chairman. Arreak.
Chairman (Mr. Arreak): Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The committee has been considering Bill 2 and we would like to report that Bill 2 is immediately ready for third reading and Mr. Speaker, I move that the report with Committee of the Whole be agreed to.
Mr. Netser seconds the motion.
All those in favour of the motion? Opposed? The motion is carried.
Ms. Nooshoota.
Ms. Nooshoota (interpretation): Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 3:
With the authority vested in me by Motion 011 – 2(1), this House stands adjourned until Thursday, June 3, when we will commence the meeting at 10:00 in the morning.
>>House adjourned at 18:28  Nunavut Canada
Thursday June 3, 2004
Pages 951 – 990
Opening Prayer 951
Ministers’ Statements 951
Members’ Statements 954
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 964
Oral Questions 967
Returns to Written Questions 974
Reports of Committee on the Review of Bills 982
Tabling of Documents 982
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 985
Report of Committee of the Whole 989
Third Reading of Bills 989
Assent 990
Thursday, June 3, 2004 951
042 – 2(1): Wildlife Regulations Under the New Wildlife Act (Akesuk) 951
043 – 2(1): Special Housing Initiative in Sanikiluaq (Kilabuk) 952
044 – 2(1): Isaksimagit Inuusirmit Katujjiqatigiit (IIK) (Brown) 953
045 – 2(1): Telehealth Expansion (Brown) 954
142 – 2(1): Health Concern from the Old Nanisivik Mine (Alagalak) 954
143 – 2(1): Commissioner’s Award – Recognition (Mapsalak) 955
144 – 2(1): Grade 12 Graduation Ceremony (Evyagotailak) 957
145 – 2(1): Arctic Bay Residents Frustrated – Mine Closure (Barnabas) 957
146 – 2(1): Congratulate Alaituk High School Graduates (Curley) 958
147 – 2(1): Kimmirut Grade 12 Graduates (Akesuk) 959
148 – 2(1): Establishing a Children’s Advocate (Peterson) 959
149 – 2(1): Ordination of a Catholic Priest (Tapardjuk) 960
150 – 2(1): Thank and Recognize Innirvik Staff (Kilabuk) 961
151 – 2(1): June 20 – Father’s Day (Netser) 961
152 – 2(1): Congratulate Sanikiluaq Grade 12 Graduates (Kattuk) 962
153 – 2(1): Grade 12 Graduates Tomorrow in Qikiqtarjuaq (Arreak) 962
154 – 2(1): Recognition of Sheila Watt-Cloutier and Ann Hanson (Picco) 963
155 – 2(1): Recognition of Family and Constituents (Brown) 963
186 – 2(1): Arctic College Application Form (Curley) 967
187 – 2(1): Rent at the Elders Home (Alagalak) 968
188 – 2(1): Update on Coral Harbour Airlines (Netser) 968
189 – 2(1): Healing Facility – Opening Ceremony (Evygotailak) 969
190 – 2(1): DFO’s Recommendations for the Tehera Project (Peterson) 969
191 – 2(1): Liquor Regulations (Netser) 971
192 – 2(1): Mining Recommendations (Curley) 972
193 – 2(1): Sport Fishing (Kattuk) 972
Return to Written Question 001 – 2(1): Regional Health Facilities (Clerk) 974
Return to Written Question 008 – 2(1): Performance Bonuses and Termination Pay for Members of the Public Service of Nunavut (Clerk) 980
1-2 (1) Bill 5 An Act to Amend the Revolving Fund Act to Committee of the Whole (Curley) 982
031 – 2(1): State of Inuit Culture & Society 2002/03 – NTI Annual Report (Okalik) 982
032 – 2(1): State of Inuit Culture & Society 2002/03 – GN Review Executive Summary (Okalik) 982
033 – 2(1): “Leasing of Real Property” Government of Nunavut Policy (Aglukkaq) 982
034 – 2(1): Towards a Representative Public Service - Statistics as of March 31, 2004 (Tapardjuk) 983
035 – 2(1): Children’s Advocate for Nunavut - Draft Motion for the Establishment (Peterson) 983
036 – 2(1): Arctic Bay & Nanisivik: A Tale of Two Settlements - Video Tape 1974, NFB (Barnabas) 983
037 – 2(1): Nunavut Heritage Centre – Rankin Inlet Proposal (Curley) 983
038 – 2(1): Transition Counselling and Training Assistance Policy for Non-Returning Members (Speaker) 983
Bill 5 – An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act – Third Reading 989
Bill 2 – Appropriations Operations and Maintenance Act 2004-2005 – Third Reading 989
Bill 1 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 3, 2003-04 – Assent 990
Bill 2 – Appropriations (O&M) Act, 2004-2005 – Assent 990
Bill 3 – Supplementary Appropriation (O&M) Act, No. 1, April 1 – June 30, 2004- 2005 – Assent 990
Bill 4 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2004-2005 – Assent 990
Bill 5 – An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act – Assent 990
Thursday, June 3, 2004
Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Honourable Olayuk Akesuk, Mr. David Alagalak, Mr. James Arreak, Mr. Levi Barnabas, Honourable Levinia Brown, Mr. Tagak Curley, Mr. Joe Allan Evyagotailak, Mr. Peter Kattuk, Honourable Peter Kilabuk, Mr. Steve Mapsalak, Mr. Patterk Netser, Honourable Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Paul Okalik, Mr. Keith Peterson, Honourable Edward Picco, Honourable David Simailak, Honourable Louis Tapardjuk.
Speaker (interpretation): Mr. Curley, can you please say the prayer.
Minister’s Statement 042 – 2(1): Wildlife Regulations Under the New Wildlife Act
Good morning, colleagues.
I would like to update members of the House on the status of the development of regulations necessary for the implementation of the new Wildlife Act.
In the year 2000, the Government of Nunavut took a major and groundbreaking step in the development of the legislation.
We signed off on a memorandum of understanding with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board that brought them into the legislation development process as partners.
The MOU sets terms of reference for the working group, consisting of representatives from each of the organizations, which directed the development of Bill 45.
The work done by the working group was accompanied by a very broad series of consultations.
The effectiveness of this approach is best illustrated by the fact that Bill 45 was passed by the House as the Wildlife Act.
As you are aware, regulations are necessary for the act to function, and the act will only be brought into force when the regulations are complete.
The development of the regulations is another major initiative and one of great importance to Nunavummiut.
I am pleased to announce that we signed off on another MOU for the development of the regulations.
This MOU defines the terms for the continuation of the working group that proved successful in developing the act.
There is one major improvement to the operations of the new working group, and it is worth noting. One representative from each of the three regional wildlife organizations will be participating in the working group meetings.
The RWOs have detailed knowledge of the issues facing hunters and trappers across Nunavut and can bring this vital information to the drafting process.
Once drafting is complete, we again will be undertaking broad consultations to obtain additional input from Nunavut.
Our planned schedule is to complete the drafting during the summer, conduct consultations in the fall, and then bring the act and regulations into force in the new year.
I would like to recognize Raymond Ningeocheak, one of the signers of the MOU, as well as Ben Kovic.
Minister’s Statement 043 – 2(1): Special Housing Initiative in Sanikiluaq
I rise today to share information on a very interesting community-based initiative under the Housing Corporation.
In Sanikiluaq, Nuiyak School, the Qammaq Housing Association, and the non-profit society, Nayuqsirvik, have teamed up on the housing construction projects scheduled to start in September.
The group will provide education and training to high school students, providing them with a reason to stay in school and giving them valuable on-the-job training in carpentry and other trades skills.
Using materials supplied by the Nunavut Housing Corporation, 12 students will spend their mornings studying math, science, and language aimed at improving their carpentry skills. They will spend their afternoons with experienced carpenters on the job site.
This project is another excellent example of the corporation’s commitment to community-based solutions to our housing crisis in Sanikiluaq.
Once completed, Mr. Speaker, the three-bedroom house will be turned over to the Qammaq Housing Association.
This project will be completely documented, including the use of community TV to give construction updates, as well as the use of video-conferencing facilities in Sanikiluaq to update the rest of the territory.
When the project is complete, the documentation component of the educational and construction phases will be made available to Nunavut communities.
We hope that this type of project can be used as a model for other similar projects.