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The Nunavut Cabinet has 812 thousand. Is that for their travel expenses only.
That is for the travel for the ministers and that's in my office.
Chairperson (interpretation): I just want to give the members information that it has Nunavut Cabinet in the English, but in Inuktitut there is a mistake.
In regards to the Nunavut Cabinet, I don't think the Board of Ministers should be there but in Inuktitut there's a mistake.
This should have just been Nunavut Cabinet, not the Board of Nunavut ministers.
Chairperson (interpretation): Are there any more questions from the members.
If there are no more questions. Executive and intergovernmental affairs, branch summary. Nunavut Cabinet.
Total operation and maintenance, 3 million 514 thousand dollars.
Chairperson (interpretation): Total expenditures, 3 million 514 thousand dollars.
Approved. Carried.
On page 2-12, Executive & Intergovernmental Affairs, branch summary. Commissioner of Nunavut.
Total operations and maintenance, 181 thousand dollars.
There was 154 thousand dollars the previous year and now it's 181 thousand dollars.
I wonder what the increase is for.
Because of the travel and transportation, and we had an increase in the compensation and benefits. Those are the two reasons why it has been increased.
The Commissioner goes to different communities and some of the communities request that he visit.
There's no other assistance in the way of compensation from other departments.
Hon. Paul Okalik (interpretation): The federal government pays for the Commissioners’ wages and accommodations.
We contribute by paying for the travel and transportation and the compensation and benefits for his employees.
Sometimes he can hop on any charter, such as the RCMP court charter and any other charter that he might be able to get.
Chairperson (interpretation): Under 2-12, any more questions.
Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs, branch summary. Commissioner of Nunavut. Total operations and maintenance, 181 thousand dollars.
Total expenditures, 181 thousand dollars.
Turning to the next page. Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs, branch summary. Decentralization secretariat.
Total operations and maintenance, 567 thousand dollars.
Chairperson (interpretation): Total expenditures, 567 thousand dollars.
Carried. Turning to the next page.
Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs, branch summary. Nunavut Power Corporation, Implementation Secretariat. Total operations and maintenance, there's nothing.
Last year there was 2 million 600 thousand.
Is that the end of this Implementation Secretariat’s job.
There will be a stand alone Nunavut Power Corporation on April 1, 2001.
We will not be responsible for their funding.
This is just for the information purposes of the members.
Mr. Iqaqrialu (interpretation): Yes, I'm not asking about having no money this year, but last year we spent 2 million 600 thousand, was that enough.
Yes. It was adequate.
Under 2-14, 2-15 is information items and 2-16 information items.
Going back to page 2-5.
Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs, program summary. Detail of expenditures.
Total operations and maintenance, 8 million 640 thousand.
Total expenditures, 8 million 640 thousand.
From the ministers’ side.
Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs as a whole.
Chairperson (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Premier if you have your final remarks.
Thank you for completing this department and I would like to thank my Deputy Minister, Anne Crawford and I'm happy that we were able to continue and to finish this department.
Mr. Nutarak (interpretation): Mr. Chairman at this time I would like to take a break, I have to read my opening comments as a chairman and I would like to report progress.
Chairperson (interpretation): There's a motion to report progress.
At this time we will report progress.
You can have the Speaker come into the Chambers.
It's another chairman.
Speaker (interpretation): Going back to our Orders of the Day. Item 20.
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Irqittuq.
Mr. Irqittuq (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering bill 1.
I would like to report that bill 1 is still under consideration and would like to report progress.
Bill 4 – An Act to Amend the Interpretation Act, Time Zones – Third Reading
Hon. Paul Okalik (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the member from Uqqumiut that Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Interpretation Act, Time Zones, be read for the third time.
The motion is carried. The bill has had third reading.
Going back to the Orders of the Day. Item 21. Third Reading of Bills.
Going back to the Orders of the Day. Item 22.
Meeting of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Services at 6:15 in the Tuktu Board Room.
Tomorrow, meeting of full caucus at 9:00 a.m. in the Nanuq Board Room.
Orders of the Day for Wednesday March 28, 2001:
Just before we close, I would just like to inform the members that the Speaker will be back tomorrow.
The House stands adjourned until March 28, 2001 at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday March 28, 2001
Pages 1219 - 1304
Speaker: The Honourable Kevin O’Brien, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
Opening Prayer 1219
Ministers’ Statements 1219
Members’ Statements 1222
Returns to Oral Questions 1228
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery. 1229
Oral Questions 1231
Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills 1248
Tabling of Documents 1248
Notices of Motions 1249
Motions 1249
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 1250
Report of the Committee of the Whole 1303
Orders of the Day 1303
Wednesday March 28, 2001 1219
055 – 1(5): Canada Summer Games 2001 (Anawak) 1219
056 – 1(5): Mining Update (Akesuk) 1220
057 – 1(5): Community Radio Questionnaire (Kattuk) 1221
058 – 1(5): Minister Absent from House (Ng) 1222
157 – 1(5): Nunavut Youth Abroad Program (Puqiqnak) 1222
158 – 1(5): Community Radio Stations (Thompson) 1223
159 - 1(5): Nunavut Youth Abroad Program (McLean) 1224
160 - 1(5): Community Radio Stations (Nutarak) 1225
161 - 1(5): Grave Workers in Hall Beach (Irqittuq) 1225
162 – 1(5): Language and Use of Inuktitut Words (Anawak) 1227
163 - 1(5): Inuktitut Language (Iqaqrialu) 1228
Return to OQ 055 – 1(5): Community Radio Stations (Kattuk) 1228
Return to OQ 102 - 1(5): Kugluktuk Language Bureau Trainees (Kattuk) 1228
Return to OQ 110 - 1(5): Historical Resources Advisory Board Meeting (Kattuk) 1229
199 – 1(5): RFP Kivalliq Dental Services (McLean) 1231
200 – 1(5): Mental and Physical Disabilities (Iqaqrialu) 1232
201 – 1(5): Funding for Youth Abroad Program (Puqiqnak) 1235
202 - 1(5): Radio Questionnaire (Nutarak) 1236
203 - 1(5): Funding for Grave Workers (Irqittuq) 1237
204 - 1(5): Update on Employee Assistance Contract (Williams) 1240
205 – 1(5): Staff Training for Interpreters (Arvaluk) 1242
206 - 1(5): Status of 2000-2001 CLEY Grants & Contributions (Tootoo) 1243
207 – 1(5): Renewable Resource Officer Trainees (McLean) 1245
208 – 1(4): Five Year Capital Planning Process (Iqaqrialu) 1246
Report 004 – 1(5): Review of Bill 6 1248
020 – 1(5): Annual Reports; Nunavut Development Corporation, Nunavut Business Credit Corporation (Akesuk) 1249
005 – 1(5): Extended Adjournment (McLean) 1250
Bill 6 - Nunavut Power Corporation Utility Assets Transfer Confirmation Act – Consideration in Committee 1251  Wednesday March 28, 2001
Honourable Olayuk Akesuk, Honourable Jack Anawak, Mr. James Arvaluk, Mr. Donald Havioyak, Mr. David Iqaqrialu, Mr. Enoki Irqittuq, Honourable Peter Kattuk, Honourable Peter Kilabuk, Mr. Glenn McLean, Honourable Kelvin Ng, Mr. Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Kevin O’Brien, Honourable Paul Okalik, Honourable Ed Picco, Honourable Manitok Thompson, Mr. Uriash Puqiqnak, Mr. Hunter Tootoo, Ms. Rebekah Williams.
Speaker (Mr. O’Brien): I would like to call on Mr. Kattuk to say the prayer.
Just before we proceed, I would like to acknowledge and thank Mr. Havioyak and Mr. Puqiqnak while I was away and also let the people back in my community know that the operation my daughter had last week in Toronto went well. We hope that within the next few weeks she will receive some of her sight back.
Ministers’ Statements. Item 2.
Minister’s Statement 055 – 1(5): Canada Summer Games 2001
Hon. Jack Anawak (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on August 11th, Nunavut will make its national debut at the Canada Summer Games in London, Ontario.
I rise to ask Members of the Legislative Assembly and all Nunavummiut to recognize the work of Sport Nunavut staff and volunteers in preparing Team Nunavut for this exciting opportunity.
The Arctic Winter Games are the circumpolar world’s ultimate sport and cultural event.
The Canada Summer Games are our nation’s most prestigious multi-sport, multi-cultural event.
Athletes participating in these Games are aspiring to even higher levels of competition, such as the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics.
This year, for the first time, Nunavut will send a small representative team to the Games.
Team Nunavut will consist of a Wrestling team and representatives in the Fine Arts/Cultural program.
Also, we have eight seats reserved at the Athlete and Coaching Educational Symposium for four sport youth leaders and four developmental coaches who have shown dedication to sport in Nunavut.
(interpretation ends) For Nunavut, the Canada Games is not just about elite athleticism, but also a first-hand experience of the benefits of sport in developing healthy attitudes.
Pride, self-esteem, commitment, teamwork and dedication, all so necessary to building our Pinasuaqtavut vision of self-reliant individuals and healthy communities, can all be fostered through sport programs such as the Canada Summer Games.
Nunavummiut participants will have the opportunity to see the advantages of striving toward goals they have set themselves, as valuable a lesson in life as it is in sport.
The Canada Summer Games experience will leave a lasting impression in the minds and hearts of our young participants.
(interpretation) Team Nunavut clothing and promotional items are now being readied; the Mission Staff has been selected and will also benefit from the training opportunity offered by these Games.
From August 11-25, the eyes of all Canadians will be focused on the Canada Summer Games.
Nunavummiut can be assured that Team Nunavut will represent our territory with dignity and pride as they proudly carry the Nunavut flag for the first time in Canada Games history this summer in London, Ontario. We are extremely proud of our athletes.
Minister’s Statement 056 – 1(5): Mining Update
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will be giving a mining update. Mr. Speaker, earlier this month I had the opportunity to represent Nunavut at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada annual convention in Toronto.
The PDAC Convention is considered the world's largest and most influential gathering of its kind, bringing together more than 7000 participants from the mining industry.
I had the opportunity to meet with representatives of many of the mining companies now operating or exploring in Nunavut.
(interpretation ends) I would like to provide members with an update on the mineral exploration and mining sector in Nunavut, and a brief outlook for the next year.
This past year has seen a restart of the Lupin Gold mine following its shutdown in early 1998.
Echo Bay Mines Ltd. confirmed their commitment to the Lupin mine and Nunavut by re-engineering the operation to reduce costs so that the mine can continue to be profitable with the low gold prices the industry now faces.
(interpretation) The year also saw full operation at the territory’s two zinc mines Nanisivik and Polaris.
As the MLA for Quttiktuq is aware, this July will mark the start of the last year of operations at the Polaris mine. (interpretation ends) All three of Nunavut’s mines are more than 20 years old this year and while these mines have proven that mining in Canada’s Arctic is not only possible, but profitable, we are now ready for a new generation of mines to be developed here.
First, in the new generation of mines, is the Tahera Diamond project, which is in the regulatory phase of development.
This mine, though modest in scale, will be the first mine considered under the regulatory structures created in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the members and staff of the co-management boards who have worked so hard to make our regulatory structures effective and efficient.
Last year exploration companies invested almost 40 million dollars in their search for mineral deposits in Nunavut.
The most promising exploration projects in Nunavut are; the Hope Bay Gold project, south of Cambridge Bay; the Meliadine Gold project near Rankin Inlet, the Ferguson Lake Nickel and Platinum project west of Arviat, the Muskox Nickel and Platinum project and the Knife Lake Diamond project south of Kugluktuk, the Jackson Inlet diamond project west of Arctic Bay, the Meadowbank gold project north of Baker Lake, and the zinc projects of Cominco and Noranda Limited north and west of Resolute Bay.
This year, through our Nunavut Prospectors’ Program, 50 Nunavummiut were motivated to explore the land as independent prospectors.
In my term as Minister of Sustainable Development I expect to have the opportunity to inform the House about great new discoveries our prospectors will have made.
This year we will continue our investment in learning about our geology.
The Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office completed its first year of mapping in the central Baffin, west of Clyde River.
In response to their preliminary maps, three major companies have acquired exploration rights in this area and we look forward to the potential for new discoveries.
I want to stress that while the existing mines in Nunavut are closing down, a new generation of projects are being explored to take their place in a new business environment of partnership and environmental responsibility.
We will work to develop these new projects to ensure that our residents and communities benefit fully from these opportunities.
Minister’s Statement 057 – 1(5): Community Radio Questionnaire
The voices that are heard on Nunavut’s community radio stations are very important voices.
They are the voices of elders and the voices of youth and they are speaking in the language we strive to protect and promote.
The Department of Culture, Language, Elders & Youth, my department provides financial support for community radio through our Grants and Contributions program.
We are revisiting the structure of this program to see how we can further help the development and delivery of community radio in Nunavut.
This Community Radio Questionnaire has been sent to all hamlet offices.
I ask all the honourable members to encourage their constituencies to complete this questionnaire.
Speaker: Ministers’ Statements. Mr. Ng.
Minister’s Statement 058 – 1(5): Minister Absent from House
I just want to advise members that Minister Kilabuk may not be in the House today because his flight is on mechanical right now and he is awaiting another flight for his return from Pangnirtung.
Member’s Statement 157 – 1(5): Nunavut Youth Abroad Program
I would also like to welcome you back to the House. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about a very worthwhile initiative for our youth -- the Nunavut Youth Abroad Program.
Many youth in our communities have difficulties making the transition from their home communities to communities outside of Nunavut when wishing to pursue educational or career opportunities.
The Nunavut Youth Abroad Program is aimed at providing young Nunavummiut with experience in southern Canada and abroad.
The Program's mission is to foster leadership, cross-cultural awareness and personal development in our young people.
It is an excellent opportunity for our young people to gain important skills and self-confidence.
Each year, approximately 14 youth aged 16-21 are chosen from Nunavut.
In their first year, they live for six weeks in a southern Canadian community.
These same youth are then eligible to participate the following summer in a developing country.
Most of the work for the Nunavut Youth Abroad Program is performed by volunteers.
In the past two years, with the support of Culture, Language, Elders & Youth and federal partners, 24 youth from across Nunavut were able to participate.
Funding support from Culture, Language, Elders & Youth has been essential in leveraging additional funding from the federal Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Mr. Speaker, the support of the Department of Culture, Language, Elders & Youth is essential if this program is to continue.
In 2001, students from Kugluktuk, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk, Gjoa Haven, Rankin Inlet, Arviat, Coral Harbour, Pond Inlet, Repulse Bay, Hall Beach, Igloolik, Cape Dorset, Pangnirtung and other communities have been selected to participate in the Canadian phase and the International Phase of this very worthwhile program.
Over time, the program wants to involve youth from every community.
I would like to congratulate two students from my communities; Sandra Lyall from Taloyoak and Flora Arqviq from Gjoa Haven for being accepted into the Canadian Phase of the program.
Mr. Speaker, I ask all members to join me in urging the department to support the Nunavut Youth Abroad Program in the coming fiscal year.
Just to remind you that you passed your time limit by a good portion.
But being that you did take my chair this week, we’ll let you go on this one.
Member’s Statements. Ms. Thompson.
Member’s Statement 158 – 1(5): Community Radio Stations
Welcome back to your Chair, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Puqiqnak was talking for about half an hour so I am going to talk for another half hour.
(interpretation) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank Peter Kattuk, the Minister of Culture, Language, Elders & Youth for making his comments on the community radio questionnaire.
I would like to thank the minister for making that announcement because it is extremely important and something that I worked hard on.
My community and the Tikirajuaq Radio Society worked extremely hard.
The radio society has to be congratulated because they tried to get off the ground even though they went through extreme financial hardships.
It is very hard to do fundraising in the smaller communities.
But Mr. Speaker, I would like to say that the community radios are extremely important and essential, especially when there is a search and rescue going on because they use the radio to keep the community informed about what is happening.
Usually the community radio keeps their station open day and night.
The community radio is also used for rummage sales, and to keep the communities informed about activities and the news that is happening at the community level.
The radio society, again using the local radio, let the elders talk about the weather or give traditional weather observations.
Again, with our Inuktitut language it is something that we would like to promote and retain and usually with the community radio stations, the elders give advice on the proper usage of the Inuktitut language.
They use the radio to promote the Inuktitut language.
If you don't mind, I would like to ask for unanimous consent to conclude my statement.
Speaker: The member is asking for unanimous consent to conclude her statement.
Please proceed Ms. Thompson.
Hon. Manitok Thompson (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker and to my colleagues.
I would like to thank you all.
Community radios are extremely important for myself personally and also to the other people out there.
I can use an example, in the English culture newspapers are extremely important and of course to some Inuit I am sure.
But in the English culture they function more in the written form and with Inuktitut it has always been oral history.
Our traditional language is still alive today because of our oral history.
Mr. Speaker, what I am trying to say is that the community radios are extremely important to the Inuit who understand the language or even if they don't.
The local radio stations are essential to both the Inuit and non-Inuit.
Like I said, I would like to thank the people of Tikirajuaq.
I heard that they received a grant of six thousand dollars for their local radio station.
But the six thousand dollars didn’t go very far.
For example in Tikirajuaq the radio was closed for approximately three months.
Their equipment is extremely old so they had to spend more than 10 thousand dollars to buy a new system.
That is way over the amount of money that they raised.
They also have to pay for the rent and maintenance of their radio station.
The people of Whale Cove worked extremely hard to raise those funds.
The Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth, Mr. Peter Kattuk knows exactly what hardships the radio societies go through so he made a small contribution.
I would like to thank you very much Mr. Minister for the survey you announced.
Member's Statement 159 - 1(5): Nunavut Youth Abroad Program
My statement will be very brief today.
But I want to reiterate my colleague from Gjoa Haven on the Nunavut Youth Abroad Program.
My community was one of the benefactors of having sent Abigail Noah from Baker Lake to Africa last year.
I urge the minister responsible to fund this program for the 2001 fiscal year.
Because Mr. Speaker, not a lot of our youth get to travel across the world and experience other cultures and lifestyles.
Today Mr. Speaker, I am pretty disappointed.
For reasons I don't know, this program will not be funded this year.
But I will be asking the minister in the House why that program hasn't been funded this year.
Member’s Statement 160 - 1(5): Community Radio Stations
I also would like to thank the Minister for Culture, Language, Elders and Youth because the local radio stations are one of the issues that I have addressed as well.
As I stated before Mr. Speaker, most of the radio equipment is antiquated.
There are not even any monitors for the sound systems.
It is good to hear this issue being addressed.
There are definite problems with the antiquated equipment.
Sometimes you are trying to come on and it gets switched off by mistake.
These radio stations are really useful to both Inuit and non-Inuit in the communities.
The government officials that go into communities, say for instance the Deputy Ministers, when they go to the communities they use these local radio stations.
I am sure that the Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth and his department will be estimating the capital budget for next year.
So I would like to see this included in the capital estimates.
Again, I wish to extend my thank you to the Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth and I hope they work to improve the situation in the future.
Member's Statement 161 - 1(5): Grave Workers in Hall Beach
Welcome back to the Chamber.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to briefly comment although this is not a return to a question about the Commissioner but I will want to have unanimous consent to continue with my remarks if I run out of time.
Now I want to again raise an issue that I have reiterated over and over in this Chamber about the graves that were relocated in Hall Beach.
I want to repeat my comments and I would like to ask unanimous consent if I run out of time.
These graves had to be moved because they were too close to houses that were being built as the population grew.
Back then a while ago, Inuit buried their loved ones close by and even though the ground was flat they still buried them there.
These graves were not too close to the community.
But as the population grew and the houses were being erected they came very close in no time.
When these graves had to be moved they had to look for someone who had to move these graves and they found...my time is up Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek unanimous consent to continue my remarks.
Mr. Irqittuq (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker and the members.
Thank you for consenting to my request to extend my speaking time.
Back then those guys that were hired to move the graves were the only ones who were able to do the work.
I don't know if it was in the 60's or 1970's but there was no equipment available to dig up these graves to move them.
So, these men shovelled and dug up the graves and moved them.
Back then the graveyard had to be increased.