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Mr. Chairman, the department’s capital budget of $1,360,000, will be allocated to 4 capital projects. Capital contributions to non-profit community based individuals and organizations, for heritage, elder and youth centres, capital contributions to non-profit community based individuals and organizations for recreation facilities projects, the territorial library in Baker Lake, and office renovations in Baker Lake and Iglulik.
As part of my department’s commitment to community capacity building, capital contributions from the $832,000, will be provided to community based individuals and organizations for renovations and minor capital of Nunavut’s many heritage, elders and youth centres.
My department will provide capital funding in the amount of $390.000, for community recreational facilities to foster healthy active living opportunities for Nunavumiut.
Mr. Chairman, 90 percent of the department’s capital budget is allocated to community based individuals and organizations.
I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of the key capital contributions funding in the 2004-05 fiscal year.
Under the Elders’ Centre, funding has been provided for renovations and minor capital work to the Elders Palace in Cambridge Bay, the Elders’ Center in Gjoa Haven, an Elders and Youth Cabin in Whale Cove and an Elders’ Centre in Iqaluit.
In terms of youth centres, capital contributions, funding for renovations and minor capital work to Ilisarsivik Society in Clyde River, the youth centre in Pangnirtung and the Baker Lake Youth Centre and the drop-in center in Rankin Inlet.
With regards to heritage centres capital contributions, the Rebecca Idlout Library in Pond Inlet for community archive project that will issue long term protection for the preservation and promotion of local community history.
Additionally, my department has provided capital funding to the Hamlet of Arctic Bay to restore a historical building built in the 1930’s and the Recreation Facilities Projects capital contributions, 17 recreational facilities projects have been funded across Nunavut.
The capital funding of $78,000, for territorial library in Baker Lake represents the budget for the final warranty stage of construction of the $3 million project.
Capital funding in the amount of $60,000, for the office renovations in Baker Lake and Iglulik will enable the department to streamline department programs and services delivered in these decentralized communities.
Mr. Chairman, members, it is the government’s priority to have a heritage centre that can house and promote the rich cultural heritage of Nunavut.
Although currently there is no capital funding identified yet for the future Nunavut Heritage Centre, I would like to assure the members that the development towards this facility is taking place.
Our department is partnering with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and Inuit Heritage Trust to explore funding options towards this project.
At the appropriate time, I will seek support from my cabinet colleagues and regular members for the Government of Nunavut’s share of this project.
I will be pleased to answer any questions from my fellow members.
Chairman: Thank you, Minister Tapardjuk.
Do you have any witnesses you would like to bring to the table.
Hon. Louis Tapardjuk (interpretation): Yes.
Chairman: Does the committee agree that the Minister bring in his witnesses.
Chair (interpretation): Thank you, Sergeant-at-arms. Could you please escort his officials to the witness table.
For the record, could you please introduce your officials?
To my left is my Deputy Minister, David Akeagok, and to my right, his name is also David but his last name is Kolot.
He coordinates our department.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Welcome, Mr. David Kolot and Mr. Akeagok, both of them Davids.
Perhaps the chair of the standing committee Ajauqtiit would like to make an opening comment.
As the Chair of the standing committee Ajauqtiit, I am pleased to have this opportunity to make an opening remark as we begin deliberations on the 2005-06 capital estimates for the Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth.
The Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth has a capital budget of $1,360,000, which represents 1.3 percent of the government’s overall capital budget.
This is an increase of $791,000 from the previous fiscal year.
Mr. Chairman, members understand that $78,000 will be used for an addition to the territorial library in Baker Lake.
Members look forward to the formal opening of this library, which was expected to be sometime this month.
Members are concerned that, although the Government of Nunavut’s feasibility study for this stand alone Nunavut Heritage Centre, was tabled last year, little or no progress appears to have been achieved in its development.
Members are pleased that during the recent full caucus retreat in Arviat, MLA's committed to implementing plans for a territorial and the repatriation of Nunavut’s cultural treasures from other jurisdictions.
Members look forward to seeing these plans move forward.
Mr. Chairman, in past years, the department regularly tabled a list of approved capital plans and contribution projects that were funded by the department.
However, the last such report was tabled in March 2003.
Members urge the minister, in the interest of transparency, to continue to table that information in the House.
Members look forward to seeing the 2003-2004 grants and contributions report.
Members expect to be fully informed when new agreements are signed with respect to the Canada - Nunavut Co-operation Agreements for French and Inuit languages in Nunavut and urge the minister to seek increase funding in this area.
Mr. Chairman, as part of the government’s March 2004, this department is now responsible for sports and recreation.
Members urge the minister to approach its capital funding for recreational facilities in a holistic manner and promote healthy living to our youth in Nunavut.
Mr. Chairman, members wish to see the department conduct investigations into incidents regarding heritage sites that are reported by the public as being disturbed and inform the appropriate MLAs in their communities of the outcome.
Members look forward to seeing the actual final cost of each project published as final figures are known.
This concludes my opening remarks. I anticipate that individual members will raise their own comments and concerns under the department’s 2004-05 capital estimates.
Before we start, just a reminder to the members that they have 10 minutes for general comments, but I don’t see any show of hands for general comments. (interpretation ends) Wherever possible, ask your detailed questions during the page by page review of the departmental estimates.
I would like to thank the minister and his officials for appearing before the committee, and I would like to welcome them.
Mr. Chairman, in the smaller communities, like my constituencies of Resolute Bay and Arctic Bay, there are no youth drop-in centres in those areas and we are running into problems due to a lack of youth facilities.
I wanted to make a comment in regards to that because when I met with the youth council, they have been stating that in the smaller communities there is nothing for them to do, therefore there tends to be more problems.
We get more problems in the smaller communities then there are with the larger communities with services for youth.
They are requesting to get a youth centre in the High Arctic and I wanted to mention that in my opening remarks.
I’m very pleased to see the department and looking at the capital estimates, I know that we have limited resources within our capital budget although all of the communities would like to get Capital Projects in their communities.
And for the youth centres, when your department deals with youth centres, I wanted to mention that in Arviat the majority of the population are youth.
The recreation facility that we have is aging and we’ve been trying to get the youth centre enlarged.
And when we enlarge it is still too small.
We’re still short of space because the population of youth is quite high in that community.
In looking at the capital estimates department for last year and the next fiscal year the department is looking at youth centre projects from 2006 up to year 2010, I know that your department will be utilizing capital funds for such centres.
When we’re looking at the capital estimates I want you to look into the community of Arviat when you are reviewing the community.
In the capital estimates you should look into or consider the shortages of facilities that we have for the youth.
There are no recreational facilities or youth centres for the youth to meet together.
I know your department is working on heritage and to make the lives of the youth in Nunavumiut healthier, so that at least the young people will have a place to go to.
I also like to thank the minister for appearing before the committee.
We’ll go to F-5.
F-6.
Total Headquarter Region. $1,122,000.
Chairman: Go to F-7.
Detail of Capital and Tangible Assets.
Total Kivalliq Region. $78,000.
Chairman: Total Headquarters Region. $60,000.
Chairman: Total Tangible Assets. $138,000.
Chairman: Back to F-4.
Total Capital Expenditures. $1,360,000.
Chairman: Thank you. Are you agreed that this department is concluded?
Mr. Tapardjuk, we were happy to have you and to thank your officials.
If you have any closing comments, Mr. Tapardjuk.
We would like to be able to proceed with our department’s budget.
I thank the members and you, Mr. Chairman, for the approval of my capital estimates for my department.
I know that we will be dealing with heritage centres and recreational facilities and to help out the people of Nunavut, especially in regards to languages, as well.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and the members of the Legislature for approving our capital estimates.
We hope that next year that you will have more of a budget in your capital estimates.
(interpretation ends) Do members agree to go to the Legislative Assembly and complete Bill 4 for third reading?
>>Committee recessed at18:41 and resumed at 18:43
Chairman (interpretation): Are we going to be dealing with the Legislative Assembly?
Mr. Speaker, if you can do your opening remarks.
It is a pleasure for me to appear before the Committee of the Whole today to present the 2005/06 capital estimates of the Office of the Legislative Assembly.
As members will have noted the 2005/06 capital budget for the Legislative Assembly constitutes less than one tenth of one percent of all Government of Nunavut capital spending.
Total planned spending is $120,000.
Next year’s budget is a modest one that has been developed to address some immediate needs as well as building on the Assembly’s existing efforts to make our building a showcase a Nunavut’s rich cultural and artistic heritage.
A total of $50,000 has been allotted towards routine furniture replacement.
As members will be aware, much building’s furniture has not been replace in over half a decade.
Our efforts in this area will focus on the building’s three committee rooms, which experience a high degree of usage including numerous events that are open to the public and media.
On going audiovisual and IT network upgrades will provide a higher degree of functionality for building operations.
The Assembly’s ongoing art acquisition strategy seeks to publicly celebrate the remarkable diversity of our art.
Our acquisition for public display will continue draw on the traditions of different communities and artistic techniques.
Mr. Chairman, I believe that this capital plan is the responsible and modest one that will enable us to better serve the needs of members and work towards the ongoing improvement of our chambers and building -- a building of which all residents of Nunavut can be proud.
I look forward to the comments and questions of the members.
Do you have witnesses that you would like to bring in?
Speaker (interpretation): Sergeant-at-Arms, if you can escort the witnesses.
Mr. Speaker, if you could please introduce your witnesses for the members.
On my right is John Quirke, who is the clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and on my left is the Corporate Services Chief, Mr. Steve Pollock.
Just before we begin the Office of the Legislative Assembly, the members have 10 minutes to speak on general comments, one at a time.
There are no names on my list.
If we could just continue with the capital estimates.
(interpretation ends) Go to A-6.
Total tangible assets. Total headquarters region, $100,000. Do you agree?
Chairman: Total tangible assets, $100,000.
Chairman: Page A-7, Office of the Clerk. Detail of Capital.
Computer hardware and software.
Total Headquarters Region, $20,000. (interpretation) Do you agree.?
Chairman: Total Computer hardware and software $20,000. (interpretation) Do you agree?
Chairman: Okay, back to A-4.
Detail of Expenditure.
Total capital expenditures, $120,000. (interpretation) Do you agree.
Do members agree we have concluded this department?
Now please refer to Bill 4. (interpretation) I would like to thank the Speaker for being able to appear before the committee.
If you have any final comments, Mr. Speaker.
Speaker (interpretation): I just want to thank the members and you, Mr. Chairman, for supporting the capital estimates for the Office of the Clerk.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, and to your witnesses as well.
If we can go to Bill 4. (interpretation ends) We are going to go clause by clause.
Appropriation Capital Act 2005-06. (interpretation) Clause 1, do you agree?
Chairman: Clause 2?
Chairman: Clause 3?
Chairman: Go to the next page.
Schedule to go to capital. (interpretation) Do you agree?
Chairman: Capital appropriation $101,903,000. (interpretation) Do you agree?
Chairman: Total appropriation $101,903,000. (interpretation) Do you agree?
Chairman: Clause 4?
Chairman: Clause 5. (interpretation) Do you agree?
Chairman: Thank you. Are we agreed to Bill 4 as a whole?
Some Members: Agreed.  Chairman: Thank you.
Are you agreed that Bill 4 is ready for third reading?
Chairman: Thank you. (interpretation) I think we are done. (interpretation ends) Mr. Barnabas.
I think we are finished with the orders for the day.
I would like to make a move to report progress.
Your Committee has been considering Bill 4; Bill5; Bill 6; and Bill 7, and would like to report that Bills 4, 5, 6 and 7, are immediately ready for third reading.
Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be agreed to.
Mr. Clerk: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A reminder to all members of a meeting of Full Caucus is ten o’clock in the morning in the Nanuq Boardroom.
Orders for the day for Tuesday, November 30.
Speaker (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Clerk.
This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 1:30 p.m.
>>House adjourned at18:55  Nunavut Canada
Tuesday November 30, 2004
Pages 548 – 632
Opening Prayer 548
Ministers’ Statements 548
Members’ Statements 552  Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 558
Written Questions 581
Returns to Written Questions 582
Tabled Documents 584
Return to Item 5: Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 587
Notices of Motions 587
Motions 588
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 589
Report of the Committee of the Whole 630
Third Reading of Bills 630
Orders of the Day 631
Tuesday November 30, 2004 548
038 – 2(2): Update on the Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy (Picco) 548
039 – 2(2): Wildlife Regulations under the new Wildlife Act. (Akesuk) 549
040 – 2(2): Nunavut Public Service Studies Certificate (Tapardjuk) 550
041 – 2(2): Bilingual Strategy for Nunavut: 2004-2008 (Picco) 551
042 – 2(2): Northern Mines Ministers’ Meeting (Simailak) 551
077 – 2(2): Last Sitting Day of the Year (Peterson) 552
078 – 2(2): Language of Instruction (Netser) 554
079 – 2(2): High Cost of Living (Barnabas) 555
080 – 2(2): End of Fall Session (Tootoo) 557
114 – 2(2): Caribou Herd Crossing (Alagalak) 559
115 – 2(2): Amendments to the Power Rates (Tootoo) 561
116 – 2(2): Update on the Northern Vision Strategy (Peterson) 565
117 – 2(2): Plans to Place Wind Generators in Nunavut (Evyagotailak) 567
118 – 2(2): Allocation of Polar Bear Quotas (Mapsalak) 569
119 – 2(2): Reply to the Federal Government on the Species at Risk List (Arreak) 571
120 – 2(2): Washroom Facilities on Airlines (Netser) 572
121 – 2(2): General Rate Application Increase (Kattuk) 573
122 – 2(2): $2,000 to Get a Passport (Barnabas) 576
123 – 2(2): Concern on General Rate Application Increase (Tootoo) 578
023 – 2(2): Activities Conducted under the Fire Prevention Act (Tootoo) 581
024 – 2(2): 2004 Fuel Resupply (Tootoo) 582
Return to WQ 001 – 2(2): Power Generation in Iqaluit and Related Issues (Picco) 582
Return to WQ 011 – 2(2): Workers’ Compensation Board Investment Policies and Practices (Akesuk) 583
038 – 2(2): General Rate Application Increases (Tootoo) 584
039 – 2(2): High Cost of Baby Products and Healthy Foods at Local Stores (Barnabas) 584
040 – 2(2): Towards a Representative Public Service: Statistics as of September 30, 2004 (Tapardjuk) 585
041 – 2(2): 2003-2004 Public Service’s Annual Report (Tapardjuk) 585
042 – 2(2): A Ten Year Profile of Cancer in Nunavut 1992-2001 (Brown) 585
043 – 2(2): Nunavut Report on Comparable Health Indications 2004 (Brown) 585
044 – 2(2): 2002 Reflections Document and the 2002 Annual Report (Akesuk) 585
045 – 2(2): Minimum Wage Annual Report 2004 (Okalik) 585
046 – 2(2): Bilingual Education Strategy for Nunavut 2004-2008 (Picco) 586
047 – 2(2): Nunavut Business Credit Corporation Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2003 (Simailak) 586
048 – 2(2): Annual Report for the Nunavut Development Corporation for the Fiscal Year 2003-04 (Simailak) 586
049 – 2(2): Interim Financial Report (Unaudited) March 31, 2004 (Aglukkaq) 586
050 – 2(2): Sole Source Contract Report for Government of Nunavut Contracts from 2000 to Date (Tootoo) 587
004 – 2 (2) Extended Adjournment – Notice (Tootoo) 587
I.  Motions
004 – 2(1): Extended Adjournment (Tootoo) 588  J.
Bill 4 – Appropriation (Capital) Act 2005-2006 – Third Reading 630
Bill 5 – An Act to Amend the Legal Profession Act – Third Reading 631
Bill 6 – Electronic Commerce Act – Third Reading 631
Bill 7 – An Act to Amend the Evidence Act – Third Reading 631
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Speaker (interpretation): Mr. Premier and members, good afternoon.
Minister’s Statement 038 – 2(2): Update on the Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy
Last session I updated the members of the Legislative Assembly on how the Department of Education is developing a new system for adult learning here in Nunavut.
It is a priority for this government to have a coordinated approach to adult learning so that everyone can acquire the skills needed for a healthy and productive life.
Mr. Speaker, the research phase is now at an end.
We now have a draft document that sets out what we have learned, both through research and consultations, and the options that we need to choose among them.
Mr. Speaker, we are now poised to begin the final phase of this process, which generates the Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy.
I am pleased to announce today that Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Government of Nunavut will be working together to complete this strategy.
We will do this through the Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy working group.
NTI and the Government of Nunavut will name the co-chairs of the working group.
Representatives from Nunavut-based organizations involved in adult training and education will be asked to serve on this working group.
We are confident that a working draft of the strategy will be ready for public review and comment by this time next year, if not earlier.
There is keen interest in seeing a more coordinated approach to adult learning in Nunavut.
The process to develop the strategy will promote collaboration among the many agencies involved in education and training.
Our long-term goal is to foster the active involvement of Inuit in the economy, and education is truly an engine of the economy.
The Government of Nunavut and NTI are working together on yet another project that advances implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Our work is in keeping with the framework, set out earlier in the memorandum of understanding, between the government and NTI.
Mr. Speaker, now more than ever the Government of Nunavut needs to ensure that we make the best use of our limited resources by working together with NTI, with stakeholders, and with Nunavummiut on major projects.
The Nunavut Adult Learning Strategy links directly into our economy.
We need to ensure that Nunavummiut have the skills needed for the jobs that are coming with development as well as the jobs that they can create themselves.
I look forward to the support of the members for this significant initiative.
Ministers’ statements. Minister Akesuk.
Minister’s Statement 039 – 2(2): Wildlife Regulations under the new Wildlife Act.
Hon. Olayuk Akesuk (interpretation ): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon. I would like to update members of this House on the status of the development of regulations necessary for the implementation of the new Wildlife Act.
Last December a major legislative initiative came to an end when the first Legislative Assembly passed the Wildlife Act.
This massive project, conducted in partnership with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, produced a piece of modern wildlife management legislation that incorporates Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and respects the harvesting rights of Inuit.
The Wildlife Act will come into force in July, 2005.
This date allows sufficient time for the finalization of the detailed regulations and sufficient time for consultation on these regulations.
(interpretation ends): The drafting of the regulations began last year and has been proceeding very well all through the summer and fall.
The effective partnership process that was followed to develop the Wildlife Act has been copied for this project, with one important change: a representative of each of the regional wildlife organizations has been participating in all working group meetings.
This direct participation by the regional wildlife organizations has been very productive. It provides direct input from the community.
Both sides can learn immensely from this process.
The drafting of the regulations is nearly complete, and staff from my department, again in cooperation with our partners and the regional wildlife organizations, is planning the consultations.
These consultations will provide Nunavummiut with the opportunity to comment on and have direct input into the regulation.
Consultations will be underway from January until May.
I encourage all members of the Legislative Assembly, hunters, members of the public, and other stakeholders to work with their hunters and trappers organizations to participate in these consultations.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. Ministers’ statements. Mr. Tapardjuk.
Minister’s Statement 040 – 2(2): Nunavut Public Service Studies Certificate
I rise today to announce that the Government of Nunavut has partnered with Carleton University to deliver a unique program, the certificate in Nunavut Public Service Studies.
Students can participate on a course-by-course basis or in the certificate as a whole.
Students may take two to three courses each year. Courses will include such subjects as the History of Northern Canada, Effective Writing, Management of Federal-Territorial Relations, and Introduction to Economics.
Mr. Speaker, to date, we have 32 employees enrolled in the Nunavut Public Administration course, and 53 percent of the participants are beneficiaries.
Government of Nunavut employees who are granted departmental approval to take this program will be sponsored for leave-time and tuition costs.
Distance delivery of these courses is now taking place in Iqaluit, Arviat, and Cambridge Bay.
Minister’s Statement 041 – 2(2): Bilingual Strategy for Nunavut: 2004-2008
Hon. Ed Picco: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to advise that later today I expect to table the Bilingual Education Strategy for Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, this important document and strategy sets out the steps that the Department of Education will take to ensure our school curriculum meets the language needs of our students.