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This Grant and Contribution funding all goes to support projects and proposals submitted in support of our culture and language.
Such projects vary a great deal, but our support includes traditional on the land projects, sewing or sealskin courses, artistic projects and language courses and dictionaries.
The list of programs that fund such projects are;
Culture and Heritage, Communications, Language Services, Women's Issues, People with Disabilities
Mr. Chairman, there are three additional O&M items totalling 530 thousand listed outside of our regular Grants and Contributions programmes.
They are: People with Disabilities (100 thousand) Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Task Force (130 thousand) Three Youth and Elders Conferences, one to be held in each region focusing on Elders (300 thousand)
We also have a capital budget of one million dollars for: Youth Facility renovations and minor capital for communities with a population of under 1 thousand (500 thousand) Larger communities have access to Federal Funding for Youth through their RIA's.
Heritage Centre for the new Cambridge Bay High School (500 thousand)
Several factors have shaped these budget initiatives.
In the fall of 1999, numerous concern and issues were raised during the pre-budget consultations.
Four priority issues concerned our Department.
They were: Preservation of cultural traditions, Youth issues  Elders issues and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit.
These concerns, along with the Pinasuaqtavut, have shaped the allocation of three particular items in our budget.
The 500 thousand for youth capital projects, 300 thousand (O&M) for the Youth/ Elders Conferences and 130 thousand (O&M) for the creation of an Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Task Force each resulted from the pre-budget consultation.
The Elder and Youth conferences we hosted in the Qikiqtani, Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions helped greatly in shaping CLEY's budget.
The focus of the conferences was on issues concerning Youth.
Elders and youth supported each other and made a number of recommendations, one of which was that more support be shown for youth facilities.  The Department is using the results from the conferences as their primary source of information for developing their Youth policies and programme direction.
They are a crucial stage in establishing policy and programming for our department.
The Bathurst Mandate speaks to the four building blocks that will help in serving and supporting Nunavummiut: Healthy Communities, Self-reliance, Simplifying & Unifying, and Learning.
These were the guiding principles for each Department’s future activities.
My Department’s activities are consistent with the Bathurst Mandate.
The Bathurst Mandate shapes the way we conduct all of our business from day to day activities, the administering of our Grants and Contribution Programmes and our budget allocations.
Another initiative we have undertaken is supporting people with disabilities in Nunavut.
As self-reliance and healthy communities are a priority of this government, CLE&Y has taken the responsibility to allocate spending for people with disabilities.
There is a 100 thousand allocation in our department’s budget in support of people with disabilities.
Research done by the Nunavut Implementation Commission and adopted by the Society for People with Disabilities and partnership with Department of H&SS and Education will help CLEY develop and administer a funding programme for this money.
We have allocated capital money for youth facilities.
This initiative also supports the tenets of the Bathurst Mandate.
Youth facilities provide support for youth.
The youth and elders have indicated that they wish to use these facilities as places of learning traditional skills and have cultural events.
Once our budget is approved we will make a call for proposals from communities with populations under 1000.
There are no specific programs to support youth facilities in communities with a population of 1000 or less.
These communities will be able to apply to renovate buildings to start a youth facility or to renovate existing youth centres.
We have initiated contact with the local youth co-ordinators, the Regional Inuit Association’s youth co-ordinators as well as some hamlet offices.
If the communities with populations under 1000 do not use the money, another call for proposals will be made to the larger communities.
The second capital project in CLEY’s budget is for the Cambridge Bay Heritage Centre.
The Centre will replace the Heritage Centre that was lost when the high school burned down in 1998.
This project has very positive support from the community and the Kitikmeot Heritage Society.
Through hard work the community had raised 296 thousand to assist in the construction and operation of the Heritage Centre.
The community of Cambridge Bay and the Kitikmeot Heritage Society should be applauded for their dedication that resulted in raising the funding needed to make this Heritage Centre a reality.
The function of this centre will be to provide a home for researchers, a space for literacy events, for exhibits and most importantly a place where young people and elders can interact through meetings, lectures and cultural event.
In conclusion, Mr. Chairman, it is my privilege to table this budget as it reflects how we have worked with people and incorporated their ideas and expectations for the future.
Chairperson: Thank you Mr. Premier Okalik.
Mr. Nutarak (interpretation): Mr. Chairman, I welcome the opportunity to give introductory remarks as we begin debate of the Main Estimates for Culture, Language, Elders and Youth. As Chair of the Standing Committee on Culture, Education and Health, our Members have taken great interest in matters of this department.
This Department has the responsibility for some of the most important matters for Nunavut.
The creation of Nunavut was built on a profound desire to protect and advance Inuit language and culture in all aspects of our society.
We needed our own government so that we could do this properly.
We also wanted to involve our Elders more in the important decisions that must be taken as we move forward in establishing our own Territory.
And we wanted to create a future for our youth, that builds on the strength of our history and culture and recognizes that their leadership will one day take us into the future.
The Standing Committee welcomes the strong statements in the Bathurst Mandate about the involvement of Inuit culture and language in government and sees this Department playing a crucial role in making these hopes reality.
As this Department continued to evolve over the past year and new staff took their place, the Standing Committee has been pleased that a stronger message has also been emerging in its revised Business plan and other initiatives.
Nevertheless, there is an overall concern of the Standing Committee, that the Government as a whole is not moving seriously to integrate Inuit language, culture and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit into its work and in support of this Department.
The Standing Committee met with the former Minister and Departmental officials on a number of occasions over the last year and has issued two reports with recommendations.
In particular, the Standing Committee recommended the development of a number of policies for the government in terms of language, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, involvement of Elders and youth, as well as other suggestions.
While the Standing Committee knows that the Department has taken steps on a number of these, it has been disappointing that no draft policies or programs in these areas have been tabled or referred to the Committee.
The Standing Committee has not reviewed any draft Bills or legislative proposals under the mandate of this Department.
However, we have encouraged the Departments of Education and Health and Social Services to consult with Culture, Language, Elders & Youth in some of their initiatives.
For example, the review of the Education Act has many areas of profound interest to Inuit language and culture, as well as the development of Inuktitut curriculum materials, and it would be appropriate that the Department of Culture, Language, Elders & Youth should have an important role to play in this regard.
In terms of the Main Estimates, once again, we have requested and support the government's plans for a much more comprehensive budget process, so that Members will have materials well in advance to properly review them.
While the Standing Committee had the opportunity to review draft business plans and capital plans in February and March of this year, during fairly extensive discussions with the former Minister and his officials, we are disappointed that there were no changes to the budget documents tabled in the House, to reflect the concerns raised by Members during those meetings.
We also only received a copy of the Final Business Plan on the day we began discussing the Main Estimates for this department in the House.
Of particular concern was the capital funding for heritage centres.
The Standing Committee was advised that the amount of $500,000 in the budget would be available to communities across Nunavut, but we later learned in the House that the funding was apparently allocated to one community only.
The budget documents were not as open and transparent, as they should have been.
Members expressed concern about the fact that that no capital planning dollars have been allocated to identifying our needs for an archive facility, as well as a Nunavut heritage facility - important facilities to the work of this department.
Members also requested funding support to Elders Councils and to Elders centres and to heritage work with Elders, but there does not appear to be much funding allocated for this important work.
Members are concerned at the lack of focus on youth.
Although there is $500,000 put aside for youth centres, there is no information about the funding program and clearly if capital projects are to be done this fiscal year, the sealift deadlines may well be past by the time the decisions have been made.
This Department is pivotal to the work of the Government and Members continue to have concerns about whether there are enough staff and resources for it to do a proper job in protecting and advancing Inuit language and culture.
They must be at the heart of many government initiatives, working in partnership with other departments, with land claim organizations, with Elders and youth, with communities and others who need to work together on language and cultural matters - but they seem to still be on the sidelines and this doesn't seem right to the Members.
There are many other concerns that the Members have raised over the past year and more issues than I have just discussed are written in our Committee Reports.
I know Members will want to ask many important questions during the Budget review for this department.
We look forward to the Premier answering these questions on behalf of the Government on these important matters.
The Standing Committee on Culture, Education and Health has prepared a report with recommendations, which will be tabled before the final vote on the Appropriations Bill.
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Mr. Chairman.
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Culture, Language, Elders & Youth. Mr. Barnabas.
The Regular Members during their caucus did not finish there meeting.
Therefore, I would like to move to report progress.
At this time there is a motion to report progress.
Mr. Speaker if you are here please report to the House.
Thank you very much my colleagues and to the Member who provided the traditional food.
Thank you, you can turn off my microphone now.
Speaker: Returning to Item 20.
Report of Committee of the Whole.
Item 20: Report of Committee of the Whole
Your Committee has been considering Bill 13 and Tabled Documents 41-1(3), 61(3), 93-1(3), 97-1(3), and 101-1(3) and would like to report that Tabled Documents 93-1(3), and 97-1(3) are concluded. And Mr. Speaker I move that the Report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Is there a seconder for the motion. Is there a seconder.
Clerk.
Item 22: Orders of the day
Meeting of Regular Members at 6 o’clock this evening.
Orders of the day, Wednesday May 3rd.
Tabled Document 101-1(3)
Speaker: Members just before we close off the day I would to remind the Members if they could stay behind for the signing of the Members’ Obligations.
Please remain in your seats.
Finally, according to the authority vested in me by Motion 3-1(3) this House stands adjourned until Wednesday May 3 at 10.00 am.
>>House adjourned at 5.32.
DAY 46
Wednesday, May 3, 2000
Pages 2197 - 2282
Opening Prayer 2197
Ministers’ Statements 2197
Members’ Statements 2199
Returns to Oral Questions 2208
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 2209
Oral Questions 2210
Reports of Standing and Special Committees 2225
Tabling of Documents 2236
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 2236
Report of Committee of the Whole 2281
Third Reading of Bills 2281
Orders of the Day 2281
Assent to Bills 2282
Wednesday May 3, 2000 2197
132 - 1(3): Decentralization Update (Okalik) 2197
403- 1(3): Gjoa Haven Fuel Update (Puqiqnak) 2199
404 - 1(3): Manitoba Rural Forum (McLean) 2199
405 - 1(3): Appreciation for Sessional Support (Akesuk) 2200
406 - 1(3): Akulliq Hockey Players (Akulliq) 2200
407 - 1(3): Capital Equipment and Economic Opportunity (Iqaqrialu) 2201
408 - 1(3): Thanks for Decentralization and Pond Inlet TEP (Nutarak) 2202
409 - 1(3): Ranger Medals and House Procedures (Irqittuq) 2202
410 - 1(3): Thanks to People of Salliit and Sadliq (Thompson) 2203
411 - 1(3): Importance of Private Business in Nunavut (Anawak) 2204
412 - 1(3): Romeo Leblanc Good Fishing Award (Kilabuk) 2205
413 - 1(3): Successful Session (Tootoo) 2205
414 - 1(3): Dogs Killed by SDO (Barnabas) 2206
415 - 1(3): Coral Harbour Business Opportunities (Arvaluk) 2206
416 - 1(3): End of Current Session (Picco) 2207
Return to OQ 536 - 1(3): Training for DPWTTS Positions (Thompson) 2208
578 - 1(3): Cabinet Meeting in Pond Inlet (Nutarak) 2210
579 - 1(3): Fate of Quluaq School (Iqaqrialu) 2211
580 - 1(3): Staff Training (Nutarak) 2212
581 - 1(3): Next Phase for P3 Projects (Barnabas) 2213
582 - 1(3): Inukshuk High School Gym Repairs (Tootoo) 2214
583 - 1(3): Disease Diagnosis Problems (Irqittuq) 2215
584 - 1(3): Iqaluit Break Water (Tootoo) 2217
585 – 1(3): Progress on Housing Issue (Iqaqrialu) 2219
586 – 1(3): Capital Plan for Natillik Riding (Puqiqnak) 2221
587 – 1(3): Capacity of Pelly Bay Tank Farm (Alakannuark) 2222
588 – 1(3): Dogs Killed in Arctic Bay (Barnabas) 2223
589 – 1(3): Docking Facilities (Nutarak) 2224
103 – 1(3): Letter of Instruction to Commissioner Irniq (Okalik) 2236
Bill 13 Appropriation Act 2000-2001 - Third Reading (Ng) 2281 Wednesday May 3, 2000
Wednesday May 3, 2000
Speaker (Hon. Kevin O’Brien): I would like to ask Mr. Akesuk to say the prayer.
Speaker: Good morning Members before we start with the proceedings of the day, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the pages that have been assisting us for the past eight days.
From Baker Lake, Kimberley Allerk. From Iqaluit Emily Thomlin, Jeannie Nowdluk, Luke Joamie, Nuglu Hess and Charlotte Kaminik Mason and also our Sergeant-At-Arms Jaco Ishulutak, thank you very much for your services over the past two weeks.
Now proceeding with the Orders of the Day.
Minister’s Statement 132 - 1(3): Decentralization Update
Mr. Speaker I would like to give you an update with what has been happening with decentralization. (interpretation ends) The implementation of decentralization is an important step in the development of Nunavut.
I have always emphasised the benefits of a planned approach and the beneficial impact proper planning would have on reducing costs and on the development and provision of appropriate training programs.
(interpretation) Mr. Speaker, 5.2 million dollars is recommended for approval to implement decentralization in the coming fiscal year.
This budget will be sufficient to implement one-third of our overall decentralization objective with full decentralization to occur over a three year timeframe.
I am now in the position to advise that the 5.2 million recommendation has been approved meaning that decentralization will begin this coming year.
This is a major step forward for Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker I would like to announce which departments have been selected for decentralization this year, which communities will be impacted and how many new positions each community will receive.
Some of these positions will be filled upon arrival and others will be vacant.
Four Nunavut Government departments and three communities will be impacted by the decentralization of positions this year.
(interpretation) The Baffin Adult Programs Office in the Department of Education will be moved to Pangnirtung.
This does not include the Baffin School Office, which will relocate to Pond Inlet in 2001.
There will be 15 positions that will move to Pangnirtung.
Community Government and Transportation will decentralize to the community of Cape Dorset.
A total of 25 positions will be moved to that community.
There will be no impact on existing employees.
The regional office of the Department of Sustainable Development will move to Pond Inlet.
This relocation involves eight positions and will establish important expertise in Pond Inlet.
Also going to the community of Pond Inlet is regional office of Public Works.
Due to the important role this department plays in implementing decentralization, approximately three-quarters of the regional positions will relocate this year or twenty-four positions.
The remainder will decentralize within the 3 year time frame.
(interpretation ends) In total we expect that seventy-two positions will decentralize this year.
Overall our objective is to decentralize close to 200 positions in the next 3 years.
The benefits of decentralization are not limited to these three communities.
Incremental positions are now being recruited into the 10 impacted communities across Nunavut.
Therefore, the benefits of decentralization should already be apparent in these communities even in the very early stage of implementation.
(interpretation) Mr. Speaker I would like to remind members that the exact schedule for decentralization within the 2000/2001 fiscal year remains to be finalised.
(interpretation ends) Most relocation activity will occur after September 2000 allowing time for essential furnishings and equipment to arrive by sealift.
This will also provide time for training programs to be in place in the communities in order to maximise the hiring of local residents.
Communities will be kept informed as to the actual schedule.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to re-emphasise that decentralization is a key objective of our government.
It is exciting to know that the process of moving positions will begin this year.
As a government we look forward to completing that implementation of the decentralised model within three years.
This will have a positive impact within each community and all Nunavummiut.
Item 3. Members’ Statements. Mr. Puqiqnak.
Member’s Statement 403- 1(3): Gjoa Haven Fuel Update
Mr. Speaker today is the last day of the session.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the community of Gjoa Haven and give you a status update on the fuel contamination situation.
Because of bad fuel the snowmobiles had been breaking down for the last couple of months.
However at this time I would like to thank the Department of Public Works petroleum products division for helping our community to deal with this issue.
We now have received good gasoline in our community of Gjoa Haven.
I would like to thank Brent Boddy of the Kitikmeot regional office who has worked very well with the mayor of Gjoa Haven and I would like to commend the department for having very good employees who are dealing with situation.
With that in mind I rise today to inform the members that I will be using good gas that smells good when I go out on the land next time.
Members’ Statements. Mr. McLean.
Member’s Statement 404 - 1(3): Manitoba Rural Forum
Last week forty-five Nunavummiut attended a rural forum in Manitoba.
The delegation was made up of elected officials, business representatives, government officials, KIA representatives, and high school students from Rankin Inlet and Arviat, as well as such organizations as the Keewatin Chamber of Commerce, the Keewatin Business development Centre and other interested organizations.
Rural forums, as you are aware Mr. Speaker, are an annual event in Brandon, Manitoba.
Manitoba hosts a variety of special events and forums during this 3 day event.
Emphasis is put on community economic development and youth and small business growth.
The rural forum has an annual attendance of over 10 thousand people every year.
This year Nunavut had some great highlights of the trip.
First, the organising committee set up a booth displaying all the greatness of Nunavut including economic opportunities, fashions, community development, food products from the Keewatin fish plant, tourism opportunities and cultural aspects.
The Nunavut booth Mr. Speaker, won the innovators award.
Nunavut hosted a fashion show.
This fashion show featured clothing from various individuals.
The youth representatives, eight students from Rankin Inlet and two from Arviat won a silver medal in the rural forum business games competition.
Mr. Speaker, this competition put our youth up against some strong competition from Manitoba.
The idea of the game is that students must develop a successful business from the ground up.
Several mayors and SAOs met with Premier Gary Doer, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Gene Friesen and Minister of Northern and Aboriginal Affairs Eric Robinson to discuss issues of northern development, further co-operation under the newly signed MOU and updates on the recent hydro transmission line and transportation studies.
Louie Taparti, a councillor from Rankin Inlet co-hosted a discussion panel on northern healthy communities.
He talked about the various Kivalliq community approaches to community based planning and development.
Overall Mr. Speaker I would rate this a huge success for Nunavut.
I would like to pass on our thanks to the elected officials and the business representatives and the youth that attended on behalf of Nunavut.
Members’ Statements. Mr. Akesuk.
Member’s Statement 405 - 1(3): Appreciation for Sessional Support
Mr. Akesuk: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation) I rise today to say thank you to my wife who has stood behind me and has given me support during this long session and to my children.
I would also like to thank the staff of the Legislative Assembly for providing excellent support during the duration of the session.
They worked very hard and I want to acknowledge the work of Pat File who will be moving on from the Legislative Assembly.
On behalf of Ajauqtiit we would like to thank you all very much because we had a very good working relationship.
Thanks also go to the clerk for the Ajauqtiit committee.
I would like to say thank you Pat and also to my colleagues, I thank you all for having a very good session and have a very good spring.
Thank you also to the two communities that I represent.
Member’s Statement 406 - 1(3): Akulliq Hockey Players
I rise today to recognise the athletes from my constituency who went to Repulse Bay to play hockey in April.
There were women's hockey teams from various communities.
These are the names of the women players from my constituency; Shelia Siusangnark, Susan Siusangnark, Rebecca Siusangnark, Cynthia Siusangnark, Lenora Siusangnark, Julia Siusangnark, Marie Kopak and Jennifer Kopak and the coach Willie Kadjuk.
The young men who went to play hockey in Pelly Bay were; Rodney Taparti, John Ell Tinashlu, Travis Taparti, Garth Kaunak, Ronnie Milortok, Chris Kringayark, Angutie Katokra, Nathaniel Mapsalak, Angutimariq Siusangnark, Larry Tagornak, Issaaki Kripanik, Jamie Malliki and Jerry Nuluk.
Member’s Statement 407 - 1(3): Capital Equipment and Economic Opportunity
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about the two communities that I represent.
The capital equipment that we have in these communities are getting old and I would like to deal with the annual equipment annually through the budget process.