EdinburghNLP/nunavut-hansard-plusplus huggingface dataset:
So, it’s more from the internal government operations, is the savings we obtained from each department.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Ms. Williams.
Another general question.
On most of the departments, did the Cabinet or the Minister or whoever make a policy or directive to how they are going to reduce their spending?
If there is such a policy or directive, would the Minister commit to tabling this policy or directive into this House?
Mr. Chairman, it was the Financial Management Board’s decision to make the reductions based on what was put forward by different departments, giving each department’s deputy the responsibility and the authority to reach their targets to obtain those reductions that have been outlined.
I can’t give forward publicly, the record of decision.
It was a Financial Management Board and those documents, as Members know, are confidential.
Having said that, there is, as I said earlier, the focus is not to impact any programs, and it is to find savings in other areas, the discretionary areas as I indicated earlier.
When there are reductions, it means that there is a reduction of that budget.
Just a clarification.
The Directorate for Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs, Total Directorate, $81 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Communications, Policy and Planning, Total Communications, Policy and Planning, $44 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Those are reductions as well.
Turn the page onto 6.
Evaluation and Statistical Services, $211 thousand.
Reduction.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Evaluation and Statistical Services, Reduction $134 thousand for Intergovernmental Affairs.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. For Aboriginal and Circumpolar Affairs, a reduction for the Aboriginal and Circumpolar Affairs Division, a reduction of $47 thousand.
The next page on 7.
Decentralization Secretariat, a reduction of $53 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Decentralization Secretariat.
One more question on the Decentralization Secretariat.
The Premier has advised in this House that the Decentralization is finished.
And there is also quite a bit of budget, a reduction of $53 thousand.
Can the Minister tell us how much longer this Secretariat going to be operating?
Mr. Chairman, this is adjustments to the current year budget, but it is anticipated that if they finish this year, there is no for next year’s base budget for operational budget for the Decentralization Secretariat.
Decentralization Secretariat, Total, not previously authorized, a reduction of $53 thousand.
Total Department reduction is $570 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): The next page.
The Department of Finance, Operations and Maintenance Directorate.
Not previously authorized, $24 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Fiscal Management Total reduction of $912 thousand.
Information Management.
Total Information Management not previously authorized. $250 thousand.
The Department of Finance Comptrollership on page…We skipped a page.
On page 9, Comptrollership.
Total Comptrollership reduction of $680 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Centrally Administered Funds.
Centrally Administered Funds not previously authorized. $826 thousand.
Total Department reduction of $992 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Department of Human Resources Directorate, reduction of $55 thousand.
Staffing, Total Staffing, reduction of $250 thousand.
On Page 11, Assistant Deputy Minister, Community Operations, Total Assistant Deputy Minister Community Operations, reduction, reduction of $366 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Job Evaluation and Organizational Design, Total Job Evaluation and Organizational Design, reduction, reduction of $37 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Inuit Employment Plan, Total Inuit Employment Plan, reduction of $473 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Training and Development, Total Training and Development, reduction, reduction of $80 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Employee Relations, Total Employee Relations, reduction, reduction of $100 thousand. Agreed?
Total Department, $1 million, reduction, reduction of $ 1 million 361 thousand. Agreed?
On Page 13, Department of Justice Directorate, Total Directorate, reduction, reduction of $110 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Law Enforcement, Total Law Enforcement, reduction, reduction of $500 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): On Page 14, Legal Services Board, Total Legal Services Board, $427 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Lawyer Support Services, Total Lawyer Support Services, reduction, reduction of $185 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): On Page 15, Registries and Court Services, Total Registries and Court Services, $112 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Total Justice and Corrections, reduction of $38 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Total Department. Reduction of $218.
Chairman (interpretation): Public Works and Services Directorate, Total Directorate, reduction, reduction of $803 thousand.
Total Technical Services, Total Technical Services, reduction, reduction of $412 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): On Page 17, Operations, Total Operations. Reduction of $622 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Informatics, Total Informatics, reduction, reduction of $1 million 494 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Total Department, reduction, reduction of $3 million 331 thousand. Agreed?
Mr. Havioyak: When we are seeing reductions operations, so we are cutting some positions I think in some places.
I would like to know as to where, maybe using this as an example, where you’re cutting some positions or some unfilled positions.
Just trying to get a picture here we’re cutting some positions because they’re having a hard time filling them.
I’m just trying to find out where we are with this.
Mr. Chairman, I don’t have the specifics of each department.
As I indicated each department and their Minister’s Deputies have the flexibility to deal with that.
I can say on the informatics side, having some what of an involvement with finance and the over site for informatics and information technology that there is a considerable amount of consultants who are hired in this area where that may be where some of the savings are maybe being attained.
Or, of course, vacancies as well.
That might be in that position.
We’re on page 17, Total Department, is Reduced, $3 million, 311 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Page 18.
Directorate, Total Directorate, $1 million, 665 thousand.
Total Community Government reduction, $350 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Turning to page 19.
Total Transportation, reduction. $1 million, 54 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Department, $261 thousand.
Culture, Language, Elders and Youth, Directorate.
Total Directorate, reduction, $133 thousand.
The $133 thousand in negative for Culture, Language, Elders and Youth, a little while ago we said that they don’t have enough capital funding.
I wonder why they’re trying to make it less here.
Mr. Chairman, this is on the Operations and Maintenance side of the department’s expenditures.
It’s not the capital.
Did you get that, Mr. Iqaqrialu?
Total Directorate reduction, $132 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Heritage.
Total Heritage. Reduction. $139 thousand.
Reduction. $271 thousand.
Page 21, Department of Education.
Total Directorate.
Reduction. $70 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Policy and Planning.
Total Policy and Planning, reduction, $121 thousand.
Page 22, Corporate Services. Total Corporate Services.
Reduction. $107 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Income Support.
Total Income Support.
Reduction. $105 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Adult Education and Post Secondary Services, Total Adult Education and Post Secondary Services. Reduction. $412 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): School Services, Total School Services. Reduction. $725 thousand.
Employment and Career Services, Total Employment and Career Services. Reduction. $1 million, 654 thousand.
Total Department. Reduction. $3 million, 194 thousand.
Health and Social Services, on Page 24, Directorate, Total Directorate, $378 thousand.
Healthy Children, Families and Communities, Total Healthy Children, Families and Communities, $951 thousand.
Page 25, Health Insurance Programs, Health Insurance Programs.
Total Health Insurance Programs, $12 million, 924 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Health Protection, Total Health Protection, $298 thousand.
Total Treatment, $11 million, 751 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Total Department, $26 million, 302 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Page, Sustainable Development, Corporate Management, Total Corporate Management, $16 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Community Operations. Reduction. $793 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Program Development. Total Program Development. Reduction. $19 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Department. Reduction. $796 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Nunavut Housing Corporation. Total Nunavut Housing Corporation. Reduction. $207 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Department. Reduction. $207 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Going back to Page 2, Nunavut Government, 2003-2004 Supplementary Appropriations, Operations and Maintenance No.1, Operations and Maintenance, Supplementary Appropriations, $15 million, 99 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Do you all have Bill 44?
Bill 44, Supplementary Appropriations, Operations and Maintenance, No.1, 2003/2004, definitions.
Chairman (interpretation): Clause 2. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Clause 3. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Clause 4. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Clause 5. Agreed?
Clause 6. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Clause 7. Agreed.
Vote one, that Bill 44 as a whole.
Do you agree that Bill 44 is ready for third reading?
We would like to commence with Bill 45, 47 and 48.
Chairman (interpretation): Supplementary Appropriation Number 2, 2003/2004, if you have a copy.
You should have a copy in front of you.
On page 4, Community Government and Transportation capital, community government.
Total Community Government, 4 million 404 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Department $4 million, 400 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Turning to page 5, Department of Education.
Corporate Services, $4 million.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Department, $4 million. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Department of Health and Social Services, directorate.
Total Directorate. Reduction. A reduction of $3 million, 572 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Total Department reduction, a reduction of $3 million, 572 thousand.
Going back to page 2, Government of Nunavut 2003/2004 supplementary appropriation, capital No. 2.
Total Capital Appropriation, $4 million, 828 thousand. Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Going to Bill 45.
I’m sure everyone has a copy of Bill 45.
Supplementary Appropriation, Capital number 2, 2003/2004, Clause 1, Agreed?
Chairman (interpretation): Do you agree to Bill 45 as a whole?
Chairman (interpretation): Do you agree that Bill 45 is ready for third reading?
Chairman (interpretation): I’m sure you have a copy of Bill 47 in front of you.
Supplementary Appropriation, Operations and Maintenance Act No. 3, 20002/03.
We’ll start off on page four, everybody to page four.
Justice Department, $84 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Turn to page five, Department of Health and Social Services. Total Department. $268 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Page 2, Bill 47.
Government of Nunavut 2002/2003 Supplementary Appropriation, Operation and Maintenance. No. 3.
Operation and Maintenance Appropriation, $352 thousand.
To Bill 47, Supplementary Appropriation, Operation and Maintenance Act No. 3, 2002/2003.
Chairman (interpretation): Do you agree with Bill 47 as a whole?
Chairman (interpretation): Do you agree that the Bill 47 is ready for third reading?
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Health and Social Services, Total Operations and Maintenance, $3 million, 572 thousand.
Total Department, $3 million, 572 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Going to page two.
Nunavut Government 2002 and 2003, Supplementary Appropriation, Capital No. 4. Total Appropriations, $3 million, 572 thousand.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Bill 48.
Bill 48, Supplementary Appropriations. Capital.
No. 4. 2002 and 2003.
Chairman (interpretation): Do you agree to the Bill as a whole?
Chairman (interpretation): Do you agree that Bill 48 is ready for third reading.
Chairman (interpretation): Thank you. Minister Ng also your officials.
I would like to thank them for appearing before the Committee of the Whole.
What’s the wish of the committee? Mr. Netser.
Chairman (interpretation): There’s a motion on the floor to report progress and it’s non-debatable.
Mr. Speaker can make his way to the Chambers now.
Your Committee has been considering Bill 46, Bill 44, Bill 45, Bill 47 and Bill 48 and would like to report that Bills 46, 44, 45, 47, 48 are ready for third reading and Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Speaker: Mr. Chairman, for clarification that all those Bills are now ready for Third Reading.
Do we have a Seconder for the Motion?
Mr. Havioyak will second the Motion.
Bill 44 – Supplementary Appropriation (O and M) Act, No. 1, 2003-2004 – Third Reading
Bill 45 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 2, 2003-2004 – Third Reading
Bill 46 – Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2004-2005 – Third Reading
Bill 47 – Supplementary Appropriation (O and M) Act, No. 3, 2002-2003 – Third Reading
Bill 48 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 4, 2002-2003 – Third Reading
Hon. Kelvin Ng: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Baffin South that Bill 44, Supplementary Appropriation Act, (O and M), No. 1, 2003-2004 Bill 45, Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 2, 2003-2004, Bill 46, Appropriation (Capital) Act, 2004-2005, Bill 47, Supplementary Appropriation (O & M), Act, No. 3, 2002-2003, Bill 48, Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 4, 2002-2003 be read for the third time.
All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is Carried and the Bills have had Third Reading.
Orders for the Day for Friday, October 31st 2003:
Speaker: This House stand adjourned until Friday, October 31, 2003 at 10:00 am.
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DAY 66
Friday October 31, 2003
Pages 4347 – 4396
Tabled Document 4071
Friday October 31, 2003 4071
211 – 1(6): Fire at Nakasuk School (Thompson) 4071
212 – 1(6): CG and T Departmental Policies (Kilabuk) 4071
213 – 1(6): Liquor Plebiscite (Ng) 4071
682 – 1(6): Governor General’s Visit to Other Countries (Puqiqnak) 4071
683 – 1(6): Boat Wreck Found Near Clyde River 4071
684 – 1(6): Congratulate Margaret Ikkapkuraq on Award (Iqaqrialu) 4071
685 – 1(6): Cost Effective Transport of Food (Havioyak) 4071
686 – 1(6): Regards to Family (Nutarak) 4071
687 – 1(6): Nakasuk School Fire (Tootoo) 4071
688 – 1(6): Informing Children of Future (Kattuk) 4071
689 – 1(6): Happy Birthday to Sister and Happy Halloween (Kilabuk) 4071
690 – 1(6): Same Sex Marriage Impact (Netser) 4071
691 – 1(6): Recognition of Three Nunavummiut (Anawak) 4071
692 – 1(6): Happy Halloween and Greetings to Family (Alakannuak) 4071
693 – 1(6): Better Than Hunter Tootoo (Okalik) 4071
694 – 1(6): Disciplining Children (Thompson) 4071
695 – 1(6): Bringing up Our Children (Williams) 4071
666 – 1(6): RFP Information on Liquor Warehouse (Tootoo) 4071
667 – 1(6): Security Concerns for Educational Facilities (McLean) 4071
668 – 1(6): Status of Pond Inlet Decentralization (Nutarak) 4071
669 – 1(6): Russians Launching a Rocket (Williams) 4071
670 – 1(6): Update on Decentralization (Anawak) 4071
671 – 1(6): Policy on Medical Travel Escorts (Puqiqnak) 4071
672 – 1(6): Municipal Training Policy – Search and Rescue (Iqaqrialu) 4071
673 – 1(6): Replacement of Boarding Home in Yellowknife (Alakannuaq) 4071
674 – 1(6): Misdiagnosis at the Nursing Stations (Havioyak) 4071
675 – 1(6): Training of the Social Assistance Appeal Board (Williams) 4071
142 – 1(6): Incremental Cost – Baker Lake Session (Ng) 4071
143 – 1(6): Transportation of Dangerous Goods Annual Report 2002-2003 (Kilabuk) 4071
144 – 1(6): Letter from Anglican Church of Canada (Williams) 4071
145 – (6): Incremental Cost – Baker Lake Session (Speaker) 4071
146 – 1(6): Indemnities, Allowances and Expenses of the Members of the Legislative Assembly (Speaker) 4071
Bill 37 - An Act to Amend the Nunavut Liquor Act – Third Reading 4071
Bill 43 - An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act – Third Reading 4071
Speaker: Good morning, Mr. Premier, Members.
Minister’s Statement 211 – 1(6): Fire at Nakasuk School
Hon. Manitok Thompson: I stand here today frustrated and angry.
(interpretation) Mr. Speaker, I stand here today frustrated and angry.
Last night there was a fire at Nakasuk School.
That is becoming a problem and it is very frustrating when this happens.
Thankfully due to the quick response of a local resident and the Iqaluit Fire Department the fire was contained to the exterior.
It could have been very serious.
We could have lost the school if it weren’t for the quick response.
Classes at Nakasuk School have been cancelled today due air quality concerns.
However, Mr. Speaker, we expect students to be back in class on Monday.
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, this is the fourth school fire in Nunavut within the last four months.
That’s too much.
Three of these fires appear to have been deliberately set.
This is not just an increase in vandalism; this is becoming an epidemic of destruction in our territory.
(interpretation) Mr. Speaker, this increase in vandalism in Nunavut must stop.
(interpretation ends) Damage to schools or other government buildings touches all residents of Nunavut.
The cost to replace these must come from within our existing budget.
(interpretation) I think that this part is not entirely understood.
If we have to repair or replace something that is damaged or lost, the only way to do that is to get the money from our existing budget.
(interpretation ends) This means that government must make decisions to delay or cancel other programs and services to pay for these repairs.
(interpretation) It is immediately apparent that our Government has to make emergency decisions and have to find money that was to be used for other purposes. There are many who would like to get offices, and the buildings that are damaged or destroyed often have to be replaced with money that would have been used for other resources within Nunavut.
Because of this we are not able to build any other resources.
(interpretation ends) This government will not be able to move forward if we are forced to spend our budget and resources repairing or replacing existing schools destroyed by vandalism.
(interpretation) We will not be able to move forward if this is to continue, things such as vandalism and setting fires to the schools, or other buildings.
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, today I am asking all Nunavummiut to help us in stopping this epidemic of destruction.
(interpretation) Mr. Speaker, I am asking all Nunavummiut to help us in stopping this destruction.
(interpretation ends) We all have a responsibility to protect our assets from vandalism, damage and destruction.
Please talk to your children and youth about the seriousness of this matter.
Mr. Speaker, vandalism is very serious and it’s a criminal offence.
(interpretation) Mr. Speaker, vandalism is very serious and it’s a criminal offence.
Speaker: Ministers’ Statement.
Minister’s Statement 212 – 1(6): CG and T Departmental Policies
As today is Halloween, one of our staff who has his hair done up like yours, I am proud of him.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House to tell you of the progress my department has made with regard to revising and developing our departmental policies that directly involves communities.
Mr. Speaker, Cabinet has approved 15 department policies that better allow our operations to reflect the realities of Nunavut and form a solid foundation upon which we carry out our business.
Among the policies, Mr. Speaker, are the Municipal Training Policy that has significantly advanced training and development at the Municipal staff level.
Our Recreation and Leisure policy now includes a program to promote traditional activities at the community level such as dog team races and fishing derbies.
Mr. Speaker, I am particularly happy to have a new Search and Rescue funding policy.
My department now offers a start up grant of $2 thousand 500 dollars to Search and Rescue Societies based in communities as well as an annual contribution of $2 thousand, 500 dollars.
The policy raises the maximum allowable contribution for a community based Search and Rescue activity to $5 thousand based on actual costs.
Mr. Speaker, as a follow up to these policy developments, my department has undertaken a communications campaign to ensure the policies are communicated back to the communities.
In this way, I am ensuring we are an open and accountable government that puts the needs of our communities first.
Minister’s Statement 213 – 1(6): Liquor Plebiscite
Mr. Speaker, I am please to update Members that plebiscites will be held next month in Baker Lake, Kugluktuk, Rankin Inlet and Resolute Bay to determine public interest in changing restrictions governing the sale, distribution and consumption of liquor in those communities.
This resulted from petitions that were signed by voters in the communities, consistent with the Nunavut Liquor Act.
The plebiscites for Baker Lake and Kugluktuk will ask voters if they wish to have an alcohol committee established.
If established, these committees will have the authority to determine who may purchase, possess and transport liquor in the community.
In Rankin Inlet, members of the community will be asked if the Rankin Inlet Liquor Restriction Regulations should be repealed.
Current regulations prohibit the sale or purchase of liquor within 25 km of the Rankin Inlet Hamlet Office.
Voters will also be asked if they wish to have liquor licences issued to clubs, restaurants and bars.
The Resolute Bay plebiscite will ask voters if the Resolute Bay Liquor Restriction Regulations should be repealed.
Current regulations provide an Alcohol Education Committee with the authority to determine who may purchase and possess alcoholic beverages in the community.
The plebiscites will be held to determine the wishes of the voters.
They will empower the people of the communities to determine what they consider to be an acceptable access to alcohol in their community.
Mr. Speaker, staff from the Department are planning to visit all the communities to assist in providing as much information on the plebiscite; also information packages have been delivered to the communities and should appear in public places.
On November 10, 2003, the plebiscites will be held in each community.
Advance polls will be held on November 3, 2003.
I encourage everyone in those communities to come out and vote.
Member’s Statement 682 – 1(6): Governor General’s Visit to Other Countries
I rise today to talk about something that I am extremely pleased about in regards to the Governor General’s visit to Russia, Finland, and Iceland on September 22, 2003 and right on to the 16th.
I was very pleased that they went to visit those countries with the Northern theme, the people of the North and working together.
Their Excellencies have made visits to many countries and they are very well known.
The most important part in this State Visit was that they were able to bring Northerners with them representing all the peoples of the North.
They have met up with people our young people are going to be working with, even when we are not around anymore.
I would like to thank them on behalf of all of the people of Nunavut.
The Inuit who went down to visit included Mary Simon, Arctic Ambassador, Sheila Watt Cloutier, President of Inuit Circumpolar Conference and Peter Adamie, President of Makivik Corporation and also included was the Commissioner of Nunavut, Peter Irniq.
This was the very first time that Inuit were included in a state visit and we were also extremely proud that both the representatives from Nunavut and Nunavik were included.