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Is the committee agreed to the Schedule?
Chairman: Is the committee agreed that pursuant to Rule 62(2) that Bill 21 can immediately be placed on the orders of the day for third reading?
Chairman: I would like to ask the minister if he has any closing comments.
I would just like to thank all of the members for their very courteous agreement on all of the amendments.
I look forward to working with an expansion in URRC and I’m sure that the chairman who is currently in Rankin Inlet, who was not able to be here, but he will be grateful for having an opportunity now to do his work with some relief and help on the way.
Chairman: I would like to thank the minister and his witnesses for arriving here.
Would the Sergeant-at-Arms please escort the minister and witness out.
At this time, I would like to move to report progress.
Everybody in favour. The motion is carried.
I will now rise to report progress. I’ve got to get out of here.
Your committee has been considering Bills 14, 21, 22, 23, and 25 and would like to report that Bills 14, 21, 22, 23, and 25 are immediately ready for third reading.
There is a motion on the floor and it’s seconded by Mr. Arvaluk.
Bill 22 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2010-2011 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Arviat, that Bill 22, Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, 2010-2011, be read for the third time.
The motion is carried and Bill 22 is ready for assent.
Third Reading of Bills. Hon. Keith Peterson.
Bill 14 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2009, No. 2 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Arviat, that Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2009, No. 2, be read for the third time.
The motion is carried and Bill 14 is ready for assent.
Third Reading of Bills. (interpretation ends) Hon. Tagak Curley.
Bill 21 – An Act to Amend the Utility Rates Review Council Act – Third Reading
Hon. Tagak Curley: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Arviat, that Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Utility Rates Review Council Act, be read for the third time. (interpretation) Thank you.
The motion is carried and Bill 21 is ready for assent.
Third Reading of Bills. (interpretation ends) Hon. Keith Peterson.
Bill 23 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 2, 2009-2010 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove, that Bill 23, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 2, 2009-2010, be read for the third time.
The motion is carried and Bill 23 is ready for assent.
Bill 25 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 – Third Reading
Hon. Keith Peterson: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove, that Bill 25, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, be read for the third time.
The motion is carried and Bill 25 is ready for assent.
Before we proceed with the orders of the day, Mr. Clerk, will you ascertain if the Commissioner of Nunavut is prepared to enter the Chambers and give assent to bills. Mr. Clerk.
Bill 14 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2009, No. 2 – Assent
Bill 21 – An Act to Amend the Utility Rates Review Council Act – Assent
Bill 22 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2010-2011 – Assent
Bill 23 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 2, 2009-2010 – Assent
Bill 24 – Legislative Assembly Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 – Assent
Bill 25 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 – Assent
Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk-Hanson (interpretation): Thank you.
Members, as the Commissioner of Nunavut, I hereby give assent to the following bills:
Bill 14, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2009, No. 2;
Bill 21, An Act to Amend the Utility Rates Review Council Act;
Bill 22, Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, 2010-2011;
Bill 23, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 2, 2009-2010;
Bill 24, Legislative Assembly Statutes Amendment Act, 2010; and
Bill 25, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010.  That is it for the bills.
I would like to take this opportunity to say that I am grateful to you all. When I went to your communities, I felt the reception and the warmth from the time I began my office.
Five years have already passed and this is my last opportunity as my term expires April 11, which is next month. This marks the end of my term.
I thank you all, members, for your kind words and support over the years and for your communities that are very receptive.
Thank you very much all of you and I’ll shake each of your hands.
We now have Acts.
Orders of the Day. (interpretation ends) Committee Clerk Stephen Innuksuk.
Clerk Assistant (Mr. Innuksuk) (interpretation): Orders of the Day for June 1, 2010:
Tabled Document 55 – 3(2)
This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, June 1, at 1:30 p.m.
>>House adjourned at 17:52
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Pages 1961 – 2028
Opening Prayer 1961
Money Message 1961
Ministers’ Statements 1962
Members’ Statements 1965
Written Questions 1996
Returns to Written Questions* 1996
Tabling of Documents 1997
Notices of Motions 1998
Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills 1999
Motions 2000
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 2001
Report of the Committee of the Whole 2027
Orders of the Day 2028
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 1961
148 – 3(2): Fiscal Action Plan (Peterson) 1962
149 – 3(2): Update on Audit of Nunavut Housing Trust Expenditures (Tootoo) 1962
150 – 3(2): Boarding Home Update (Curley) 1963
151 – 3(2): Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit Update (Tapardjuk) 1964
152 – 3(2): Environment Week 2010 (Shewchuk) 1964
215 – 3(2): Reflections on Being Elected to Represent the Constituency of Nattilik (Ugyuk) 1965
216 – 3(2): Committees and Councils of Baker Lake (Aupaluktuq) 1967
217 – 3(2): Congratulations to Sanikiluaq’s Grade 12 Graduates (Rumbolt) 1968
218 – 3(2): Encouraging Nunavummiut to Recycle (Okalik) 1969
219 – 3(2): Welcome Jeannie Ugyuk, Nattilik MLA (Aariak) 1969
220 – 3(2): Spending Summer in Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay (Elliott) 1970
221 – 3(2): NTEP Graduates in Kugaaruk (Ningark) 1971
222 – 3(2): 30th Anniversary of the Hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet (Ningeongan) 1972
223 – 3(2): Plebiscite Result in Pond Inlet (Arvaluk) 1972
224 – 3(2): Kitikmeot Tour (Peterson) 1973
225 – 3(2): Congratulations to Kugluktuk Graduates (Taptuna) 1974
226 – 3(2): Annual Fishing Derby (Curley) 1975
227 – 3(2): Decentralized Positions in Pangnirtung (Komoartok) 1975
228 – 3(2): Arviat Fishing Derby (Shewchuk) 1976
348 – 3(2): Mentoring Program for NTEP Graduates (Ningark) 1977
349 – 3(2): Update on Baffin Bay Polar Bear Quota (Arvaluk) 1979
350 – 3(2): Plastic Bags in Nunavut (Okalik) 1980
351 – 3(2): Minimum Wage (Rumbolt) 1982
352 – 3(2): Need for Training in Relation to the Family Abuse Intervention Act (Ugyuk) 1982
353 – 3(2): Oil Spill Preparedness in the Arctic (Elliott) 1984
354 – 3(2): Purchase Price of 12 Telehandlers (Schell) 1987
355 – 3(2): Plans for Non-Inuit Nunavummiut Health Coverage (Okalik) 1988
356 – 3(2): Dialysis Machine for Nunavut (Ningeongan) 1990
357 – 3(2): Minimum Wage Annual Report (Elliott) 1992
358 – 3(2): Sealift Shipping Contract (Okalik) 1994
018 – 3(2): Attendance Rates in Nunavut (Ugyuk) 1996
Return to Written Question 003 – 3(2): Annual Fuel Purchases by the Government of Nunavut (Clerk) 1996
Return to Written Question 004 – 3(2): Government of Nunavut Responses Adopted at the 2009 Annual General Meeting of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities (Clerk) 1996
Return to Written Question 005 – 3(2): Ministerial Travel (Clerk) 1996
Return to Written Question 006 – 3(2): Status of the Implementation of the Nunavut Housing Trust Delivery Strategy (Clerk) 1996
Return to Written Question 007 – 3(2): Enforcement of the Wildlife Act (Clerk) 1996
Return to Written Question 008 – 3(2): Correctional Facilities, Recidivism Rates and Rehabilitation Programs (Clerk) 1997
Return to Written Question 009 – 3(2): Activities of the Nunavut Liquor Licensing Board (Clerk) 1997
Return to Written Question 010 – 3(2): Development Partnership Agreement between Government of Nunavut and the Meadowbank Mining Corporation (Clerk) 1997
Return to Written Question 011 – 3(2): Government of Nunavut Responses to Resolutions Adopted at the 2009 Kitikmeot Mayors’ Conference (Clerk) 1997
Return to Written Question 012 – 3(2): Government of Nunavut’s Actions in Response to Motion 46 – 2(4) (Clerk) 1997
Return to Written Question 013 – 3(2): Loans Made By the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation (Clerk) 1997  Return to Written Question 014 – 3(2): Operations of the Nunavut Liquor Commission (Clerk) 1997
Return to Written Question 015 – 3(2): Foster Care (Clerk) 1997
Return to Written Question 016 – 3(2): Status of Integrated Community Sustainability Plans and Infrastructure in Arctic Bay, Grise Fiord, and Resolute Bay (Clerk) 1997
Return to Written Question 017 – 3(2): Patient/Client Complaints Procedure of the Department of Health and Social Services (Clerk) 1997
155 – 3(2): Commission of Appointment (Aariak) 1997
156 – 3(2): Resolutions from the 2010 Baffin Mayors’ Forum (Elliott) 1998
157 – 3(2): Return to Oral Question 319 – 3(2) Addressing Concerns Relating to Health and Social Services (Clerk) 1998
158 – 3(2): Return to Oral Question 344 – 3(2) Cape Dorset School Project Cost (Clerk) 1998
159 – 3(2): Return to Oral Question 277 – 3(2) By-Elections for DEAs (Clerk) 1998
160 – 3(2): Response to Petition 3 – 3(2) Petition for a Safe House in Kugaaruk (Clerk) 1998
066 – 3(2): 2008-2009 Lease Activity Report – Consideration in Committee 2001
099 – 3(2): Contract Activity Report 2008-09 – Consideration in Committee 2001
100 – 3(2): Procurement Activity Report 2008-09 – Consideration in Committee 2001
022 – 3(2): Standing Committee Appointments and Revocations – Notice (Aupaluktuq) 1998
023 – 3(2): Removal of the Member of Iqaluit Centre from the Executive Council – Notice (Okalik) 1998
022 – 3(2): Standing Committee Appointments and Revocations (Aupaluktuq) 2000
Bill 33 – An Act to Amend the Integrity Act – Notice 1999
Bill 34 – An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act – Notice 1999
Bill 28 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2010-2011 – Notice 1999
Bill 29 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 2, 2010-2011 – Notice 1999
Bill 30 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 1, 2010-2011 – Notice 1999
Bill 31 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 2, 2010-2011 – Notice 1999
Bill 32 – Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2010 – Notice 1999
Bill 36 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, No. 2, 2010 – Notice 1999
Honourable Eva Aariak, Honourable James Arreak, Mr. James Arvaluk, Mr. Moses Aupaluktuq, Honourable Tagak Curley, Mr. Ron Elliott, Mr. Adamee Komoartok, Honourable Lorne Kusugak, Mr. John Ningark, Mr. Johnny Ningeongan, Mr. Paul Okalik, Honourable Keith Peterson, Mr. Allan Rumbolt, Mr. Fred Schell, Honourable Daniel Shewchuk, Honourable Louis Tapardjuk, Honourable Peter Taptuna, Honourable Hunter Tootoo, Jeannie Ugyuk.
Speaker (Hon. James Arreak): Thank you. Before we start, I would like to ask Mr. Elliott to say the opening prayer.
We are very pleased to have you back in the House.
(interpretation ends) Before we proceed, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the new Member for Nattilik, Jeannie Ugyuk, to the House.
Welcome. This balances out the House, with women on both sides, and brings more warmth to the House.
Before we proceed with the orders of the day, I have received the following communication from the new Commissioner of Nunavut, Edna Elias, dated May 31, 2010.
X0A 0H0  Mr. Speaker, I wish to advise that I recommend to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut the passage of the following bills during the Second Session of the Third Legislative Assembly:
Bill 28 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2010-2011
Bill 29 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 2, 2010-2011
Bill 30 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 1, 2010-2011
Bill 31 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, No. 2, 2010-2011
Sincerely, Edna E. Elias, C.M.  Commissioner of Nunavut
Going back to the orders of the day. Ministers’ Statements.
Minister’s Statement 148 – 3(2): Fiscal Action Plan (Peterson)
Welcome back to my colleagues. It’s good to be back here at the spring session. I’m sure we’re missing some good spring weather back at our home communities.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to update members on the actions we are taking to address the shortfall in the Nunavut Housing Trust. We have developed a four-point action plan.
The first step requires the Nunavut Housing Corporation to provide $18.9 million from its own fiscal resources.
Second, $22 million of capital projects for 2010-11 have been deferred to 2011-12.
We intend to move these projects forward and associated funds are in the draft 2011-12 capital plan.
Third, reductions in departmental budgets account for an additional $16.8 million.
These reductions in departmental operations and maintenance include: prioritizing the hiring of vacant positions and maximizing professional development and training budgets.
The fourth and final point to the fiscal action plan sees $2.3 million coming from the government’s contingency fund.
We have carefully balanced the needs of Nunavummiut in developing the plan. Housing is an essential component of our Tamapta mandate.
The plan seeks to ensure that the Nunavut Housing Trust is completed as originally envisioned while minimizing the impact to departments.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to reassure members that all existing programs and services provided to Nunavummiut continue to be maintained.
This is an opportunity for the government to enhance efficiencies in its operations and support increased productivity.
Tomorrow, I am introducing supplementary appropriation bills and all members will have the opportunity to review our plan in detail. I look forward to working with all members to address the challenge.
Minister’s Statement 149 – 3(2): Update on Audit of Nunavut Housing Trust Expenditures (Tootoo)
Welcome back everybody.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform my colleagues that as per cabinet and Minister of Finance direction, the Nunavut Housing Corporation has engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP to audit the Nunavut Housing Trust.
The Minister of Finance and I met with the Auditor General of Canada, Ms. Sheila Fraser, on April 26 of this year to undertake this audit.
The Office of the Auditor General was unable to do so at this time, but recommended a number of accounting firms who could complete this audit to her satisfaction.
An invitational request for proposals was issued and closed on May 28. The terms of reference were developed in conjunction with the Office of the Auditor General and GN’s Department of Finance.
The results of this audit will be available by the end of the summer and will verify the Nunavut Housing Corporation’s reported expenditures, comment on the corporation’s forecasting to completion, and review the original budgeting process to comment on contributing factors to the shortfall.
The report will also review the controls and reporting that have since been implemented by the Nunavut Housing Corporation and recommend any process improvements.
Minister’s Statement 150 – 3(2): Boarding Home Update (Curley)
I rise today to also welcome the new Member of the Legislative Assembly, Ms. Ugyuk, and I am very pleased that she is here.
I would also like to welcome the people of Rankin Inlet and please feel free to call our office if you would like further information.
Mr. Speaker, the Department of Health and Social Services is committed to providing high quality facilities and consistent care for clients who stay in boarding homes.
Boarding homes are an integral part of Nunavut’s medical travel system and provide a home away from home for eligible Inuit, especially unilingual Inuit who do not speak English.
I am pleased to update my colleagues today on two of our new and expanded facilities in Yellowknife and Iqaluit.
Mr. Speaker, the Larga Kitikmeot Boarding Home in Yellowknife started accepting clients in December 2009.
This facility provides comfortable accommodations, programs, and services for up to 56 clients at a time.
We have received positive comments from clients who have stayed at this new home. The official grand opening of Larga Kitikmeot took place recently last month on May 29.
The new Iqaluit Boarding Home is nearing completion and will ensure Baffin region residents continue to receive quality care and service while staying outside the hospital.
This 90-bed boarding home is located directly across the street from Qikiqtani General Hospital and is expected to be ready for occupancy by July 2010.
Mr. Speaker, we ensure that our boarding home partners make their facilities as comfortable and familiar as possible by providing culturally relevant services, furnishings, and traditional food.
We strive to make each client’s experience in the boarding home the next best thing to staying in their own home when accessing medical care.
Minister’s Statement 151 – 3(2): Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit Update (Tapardjuk)
Welcome to Iqaluit.
Most of us prefer to be home, but we are here to deal with some pressing issues.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to give an update to my colleagues and Nunavummiut about Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit’s development.
Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit Members were appointed in November 2009.
The members attended orientation sessions and voted their chair and vice-chair in January-February 2010.
Executive director and manager of research and evaluation have been recently hired and the job openings will soon open for the remainder of staff.
The current staff are setting up the office and establishing relationships with different organizations in Nunavut and Nunavummiut.
The IUT members met in Cambridge Bay at the end of May to establish their procedures and by-laws and considered other matters.
The mandate of the Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit is to help expand the knowledge and expertise available with respect to the Inuit language and to make important decisions about its use, development, and standardization.
Once the division is staffed, the IUT office will soon become fully functional. The members and staff are looking forward to working with you and Nunavummiut to protect and preserve our beautiful Inuit language, Mr. Speaker.
Minister’s Statement 152 – 3(2): Environment Week 2010 (Shewchuk)
I, too, would like to welcome all the members back to the sitting of the House, especially to the new member.
Mr. Speaker, May 31 to June 6, this week, marks Environment Week, which is dedicated to raising environmental awareness and appreciation across the country.
I would like to take this opportunity to update you on the many great public education and awareness building initiatives led by my department taking place during Environment Week and year-round.
As you know, Nunavutmiut have lived sustainably for countless generations by showing respect and care for the land, animals, and environment.
My department uses Avatittinnik Kamatsiarniq, or Environmental Stewardship, as a guiding principle to promote and work towards environmental sustainability.
This year, as an Environment Week challenge, we are asking Nunavummiut to share with us what this principle means to them today.
All participants will receive an eco-friendly prize and the best entries will be published and shared throughout the territory.
The goal of this campaign is to inspire and motivate people to take pride in both the environment and the age-old traditions that have and will help people live in harmony with it in the past, present, and future.
In addition to this Environment Week challenge, my department is also working on a territory-wide anti-littering campaign as well as supporting community cleanup events throughout Nunavut once again this year.
We also have an ongoing environmental education program that works with schools, community, and non-profit organizations and our departmental staff to promote and foster environmental leadership development and environmental literacy year-round.
Mr. Speaker, I truly believe that education and awareness are integral parts of the environmental stewardship puzzle.
Through its demonstrated commitment to engaging and educating the public, my department is taking great strides toward environmental sustainability in Nunavut.
Member for Nattilik, Jeannie Ugyuk.
Member’s Statement 215 – 3(2): Reflections on Being Elected to Represent the Constituency of Nattilik (Ugyuk)
Ms. Ugyuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is a great honour to rise today to make my first Member’s Statement in this House.
I would like to begin by thanking you and all of my colleagues for the warm welcome that I have received since being elected to the Legislative Assembly.
I am very grateful for your support and I look forward to working with every Member of this House during my term of office.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my deep appreciation to all of my constituents in Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak for the trust and confidence that they have placed in me to serve as their representative in the Legislative Assembly.
I intend to live up to their trust every day that I serve here.
Mr. Speaker, I also wish to thank the elders of Taloyoak and Gjoa Haven for the advice and wisdom that they shared with me. They have given me a past to the future, provided valuable advice, and told me not to be fearful of the government operations or system. They want me to represent the people.
For the kind words of advice, I would like to thank Angmalluk, Uttaq, and Iqalliyuk, who I believe is currently in a hospital in Yellowknife.
I just want to thank those three ladies because they provide me with a lot of advice.
In Gjoa Haven, I would like to thank Sangujaq as well as Annie Marnaq and Joseph Akoak.
They all shared their strength with me in trying to provide services to my people and I thank them.
I want to thank my relatives; my family, my mother, my uncles, my aunts, my godmother, and my nephews. They have been supporting me and they have helped me get to this day. They are my relatives and I thank them.
Mr. Speaker, I also want to acknowledge...
Speaker (interpretation): I’m sorry, but your time has run out.
Ms. Ugyuk.
Ms. Ugyuk (interpretation): I would like to ask for unanimous consent to conclude my statement.
Ms. Ugyuk is seeking unanimous consent to conclude her statement.
There are no nays. You may conclude your statement, Ms. Ugyuk.
Ms. Ugyuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, I also wish to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the contributions made by the previous MLAs who represented my constituency, including the Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, who is now our hard-working Member of Parliament.
She is working very hard in trying to promote the interests of Nunavummiut.
Mr. Speaker, I would also like to acknowledge my fellow candidates in the recent by-election, Joseph Aglukkaq and Anthony Angutittauruq.
Both candidates brought energy and ideas to the race.
Mr. Speaker, the recent by-election for the Nattilik riding provided me with the opportunity to hear directly from residents in Taloyoak and Gjoa Haven about their concerns and priorities for our two communities. I would like to take a moment to share these with the House.
Mr. Speaker, as you know, I am the first resident of Taloyoak to have been elected to the Legislative Assembly since the creation of Nunavut.
During the by-election campaign, I was able to travel to Gjoa Haven on two occasions to meet with residents. I very much look forward to advocating for the needs both communities in the Legislative Assembly to the best of my abilities.
Mr. Speaker, both of the communities of Taloyoak and Gjoa Haven have urgent infrastructure needs, including renovations to Gjoa Haven’s high school and a new health centre and air terminal building for Taloyoak.
I will work to ensure that Nattilik receives its fair share of capital investment.
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, there are a number of broad issues that I look forward to addressing in the Legislative Assembly.