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Because of the remoteness of many communities and the recent enactment of the Electronic Commerce Act, election officials are adding provisions to more fully provide for digital signatures and the electronic filing of documents. This will improve the efficiency of the process.
The bill also includes a number of housekeeping amendments. That concludes my opening comments.
I look forward to responding to any questions or comments that members may have on Bill 9.
Chairman: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Do you have witnesses you would like to bring to the table?
Speaker: Yes, I do, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Sergeant-at-Arms. (interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, please introduce your witnesses for the record.
That red light in front of me is intimidating.
On my right is Sandy Kusugak, very well known by the members around here; she’s the Chief Electoral Officer. And, on my left is Jack Orr, who is our Legal Counsel.
Chairman: Mr. Speaker, for the record, could you say his name again, please.
It’s been a long month. My apologies. Patrick Orr.
Welcome to the Chamber.
Are there any general comments on Bill 9?
Clause by Clause starting on page 1. Bill 9 in your white legislation binder.
Bill 9, An Act to amend the Nunavut Elections Act.
Mr. Curley: Yes, Mr. Chairman.
Well, when this was going to be considered we went home before it was finished but in the Nunavut Elections Act there were some people saying something about having a set date and some who were opposed to it. Can we get a clarification on that before we go clause by clause? That was my question.
I will have Sandy Kusugak respond to your question.
Ms. Kusugak: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We were asked to look into it further at the second to last management and services board meeting. As these amendments were already in preparation our plan was to refer the information back to the management and services board at the completion of these amendments.
Mr. Curley (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would also like to thank the officials.
I’m sure that they’ve been working quite hard over the past number of years to clean up the Nunavut Elections Act. I appreciate that. And Sandy Kusugak and Patrick Orr are here and they worked extremely hard to draft the act.
Chairman: Clause 1 of Bill 9. An Act to Amend a Nunavut Elections Act.
Chairman: Thank you. Clause 2. (interpretation) Do you agree?
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Chairman: Thank you. Clause 9. (interpretation) Do you agree?
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Chairman: Thank you. There is also Page 10 and 11.
Do you agree to that?
Chairman: Thank you. Do committee members agree to Bill 9 as a whole?
Chairman: Thank you. Are you agreed that pursuant to Rule 62(2), Bill 9 can be immediately placed on the Orders of the Day for third reading?
Chairman: Thank you, committee members. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sandy Kusugak, and Patrick Orr and thank you, Sue Cooper.
We have finished the business that is in front of us.
I will now rise to report progress and please rise for the entrance of the Speaker.
Back to Orders of the Day. Item 20.
Your committee has been considering Bills 2, 3, 8 and 9 and would like to report that Bills 2, 3, 8, and 9 are immediately ready for third reading and that one Committee Motion was adopted.
Speaker: Members (interpretation): We have to fix something here. (interpretation ends) Mr. Arreak.
I would like to make corrections on ... I’ll start from the beginning again.
Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bills 2, 3, 8, and 9, and would like to report that Bills 3, 8, and 9 are immediately ready for third reading, and that Bill 2 is immediately ready for third reading as amended, and that one committee motion was adopted. Also, Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be agreed to.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Arreak. (interpretation ends) It has been a long day.
Is there a seconder? (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Simailak.
I seek unanimous consent to return to Item 8.
The member is seeking unanimous consent to return to Item 8.
Please proceed, Minister Netser.
Revert to Item 8: Returns to Written Questions*
Return to Written Question 001 – 2(4): Enforcement and Implementation of the Wildlife Act (Netser)
Hon. Patterk Netser: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation) I also thank my colleagues. (interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, I have a Return to Written Question 01 – 2(4) asked by the Member for Rankin Inlet North on March, 14, 2007 concerning the enforcement and implementation of the Wildlife Act.
Mr. Speaker, the return is quite detailed. I have filed it with the Clerk for transcribing into Hansard, for the public record, and for distribution to all members.
*See Appendix for full text of Return to Written Question 1 – 2(4).
Going back to the Orders of the Day. Item 21.
Bill 01 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2007-08 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Iqaluit East, that Bill 1, Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act, 2007-08, be read for the third time. (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The motion is carried and Bill 1 has had third reading.
Bill 02 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act #3, 2006-07 – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Baffin South, that Bill 2, Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act #3, 2006-07, be read for the third time. (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The motion is carried and Bill 2 has had third reading.
Bill 03 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act #3, 2006-07 – Third Reading
Hon. David Simailak (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Nattilik, that Bill 3, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act #3, 2006-07, be read for the third time. (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The motion is carried and Bill 3 has had third reading.
Bill 08 – An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act – Third Reading
Hon. David Simailak (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I move, seconded by the Honourable Member for Rankin Inlet South/Whale Cove, that Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act, be read for the third time. (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
The motion is in order. Question has been called. I’m sorry.
Bill 09 – An Act to Amend Nunavut Elections Act – Third Reading
I move, seconded by the honourable member for Cambridge Bay, that Bill 9, An Act to Amend the Nunavut Elections Act be read for the third time.
Speaker (interpretation): The motion is in Order.
The motion is carried and Bill 9 has had its third reading.
Mr. Clerk, can you see if the Commissioner is ready to give us Assent to Bills?
Bill 01 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2007-08 – Assent
Bill 02 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act #3, 2006-07 – Assent
Bill 03 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act #3, 2006-07 – Assent
Bill 08 – An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act – Assent
Bill 09 – An Act to Amend the Nunavut Elections Act – Assent
Commissioner: As Commissioner of Nunavut I hereby assent to the following bills:
Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act
Bill 9, An Act to Amend the Nunavut Elections Act
Those are the bills.
You have been here for a while and I know you are tired physically and mentally.
I hope you make it home fine but we’re supposed to get a blizzard tomorrow. Have a good flight and have a safe return to your families.
Orders of the Day for May 29:
Tabled Document 49 – 2(4)
Members, while we are on extended adjournment, I wish you a safe trip and thank you for working hard during this session.
On behalf of you, I would like to thank all the Iqalummiut for their hospitality and our staff for having worked very hard.
Members, I would like to invite you to the Nanuq Boardroom so we can meet with the staff in the Tuktu Boardroom.
At this time, our House stands adjourned until Tuesday, May 29, starting at 1:30 in the afternoon.
>>House adjourned at 18:19
Appendix – March 29, 2007
Return to Written Question 001 – 2(4): Enforcement and Implementation of the Wildlife Act
Asked by: Tagak Curley, MLA (Rankin Inlet North)
Asked of: Hon. Patterk Netser, Minister of Environment
Two (2).
Charge #1 – A non-resident sport hunter who was licensed to hunt only muskoxen illegally hunted a caribou.
Charge #2 – A resident hunter was charged with unlawfully harvesting a family group (female accompanied by dependant cubs) of polar bears.
The regulations necessary for the full implementation of the Wildlife Act are presently before the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) for review.
This process, providing for a full review of the draft regulations by NWMB, RWOs, and HTOs, has slowed down full implementation of the Wildlife Act provisions.
I am working with my colleague Minister Tapardjuk to utilize the existing Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit (IQK) for wildlife purposes.
IQK was formed to provide the Government of Nunavut with advice on Inuit cultural issues.
Utilizing this already operational and experienced committee allows us to avoid duplication and bring additional efficiencies to our operations.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Pages 1295 – 1328
Simon Nattaq
Opening Prayer 1295
Members’ Statements 1296
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 1302
Oral Questions 1303
Returns to Written Questions* 1321
Notices of Motions 1323
Motions 1324
First Reading of Bills 1325
Second Reading of Bills 1326
Orders of the Day 1327
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 1295
117 – 2(4): Recognition of Mary Cousins (Curley) 1296
118 – 2(4): Dog Team Race (Mapsalak) 1297
119 – 2(4): Lack of Docking Facilities in the Communities (Arvaluk) 1298
120 – 2(4): RCMP Summer Student (Evyagotailak) 1298
121 – 2(4): Thank Arviat Spring Volunteers (Alagalak) 1299
122 – 2(4): Nunavut Sivuniksavut Graduates (Aglukkaq) 1299
123 – 2(4): Heart of Canada’s Arctic (Peterson) 1300
124 – 2(4): New Skateboard Park (Picco) 1301
125 – 2(4): Condolences to Family Members (Brown) 1301
126 – 2(4): Cape Dorset Community Updates (Akesuk) 1302
160 – 2(4): Kugaaruk Sewage Lagoon (Mapsalak) 1303
161 – 2(4): Qulliq Energy Corporation Billing Practices (Curley) 1304
162 – 2(4): Status of Small Craft Harbours for Nunavut (Arvaluk) 1308
163 – 2(4): Addressing Health and Social Services Complaints (Barnabas) 1309
164 – 2(4): Kiilinik High School Trade Shop Delays (Peterson) 1312
165 – 2(4): Status on the Breakwaters (Alagalak) 1315
166 – 2(4): Number of Health and Social Services Deputy Ministers Resignations (Curley) 1317
167 – 2(4): Status of Passport Photos (Barnabas) 1320
Return to Written Question 003 – 2(4): Akitsiraq Law School Program (Clerk) 1321
Return to Written Question 004 – 2(4): Environmental Contaminants (Clerk) 1321
Return to Written Question 005 – 2(4): Supplemental Costs of Staffing HSS Positions with Non-Certified Nurses (Clerk) 1321
078 – 2(4): Statutory Requirements for Tabling of Reports and Other Documents in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut May 2007 (Speaker) 1322
079 – 2(4): Integrity Act First Five-Year Statutory Review January 10-2007 – Report from Integrity Commissioner (Speaker) 1322
080 – 2(4): Integrity Commissioner Annual Report April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007 (Speaker) 1322
081 – 2(4): Elections Nunavut Annual Report for 2006-07 and Report on the Administration of the Tunnuniq By-Election October 2006 (Speaker) 1322
082 – 2(4): Utility Rates Review Council of Nunavut 2007 Annual Report (Okalik) 1322
083 – 2(4): Dry Cargo Resupply Programme Activity Summary Shipping Year 2006 (Brown) 1323
084 – 2(4): Response to Petition 1 – 2(4) - Medical Charter Services for Sanikiluaq (Clerk) 1323
012 – 2(4): Confirmation of the Integrity Act – Notice (Peterson) 1323
012 – 2(4): Confirmation of the Integrity Act (Peterson) 1324
013 – 2(4): Adjournment for the Day (Picco) 1327
Bill 10 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2007-2008 – Notice 1323
Bill 11 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 1, 2007-2008 – Notice 1324
Bill 13 – Nunavut Energy Efficiency Act – Notice 1324
Bill 10 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2007-2008 – First Reading 1325
Bill 11 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 1, 2007-2008 – First Reading 1326
Bill 10 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2007-2008 – Second Reading 1326
Bill 11 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 1, 2007-2008 – Second Reading 1326
Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Honourable Olayuk Akesuk, Mr. David Alagalak, Mr. James Arvaluk, Mr. Levi Barnabas, Honourable Levinia Brown, Mr. Tagak Curley, Mr. Joe Allen Evyagotailak, Mr. Peter Kattuk, Mr. Steve Mapsalak, Honourable Patterk Netser, Honourable Paul Okalik, Mr. Keith Peterson, Honourable Edward Picco, Honourable David Simailak, Honourable Louis Tapardjuk, Mr. Hunter Tootoo.
Clerk (Mr. Quirke): Good afternoon, Members.
I wish to advise you that both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are unable to be present in the House today due to inability to get to Iqaluit due to weather.
In accordance to section 44, sub-section 2 of our Act, where both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are not available to be in the House to sit as Speaker, the Assembly shall elect a member to take the chair as Speaker for the day.
I would ask that this House recommend that Mr. Kattuk assume the chair for today’s sitting.
Clerk: Thank you for the promotion. Member for Hudson Bay, do you accept?
Mr. Kattuk: Yes, I accept.
Clerk: Mr. Kattuk.
Speaker (Hon. Peter Kattuk)(interpretation): Thank you.
I would like to ask Mr. Alagalak to say the prayer for us.
Today the Legislative Assembly convenes again. I would like to welcome everyone. I’m very proud to be the Speaker for the day.
(interpretation ends) Before we proceed with our Orders of the Day, I will read the following letter from the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut.
Mr. Speaker, I wish to advise that I recommend to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut the passage of the following bills during the Fourth Session of the Legislative Assembly:
Bill 10, Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act #1, 2007-08;
Bill 11, Supplementary Appropriation (Operations and Maintenance) Act #1, 2007-08
(interpretation) Signed by Helen Maksagak, the Deputy Commissioner of Nunavut.
Member’s Statement 117 – 2(4): Recognition of Mary Cousins (Curley)
Mr. Curley (interpretation): Mr. Speaker, I rise today just a little while ago there was an announcement for the people of Nunavut, especially for the High Arctic region, that our relative has recently passed away, Mary Cousins.
She is known by a lot of people in Nunavut.
Even before her last name was Panigusiq, that travelled around the C. D. Howe doing medical work on the C. D. Howe.
I rise today to tell the people of Nunavut at that time when it was the Northwest Territories she helped us and supported us.
She was the leader, she was a teacher, and a mother.
Her parents and her brothers are still with us today assisting the people of Nunavut.
You know their father, who used to work for the RCMP, his name is Qajaaq, who is from Pond Inlet, and my colleague knows Qajaaq.
The reason why I stand today to let people know is at the beginning and some people don’t know what she has done.
She helped me a lot when we first started as an Inuit organization.
Are we going to be living in a Qallunaat style or Inuit style?
So I consulted with Mary Cousins, I especially knew her brother Moses Qajaaq.
So for that reason Mary Cousins was very welcoming to me and respected me since we started our committee years ago and she was totally involved when we were trying to get ITC going.
What we did was we involved Mary Cousins at the beginning of our committee to form ITC. She was also from the Baffin region.
She grew up using the Inuit ways.
She worked for Indian Affairs in Ottawa in the late 1950s and 60s and was an interpreter with the C. D. Howe.
She was seen by a lot of people in Nunatsiaq at that time, and also in Nunavik.
She became a teacher shortly thereafter.
I would like to say, Mr. Speaker, Mary Cousins, when I was very young, started out with me and encouraged me to be vocal in forming ITK.
We can’t all be leaders, especially when there is an election that we have to follow. At that time, a long time ago, there was a leader that was chosen and he stayed a leader.
But today with the elections that we have to follow, we don’t always have the same leader, and Mary Cousins helped me in 1971.
We would like to recognize Mary Cousins’ mother who is mother who is still alive today because she has helped, encouraged, and welcomed everybody.
Mary Cousins welcomed everybody and encouraged everybody to be the leaders in Inuit organizations. I talked to her while I was in Edmonton everyday, and I can say that she has encouraged and taught us for many years.
Her children, her daughters, and her son, I would like to say to them that they should be proud of their mother.
She also taught here in Iqaluit. And, before the Inuit Women’s organization started, such as Pauktuutit, she talked about having to be leaders.
We would also like to thank Mary Cousins for helping all the people of Nunavut, as well other places and we should be very proud of her. She worked for the government and on the medical ship, and they were afraid, but whenever they saw her on the ship, they were not as scared.
I would like to remember Mary Cousins’ assistance when she was alive.
Member’s Statement 118 – 2(4): Dog Team Race (Mapsalak)
I rise today to recognize the people that raced in the dog team races.
I would like to congratulate the winner, who is a woman, who was the only woman racing, and she is a very young woman at that, Denise Malaki, who is known by some people here, because last year she was acting as a page here in the Legislative Assembly.
She was the very first one in the dog team races, and I would like to represent the Members of the Legislative Assembly to congratulate her on her winning.
I would also like to congratulate Ms. Malaki.
Member’s Statement 119 – 2(4): Lack of Docking Facilities in the Communities (Arvaluk)
I would like to say that I thank the other members that stood before me.
I talked about those people that went out racing and I would like to tell my fellow members to act like a woman when you’re racing with a dog team.
I talked about the lack of docking facilities in the communities, and they talked about this subject during the Senate Committee.
I would like to thank those people that had the meeting on those facilities.
We have to realize that we have no highways in Nunavut and we do not have any other transportation except through ships and airlines.
We just do not want docking facilities for the purpose of fishing but also for safety and emergency purposes. Also, goods such as foods that we eat spoil very easily while en route to our communities, such as the Inuit foods like Mattaaq and other perishable goods.
The federal government should know that these foods are for our survival.
In southern Canada, for example, there are about 80 to 90 percent of the communities that have docking facilities but if you look here in Nunavut communities there are not that many.
The federal government should be ashamed of themselves because we also vote for them.
It is just like we are way behind the rest of the people in Canada.
As far as I am concerned, it should not be like that. We have to have the same kind of convenience as the rest of the Canada.
I will be asking about that question during Question Period.
Member’s Statement 120 – 2(4): RCMP Summer Student (Evyagotailak)
I rise today to congratulate Pamela Bolt.
Pamela is a young woman from Kugluktuk who recently completed a three-week RCMP Aboriginal Youth Training Program in Regina.
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, this program will give Pamela the opportunity to work with the RCMP this summer. Her training taught her how to defend in possible situations and, if need be, how to apply handcuffs.
We need to do more for our youth in Nunavut. Programs such as this one offer our youth an opportunity to work at careers in policing.
Mr. Speaker, this will be the biggest challenge for Pamela.
Fortunately, Pamela has received a lot of support from her family and friends, which is exactly what our youth need.
Please join me in supporting Pamela. She has made a great choice in her summer job this year and I wish her the best.
Speaker (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Evyagotailak. (interpretation ends) Members’ Statements.
Member’s Statement 121 – 2(4): Thank Arviat Spring Volunteers (Alagalak)
I would like to say hello to everyone and it is nice to see you again.
It seems like everybody knows everybody else. Just by looking at you, some of you have not gone out hunting. Some of us who have gone out hunting look like we are sort of macho.
I rise today in regard to Arviat.
Every spring there are a lot of people that do volunteer work from going out on the land, and taking the school children to go out hunting.
Mr. Suwaksiork has always assisted by doing volunteer work and to do all kinds of activities in the communities. I would like to thank him for doing volunteer work for the people of Arviat.
I know that 99 percent of us don’t always win competitions or some activities.
Our Mayor Mr. Mamgark has also assisted us greatly during the fishing derby.
He was able to allow young people and kids to be involved in those outdoor activities for families and to teach them to be out on the land. I would like to rise today and thank them for doing that.
Speaker (interpretation): Orders of the Day. Members’ Statements.
Member’s Statement 122 – 2(4): Nunavut Sivuniksavut Graduates (Aglukkaq)
It’s good that we’re all back together again.
Today I would like to talk about the graduates from Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak and congratulate them. I would like to recognize the two graduates in the Ottawa Sivuniksavut Program.
One from Taloyoak - Megan Pizzo Lyall and one from Gjoa Haven, Angela Nuliayuk for finishing the one-year course.
I offer my congratulations, and also to students from Gjoa Haven that graduated. There are 25 students in April 27 that were recognized for their success and I was able to be in Gjoa Haven at that time. I will not say their names because there are just too many of them.
They are adults who went back to school so I offer my congratulations to them all.
As well last Saturday I was able to travel with Minister of Education Ed. Picco to Gjoa Haven to recognize four students who graduated from high school.
I will say their names but first of all in my family, my mother’s first grandson is Corey Aglukkaq and we are very proud of him. Graduating with him are Amos Kamookak, Joyce Kogvik, Nicolas Okpik.
I would like to thank the Minister of Education Ed. Picco for being able to travel from Ottawa to Gjoa Haven and back here by 11 p.m. that night.