Debates of Oct. 23rd, 2012

This is page numbers 1341 - 1374 of the Hansard for the 17th Assembly, 3rd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library.

The word of the day was community .

Topics

Oral Questions

Members Present

Prayer

Minister’s Statement 63-17(3): Department Of Transportation Wins Silver Award From Institute Of Public Administrators Of Canada Award For Mackenzie Valley Highway Project

Minister’s Statement 64-17(3): Advances To Address Family Violence

Minister’s Statement 65-17(3): Single Window Service Centres

Passing Of Mr. Anthony Grandjambe Of Fort Good Hope

Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

Proposal For North Of Sixty Search And Rescue Base

New School For Trout Lake

Cost Of Financing Long-Term Nunavut Debt

Success Of Weledeh Entrepreneur David Giroux And Arctic Fire Stoves

RCMP And Community Policing Initiatives In Inuvik

Disclosing Compensation Of Senior Civil Servants

National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Doris Taniton – 2012 Minister’s Cultural Circle Award

Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

Need For A New School In Trout Lake

Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

Student Financial Assistance Program Review

Criteria For Senior Management Performance Bonus

Student Financial Assistance Program Review

Impacts Of Federal Omnibus Bill On Territorial Interests

Disaster Compensation Fund For Hunters And Trappers

Written Question 11-17(3): Trout Lake School Replacement

Written Question 12-17(3): Senior Management Salary Ranges

Written Question 13-17(3): Maintenance Of Public Housing Units

Tabled Document 76-17(3): 2011 Ontario Hospital And Boards Of Public Health Salary Disclosure Statement

Extended Adjournment Of The House To October 29, 2012

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Report of Committee of the Whole

Orders of the Day

The House met at 1:32 p.m.

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Prayer

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Good afternoon, Members. Item 2, Ministers’ statements. The honourable Minister of Transportation , Mr. Ramsay .

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Minister’s Statement 63-17(3): Department Of Transportation Wins Silver Award From Institute Of Public Administrators Of Canada Award For Mackenzie Valley Highway Project

Ministers’ Statements

Kam Lake

David Ramsay

Minister of Transportation

Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to congratulate the Department of Transportation for receiving the Silver Award for Innovation from the Institute of Public Administrators of Canada.

Every year the institute recognizes world-class innovators for improving public service in Canada. This year the Department of Transportation is nationally recognized as one of these innovators. This prestigious award acknowledges the hard work of many individuals and provides an opportunity to share the influence of their good ideas with the rest of Canada.

Mr. Speaker, the award recognizes the department’s innovative Aboriginal engagement process for planning major infrastructure projects. The Department of Transportation, led by Mr. Jim Stevens, has been using an inclusive partnership approach for planning the Mackenzie Valley all-weather highway from Wrigley to Tuktoyaktuk.

We established partnerships with Aboriginal land claim organizations to lead, develop and manage the project description reports for sections of the Mackenzie Valley Highway within their regions. Taking the lead role allowed regional and community leaders and residents to select their own project management structure, contracting and payment processes, and consultation methodology and schedule.

The four completed project description reports are being combined into one document that will form the basis of a submission to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board. Completing the work now allows us to begin considering the next stage of activities required to support a future environmental assessment. We know there will be geotechnical investigations, surveys, consultations, and studies into fisheries, vegetation, wildlife, archaeology, terrain, permafrost and hydrology. Aboriginal land claim organizations will continue to be involved in these activities.

Mr. Speaker, the inclusive engagement strategy between the Department of Transportation and Aboriginal governments is essential for building a strong and sustainable future for our territory. This approach reflects the GNWT’s commitment to building strong working relationships with Aboriginal governments as stated in Respect, Recognition, Responsibility, our strategy for engaging with Aboriginal governments. It ensures Aboriginal views and values are incorporated when planning major infrastructure.

It has led to lasting relationships built on mutual trust and respect, and also resulted in a common voice and demonstration of support for the Mackenzie Valley all-weather highway, a significant step toward achieving the goals and priorities established by the 17

th Legislative Assembly. The

department will continue to cultivate these successful partnerships to advance an aspiration that Northerners have held for decades: a highway connecting the rest of Canada to the Arctic coast.

Mr. Speaker, let us congratulate staff and our Aboriginal partners for their accomplishments and the wealth of possibilities resulting from hard work and cooperation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker

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Ministers’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay . The honourable Minister of Justice , Mr. Abernethy .

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Minister’s Statement 64-17(3): Advances To Address Family Violence

Ministers’ Statements

Great Slave

Glen Abernethy

Minister of Justice

Mr. Speaker, we all have a role to play in stopping abuse from taking place in our homes. Unfortunately, family violence continues to be a significant concern.

We know violence in the homes of NWT residents is having long-term physical, social and economic

impacts on family members, communities, and the territory as a whole.

Our government is finishing the planning for the new

Narrative Therapy: Abuse Intervention

Program. This is a three-year pilot project directed towards NWT men who use violence in their family relationships. Men may choose, or be mandated by the court to participate in this program. We have contracted with a community-based organization, the Healing Drum Society, to provide delivery of these services. They will be working closely with the Department of Justice.

As Members know, much work has gone into developing this program. A committee of social departments, NGOs, RCMP and the Coalition Against Family Violence, has created a program unique to the North. There has been significant investment from the GNWT, the federal government and NGO partners.

By balancing best practices and traditional First Nations, Inuit and Metis knowledge, this 24-week program will give men opportunities to change their behaviour. It honours men’s expertise, perspectives, and their right to make choices. It builds on a safe, respectful and collaborative environment for them to talk openly about their abusive behaviour. Participants will use their experiences as a basis for developing respectful relationships.

By helping men take responsibility for their abusive behaviour and build on their own strengths and qualities, men will be taught to heal from and repair the effects of abuse.

The safety and dignity of partners and children are paramount.

This is important work, and we have taken the time we needed to develop the best program providing the greatest opportunities for success.

Next steps include establishing an advisory committee to provide support and guidance. Program staff will be trained and have an orientation. An evaluation framework will be developed. We will be sure potential clients, service providers and the public know about the program and how to access it.

Again, good groundwork takes time. We expect the first clients will enter this program in February. Ultimately, we will see people who choose to use respectful behaviour towards their children, their intimate partners and their communities.

I know that each of us here in this Assembly support efforts by all involved as we continue to work together for effective solutions towards eradicating violence in our homes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Minister’s Statement 64-17(3): Advances To Address Family Violence

Ministers’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy . The honourable Premier , Mr. McLeod.

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Minister’s Statement 65-17(3): Single Window Service Centres

Ministers’ Statements

Yellowknife South

Bob McLeod

Premier

Mr. Speaker, in October 2010, the Department of the Executive piloted a new initiative called the Single Window Service Centre. Centres, which were established in eight rural and remote communities across the Northwest Territories including Nahanni Butte, Fort Providence, Lutselk’e, Whatì, Fort Good Hope, Colville Lake, Aklavik and Ulukhaktok. Each centre is staffed by a locally hired government service officer. The centres help community residents access and navigate both Government of the Northwest Territories and federal programs.

They also support Government of the Northwest Territories staff in the regional centres by providing information about departmental programs and services to residents.

A unique aspect of the initiative is the support that is provided to community elders. Every Thursday…

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Minister’s Statement 65-17(3): Single Window Service Centres

Ministers’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Just one second, Mr. Premier . We are just having some technical difficulties for our interpreters.

I don’t know if that is the fire alarm or not.

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But there’s a door right there and the other main door is right there. We’ll wait for a few minutes.

Okay, Mr. Premier . It’s working now.

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Minister’s Statement 65-17(3): Single Window Service Centres

Ministers’ Statements

Bob McLeod

Yellowknife South

Every Thursday the government service officers pay home visits to elders, providing assistance by interpreting, opening and explaining mail, and generally ensuring elders and others have better access to our programs and services as well as many services offered by our federal partners. Additionally, community residents can come into the Single Window Service Centre for assistance with filling out forms and applications on-line, through the use of the public computer. This electronic access has shortened response times and expedited the business of government at the community level.

Mr. Speaker, in the 20 months of operation, our government service officers provided assistance to clients more than 6,000 times. Given the success of the eight pilot centres, additional single window service centres and government service officer positions were established in Sachs Harbour, Tsiigehtchic, Tulita, Gameti and Fort Liard in 2012-13. Two more are planned for 2013-14.

The expansion of the Single Window Service Centre initiative also addresses the 17

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Assembly’s priority to increase employment opportunities where they are needed most. The Department of the Executive is using existing funds to create these new government service officer

positions in rural and remote communities. All currently staffed single window service centres employ Aboriginal women from their home community.

Furthermore, over the next year we will investigate the potential for expanding the scope of services government service officers provide and the communities in which single window service centres are based.

The Single Window Service Centre initiative has been a resounding success. They help residents gain much improved access to our government, especially in those more remote communities where Government of the Northwest Territories staff may not be located. The government service officers help residents access all of the benefits to which they are entitled; in that sense, Mr. Speaker, they are on the front lines of our efforts to reduce poverty.

Faster response times, the ability to provide services in the local language and having a familiar face in the office have all added to the success of the single window service centres.

I would like to thank all of the Members of this House for their strong support for the establishment and expansion of the centres. This is a great example of what we can achieve when we work together to make a real difference for people in our smaller communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Minister’s Statement 65-17(3): Single Window Service Centres

Ministers’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Item 3, Members’ statements. The honourable Member for Sahtu , Mr. Yakeleya .

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Passing Of Mr. Anthony Grandjambe Of Fort Good Hope

Members’ Statements

Norman Yakeleya

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I really didn’t know what to say today, because yesterday I had a phone call from my sister. When they say life throws curve balls at you, it certainly does, not knowing what to expect.

My sister called me yesterday and said that a good friend of mine, Mr. Anthony Grandjambe of Fort Good Hope, passed away. I couldn’t believe it.

It’s been a year since Anthony and I worked together and started my campaign in Fort Good Hope. Anthony just lost his wife, Janet, to cancer.

I spent some time with him in Fort Good Hope. We developed, over the 40 years of my knowing Anthony, a very close relationship. We talked about life. Anthony talked about how he missed his wife so badly that it was very hard for him to live life without her. She was his main inspiration. We talked about this on a man-to-man basis. He talked about how he went to her grave every day and

visited her. He had good days, and days when he really didn’t know what to do.

So we developed this relationship that we could talk to each other. He talked about some of the things he wanted to do. I thought I wanted to say something about that because the friends we get, we have in our life from time to time, they are worth the recognition at this state. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly, we have a job to do and sometimes we don’t show our emotions, our feelings, because we’re so busy or keep ourselves in check.

I wanted to say this because he came from a good family. My prayers go out for him and to his children and grandchildren. I had a lot of feelings of sadness and a lot of feelings of love for this man because he helped me. I wanted to say that. I wanted to say how much we appreciate him in our region. I want to say that we extend our prayers for him and his family. We’re going to Fort Good Hope this weekend.

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Passing Of Mr. Anthony Grandjambe Of Fort Good Hope

Members’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya . Colleagues, before we move on today, I’d like to welcome back into the House a former Member, Speaker and Minister, Mr. David Krutko.

I’d also like to welcome my mayor from Ulukhaktok, Ms. Janet Kanayok. Welcome to the House.

The honourable Member for Hay River North , Mr. Bouchard .

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Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

Members’ Statements

Robert Bouchard

Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As we have been working on the infrastructure budget for 2013-2014, I’d like to voice my concerns over what is not in the budget or in any projections.

Construction of the new health centre in Hay River has begun. This facility will not have 10 long-term beds that are in the current facility. This is unbelievable. I understand the department’s justification that long-term beds are not effective in a hospital setting for both the patient and costs. My biggest problem is that the department has known for some time now that this facility will not have long-term beds. However, no matching infrastructure money has been placed in the budget to provide this essential service to Hay River. What does the department expect the community of Hay River to do without these long-term beds?

Hay River is the second largest community in the Northwest Territories. Does this government expect their seniors to travel out of the community? This is unbelievable.

The Department of Health, in public discussions and communications, has indicated that they have to assess the current demands in the North. Have

we not been building similar facilities throughout the North? There is no plan? The department only needs to pick up a paper or look at any statistical information and see that the population is getting older, and Hay River is no different.

This is hard to accept that we do not have a plan. How long will it take the department to come up to speed on this issue? Hay River residents are getting nervous as the government seems to be dragging their feet on fixing this mistake. How could we have not placed the budget line item to replace a service as essential as long-term beds in the community of Hay River?

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Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard . The honourable Member for Frame Lake , Ms. Bisaro .

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Proposal For North Of Sixty Search And Rescue Base

Members’ Statements

Wendy Bisaro

Frame Lake

The need for a SAR base located in the North has long been recognized by Northerners. Our vast, uninhabited expanses and extreme climates puts anyone lost in the Arctic in great danger. The proposal from Discovery Air and Airbus to replace Canada’s aging fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft will locate a SAR base in Yellowknife, in the North. No longer will we have to wait up to five hours for a plane to arrive in the North to begin the search. With a northern SAR base, the search can begin immediately.

The benefits of this proposal are many: reduced search time; an economic boost to the North; solidification of Canada’s claim to northern sovereignty, and that’s a phrase we hear very often from Ottawa.

Since 1998, increasing numbers of aircraft are using the polar route to travel from North America to Asia and vice versa. Data from United Airlines for 2009 indicates that over 8,500 flights used one of the four polar routes. Assuming 10 percent growth per year and 350 passengers per flight, in 2012 some 11,000 passengers’ lives are at risk as they fly over our heads every day. Are they prepared to survive in our climate? Are they wearing boots and parkas? We all know that’s not the case. Instead, they’re dressed in shorts and sneakers for the climate they left in Los Angeles, for instance, or for

the climate they’re expecting at the end of their journey.

If any one of these flights experiences difficulties and crashes in the North, every extra minute spent finding them will put lives in danger. A base in the North will save lives: airline passengers’ lives and our own northern residents’ lives. We spend a lot of time on the land and it’s not uncommon for travellers to run into trouble and become stranded. SAR close at hand will mean our people are found faster, fewer lives at risk, fewer lives lost.

I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

---Unanimous consent granted

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Proposal For North Of Sixty Search And Rescue Base

Members’ Statements

Wendy Bisaro

Frame Lake

The North needs a search and rescue base located in the North. This Discovery Air/Airbus Military joint bid is good for Yellowknifers, good for Northerners, and good for all Canadians. All NWT politicians and leaders should support the Discovery Air/Airbus Military proposal. Thank you.

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Members’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro . The Member for Nahendeh , Mr. Menicoche .

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New School For Trout Lake

Members’ Statements

Kevin A. Menicoche

Nahendeh

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. We are dealing with the capital budgets for various departments in this session. I have looked high and low and I am sad to say there is not a single dollar set aside to start work on a new school in Trout Lake.

The school in Trout Lake is located in one room at the community hall and it is too small. When the original log school was damaged by fire, the government said temporary placement in this community hall. For years I have urged the government to begin planning for a new school. I have to say, I now understand how a teacher must feel when the students are not listening.

The last information I had from the Education Minister was that work could not begin before 2018. It is too long a wait and this government should be embarrassed. A whole generation of students and teachers will be stuck in an inadequate school.

I have supported the construction of new schools all over this territory. Inuvik has a $100 million super-school, and I am happy for that community. We have expanded schools in Yellowknife, renovated schools in Hay River, put new schools in Tulita and Good Hope. I could go on, but you get the point. The very smallest communities seem to be left out.

I have said, time and time again, that everyone across our great territory should have equal access to education and equal opportunity to learn. The reality is access to education is not equal across the Northwest Territories. I know families in various communities who feel they have to send their

children away to larger centres to get proper education.

I know that this government says it’s always short of money, especially, it seems, for a school in Trout Lake, and I am sick of hearing it. It is unfair to the people of Trout Lake, especially for the students and teachers. This government can find the money and should find the money. Thank you.

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Members’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche . The Member for Range Lake , Mr. Dolynny .

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Cost Of Financing Long-Term Nunavut Debt

Members’ Statements

Daryl Dolynny

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Not less than a week ago I had an exchange of oral questions with the Minister of Finance on taxpayers’ cost to finance Nunavut debt. Historically, since post-division, the Government of Nunavut continued to use many of our services, primarily health care services, for their citizens. This is an understandable and acceptable practice. In return for the service, we would invoice, like any other client or contractor, for our costs of doing business.

As indicated in last week’s question exchange, I was alarmed to find out, during the spring Committee of the Whole, that this number owed by taxpayers of Nunavut to be somewhat alarming. In fact, after almost two rounds of questioning with the Minister, he finally agreed to share that there was about $2.93 million owed back to us in June but that number was whittled down to $2.39 million. Of course, he and I both know these numbers, yet I am not at liberty to share these numbers publicly until such time as it is released. We call it the rule of disclosure.

Further to this, the results of the issue of aged receivables over 180 days, or six months, owed to this government. You see, aged receivables compound interest at an incredible rate if they are not looked after. This is no different than if one was to leave a continued balance on your credit card month after month. Again, he and I both know the number but, unfortunately, this number was not shared to you, the taxpayer. In the end, the Minister indicated that there was only about $2,000 owing that was older than 90 days, and yet he also indicated that there was a time that this number was well over $8 million.

As a taxpayer, what does this all mean? For one thing, we should be called the Bank of NWT and not the Government of the Northwest Territories. However, unlike most banks that charge an interest rate for their line of credit, it appears that the GNWT does not. In fact, if we were to use the public sector accounting of audit standards on just the rolling average of the $2.39 million, which is a lower number recorded by the Finance Minister , we being

the people of NWT are financing about $200,000 per year in straight line interest and carrying costs for the Nunavut government. Moreover, if you were to factor that we had some aged receivable issues, as the Minister did indicate, you can even add more to this bill.

When the Member for Mackenzie Delta is asking for one more nurse, or the Member for Hay River North is asking for some more long-term care beds, or when the Member for Nahendeh goes on his hunger strike for his beloved Highway No. 7, this approximate $200,000 hidden cost could be used for our people’s needs and not financing debt. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Cost Of Financing Long-Term Nunavut Debt

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny . The honourable Member for Weledeh , Mr. Bromley .

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Success Of Weledeh Entrepreneur David Giroux And Arctic Fire Stoves

Members’ Statements

Bob Bromley

Weledeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I will follow up on my remarks yesterday about Weledeh small businesses with a specific example of Weledeh enterprise and success.

From his home workshop in Detah, David Giroux is the owner, inventor, manufacturer, marketer and driving force behind Arctic Fire Stoves. The stoves are constructed of recycled fuel drums and salvaged steel, an environmentally sound repurposing of existing materials. This is the Cadillac of barrel stoves, and experienced people say they have never seen anything like them. It is the only model that can be used for heating as an oven, a barbeque and a smoker. The stoves are produced in a number of sizes for use not only at homes and businesses but at bush and exploration camps.

One hundred fifty stoves have been marketed thus far, all made and sold in the Northwest Territories. Product development is proceeding. Mr. Giroux is going for Canadian Standards Association certification, which would make the stoves an approved unit for insurance purposes for use in private and public buildings. He is working with CSA on installation of a membrane, and damper and door seals. Once model improvements are completed, a prototype must be supplied for testing, which takes five to six months. That is at a cost of about $10,000.

Mr. Giroux will be looking for departmental support to attend the technical conference. I will naturally be backing that application. With CSA certification, David will be looking for wider markets here, across Canada and perhaps even internationally.

Here is a man who has looked around his home community, spotted an opportunity and ran with it. Who hasn’t seen him on the Detah ice road selling

the stoves from the back of his truck or at winter events displaying the various models? David Giroux is going forward. I congratulate him and look forward to opportunities to help with his business success. Mahsi.

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Bromley . The honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake , Mr. Moses .

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RCMP And Community Policing Initiatives In Inuvik

Members’ Statements

Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Over the past few months, there has been a rash of criminal activity in the community of Inuvik. However, today on the news you all heard of the great efforts that the local RCMP attachment and its members are making.

I would like to congratulate the Inuvik RCMP Detachment for their continued support and ongoing work with the community, and their commitment and tireless efforts to make Inuvik a healthy and safe community. I personally worked with the RCMP on the Not Us campaign and also at the Inuvik Interagency Committee where their presence, involvement and engagement help set the tone to find positive solutions for community concerns. They’ve also done very successful road checks, both in the community and on the highway.

On another note, Inuvik policing does not necessarily mean RCMP presence. There is also the community aspect. On October 7

th concerned

residents of the community of Inuvik held a meeting to address the increase of these criminal activities. As a result, one topic that was discussed was the formation of Citizens on Patrol. I believe that this group has activated itself and is working closely with the RCMP to do daily and, more importantly, weekend patrols.

I’d like to also give recognition to this group of volunteers who have devoted their time, and committed to making Inuvik streets safe, and protecting the livelihood of Inuvik’s residents. It takes a special type of person to commit their time to patrol the streets of Inuvik in an effort to make them safe, especially after a full day of work or a busy family life.

I would like to encourage all residents of Inuvik to continue to speak up on the crimes that they may witness, and help the Citizens on Patrol and RCMP. In fact, I’d like to encourage all residents of the Northwest Territories to stand up against crime and use your voices to put an end to criminal activities that are happening in your community.

I’d like to ask Members of the Legislative Assembly to join me in recognizing the hard work and dedication of the Inuvik RCMP Detachment and

Inuvik’s Citizens on Patrol group in making Inuvik a safer place to live. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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RCMP And Community Policing Initiatives In Inuvik

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Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Moses . The Member for Yellowknife Centre , Mr. Hawkins .

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Disclosing Compensation Of Senior Civil Servants

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Many jurisdictions in Canada publish the salaries, or at least the salary ranges of individual civil servants. This has obvious benefits for accountability and transparency.

In New Brunswick, salary ranges for all employees are listed by department in the government’s annual public accounts. Nova Scotia has just begun requiring government agencies to publicly disclose the compensation, direct and indirect, of anyone who receives more than $100,000 in that fiscal year. Ontario publishes the salaries for public employees earning more than $100,000 a year by name on a readily accessible website. Manitoba requires the disclosure of all public sector salaries over $50,000 through the public body’s audited financial statements.

Alberta discloses senior official salaries in an annual report issued under the Alberta Treasury Board directive. Of course, British Columbia discloses the remuneration of public servants who make over $70,000 a year.

But in the NWT, as I understand it, if a member of the public wants to know the salary range of a particular civil servant or a position, they have to file an access to information request. If the information of this is so limited and challenging, how is this being a fair essence of disclosure to our public citizens?

The government will argue this and say it’s a breach, in their view, under privacy. But I’ve given so many examples to explain why and how others do this, why can’t we? It’s time that this government is proactive in the disclosure of our salaries when we want to talk about good accountability.

The other day I raised the issue about senior management bonuses. It’s time to start talking about these things in public and sharing the information that rightly belongs in public. Thank you.

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Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins . The Member for Deh Cho , Mr. Nadli .

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National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

Members’ Statements

Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Six months ago I lost a close family member to ovarian cancer. Today I’d like to acknowledge another form of cancer. This week is dedicated to the national

awareness of cervical cancer. The Northwest Territories health system has an excellent screening and prevention program. Even so, cervical cancer is among the top five cancers suffered by women in our territory.

Cervical cancer develops from the human papilloma virus, or HPV. There are more than 100 different types of HPV. These viruses infect the skin and are spread by close sexual contact, not bodily fluids. You can get these viruses without having intercourse. Both women and men can carry HPV. Most of the time the body’s immune system clears these viruses from the body, but when they are not cleared, the person usually does not know he or she has HPV. It can show no symptoms and remain dormant, only to be spread later. When cancer does develop in the cervix, it can take 10 to 20 years from the initial infection.

The good news is cervical cancer is preventable, with a bit of common sense and vigilance. Here in the Territories we have an HPV vaccine program for school-aged girls that prevents cervical cancer and 70 percent of the HPV viruses that affect the cervix.

It is also important for young women to begin getting PAP smears within three years of starting sexual activity or by the age of 21 at the latest. This simple procedure detects abnormal cells. Early detection and treatment saves thousands of women’s lives every year all over the world. The Northwest Territories has the highest PAP smear coverage, 83 percent in Canada. That also means there are less than 17 percent of women who should be tested approximately every two years. All it takes is a visit to your nurse or doctor, who is your primary health care provider.

I understand that the screening rate is lower among Aboriginal women and lower in regional centres and small communities than in Yellowknife. This is yet another sign of where our health system can improve.

Awareness of the HPV and cervical cancer can be a life and death matter. I’m pretty sure that most young people know very little about the human papilloma virus. For that matter, I would bet that most adults’ knowledge of this topic can be improved.

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National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Nadli . Item 4, returns to oral questions. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta , Mr. Blake .

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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize the former Member for Mackenzie Delta , Mr. David Krutko. I’d like to thank him for all his hard work over the years.

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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

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Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Blake . The honourable Member for Sahtu , Mr. Yakeleya .

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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Norman Yakeleya

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d also like to recognize my brother-in-law and colleague – he looks so relaxed I didn’t even recognize him at first – Mr. David Krutko.

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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

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Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya . The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre , Mr. Hawkins .

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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, wish to recognize former Member Krutko. Committee meetings are certainly not the same as they used to be. If anything, they go faster. I will say that we do miss his presence here.

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Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins . Item 6, acknowledgements. The honourable Member for Sahtu , Mr. Yakeleya .

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Acknowledgement 11-17(3): Doris Taniton – 2012 Minister’s Cultural Circle Award

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Norman Yakeleya

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to congratulate Ms. Doris Taniton from Deline, who received an award for the 2012 Minister’s Cultural Circle Award.

This is an award that is well deserved for Ms. Taniton and the community of Deline. She is known to be very passionate of her culture and heritage, which is a value to be cherished at such a young age.

On behalf of the Sahtu region, I would like to congratulate Ms. Taniton for her involvement and dedication in her community, and encourage her to continue her positive attitude for our youth across the Northwest Territories.

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Acknowledgement 11-17(3): Doris Taniton – 2012 Minister’s Cultural Circle Award

Acknowledgements

The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya . Item 7, oral questions. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta , Mr. Blake .

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Question 208-17(3): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

Oral Questions

Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d first like to start by congratulating the Department of Transportation on winning the Silver Award from the Institute of Public Administrators of Canada for the Mackenzie Valley Highway Project. With that, I have a few questions on the project itself. I know a decision has been made formally approving the Inuvik-Tuk highway, which is the first step of the Mackenzie Valley Highway Project.

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Question 208-17(3): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Blake . The honourable Minister responsible for Transportation , Mr. David Ramsay .

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Question 208-17(3): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

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Kam Lake

David Ramsay

Minister of Transportation

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Member for his recognition of the award. We hope to be concluded with the EA process and get a report back on that early in 2013. Between that time and when session starts again in February-March, we hope to be able to get the cost estimates on the project so that we can better ascertain what the cost of the project is going to be. We expect to be able to come back before the House in the February-March sitting to formally make a decision on the Inuvik-Tuk highway. I look forward to doing that.

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Question 208-17(3): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

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Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

I’d like to ask the Minister when equipment will start moving and people will be working in the Beaufort-Delta region.

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Question 208-17(3): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

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Kam Lake

David Ramsay

Minister of Transportation

Processes like the EA take some time. I know the economy right now in the Beaufort-Delta isn’t what folks need it to be. We need jobs, we need opportunities there. I believe this project is going to help us deliver on growing the economy in the Beaufort-Delta. Should the project be approved in February-March, we will be able to hopefully move on a couple of sections that are shovel ready, both out of Inuvik and out of Tuk. Hopefully the project itself would commence construction in the fall of next year. That would be the fall of 2013.

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Question 208-17(3): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

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Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

My final question to the Minister is: What level of support is the Government of the Northwest Territories receiving from the federal government?

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Question 208-17(3): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

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Kam Lake

David Ramsay

Minister of Transportation

We’ve had a great deal of support from the federal government. It’s a project that the federal government believes has national significance. It’s going to lend itself to Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic. It’s going to connect this country from coast to coast to coast. We certainly look forward to continuing to work with the federal government as the project moves forward.

We have today a commitment of $150 million from the federal government. Again, I think there are some moving parts here. We need to nail down what exactly the cost of the project is going to be, and like other projects that we’ve had here in the past, we need to complete the environmental assessment, get the report back, and then look to the federal government to continue to be the partner they’ve been thus far, and we’ll get a funding arrangement with the federal government and look forward to a continued partnership with the federal government on building this territory.

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Question 208-17(3): Inuvik To Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay . The honourable Member for Weledeh , Mr. Bromley .

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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Bob Bromley

Weledeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission. Over the past three years, I’ve described the problem of injured workers not receiving compensation for the impacts of physical as well as psychological pain. Although the legal ability to compensate for pain evidently exists, no pain compensation is awarded, simply because the WSCC has not written a standard to rate the physical pain.

The issue was referred to the NWT Human Rights Commission, and a complaint was upheld for referral to adjudication and that adjudication has been suspended pending the results of a negotiation with a specified client. Although, I am unable to refer to the details of that negotiation because of imposed confidentiality conditions by WSCC. However, can the Minister say whether a standard for rating and compensating the impacts of pain is being prepared by the WSCC?

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Bromley . The honourable Minister responsible for the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission, Mr. Jackson Lafferty .

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. The Member alluded to where we cannot talk about the specifics of a case that’s before the claims. This particular case is before the claims. When it comes to compensation and benefits for individuals, injured workers, I have had a meeting with WSCC, the president and also the chair, discussing various areas where the Member raised that issue with me earlier. I did raise the profile and we need to deal with those matters that are before us. Those are the areas that the organization is looking after but they are very careful discussing matters that are before claims.

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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Bob Bromley

Weledeh

Thanks to the Minister for those remarks. I realize there are areas that we can’t delve into. However, I do believe there is full agreement that pain is to be compensated and that the policy needs to be written first. That is what my inquiry is. I think that is out front and clearly public. It sounds like, from the Minister’s response, that hasn’t been done yet.

I’m wondering if the Minister can say when we can expect completion and introduction of that new standard, and when it will be rolled out to apply to all new claims for injury compensation.

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

I would have to get back to the Member on the status of the compensation, the policy that he is referring to. Like I said, I did meet with my staff at WSCC and they did inform me that the paper was coming and that these are the areas we take seriously into consideration, were the compensation for injured

workers. I have to get back to the Members on the exact status of the report.

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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Bob Bromley

Weledeh

Thanks for the Minister’s remarks again. I know the Minister is aware of the situation and has been supporting getting it resolved, but the standard does obviously need to be prepared, and to ensure accountability and sensitivity to client needs there has to be some transparency in its development.

I’m wondering if the Minister knows, or perhaps could assure me that the standard as it’s being developed examines other jurisdictions’ policies, seeks independent medical advice, and how the policy development will include the input of clients who will be affected by the standard ultimately developed.

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

When I met with WSCC staff to talk about the standards that are being developed, we wanted to do research in other jurisdictions, as well, as we’ve done with various other initiatives that we’ve undertaken when it comes to policy development, or benefits, or compensation. The discussion on potentially having input from the clients themselves, those are discussions we’ve had, but I will take those into consideration when I meet with WSCC and gather that information.

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty . Final supplementary, Mr. Bromley .

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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Bob Bromley

Weledeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks for that commitment from the Minister. Another issue here, and this has dragged out this case over four or five years now, has been the backlog of cases waiting assessment by the only physician contracted by the WSCC to do the assessments. Frequently, there hasn’t been one. I’ve been assured in the past that more staff are being contracted to eliminate that backlog and keep it from accumulating.

Can the Minister tell me if the backlog in physician assessment of new claims has been cleared, and if not, what steps are being taken to deal promptly with our injured workers?

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

My understanding was that the department, WSCC has been looking into the assessment backlog and to deal with that matter, find solutions. I have to get the latest update to the Members. I don’t have that information here before me but I will provide that to the Members.

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Question 209-17(3): Standards For Injured Workers’ Compensation

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty . The honourable Member for Hay River North , Mr. Bouchard .

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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Robert Bouchard

Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I indicated in my Member’s statement, I find it unbelievable that the Department of Health does not have a matching line item for the 10 long-term beds that are currently planned to be removed from the new health centre. My first question for the Minister is: Will the community of Hay River be protected from having to move its seniors to other communities?

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard . The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services , Mr. Beaulieu .

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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Tu Nedhe

Tom Beaulieu

Minister of Health and Social Services

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ve said in this House many times that we are going to do everything possible to keep the seniors in their home communities as much as possible. The only time we wish to move seniors is when there is no long-term care available in their communities and they have to go to long-term care, then we will sometimes move them to another long-term care facility. For the most part, the idea is to keep people as close to home as possible.

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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Robert Bouchard

Hay River North

I would like to ask the Minister of Health why there was no matching line item for these 10 long-term beds when they were being removed from the new health care facility. I understand the concept of not putting any in the health care facility, but why was there no line item to replace these in some other facility or add a facility?

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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Tu Nedhe

Tom Beaulieu

Minister of Health and Social Services

The decision was made to build a new health centre and the decision was made not to have the new health centre be a home for people to live in. The long-term care beds were not incorporated into the new health care centre. Unfortunately, the long-term care beds were not incorporated into any other location. I’ve committed to the Member that we’re going to look at it. We’re not going to leave individuals that require long-term care that are in H.H. Williams Hospital now out in the cold. We will find a place for them within Hay River if at all possible.

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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Robert Bouchard

Hay River North

The department has indicated they are doing an assessment of the Hay River area and the future needs. I would urge the department to complete that assessment and make sure that this facility is going to be a facility that takes care of the needs for the next 50 years.

Will the Minister commit to completing that assessment and making sure that if Hay River’s needs for the next 50 years are 15 beds, that Hay River looks to that type of facility? If the needs are only 10, that’s fine, but the needs may be even higher, especially with the aging population of the

Northwest Territories. Will the Minister commit to that, please?

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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Tu Nedhe

Tom Beaulieu

Minister of Health and Social Services

Yes. I would commit to completing the assessment for the need of long-term care beds in Hay River and try to move that to the capital planning process as soon as possible.

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu . Final, short supplementary, Mr. Bouchard .

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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Robert Bouchard

Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As time is of the essence in this project and the project is being constructed as we speak, when will the department place these essential 10 long-term beds in their budget process so I can see it and the community of Hay River can see it on the long-term budget process, knowing that it is going to be removed from the community within the next few years?

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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Tu Nedhe

Tom Beaulieu

Minister of Health and Social Services

The Member will be able to see it as a line item in the capital plan once it goes through the capital planning process in this House.

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Question 210-17(3): Lack Of Long-Term Care Beds In New Hay River Health Centre

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu . The Member for the Sahtu , Mr. Yakeleya .

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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Norman Yakeleya

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The fact that the town of Norman Wells’ natural gas will be turned off in 2013 for business and 2014 for residents, the Town of Norman Wells has initiated a process where they want to look at the biomass energy district heating initiative. I want to ask the Minister, and I’m not too sure if it’s the Minister of Finance or one of the Ministers who are the lead on this initiative with the Town of Norman Wells, if they are helping them put together a business case where the town then can go to the federal funders to look at some funding to support their alternative heating energy use.

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya . The Minister of Finance , Mr. Miltenberger .

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The officials and staff, in fact Environment and Natural Resources, who are conversant with biomass, have been working with the community of Norman Wells. Now that there’s been an election and a change in leadership, we have to revisit the priorities of the community just to confirm whether those are still the priorities or if there has been any change. But we have been working with the community.

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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Norman Yakeleya

Sahtu

The Town of Norman Wells so far has received a letter indicating that they are still continuing to pursue the biomass energy district heating process. I want to ask the Minister, would his government be supporting that initiative through

a letter writing campaign when they formulate their business case to present it to the various funders.

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

The Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to working with the community of Norman Wells the same as we are working with the community of Inuvik to resolve these critical energy issues. We have been and will continue to work with the community to do that.

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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Norman Yakeleya

Sahtu

The Minister has indicated the government’s commitment. The Town of Norman Wells is compiling a business case and needs the support in writing from the Government of the Northwest Territories, to put together and complete their business case for funding. They are looking at this as urgent, and since it has to go through different levels of hurdles, can we count on this government here to provide some sort of comfort letter that they would give the town for a solid business case?

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

I’ll commit to have the officials check on the latest status of this proposal. As the Member has indicated, if it’s some type of letter or some type of letter of comfort, then, of course, we will seriously look at that either through Environment and Natural Resources or Finance.

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger . Final, short supplementary, Mr. Yakeleya .

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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Norman Yakeleya

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think the Town of Norman Wells would appreciate hearing from the Minister his commitment on helping them put together a business case for their alternative energy use.

Would the Minister, once it’s asked by the town, see this as urgent and get the support of his Cabinet Ministers to sign off a letter that would be satisfactory to all the parties?

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

In fact, Municipal and Community Affairs has provided the community about $175,000 to assist them with the work, the technical work, engineering work, as they look at the type of conversion that’s going to best meet the needs of the community.

Once again, I’ll commit that we will make sure, as a government, that we are coordinated and supportive of the community in this process. I will, as well, be talking to the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs .

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Question 211-17(3): Norman Wells Biomass Energy District Heating Proposal

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger . The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake , Mr. Moses .

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m going to follow up to my Member’s statement earlier and

my questions today are for the Minister of Justice . With most of the criminal activity that happened in the community of Inuvik, it was stated in the news today that a lot of it had to do with youth. I wanted to ask the Minister of Justice what type of preventative measures or programs are in place to help these youth that are high-risk youth, maybe troubled youth, to get back and become a part of society again. What kind of programs are in place in the communities that can help these youth get back on track and become part of society again?

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Moses . The Minister of Justice , Mr. Abernethy .

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are a couple things. Some of it’s promotion and advertising. We do have the Not Us campaign, which is actually a community-driven promotion and awareness campaign. It does exist in Inuvik. The RCMP are working with the community group who is delivering that, and I think we’re getting some pretty positive results in Inuvik.

We also have community justice committees in most of our communities in the Northwest Territories. They are working through diversion to work with youth to find alternatives and healing methods, and ways to divert them out of the criminal justice system. There are things that are happening in the communities. Thank you.

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

The Minister alluded to justice committees and alternatives in terms of programs in the communities. Can the Minister confirm how many communities in the Northwest Territories actually have active community justice committees and what type of activities they’re carrying out in terms of diversion?

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

I don’t have the exact number of communities that actually have community justice committees in the Northwest Territories. I do know that it is the majority of communities. I also do know that currently 30 of 33 communities have access to the program and are accessing funding. I don’t know how active they are specifically, but I do know that 30 of 33 are accessing the funding for their committees.

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

That’s really good news to hear, that 30 of our 33 communities are actually accessing this funding for these justice committees.

In terms of alternative and diversion programs having our youth go out and do certain projects or do things for the community, can the Minister allude to what type of projects that these youth are getting diverted into to helping out in the community in terms of volunteering to ensure us that they are not just doing labour work, that they are actually doing some type of skill set that will help them become mature and responsible youth as well as teenagers, and eventually become responsible adults? Can he

allude to what type of skill sets they are getting diverted to? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Mr. Speaker, many of the individual diversions are very specific to the individual involved in the diversion, whatever can be arranged in the community. It would be difficult to provide a comprehensive list of every specific diversion that has taken place, but I will commit to getting to the Member a bit of a

summary of the types of things that are being done in the different communities as well as a little bit of a

summary on what some of the communities are doing as far as prevention and individual diversion.

I do know that some of the communities have submitted applications for money to run some on-the-land programs that are open to youth so they can get them away from communities and talk about positive activities. I will commit to getting the Member some additional information. I will be happy to share that with him once I have had it compiled. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy . Final, short supplementary, Mr. Moses .

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Do these community justice committees take into account possibly the learning challenges, learning disabilities, cognitive disabilities that these individuals come before them might have when actually dealing with them and dealing with the youth in terms of putting them into an appropriate type of diversion program, or that the youth understands what they are actually going to these community justice committees for? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Mr. Speaker, every community justice committee consists of representatives from the individual communities. They all come with different strengths, weaknesses and ideas. I couldn’t say whether every committee does exactly what the Member is talking to, but I know many strive to do that. Specifics would depend on the community-by-community basis and what skills they have in their communities, what knowledge they have. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 212-17(3): Community Program Supports For At-Risk Youth

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy . The honourable Member for Nahendeh , Mr. Menicoche .

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Kevin A. Menicoche

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to follow up on my Trout Lake school Member’s statement earlier this afternoon. During my last visit to Trout Lake and with the recent letter received, they have indicated that parents and council, the chief has indicated that the Charles Tetcho School is too small. This fiscal year alone, there are 19 students listed in the morning, and in

the afternoon there are 16 students. There is a big open class. I have always said it is like the one-room school. There are too many distractions from the kindergarten class all the way up to the Grade 9 students, as well as the lack of storage room. I have been raising this issue for years. I would like to ask the Minister of Education what has the Education Minister done to get the Trout Lake school project started. Mahsi cho.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche . The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment , Mr. Lafferty .

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. The Charles Tetcho School in Trout Lake fits the criteria that we have right now. That is the NWT Schools Capital Standards and Criteria of maximum capacity with the 33 capacity within that school. Right now it is at 61 percent. As the Member indicated, 19 for 2011-12, so the school does meet the approved standard for classroom space and size. That is what we have currently, but the Member raised the issue on numerous occasions. I did address it with my department, how we can look into those areas of small community schools, distraction and so forth. We are looking into that as well. Mahsi.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Kevin A. Menicoche

Nahendeh

Mr. Speaker, why is replacing the Charles Tetcho School in Trout Lake not a higher priority for this government? I had indicated the original school had burnt down. This is a temporary placement in the community hall. Why is replacing the school in Trout Lake not a priority? Thank you.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

Mr. Speaker, replacing schools in the communities would have to be based on the standards and criteria that we follow, the Government of the Northwest Territories standards that we follow. What we have before us is the classroom size, the 33 students that can be allowed in the schools. Earlier the Member indicated 19. It is a 61, a 60 percent margin right now. If it becomes a major issue where we have 30 students in the classroom, then it is a major crisis, major issue that we need to deal with. At this point the capacity is not at the maximum, so based on that, we have to follow the standards that are before us within the Government of the Northwest Territories. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Kevin A. Menicoche

Nahendeh

Mr. Speaker, I am sure that criteria works well if it is a school, but this is not a school. It is one room in the community hall. I keep impressing that on government. Why do our children deserve less in the smaller communities than others? I would like the Minister to explain that to myself and everyone in Trout Lake. They have to recognize that this is not a school. It is actually a room in the community hall. When will this government replace that school in Trout Lake? Thank you.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

Mr. Speaker, that is part of the long-term plan. The Member alluded to 2018-19; it could be sooner. It all depends on the situation in the communities. We are not excluding those regional, small, isolated communities. We have to treat all the schools the same. It is all based on criteria as well. We need to follow that. That is our Government of the Northwest Territories criteria and standards that we are following. We cannot break those rules.

This is an issue that we have encountered in the past where there is capital infrastructure that happens every year. These discussions happen on a continuous basis. Eventually, we will see that school, but it is the school where students are being taught kindergarten and so forth and higher grade levels.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

…recognized by our department, by our government. We are providing funding for the organization, the school board, to provide that programming. We will continue to do that until eventually there will be a new school there. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty . Final, short supplementary, Mr. Menicoche .

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Kevin A. Menicoche

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That eventual reality of getting a new school is why I am up here and been raising the issue for years and years. When will that school be replaced? You have ECE standards versus the substandard. That is my point. That is not a recognized school by that community. The government promised to replace that school. They never did. When are they going to do that? Thank you.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

Mr. Speaker, as I indicated, the capital infrastructure comes on an annual basis. We can definitely discuss it. This is an area that we will continue to push forward in a small community. Depending on the size, again, it is a standard and criteria that is before us based on 61 percent capacity. I will be visiting the community of Trout Lake and see for myself, as well and other small communities, what could be done to expedite the process. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 213-17(3): Need For A New School In Trout Lake

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty . The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre , Mr. Hawkins .

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today in my Member’s statement I talked about other jurisdictions that proactively take the right approach in disclosing salary ranges for civil servants. In the Northwest Territories it presents itself as a very significant challenge.

My question is to the Minister of Human Resources . What is the Minister doing to publish public service salaries over the range by way of example of $75,000 in the similar manner as BC or even Ontario does? Thank you.

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins . The honourable Minister of Human Resources , Mr. Abernethy .

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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Glen Abernethy

Minister of Human Resources

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Following up on the recommendations of the Access to Privacy Commissioner in the last Assembly, the government also made a recommendation that the government post all salary ranges for different categories of employment in the Government of the Northwest Territories. The Member and I were both on that committee, and since becoming a Minister I have directed the department to post all salary ranges for all categories of employment in the Government of the Northwest Territories on-line. They are all there.

As far as posting individuals’ salaries and individual position salaries, we are actually limited by the conditions of the Access to Information and Privacy Act. Thank you.

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you. I appreciate the Minister mentioning the last part, especially about the privacy issue. In Alberta, they recently passed through an FMB directive, which is similar to our process of the Treasury Board, that actually makes this happen that I’m talking about. Ontario, which I’ll table later today, actually publishes people over $100,000 by position, name, where the position is located, as well as their specific salary.

So what is actually stopping this particular Minister from publishing this type of information that’s being published across Canada? Thank you.

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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Great Slave

Glen Abernethy

Minister of Human Resources

I’ve seen that information and I understand that some jurisdictions, under their particular access to information and privacy legislation, have the freedom to do that. We have our own stand-alone legislation here in the Northwest Territories which we have to comply with, and our legislation does not allow that. I am happy to sit down with committee and have some discussions around this, and if they wish for us to pursue this and look at our legislation, we’re happy to do that, but right now our legislation actually limits our ability to do exactly what some of these other jurisdictions are doing. Thank you.

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

There have been occasions when this particular Minister has been quoted in this House about demanding that salaries get publicized. So why would this question be less relevant when he’s a Minister now? I’d like to ask specifically as Minister what has he done, rather than asking committee to make the recommendations that you can either follow or not

follow, but what has the Minister done in his capacity to bring forward the information as I’ve suggested in the manner I’ve suggested? Thank you.

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

I’m happy the Member brought up my past experience, my past comments. I did exactly what I’ve done already as a Minister, which is post all ranges for all GNWT positions in the Government of the Northwest Territories. I’ve said in committee, I’ve said in the House that that should be done and I’m happy to say today that is exactly what has been done.

With respect to posting individual salaries and individual position salaries, I’ve never been supportive of that, but if it’s something that committee wishes to do, I’m happy, with my colleagues, to look at that and discuss it with committee. If that is the wish of committee, we are happy to pursue that. Thank you.

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy . Final, short supplementary, Mr. Hawkins .

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act in 1996 from Ontario does exactly what I’m suggesting. What does the Minister have to hide from when I’ve given numerous examples as to why Ontario does this? They specifically state the institution people work on, their specific names, their specific positions over $100,000. What does the Minister have to hide from, from proceeding with this type of information on public disclosure on our website? Thank you.

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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Great Slave

Glen Abernethy

Minister of Human Resources

Thank you. I don’t think we have anything to hide about or hide behind. Bottom line is, our legislation is specific and it talks of this particular area. We are not in a position to release that information without changing the Access to Information and Privacy Act.

Like I said, I’m happy to go to committee, have a discussion on this and if committee wishes us to change the Access to Information and Privacy Act, that is certainly something that we are willing to work with committee on. Thank you.

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Question 214-17(3): Disclosure Of Senior Civil Servants’ Salaries

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy . The Member for Deh Cho , Mr. Nadli .

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Question 215-17(3): National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier I made a comment on acknowledging the National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week. I’d just like to follow up on it. Perhaps in a sense, maybe for some to talk openly about what happens, perhaps it’s an uncomfortable matter, but I think for a case like this talking about it, raising awareness is the mission, especially for the public out there in the Northwest Territories when we have lots of cases of cancer.

So my question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services . How are young people in the Northwest Territories taught the basics of sexual health, including the information on the human papilloma virus and cervical cancer? Thank you.

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Question 215-17(3): National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Nadli . The Minister of Health and Social Services , Mr. Beaulieu .

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Question 215-17(3): National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Department of Health does a lot of work in the cancer area, and the department has developed a cancer awareness and response strategy that was funded during this fiscal year, and we have been doing work in various areas under the chief public health officer. I guess that’s how we’re trying to respond to the cancer awareness. Thank you.

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Question 215-17(3): National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

Thank you. What about adults? In our health system, how do we make sure that adults know about the human papilloma virus and cervical cancer? Thank you.

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Question 215-17(3): National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe

Thank you. I see the HPV advertisements on the television, I notice that they’re put on by the Nunavut government and I don’t know that the Government of the Northwest Territories has the same type of campaign for HPV. But I know that awareness of the types of cancer that we find most prevalent are the ones that we’re trying to campaign as in colorectal, prostate and lung cancer for men, and colorectal, lung and breast cancer for women. Thank you.

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Question 215-17(3): National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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Michael Nadli

Deh Cho

It is rather disappointing that we’re not making the same effort as our colleagues in Nunavut. Why are the human papilloma virus screening rates lower among Aboriginal women and lower in regional centres and small communities than in Yellowknife? Mahsi.

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Question 215-17(3): National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe

I’m assuming that the Member has the information that those rates of exams or tests are lower than in the larger centres. I don’t have that information here. I think the standard, when we try to do cancer awareness or try to do early detection, is to try to do something that’s standard across the territory, except for in situations where communities are considered to have a spike in cancer rates in their specific communities. We try to work with those communities to look at all the cancer rates, but the standard is that we are supposed to be applying the same across the Territories regardless of the size of the community. Thank you.

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Question 215-17(3): National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu . The Member for Frame Lake , Ms. Bisaro .

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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Wendy Bisaro

Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment . Quite some

time ago, I think it was in 2010, certainly it was in the 16

th Assembly, the Department of Education,

Culture and Employment advised Members that they would be doing a review of the Student Financial Assistance Program. I’d like to know from the Minister, it’s been quite some time since that announcement was made, it’s been two years down the road, plus some, I think. So I’d like to know from the Minister whether or not that review has been completed, and if so, is it available for the public? Thank you.

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro . The Minister of Education, Culture and Employment , Mr. Lafferty .

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. The SFA was under review and there was a management response to the SFA and the availability to me as the Minister responsible. Upon that, it would be available to the general public based on the recommendations brought forward. We are looking at various areas where we can focus as a priority that we can move forward. So I have to get the specifics of it. I don’t have that detailed information at this point with me right now, but I will get that for the Member on the status. Mahsi.

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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Wendy Bisaro

Frame Lake

I think the Minister said that the report is not public. That’s my understanding, I think. I’d like to know from the Minister if the report has been received by the Minister and there has been a response to the report. I would think that there are many people in the public who would like to know what the report says. So I’d like to ask the Minister whether it is the intention of the Minister to make the report and its recommendations available to the public. Could he table it in the House perhaps, and hopefully soon? Thank you.

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

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recommendation did come from the general public, the students, the parents. It is public information as well. Once I get the overall review, then we can potentially table the document so that it can be opened to the general public.

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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Wendy Bisaro

Frame Lake

To the Minister, he’s telling me that it’s public information and yet the report is not in the public realm. I’m having a little trouble understanding how he references it as being public.

So to the Minister, since the report is not yet available to the public and the recommendations are not there so that the public and Members can discuss them, I’d like to ask the Minister if he could give me a bit of a

summary of what the recommendations in the report are.

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

There are, let’s see here, approximately 18 recommendations within that SFA that was brought to my attention. I can share that with the Members as well as the standing committee. This is an area where there is

a management response to SFA, the review of the final report. I can share that information. We are focusing on which priority areas we need to start implementing and it will be brought to the standing committee, as well, as an information item as we move forward.

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty . Final supplementary, Ms. Bisaro .

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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Wendy Bisaro

Frame Lake

To the Minister, I appreciate that he’s going to make this report available, but I believe it’s before standing committee already. My question is whether or not, or why it can’t be made available to the public. I’m sure that the recommendations in that report would like to be seen by some of the people who had input, would like to be seen by some of the people who are using SFA right now. I would again ask the Minister when he anticipates that this report can be tabled.

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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Jackson Lafferty

Monfwi

What we were waiting for was the management’s response. Now that is before me. The next step was to introduce that to standing committee. That happened. The next step is, of course, tabling the document with all the 18 recommendations and it will be for the general public.

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Question 216-17(3): Student Financial Assistance Program Review

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The Speaker

Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty . The honourable Member for Range Lake , Mr. Dolynny .

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Question 217-17(3): Criteria For Senior Management Performance Bonus

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Daryl Dolynny

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m going to weigh in on a topic that was brought in earlier today by the Member for Yellowknife Centre . We don’t have money fo