Debates of March 13th, 2007

This is page numbers 1 - 34 of the Hansard for the 15th Assembly, 6th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library.

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Topics

Members Present

Item 1: Prayer

Item 2: Opening Address

Speaker's Opening Comments

New Department Of Transportation Website

Working Towards Post-secondary Excellence

2007 Canada Winter Games

Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project

Access To Breast Health Screening Programs

Impact Of New Deal Funding Formulas On Tax-based Communities

Opportunities Arising From Delay In Construction Of The Mackenzie Gas Project

Construction Of The Tuktoyaktuk-inuvik All-weather Highway

Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project

World Water Day

Maximizing Employment Opportunities From The Mackenzie Gas Project

Renovations Required At The Jimmy Erasmus Seniors' Home

Denendeh Indian Residential School Survivors Conference

Economics Of The Mackenzie Gas Project

Tribute To Richard Lafferty, Sr.

Item 5: Recognition Of Visitors In The Gallery

Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project

Access To Breast Health Screening Programs

Maximizing Employment Opportunities From The Mackenzie Gas Project

Fuel Storage Along Northern Waterways

Delay In Construction Of The Mackenzie Gas Project

Renovations Required At The Jimmy Erasmus Senior Home

Recognition Of Deline As The Birthplace Of Hockey

Tuktoyaktuk-inuvik All-weather Highway

Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project

Impacts Of New Deal Funding Formulas On Tax-based Communities

Airport Runway Extensions In The Sahtu Region

Universal Partnership Agreements With Local Housing Authorities

Security Measures At Yellowknife Airport

Yellowknife School Facilities

Capacity Of Yellowknife Schools

Extension Of Winter Road In The Sahtu Region

Capacity Of Yellowknife Schools

Community Chest Freezer For Tulita

Yellowknife School Facilities

Yellowknife School Facilities

Aboriginal Programs At Stanton Territorial Hospital

Rental Arrears In Behchoko

Aboriginal Programs At Stanton Territorial Hospital

Assistance For Residential School Survivors

Written Question 1-15(6): Care For Alzheimer's And Other Dementias

Tabled Document 1-15(6): Towards Excellence: A Report On Post-secondary Education In The Nwt, 2005

Tabled Document 2-15(6): Grants And Contributions Programs Results Report, 2005-2006

Tabled Document 3-15(6):

Summary Of Questions From Yellowknife School Board No. 1 Public Meeting On Facilities Issue

Written Question 2-15(6): Culture And Language Programs In Tlicho Communities

Territorial Power Subsidy Program

Extended Adjournment Of The House To May 9, 2007

Bill 1:

An Act To Amend The Partnership Act

Bill 2:

An Act To Amend The Condominium Act

Bill 3:

An Act To Amend The Legal Services Act

Bill 7: Safer Communities And Neighbourhoods Act

Bill 4: Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation Act

Bill 5:

An Act To Amend The Child And Family Services Act

Bill 6: Workers' Compensation Act

Item 16: Orders Of The Day

Members Present

Honourable Brendan Bell , Mr. Braden , Honourable Paul Delorey , Honourable Charles Dent , Mrs. Groenewegen , Honourable Joe Handley , Mr. Hawkins , Honourable David Krutko , Mr. Lafferty , Ms. Lee , Hon. Michael McLeod , Mr. McLeod, Hon. Kevin Menicoche , Mr. Miltenberger , Mr. Pokiak , Mr. Ramsay , Honourable Floyd Roland , Mr. Villeneuve , Mr. Yakeleya

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Item 1: Prayer

Item 1: Prayer

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Mr. Clerk, would you ascertain if the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, the Honourable Anthony W. J. Whitford, is prepared to enter the Chamber to open the Sixth Session of the 15th Legislative Assembly.

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Item 2: Opening Address

Item 2: Opening Address

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Commissioner Of The Northwest Territories

Hon. Tony Whitford

Monsieur, le president, monsieur le premier ministre, messieurs et Mesdames les deputes, mesdames et messieurs, et amis. It hardly seems a moment has passed since I last was with you.

---Laughter

But it is good to be back. On Sunday, I returned from a visit to Whitehorse where I was supporting athletes, coaches, artists and parents from Team NWT at the Canada Winter Games. I am pleased to report a great deal of success was attained by our team. From a hard fought, well-deserved gold medal won by Hay River skier Brendan Green...

---Applause

...to personal bests set by many athletes, Team NWT gave stellar performances, upheld the honour of our territory and made us proud.

I particularly want to mention the athletes taking

part in the Inuit and Dene games. For the first time, these games were a demonstration sport at the Canada Winter Games. The eyes of the nation were turned upon us as northern athletes competed for medals in a variety of challenging and unique games. Team NWT male and female athletes enjoyed much success and I feel I have to mention a cluster of family athletes who did especially well. I am speaking, of course, of the McLeod ladies, Robyn, Shawna and Devin.

---Applause

Between them they won five medals; gold, silver and bronze, and in the all around female competition Robyn won a silver medal, Shawna came fourth and Devin tied for fifth place. I have no doubt they were inspired by another family member, our own Minister for sport and for youth, the Honourable Michael McLeod ,...

---Applause

...father and uncle to the ladies.

As well as sports, the Canada Winter Games offered the NWT an opportunity to showcase art and culture.

Through displays and performances, the work of our northern artists was showcased to Canada during the opening and closing ceremonies and throughout the games.

While in Whitehorse, I had the opportunity to tour an art collection called Burning Cold. This collection contains pieces created by several artists from all across Canada and will go on tour to many different cities now the games are over.

One of the art pieces, and the best in my mind although I admit to some bias, was an exquisite, detailed carving created by Fort Simpson artist John Sabourin.

---Applause

John's Dene cultural identity merged northern customs and modern visions resulting in an abstract work highlighting texture and form and bringing the stone to life through stories and legends.

I must also thank Premier Handley for the invitation to his house party at NWT House. I, and many other guests from all corners of Canada, enjoyed a rousing evening of northern music and camaraderie culminating in a very informative and entertaining quiz, entitled "Beat the Premier " where Premier Handley took on all comers answering any question the audience cared to pose about the Northwest Territories. I am happy to report our Premier gave a good account of himself and passed on much colourful, northern knowledge to the audience.

I have no doubt we will welcome more visitors to the NWT as a result of his answers, especially to Tsiigehtchic and learning how to spell the word. Thank you, Mr. Premier , for your hospitality. And thank you athletes and all participants for a memorable two weeks.

In the coming months, I look forward to a busy spring and summer as I continue my quest to visit every community in the Northwest Territories. As well, I have enjoyed visiting local schools and meeting with you to hear their perspective on a wide variety of issues. I never fail to be impressed by their intelligence, candor and enthusiasm. I hope to meet many more of our young citizens over the next few months at their graduations and assemblies.

During this session, the Government of the Northwest Territories will be introducing the following bill entitled, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2007-2008, for consideration by the House. The government considers this bill essential to the good conduct of government business and, as such, I recommend its passage.

As Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, I now declare open the Sixth Session of the 15th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, merci, merci beaucoup, mahsi cho.

---Applause

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Speaker's Opening Comments

Item 2: Opening Address

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Good afternoon, colleagues. Welcome back to the Chamber to begin our Sixth Session of the 15th Legislative Assembly. Certainly it does seem like we never left. I know you are all eager to get back to the business at hand, so I will make my comments brief.

I wish to extend thanks, on behalf of all Members, to the Honourable Anthony Whitford, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, for opening the Sixth Session of this 15th Assembly.

As we continue our work here, I look forward to a productive and fruitful session. I wish you wisdom and strength in your continued deliberations on behalf of all the residents of the Northwest Territories.

Finally, colleagues, I would like to remind you once again of the important role you have assumed: to uphold the integrity and the dignity of this institution in both word and deed.

On a happy note, before we begin the orders of the day, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge a very special day for one of our Members, the honourable Member for the Sahtu , Mr. Norman Yakeleya . It's his birthday today.

---Applause

Orders of the day. Ministers' statements. The honourable Minister of Transportation , Mr. Menicoche .

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Minister's Statement 1-15(6): New Department Of Transportation Website

Item 3: Ministers' Statements

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Kevin A. Menicoche

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to draw attention today to a recent, positive development within the Department of Transportation that is already benefiting many NWT residents and visitors alike.

I am referring to the new department website which provides online access to a wider range of useful and important information on travel within the NWT, as well as services and programs offered by the department. Department staff devoted many hours to design and develop a user-friendly website that would be easy to navigate through features and content that inform and assist users.

For example, Mr. Speaker, the site now provides detailed reports on road and ferry conditions across our public highway system. Previously, that information was only available from the department's toll-free highway and ferry information line. There is also a link to weather information across the territory. With that kind of information now only a mouse click away 24 hours a day, travelers can make more informed decisions when planning a trip. It's all about safety.

There is better information too for air travelers and those with an interest in aviation. In addition to timely bulletins and travel tips, and external links to aviation-related organizations, the site is connected to the flight information display system at Yellowknife Airport. Now, from the comfort of your home or office, you can check flight arrival and departure times in Yellowknife, the same as if you were in the airport looking at the screens.

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Minister's Statement 1-15(6): New Department Of Transportation Website

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Kevin A. Menicoche

Nahendeh

Mr. Speaker, the new site also provides a wealth of information for drivers like you and me and for commercial carriers. It tells you what you need and where to get a new driver's licence and what it will cost. You can also download a driver's manual to study before writing a test. Being able to access those types of documents over the Internet will certainly be appreciated in some of the smaller communities where getting a hard copy of a manual wasn't as easy as it was in other communities.

Manuals for prospective commercial truckers and downloadable forms truckers and their companies need to do business with the department are also available on the site.

Another significant new feature on the site is an e-mail subscription service. When you sign up for the service, you can customize your choice of website sections that interest you the most. When new information or new documents are posted to those sections, you automatically receive an e-mail that tells you about it. Depending on how important that information is to you, you can also choose how frequently you get those updates.

I believe it's worth noting, Mr. Speaker, that the site also has biographical information on the Minister of Transportation and how to reach him...

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Minister's Statement 1-15(6): New Department Of Transportation Website

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Minister's Statement 1-15(6): New Department Of Transportation Website

Item 3: Ministers' Statements

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Kevin A. Menicoche

Nahendeh

...or department staff with compliments about the new website. Surely, the site wouldn't be complete without that.

I could go on, Mr. Speaker, and point to many more new and improved features of this website, however I believe I have given Members a sufficient overview of this new site and how it will benefit those who visit it, as well as my department.

I also want to acknowledge the role of the federal Department of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities in making this site possible. Funding my department obtained through the intelligent transportation systems component of the Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program was used to cover part of the cost of developing the site.

I invite Members of this House and the media to join me and department staff in the media room at the break today for a demonstration about what this new website has to offer. I would also encourage the public to visit the website if they haven't done so yet. New features and content are continually being added. The address is www.dot.gov.nt.ca. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Applause

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Minister's Statement 1-15(6): New Department Of Transportation Website

Item 3: Ministers' Statements

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche . Ministers' statements. The honourable Minister of Education, Culture and Employment , Mr. Dent .

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Minister's Statement 2-15(6): Working Towards Post-secondary Excellence

Item 3: Ministers' Statements

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Charles Dent

Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon. Support for and improvement of post-secondary education in the Northwest Territories is an important part of the foundation for some of the GNWT's key priorities. For example, our priority that northerners have the skills to take advantage of economic opportunities requires more education for residents. Our priority that the GNWT help people to help themselves clearly relies on improving levels of education.

"Building on our Success," the Department of Education, Culture and Employment's strategic plan, sets out our objectives, priorities and actions in the area of adult and post-secondary education from 2005 to 2015.

One important activity of Education, Culture and Employment is to regularly monitor major accomplishments and trends so we can improve program effectiveness. Later today, I will table Towards Excellence '05 - A Report on Post-Secondary Education in the NWT. This publication provides a profile of post-secondary education from 2001 to 2005. By reporting publicly on results in post-secondary education, this document provides key indicators of where our system is working and where it may need to be improved.

Highlights outlined in Towards Excellence include increases in the number of aboriginal students attending post-secondary institutions. Aboriginal students are also increasing their educational attainment overall. Population surveys of NWT residents show aboriginal representation has increased middle management, health, education, social sciences, sales and service and in skilled trades. As well, enrollments at Aurora College have increased in recent years, indicating that northerners are choosing to further their education and training.

Mr. Speaker, while the results found in this publication show promising developments and improvement in post-secondary education levels, the northern labour market is booming and we still have not caught up to the overall educational attainment levels of Canada. For northerners to succeed, we need a strong system of post-secondary education and training to ready them for the work that is becoming available. Monitoring and reporting on the indicators set out in Towards Excellence are part of what we need to do to see continued improvement of our college and apprenticeship programs.

Mr. Speaker, the North has a very promising future. Our government has made significant investments in our education system. We all look forward to seeing a return on those investments in the form of increased education and skills leading to more employment and improvement in the quality of life of our residents. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Applause

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Minister's Statement 2-15(6): Working Towards Post-secondary Excellence

Item 3: Ministers' Statements

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent . Ministers' statements. The honourable Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs , Mr. McLeod.

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Minister's Statement 3-15(6): 2007 Canada Winter Games

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Michael McLeod

Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would also like to provide an update on the Northwest Territories participation in the 2007 Canada Winter Games which ended in Whitehorse on March 10th.

As Members are aware, these are the first Canada Games held north of 60 and the first to feature a cooperative partnership between the territories to support this national celebration of sport, youth and culture.

I can report, without hesitation, that our pan-north approach to the games was a huge success and we have demonstrated to the rest of Canada that the North is a vibrant and dynamic part of the country. Team NWT sent over 250 athletes, coaches, youth ambassadors, traditional game athletes and mission staff from 27 communities, making the 2007 team our largest contingent ever.

During the two weeks of the games, our athletes tested their strengths against the best the country has to offer. Some, like Brendan Green of Hay River, triumphed and came away with a gold medal in cross-country skiing.

---Applause

Others, like our women's hockey team, thrilled the North in their games against Yukon and Prince Edward Island.

And still others went home knowing that although victory eluded them, they had given it their all and that they could feel proud of their accomplishments.

Our Dene and Inuit games athletes also thrilled spectators from across Canada and the North with their strength and agility in competing against their northern neighbours in the traditional games that are such an important part of our heritage.

Our youth ambassadors were fabulous representatives of the Northwest Territories. They volunteered with the host society in a wide range of activities and each and every area demonstrated that the youth from across the North have great strength, great character and will be strong leaders in the future.

Mr. Speaker, as Members may recall, our participation in the Canada Games program began nearly a year ago, on April 10, 2006, when representatives from the three territories lit their individual torches to begin the Canada Games Torch Relay at the Canadian forces base Alert, Nunavut.

From that date to February 15, 2007, when the Northwest Territories torch was featured at the opening of the NWT Games in Fort Simpson, the torch relay passed through every single community in the Northwest Territories on its way to Whitehorse.

Mr. Speaker, our participation in the Canada games also featured some of the best Northwest Territories artists and performers available. I would like to congratulate my colleagues, the Ministers of Industry, Tourism and Investment and Education, Culture and Employment, for their support of this program.

The unprecedented television coverage of the games meant that many of these individuals received national

exposure and played to audiences across Canada. I was particularly impressed by the Paulatuk drummers who rose at 2:30 in the morning on March 6th to play live on CTV's Canada AM.

----Applause

Finally, Mr. Speaker, I want to note the success of the NWT House. This was a suggestion made by the Members of the Legislative Assembly during our fall 2006 briefings on the games.

The NWT House was a drop-in centre, entertainment venue, tourism and business information outlet and all-around great place to be during the games. It was a great success and one that will, I am sure, will be talked about by visitors and residents for a long time to come.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend my thanks to the volunteers and the staff who made these games a good success. You have demonstrated to Canada that the North is a great place to live and a great place to work. Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker.

---Applause

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Minister's Statement 3-15(6): 2007 Canada Winter Games

Item 3: Ministers' Statements

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Ministers' statements. Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the visitors gallery. Joining us here today are Members from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Please join me in welcoming Gary Schellenberger, Member of Parliament for Perth-Wellington, Ontario...

---Applause

...Diane Bourgeois, Member of Parliament for Terrebonne-Blaineville, Quebec...

---Applause

...Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for the Yukon...

---Applause

...Dennis Bevington, Member of Parliament for the Western Arctic...

---Applause

...Jacques Lahaie, Clerk of Committees...

---Applause

...and please welcome the staff of the standing committee, Kate Bourke, Marion Menard, Matthiew Carnaghan, Helene Couture-MacTavish, Rene Plante, Cecilia Shea, Micheline Egan, and Christine Detoni.

---Applause

Welcome to the opening of the Sixth Session of the 15th Legislative Assembly. I hope you are enjoying the proceedings. Also in the visitors gallery, we have a teacher from St. Pat's High School. Coleen McDonald is a teacher of the Social Studies program at that school. With her are two students, Barbara Drybones and Colin Robinson. These students are very interested in the Legislative Assembly.

---Applause

Welcome to the gallery. Orders of the day. Members' statements. The honourable Member for Hay River South , Mrs. Groenewegen .

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Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project

Item 4: Members' Statements

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Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the revised numbers on the cost of the Mackenzie gas project have recently been announced. The projected grand total amounts to $16.2 billion and the proposed start of product movement has been pushed back to 2014. I want to list the published bottom lines for some of the players for the fourth quarter for 2006. Now, remember, this is just for the fourth quarter of 2006: Imperial Oil, total earnings, $749 million; Exxon Mobil Corporation, total earnings, $10.250 billion; Shell Canada, total earnings, $223 million; ConocoPhillips, total earnings just for the fourth quarter, $3.197 billion.

Mr. Speaker, we have heard off and on that this project is economically marginal. We are just one of many projects that, worldwide, any of these companies could be pursuing at this time. We have also occasionally heard of the notion that these proponents may seek financial subsidy or incentive from the federal government to jumpstart this project. So let's just paint a picture of where we fit into this program.

Mr. Speaker, when Alaskans wanted to beat us to the punch in building their pipeline, we strongly protested about the fairness of any kind of subsidy or floor price that would propel their project to the front of the line. So, Mr. Speaker, I ask, what is missing in this picture when it comes to the interests of northerners? Later today, I will have questions for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment as to our government's position on federal taxpayers' money being used to sweeten the terms for multi-national, multi-billion dollar corporations that need help from our government...

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Mrs. Groenewegen , your time for Member's statement has expired.

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Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

I would like to seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement, please.

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to conclude her statement. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may conclude your statement, Mrs. Groenewegen .

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Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. ...our government providing money that will be used to sweeten the terms for multi-national, multi-billion dollar corporations that need help to extract northern non-renewable resources and all this while we have no resource revenue sharing deals. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Range Lake , Ms. Lee .

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Access To Breast Health Screening Programs

Item 4: Members' Statements

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Sandy Lee

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, often in this House we speak about unequal access and availability of health care services between the large centres like Yellowknife and the small communities, and the unfairness associated with that. I want to make that exact point with respect to the breast health programs in the NWT.

Mr. Speaker, much to the credit of the excellent and committed actions on fundraising and awareness campaigns taken by the NWT Breast Cancer Action Group and the incremental steps taken by this government, we now have excellent on-demand breast screening programs for women in Yellowknife, Detah and Ndilo at the Stanton Territorial Hospital. Women in these areas no longer need to get a referral from a doctor to go and get a regular mammogram at Stanton. Once a woman voluntarily enrols into this program, there is a regular follow-up and monitoring for all women.

There is also what is called a Patient Navigator Program for those who are diagnosed with breast cancer to help them through the treatment and all the ups and downs the patients and their families have to go through.

Mr. Speaker, we are all very aware that early detection and treatment is critical to any cancer treatment, and breast cancer is no exception. In fact, all women over the age of 30 are encouraged to get a regular mammogram and all women over 40 are strongly encouraged to do so.

Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, this on-demand service is not accessible to women in areas outside of Yellowknife, Detah or Ndilo as easily. In fact, in Inuvik, the program that has been in place since 1999 is still a clinical program, which means that women still need to be referred by a doctor to get a mammogram. There is no separate funding for this either and the Inuvik Health Board has to eat that cost.

For women in Hay River, Fort Resolution and Fort Providence, they go through a service in Hay River, but they get it through Alberta programs. Mr. Speaker, the situation is much worse in communities where there are no mammogram services at all. They must rely on services in Yellowknife and Inuvik. They often go through diagnostic imaging, which is different from the breast health program, which means that they have no monitoring and follow-ups. I would like to ask the Minister. There has been a proposal before the government since last June to make this program available for all of the NWT.

I urge the government to approve that so that all women of the Northwest Territories have equal access to mammograms and other breast health services that they deserve. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Ms. Lee . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Kam Lake , Mr. Ramsay .

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Impact Of New Deal Funding Formulas On Tax-based Communities

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David Ramsay

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I want to discuss the issue of the New Deal for communities and whether or not the New Deal is, in fact, a fair deal for the larger communities. My colleague for Hay River South, Mrs. Groenewegen , has questioned the Minister extensively why the Town of Hay River has been negatively impacted by the water and sewer subsidy. Today I want to address the fact that the City of Yellowknife is also getting the short end of the stick when it comes to funding it receives from MACA.

Across the board, the city will receive $600,000 less based on changes that occurred in how the funding is distributed. Let me be clear in my message today that all communities, both big and small, should be treated fairly.

When developing a funding formula, the department should recognize that, by adjusting the base, they are negatively impacting tax-based communities. There has been a steady increase in base funding from 1 percent plus per capita in gas tax monies to 1.5 percent plus percent capita on MRIF dollars to now 2 percent plus per capita on capital. This just is not fair to everyone, Mr. Speaker. What the department should be striving for is consistency in funding allocations so that when dollars do become available, there is surety on the formula being used.

Mr. Speaker, having spent five years as a municipal councillor, I know first hand how difficult a task it is to raise revenues. I believe MACA is putting too much on the backs of tax-based communities to raise these revenues. If MACA continues to insist on raising base levels, it will have a very serious impact on the tax-based communities.

The New Deal has to be a fair deal, Mr. Speaker. The department just can't keep taking money away from communities that are counting on it. The higher the base, the more penalized the tax-based communities become. Consistency and fairness should not be too much to ask. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Great Slave , Mr. Braden .

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Opportunities Arising From Delay In Construction Of The Mackenzie Gas Project

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Bill Braden

Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is a gift; it is a tremendous gift that we have set before us, Mr. Speaker, and that is the decision of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline consortium to delay the start of the proposed gas pipeline.

Mr. Speaker, that is because we have at least two more years to work this project to get even greater advantage from it. Mr. Speaker, we have already invested amazing resources into aspects such as employment and literacy to enable our people to take the best advantage of the job opportunities that are going to come. We know that our infrastructure is lagging. We know we need to make more investment into the roads, schools, waters and the waste systems in our communities. We know that our social services need more development. The NGOs need more services and support so that they can be ready for the impacts this project is going to bring.

Mr. Speaker, this Assembly has given, in the past few weeks, tremendous attention to the environment. We have so much more that we can do to lessen the environmental impact of this mammoth project. The private sector can always use more time to arrange its investments and its infrastructure to take advantage of it. Mr. Speaker, now is the time to take advantage of the time to secure the $500 million socio-economic impact fund to have that delivered before this project gets started. Why should we be waiting for the NEB and Imperial Oil to decide on money that the federal government has already committed to us?

It makes no sense to hold off on this commitment. As well, Mr. Speaker, we should be looking at expanding its application to other communities that surely will be affected by this mammoth project. The big prizes, Mr. Speaker, the ones we know we deserve, resource revolution...

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Bill Braden

Great Slave

Yes, resource revolution and devolution are the ones that we must achieve. Despite the promises of the Prime Minister, despite the optimism of the Premier , it is going to take more time to iron these funding issues out between Ottawa, the provinces and the territories. Let's use that to our very best advantage.

Mr. Speaker, with new leadership here and in Ottawa over the next few months, we are going to have time to bring new plans to bear and get those deals in place for the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Braden . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Nunakput , Mr. Pokiak .

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Construction Of The Tuktoyaktuk-inuvik All-weather Highway

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Calvin Pokiak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will talk for a moment that the Minister of Transportation was going to announce the Tuk-Inuvik highway funding.

---Applause

Mr. Speaker, with the escalating cost now to $16.2 billion reported yesterday for the construction of the projected forecast start date by 2014 of the Mackenzie gas project, this government needs to look at alternatives to promote economic development in the Beaufort-Delta.

Mr. Speaker, the annual construction of the 200-kilometre ice road between Tuk and Inuvik is a blessing for the community of Tuktoyaktuk because it enables residents to visit friends and grocery shop. We know it costs an average of $400,000 a year to construct and maintain this ice road. This brings me to raise the construction of a 22-kilometre access road to source 177 and the all-weather road between Tuk and Inuvik.

I first heard of the Tuk-Inuvik highway in 1978 as a hamlet councillor in Tuk. Mr. Speaker, construction of the 22-kilometre access road to source 177 and the Tuk-Inuvik highway will bring economic and municipal benefits to local businesses and contractors for the community of Tuktoyaktuk and the eventual Inuvik businesses and contractors if the federal government can provide funds for the construction of the Tuk-Inuvik highway. I say this because it is a long-term municipal requirement of the Hamlet of Tuk by way of access to a new landfill site, potential water source and a year-round gravel source for the community and will provide employment for the people in the Beaufort-Delta.

Mr. Speaker, I know the construction of new highways is a federal responsibility, and I appreciate the efforts of our Premier and the Minister of Transportation for the Mackenzie Valley and the Inuvik-Tuk highway through the documents, Connecting Canada from Coast to Coast to Coast and Corridors of Canada, II. Acknowledgement of these documents by the federal and territorial governments is one thing, but in order for it to become a reality, the construction of the access road to source 177 and the Tuk-Inuvik highway, we need to access funds and hope they will be included and identified in the upcoming budget.

If not, I may have to take my colleague's advice, the Honourable Mr. Robert McLeod , and invite the Minister of Transportation and request to purchase two picks, two shovels and one quad so we can start the highway. Mr. Speaker, I would like to request unanimous consent to conclude my statement. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to conclude his statement. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may conclude your statement, Mr. Pokiak .

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Calvin Pokiak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, if not, I will have to take my colleague's advice, the Honourable Robert McLeod , and invite the Minister of Transportation and request to purchase two picks, two shovels and one quad so we can start the Tuk-Inuvik highway.

In closing, Mr. Speaker, the Premier and Minister of Transportation must continue to vigorously lobby the federal government to access funds for the construction of a Tuk-Inuvik highway because it will bring prosperity and economic benefits to the residents of the Beaufort-Delta region. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Applause

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes , Mr. McLeod.

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Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, am concerned about the recent announcement of the $16.2 billion that they said it was going to cost to build the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. I represent the riding in an

area that has a lot to gain from the construction of a pipeline and we have a lot to lose. It is starting to bother me, Mr. Speaker, as to money that these people are hoping Ottawa gives them. We ask for a little bit of money for some royalties and they are asking in the billions of dollars. Chances are that they are going to get it. They hold something like the pipeline to their advantage to try and get that money out of Ottawa. They stand to profit billions and billions of dollars, and yet they go and ask the government for some money like they really need it. We are the people that need the money, Mr. Speaker. We really do.

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Hear! Hear!

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

I don't think they need any fiscal enhancement. I have been a strong supporter of this pipeline and I will continue to be, because there will be some economic benefit to the people that I represent and people of the Northwest Territories. But it is starting to bother me as to the amount of money that the proponents are asking for to build this pipeline.

I have been here for just over two years, Mr. Speaker, and I have come to admire my colleagues and the eloquent way that they put things. I say something stinks; they say it has an unpleasant odour to it.

---Laughter

Mr. Speaker, from what I have seen so far and all the talk that has been going on, this whole business with the pipeline and everything that goes on with it and the politics that goes on with it is really starting to have an unpleasant odour to it, Mr. Speaker. That unpleasant odour is not the natural gas. Thank you.

---Laughter

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Members' statements. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe , Mr. Villeneuve .

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World Water Day

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Robert Villeneuve

Tu Nedhe

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I just want to draw some public attention to next week, March 22nd, being designated as the World Water Day by the United Nations General Assembly back in 1992. Mr. Speaker, the World Water Day is an international day of observance and action to draw attention to the plight of the more than one billion, or 20 percent, of the people worldwide who lack access to clean, safe drinking water, something many northerners cannot relate to due to the fact that we are surrounded by thousands of clear lakes and clear rivers.

Mr. Speaker, I just want to mention some simple but maybe even quite disturbing facts that we don't hear too much about here in the NWT with respect to water. Mr. Speaker, the lack of safe, clean drinking water is estimated to kill approximately 4,500 children per day. That is one every 14 seconds, Mr. Speaker. Ten kids will die even before I finish my Member's statement, and 120 before we all finish our Members' statements, Mr. Speaker. That is pretty disturbing to me. Mr. Speaker, the problem is not confined to any particular region of the planet. It is a worldwide issue.

Although the task of addressing such a huge issue may seem quite daunting to many who may want to get involved, the modest actions of many individuals can make an extraordinary difference. So I encourage everyone to mark your calendars and go out and show your support on March 22nd to the organizations and the NGOs that are working towards developing a unified approach to addressing the disappearance of our safe, clean drinking water that condemns billions of people to a perpetual struggle for survival every day. So on March 22nd I encourage everyone to go out and make your difference. Thank you.

---Applause

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre , Mr. Hawkins .

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Maximizing Employment Opportunities From The Mackenzie Gas Project

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was reviewing the report commissioned by Alternatives North on the Mackenzie gas project. The report notes that most of the income and employment will accrue to individuals outside of the NWT. The MGP Socio-Economic Agreement and the employment benefits the NWT can derive from it need to be examined and work needs to be done to ensure maximum benefits stay here in the North.

Section 2.1.1 states that up to 16 percent of direct employment opportunities during construction and up to 72 percent during operation, Mr. Speaker, should be filled by NWT residents. But, Mr. Speaker, let's point out the obvious. We're hard pressed these days to find a tradesperson to work in the comfort of your warm, cozy home, let alone on the pipeline. Now let's look at approximately 800 physical, demanding jobs in the middle of nowhere in the middle of winter for our constituents and residents. I'm sure they can hardly wait.

The fact is, about 60 to 65 percent of the employment demands will be for jobs that typically require some level of post-secondary education. In fact,

section 2.4.1 of the MGP Socio-Economic Agreement states that the MGP will require prospective workers to obtain appropriate education, training skills and experience. Mr. Speaker, that's before being hired.

As recent as 2005, ECE commissioned a report that says that the majority of the current available labour supply has less than high school as their education level and recently little job experience. Indeed, as a clear example, Aurora College was forced to suspend its Nursing Program due to the lack of qualified northern candidates. There was a total of 343 high school graduates in 2005, Mr. Speaker, and I think there's chances that not all of those 343 high school graduates will want to work on this pipeline.

In June 2006 there were only 1,600 people in total looking for work. Again, how many of those would be suited for a life in the oil and gas industry; a life that can be hard, with labour and rotational work schedules in camp, Mr. Speaker? It's a tough life and it's tough at home. This isn't a lifestyle for everyone. Every industry in the NWT is suffering from the lack of skilled people for highly demanding jobs. This pipeline will put even more demands.

I'm concerned that we won't have the trained bodies to fill these oil and gas project positions, thereby losing out on the so-called...

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Mr. Hawkins , your time for Member's statement has expired.

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Mr. Speaker, may I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement?

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Paul Delorey

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to conclude his statement. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may conclude your statement, Mr. Hawkins .

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Even with the delay, I'm concerned that we will not have the trained bodies with enough skills to get those types of beneficial jobs. I'm even concerned that residents of this territory won't be in management positions. Management positions are where residents have some ability to be part of the controlling destiny of this project.

In closing, Mr. Speaker, I will be asking the Education Minister , at the appropriate time, what his plans are with the surmounting education problem and lack of training for people out there to be prepared for this, even though we now have more time to put back on the clock to get our people ready. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Monfwi, Mr. Lafferty .

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Renovations Required At The Jimmy Erasmus Seniors' Home

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Jackson Lafferty

North Slave

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to send my condolences and prayers to the family of Adele Wedawin of Behchoko, a well-respected 95-year-old, who passed on this past Sunday. Our prayers are with the family, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to focus at the same time on the elders' situation in our community.

Mr. Speaker, the Tlicho Community Services Agency operates the Jimmy Erasmus Seniors' Home in Behchoko. It is a residential facility that accommodates eight elders whose needs are classified as level two and level three care. This means that, although they are considered to be somewhat independent and mobile on walkers or wheelchairs, they are still very fragile and require 24-hour medical care.

Mr. Speaker, from a regional perspective, the Jimmy Erasmus Seniors' Home is a facility that can accommodate elders from our five communities. Tlicho culture and traditions support that elders provide that ongoing sense of connectedness to our land and our language. Rather than having the elders removed from the Tlicho region, it is healthier for the elders, their families, and our communities to have the elders remain close to home.

Mr. Speaker, the facility was completed in 1986 and it's owned by NWT Housing Corporation, which is responsible for the maintenance of the building. There have been issues of groundwater accumulation, removal in the crawlspaces, the presence of mould in some areas of the facility, condensation in the roof structure, damaged flooring and deterioration of plumbing lines, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the groundwater accumulation and the condensation in the roof structure has contributed to dampness and mould in the building. The presence of mould in some of the rooms of the facility poses a huge concern for the community of Behchoko, especially the elders. Mahsi.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Sahtu , Mr. Yakeleya .

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Denendeh Indian Residential School Survivors Conference

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Norman Yakeleya

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I want to say that this morning I went to a conference down in Ndilo at the community gym and, Mr. Speaker, I was taken aback by the number people that were there from right across the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, I spoke at this conference and they were talking about the residential school action that the government has taken and, of course, the Northwest Territories government has supported it in terms of helping the survivors. But, Mr. Speaker, I was there in terms of a presenter and talking about our experience as survivors, and, Mr.

Speaker, there were women there, there were men there, there were young people there, there were leaders there from our communities there, also from the Assembly of First Nations. They were sitting there talking amongst themselves as how and what they can do as people in the Northwest Territories in terms of helping our own people. There are people in our region who are looking for answers or looking for support and looking for ways to deal with the residential school issues. They know that the payment that this government is proceeding with won't be enough.

It's not about the money, people have said; it's there because of a legal process. It's there on behalf of the government saying they're sorry for wrongs they've done to a nation of people that took away their children -- I was one of them, I was six years old -- and how the devastating effects being taken away from your parents, your home community, your language and your culture and the damage it has on you in terms of the ripple effects. These people are looking for help from this government here.

I certainly hope this government has some time to go down and meet with these people in Ndilo, sit with these people who are hurting, sit with the women who are hurting and wondering what's wrong with their children or grandchildren or even what's wrong with themselves, or with men who are there looking for help.

Mr. Speaker, this residential school issue, there's 213 elders 60 years and over in the Sahtu. These elders need help in terms of experience. We put them through the wringer on a number of processes. Let's get out there. Let's help them. Let's get our history straight. Let's have this history of the residential school once and for all something I can stand up and say it does not have an effect on our life anymore. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Thebacha , Mr. Miltenberger .

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Economics Of The Mackenzie Gas Project

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Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to comment briefly today on the issue of resource development and, of course, the Mackenzie gas pipeline revised costs. Mr. Speaker, the land of the Northwest Territories and the resources in it and under it are our bank; the gold, the oil, the gas, the diamonds, the cobalt, the uranium, the lead, the zinc. Those are all resources that are in huge demand. The world population is six billion, slated to go to nine billion and beyond in the next 10 years or so. There is an insatiable and increasing demand for resources worldwide. We sit on that storehouse. The land is our bank.

Mr. Broiles, whose parent company Exxon reported $39.5 billion profits last year, the most in any corporation in the history of the world, has indicated that the project, the Mackenzie gas project, is not in a position to report double digit returns on their investment, therefore making it questionable. UBS Securities has indicated that, in their estimation, you need $7.75 per thousand cubic feet of gas to make this project viable to proceed without government support. The price of gas on Monday was $6.90 cents a thousand cubic feet.

So I would suggest, with all the room there is for slippage and movement and fudging, that there's probably plenty of room to move on the viability of this particular pipeline.

We should also keep in mind, Mr. Speaker, that this project does not exist in isolation; that it's part of a larger global canvas of work that's being done and there are all sorts of guessing and supposition of what other pipeline motives and agendas are out there. One of the ones I've read about was that the figures have been inflated, because the pipeline is getting ready for some tough negotiations on fiscal certainty and arrangements with the federal government, that the pipeline is dead and they're just trying to come up with a face-saving way to walk away from $600 billion.

Or that in fact this project is going to be partnered up somehow with the Alaska pipeline, which is now estimated at costing 40 to 50 billion dollars, to have some kind of joint project that will allow both those fields to be accessed through the Mackenzie pipeline, one would assume over the top.

So, Mr. Speaker, very clearly there are forces at play and there's been significant shift in the ground. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

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Paul Delorey

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to conclude his statement. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may conclude your statement, Mr. Miltenberger .

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Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there has been a significant shift in the ground that we have been standing on and have stood on in the past which would seem to me would bring into question the need for us to take another look, as Imperial Oil has done with their revised costs, their $2 billion asked for so the federal government that the letter of comfort that we gave was for a point in time where the circumstances have drifted dramatically, that are going to require us, as a Legislature, as the stewards of the land and the resources for the people of the Northwest Territories, to take another look.

I would suggest, Mr. Speaker, in the coming months, that that process would have to take place and the one benefit we have with this time, Mr. Speaker, is that we hopefully will conclude a resource revenue sharing deal that will be in the very best interests of the people of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

---Applause

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger . Members' statements. The honourable Member for Deh Cho , Mr. McLeod.

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Tribute To Richard Lafferty, Sr.

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Michael McLeod

Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to acknowledge a former...(inaudible)...Mr. Speaker, today I'd like to acknowledge a former resident of Fort Providence who now lives in Hay River. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to recognize Mr. Richard Lafferty, who is retiring this year.

---Applause

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Lafferty spent 43 years of continuous service maintaining our NWT highways and it's not often that we, in this House, get a chance to acknowledge someone with that type of dedication and commitment and I'm glad to be able to do that today.

Mr. Speaker, in 1963, at the age of 18 years old, Mr. Lafferty started working for the federal government as a heavy equipment operator in Fort Providence. In 1975, Richard was promoted to the position of highway maintenance supervisor.

In 1978, the position was transferred from the federal government to the territorial government, and after 43 years of government service with many job titles and changes in governments and departments, and many challenges and lots of progress and completions in highway projects in the transportation field, Richard has decided to retire from his position as the regional manager of the highways operations in the South Slave.

I would like to share with you Richard's motto, and it goes like this: "Challenge keeps a man on his toes and life interesting." Certainly Richard has made these challenges very interesting and met them with great enthusiasm.

If someone can truly be recognized as a man that is content and dedicated with his chosen field of work, then Richard, in this position, is truly a role model for our people in the North and in our communities.

So I wanted to say to Richard, on behalf of the people in the Deh Cho and I'm sure all the Members of this House and the Government of the Northwest Territories, I commend you on your 43 years of service with the government. Mr. Speaker, I grew up next door to Richard and spent many nights listening to Richard and my brother John and Danny Bouvier learning how to play fiddle and guitar, and today Richard is well known for his accomplishments as a fiddler. Fiddling is something else that Richard has done for many years and I'd like to recognize him for that also. I'm sure he'll spend a lot of his time now playing fiddle, spending time with his grandkids, and enjoying retirement life.

Richard plans to retire this year in April, April 9th, 2007...

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Paul Delorey

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

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Paul Delorey

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Richard plans to retire on April 9th of this year and I wanted to wish Richard and his wife, Ruth, the best of luck in the future. Thank you.

---Applause

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Members' statements. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. The honourable Member for Yellowknife South , Mr. Bell .

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Brendan Bell

Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to recognize a constituent and northern businessperson as well, Pat Thagard.

---Applause

Mr. Speaker, in addition, I'd also like to recognize from the gallery with her Dayle Handy, who is the homelessness coordinator for the City of Yellowknife. Thank you. Welcome.

---Applause

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell . Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Welcome everyone in the gallery today. I hope you're enjoying your proceedings. Oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River South , Mrs. Groenewegen .

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Question 1-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project

Item 6: Oral Questions

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Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement today I talked about the Mackenzie gas project, about the fact that from the information that's being put out in the media that this project is marginal, that in fact there's other sources of national gas. There's LNG from other countries that, in fact, the product that we would ship would be double per unit of some other sources of natural gas. Mr.

Speaker, this is all very interesting, but when that is going to be used as the springboard and the basis for which these companies are now going to go to Ottawa to seek subsidies or incentives or inducements in order to keep the pipeline, I think it's important that this government have a position on that.

We may not be able to entirely affect the end result, but I think our government should have a position on that, because fundamentally I have a problem with it and I think this government should as well, but I'll wait to hear what the Minister has to say about that and ask if there are other ways that the federal government could direct money that would be more beneficial to northerners than helping these large corporations. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen . The honourable Minister responsible for Industry, Tourism and Investment , Mr. Bell .

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Brendan Bell

Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think it's important, and our government has always been clear about this, this is an expensive project. We recognize that. We have never advocated for subsidies for the producers, Mr. Speaker. We have talked about the proper role that we believe the federal government can play, principally in backstopping the APG in providing loan guarantees for the APG, shipping commitments which will reduce some of their risk and in effect reduce the cost of borrowing and the cost of the project. In addition, we all recognize that if this project were built in Alberta or B.C. it would be much cheaper.

What's driving some of the costs is our infrastructure gap and the infrastructure deficit in the North. We think the federal government can play a role in some marine landings and building all-weather roads, airport improvements, which will reduce the cost of this project and make it more economic. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell . Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen .

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Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can support financial support for initiatives that would see this project proceed; however, I have a problem with those benefits directly flowing to the producers group. I'd like to ask the Minister what kinds of discussions he's had with his counterparts in the federal government to convey this message. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen . Mr. Bell .

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Brendan Bell

Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, the Premier and the Minister of Transportation have both had, especially the Premier , a number of conversations. They've spent a lot of time, over the last number of years, lobbying the federal government for infrastructure contributions. I, as well, have dealt with the same Ministers and the Minister of DIAND to talk about the support to the Aboriginal Pipeline Group. We think that this project will bring immense benefits to the people of the North. One way to ensure that those benefits accrue to the North is to have northerners and aboriginal people of the North own the project.

So the APG support is critical. It underpins this project, Mr. Speaker, on a number of fronts. We have lobbied actively the federal government to see benefits flow north and talked about how this project can be made more economic. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell . Supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen .

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Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to ask the Minister if, in his communications with the

federal government, he is able to convey that the viability of this project hangs on those types of investments and how strident has our government been in delivering that message? Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen . Mr. Bell .

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Brendan Bell

Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, we've been very clear. We've been very forthright with the federal government in our belief that in order to make this project economic, in order to have the Aboriginal Pipeline Group be full beneficiaries of the arrangement that they have, it was going to require federal support. We've always recognized that and I think we've done a good job of articulating that; lobbying the federal government for the support, Mr. Speaker. We had talked about where we think governments play a logical role and that is in those areas related to infrastructure, in backing the APG. Make no mistake, Mr.

Speaker, these mega projects around this country and others do benefit from things like enhanced depreciation schedules. So a depreciation

schedule attached instead of to the length of the pipeline time of 30 years, appreciation that is worked out over 15 or 20 years, the length of the anchor fields. Something like that is very common in oil sands and offshore developments. That's another typical area the federal government could help a project without subsidizing. Thank you.

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell . Final supplementary, Mrs. Groenewegen .

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Jane Groenewegen

Hay River South

Thank you. I'd just like the Minister's commitment that our government, then, will categorically communicate to the federal government that we will not support any direct subsidy to the producers group that are moving this project; particularly in the fact that we are realizing not our share of the benefits, as far as I'm concerned, without the resource revenue sharing arrangements. So I'd like the Minister to just confirm that our government categorically disapproves of direct subsidies to these proponents to advance this project. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

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Brendan Bell

Yellowknife South

Mr. Speaker, I take the Member's questions and I think we feel the same way about this project. We believe this project can stand on its own merits but it will require federal help. We will sit down, and I will sit down, and we'll talk as a Cabinet about this issue. We have been very clear with the federal Minister. On a number of occasions, I've met with both the Minister and the Aboriginal Pipeline Group; just recently with Fred Carmichael a couple of weeks ago. The Minister knows, the DIAND Minister knows that federal support is going to be required. However, Mr. Speaker, we'll talk as a Cabinet and put something together. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Bell . Oral questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake , Ms. Lee .

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Sandy Lee

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Health with regard to the Member's statement that I made earlier. It speaks to the importance of having a breast health screening program for all women, you know, that is fairly equal to one another. We have now an excellent on-demand program for women in Yellowknife, Detah, Ndilo. Inuvik has room to grow, but they're trying to do it within their own funding and I think that needs special attention. In small communities we don't have anything at all so I'd like to ask the Minister...

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Sandy Lee

Range Lake

I understand that there is a proposal before the government to expand this program and I would like to know if the Minister will make a commitment to look at it and to find a way to advance that as soon as possible. Thank you.

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Ms. Lee . The honourable Minister responsible for Health and Social Services , Mr. Roland .

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Floyd Roland

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we, as the Member has pointed out, have worked on improving health care in the Northwest Territories and, as she quite rightly pointed out, the difficulty we have in expanding some of our care levels into the smaller communities and regions. I'll have to get more information from the department as to what was done with the report the Member made reference to. As for going out and getting more funding, as the Member is aware, we just recently passed the budget for the upcoming year and we'll do what we can within the existing resources that we have available to us. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Roland . Supplementary, Ms. Lee .

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Sandy Lee

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand it was a specific funding proposal and we all know how big the budget for the Department of Health and Social Services is, so hopefully there is money in there. Mr. Speaker, my question, and I should also point out the fact that a lot of programming that's being done is Stanton gets money raised by private groups as well, and there are lots of women all over the Territories trying to do that. So it's a partnership between government and other NGO groups and action groups.

There's one thing that I think the government should look at for small communities and that's a mobile mammography program for those communities where they cannot have mammography machines but those programs could still be accessible. Could the Minister make a commitment to undertake a review of that option? Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Ms. Lee . Mr. Roland .

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Floyd Roland

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, we will. I will go back to the department to find out where we are in that program. I do believe there was work done in the past in trying to expand that level of service. We'll find out where that is at and work towards trying to continue on with that program. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Roland . Short supplementary, Ms. Lee .

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Sandy Lee

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just to follow up on that, availability of mammography and mobile mammograms are just one aspect of breast health and a Breast Screening Program, but what the government really needs is an overall program in this area that would focus on early detection and prevention, which keeps the costs down and keeps women healthy. So could I get the Minister to report back to us on what the government is doing to develop a comprehensive program in that regard? Thank you.

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Floyd Roland

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would be happy to come back with the information that the Member has requested and work with committee on the initiatives and how we can continue to improve on the level of service available to the women in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Roland . Final, short supplementary, Ms. Lee .

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Sandy Lee

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just want to put a time frame on this. Could the Minister indicate as to when would be earliest opportunity for him to present that to us? Thank you.

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Floyd Roland

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we'll try to have something together before we sit down in the next session.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Roland . Oral questions. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre , Mr. Hawkins .

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Question 3-15(6): Maximizing Employment Opportunities From The Mackenzie Gas Project

Item 6: Oral Questions

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today in my Member's statement I cited employment and training concerns that I have about our northerners that they will be facing. I'm concerned about the lack of real benefits, as I see it, and Mr. Speaker, if I had my way I'd have the Mackenzie gas project SEA before this House for a vote to see if we approve, even if it's a symbolic vote. But, Mr. Speaker, that's not going to happen, but at least, hopefully, these questions will have answers. Now that we have time back on the construction clock, Mr.

Speaker, what does the Department of Education, Culture and Employment have as a breakdown for all the kinds of positions that northerners will qualify for, including management positions? If they don't have this information, what are they doing about getting this information? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins . The honourable Minister responsible for Education, Culture and Employment , Mr. Dent .

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Charles Dent

Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have the Aboriginal Skills Employment Program in the Northwest Territories that has $13 million to put into training. This is an operation that is funded by the federal government, GNWT, industry and aboriginal governments. What we do there is work with the pipeline companies and the oil industries to make sure that people are offered training to get into the jobs that are going to be relevant. So we know that a lot of the jobs aren't going to be pipeline related in the future; the pipeline is always seen as something that would stimulate a broader field of endeavours.

So we're trying to make sure that we have people who are trained for the ancillary jobs that you'll find when fields of gas are opened up. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent . Supplementary, Mr. Hawkins .

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well, Mr. Speaker, I was speaking to a contractor the other day and he was telling me that the shortage is so bad for trained individuals that they can't even hire the old, bad people that they got rid of not long before. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to hear what the Education Minister is doing to ensure northerners are ready to take advantage of these opportunities because, as cited by the situation, if 800 potential positions are going to be out there, I want to make sure northerners get a real shot at this and not the guys or women on the line shovelling holes for this pipeline. Will they get real management jobs? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins . Mr. Dent .

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Charles Dent

Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A lot of a person's success depends on their individual application to making sure that they're ready to take on a job. So we're making sure that the training is available. It takes people to step up to the plate and take advantage of that training in order for them to be able to take on some of the jobs that are coming up. Thank you.

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Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent . Supplementary, Mr. Hawkins .

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

May I remind the Minister that we only have a 50 percent graduation rate, as we discussed last week. So will the Minister update me with the progress of our training on this oil and gas industry with respect to how many graduates out there are taking advantage of this program, that are enrolled in this, and how many students will get specific training for both management and technical expertise? Can he answer that question? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Hawkins . Mr. Dent .

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Charles Dent

Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From 2001 to 2006, approximately 1,900 people have participated in training related to oil and gas and pipeline activities...

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Hear! Hear!

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Charles Dent

Frame Lake

...and those range from after construction jobs, in terms of the pipeline operators training course, right through to jobs working with seismic companies. Thank you.

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent . Final supplementary, Mr. Hawkins .

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Robert Hawkins

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I cited earlier, my concern about this lacking agreement. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to hear what the Minister of Education is doing to ensure that northerners are strategically placed in management positions to ensure northerners have a role in the development of this Mackenzie gas project? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Hawkins . Mr. Dent .

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Charles Dent

Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I said, the ASEP program is offering about $13 million, almost half of which has been spent on training to this point; $13 million will be spent by the end of 2008. ECE puts $1.1 million a year into oil and gas training all across the Northwest Territories. That's through the college, through ASEP contributions and through regional training initiatives that are done in partnership with aboriginal governments and businesses. Thank you.

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Dent . Oral questions. The honourable Member for Thebacha , Mr. Miltenberger .

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Question 4-15(6): Fuel Storage Along Northern Waterways

Item 6: Oral Questions

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Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources . In the previous session I was raising the concern about the high-risk storage of about 40 or 50 million litres of fuel in barges tethered and moored along, I think, the Hay River and shores of Great Slave Lake. The Minister indicated he would have his people take a look at that before the rise of this House. I'd just like to ask the Minister if he's able to give an update on the circumstances and the review that took place, if it has taken place? Thank you.

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger . The honourable Minister responsible for Environment and Natural Resources , Mr. McLeod.

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Michael McLeod

Deh Cho

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yes, we did follow up on the suggestion made by the Member and we had committed that we would have some of our officials, along with the Transport Canada officials, go and do an inspection. They did do an inspection on February 23rd and looked at all the system, the storage facilities and emergency systems and sent us a report and we will be reporting back to the Members on that visit. Thank you.

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The Speaker

Paul Delorey

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger .

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