Debates of Feb. 17th, 2017

This is page numbers 1741 – 1778 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 2nd 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 work .

Topics

Oral Questions

Members Present

Prayer

Mental Health And Addictions

Update On The National Inquiry On Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls

Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations

Air Travel Costs In Northern Canada

Poverty Reduction Investments

Improved RCMP Services In Tsiigehtchic

Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

Inuvialuit Regional Corporation / RCMP Public Safety Protocol

High Air Travel Costs In Hay River

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

Poverty Reduction Investments

Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations

Land Use Plans For The Deh Cho Region

Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

Community Policing Protocols

Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

Family Violence Prevention Measures

Application Of Affirmative Action Policy In Departmental Amalgamations

Land Use Plans For The Deh Cho Region

Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

Tabled Document 285-18(2): Annual Report To The Legislative Assembly For 2016 Under The Transportation Of Dangerous Goods Act

Tabled Document 286-18(2):

Summary Of Members’ Absences For The Period October 13, 2016 - January 30, 2017

Bill 17:

An Act To Amend The Income Tax Act

Bill 18:

An Act To Amend The Health And Social Services Professions Act

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Report of Committee of the Whole

Orders of the Day

Members Present

Hon. Glen Abernethy , Hon. Tom Beaulieu , Mr. Blake , Hon. Caroline Cochrane , Ms. Green , Hon. Jackson Lafferty , Hon. Bob McLeod , Hon. Robert McLeod , Mr. McNeely , Hon. Alfred Moses , Mr. Nadli , Mr. Nakimayak , Mr. O'Reilly , Hon. Wally Schumann , Hon. Louis Sebert , Mr. Simpson , Mr. Testart , Mr. Thompson , Mr. Vanthuyne .

The House met at 10:00 a.m.

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Prayer

Prayer

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Good morning, Members. I would just like to say thank you for taking it easy on my deputy Speaker yesterday. Item 2, Ministers' Statements. Minister of Health and Social Services .

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Minister's Statement 136-18(2): Mental Health And Addictions

Ministers’ Statements

Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has made a commitment in its mandate to focus on mental health and addictions, to ensure access to culturally-appropriate programs and services, address gaps in services, and enhance treatment options.

We have made progress. Last November, we tabled the strategic framework, Mind and Spirit: Promoting Mental Health and Addictions Recovery. This framework sets the foundation for improvements to mental health and addictions programs and services.

Three separate action plans will be put in place to support that framework. Each action plan will focus on areas requiring specific approaches: children and youth mental wellness, addictions recovery, and mental health services.

These action plans will help address gaps in the system while improving service and program delivery by building on strengths. We are not waiting for these actions plans to be completed before we move ahead with needed improvements.

For example, enhancements have already been put in place to the NWT Help Line, which offers confidential emotional support to NWT residents 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The NWT Help Line has now expanded its service to include telephone group sessions as well as a Facebook

page. The telephone group sessions offer residents group counseling supports on a variety of topics ranging from depression and anxiety to addictions and recovery support. Residents can call in to these sessions using their own phones, and the sessions are free, anonymous, as well as confidential. The Facebook page will also provide information on mental health and addiction supports, tips, community events, and information on upcoming telephone group sessions.

The Department of Health and Social Services is also working on implementing the new Mental Health Act. This is a complex legislation which requires the establishment of a Mental Health Act Review Board to provide protection for rights of patients. We are in the early stages of establishing that board.

The review board will hear concerns from individuals who are being held involuntarily under the new act or examine the status of patients with long-term involuntary admissions to ensure that they are not being held for unreasonable amounts of time. Culture and tradition are also taken into consideration with the new act. The chair of the review board has the ability to engage an elder or other person as a cultural advisor to a review panel hearing.

Regulations are also being prepared, as well as training materials. The training materials will help front-line staff understand the multiple processes and procedures required in the direct delivery of legislated mental health services. The new Mental Health Act represents a substantive shift in practice, and our goal remains to have the act in force this year.

Finally, Mr. Speaker, I will bring your attention to the opioid crisis that is happening in Canada. As most of you are aware, there was also a surge of opioid overdoses here in the NWT last November. In light of this, I directed the department to establish an NWT Opioid Misuse and Overdose Task Group. This group was established in December, and it includes members from GNWT departments and representation from the RCMP as well as the public. The task group will respond to the ongoing issues related to opioid drug misuse and overdose and will provide strategic oversight, leadership, and coordination.

Work is well under way on a public awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of illicit drug overdose and misuse.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to addressing mental health and addictions issues, Mr. Speaker. We are committed to strengthening the supports for mental health and addictions by looking at the whole person, mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual, and ensuring that we continue to increase our focus on culturally appropriate healing, which can include on-the-land based programming. Realizing our vision of community wellness and safety can only be accomplished by taking a coordinated approach with our partners, family, community governments, and agencies. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Minister's Statement 136-18(2): Mental Health And Addictions

Ministers’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Ministers' statements. Minister responsible for the Status of Women.

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Minister's Statement 137-18(2): Update On The National Inquiry On Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls

Ministers’ Statements

Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories made a commitment in its mandate to support and participate in the National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls in collaboration with families, Aboriginal governments, the federal government, and other organizations. I would like to update Members today on the work our government is doing to fulfill that commitment.

The commission held a press conference on February 7, 2017, advising on what has occurred to date. The most notable items mentioned in the press conference are that the inquiry is meeting with families who volunteer to take

part in the process and that the commission is only going to communities where they are invited. This being said, the commission is looking at different ways to gather information, from direct interviews to written submissions to visual representation. I encourage family members who wish to participate to contact the national inquiry office.

The commission has contacted all provincial and territorial governments to establish an intergovernmental liaison panel that will be a link between the inquiry and governments. No meeting of this panel has been called at this point. In the interim, our government has reached out to the commission, looking for ways to support the inquiry and to ensure that families in the Northwest Territories are heard.

Mr. Speaker, this is the first time that provinces and territories have fully participated in a national inquiry. This will give the inquiry a full scope to assess evidence in all jurisdictions. Although the inquiry is an independent process, it remains critically important for all governments to work together and do their part to ensure that the national attention on violence against Indigenous women and girls remains in the forefront.

To guide and support the Government of the Northwest Territories' involvement in the inquiry, the Government of the Northwest Territories, led by the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, is establishing an interdepartmental working group. We will also be collaborating with our Aboriginal government partners and with families and other stakeholders. Our officials have also been reaching out to the Nunavut and Yukon governments, to ensure that there is consistency in our support of the inquiry.

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has long supported the call for a national inquiry, and now that this work is getting under way we will be giving it our full support. We believe that the inquiry is an important step in acknowledging and addressing the root causes of violence towards Indigenous women in Canada. We need the inquiry to address those who have been lost, but also to address the unacceptable amount of violence against Indigenous women and girls. It is our hope and intention that, through the participation in the inquiry, Indigenous women and girls will be respected, valued, and safer. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Minister's Statement 137-18(2): Update On The National Inquiry On Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls

Ministers’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Ministers' statements. Item 3, Members' statements. Member for Yellowknife North .

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Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

Members’ Statements

Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker; I'll take the lead. Mr. Speaker, today I'd like to address the statement made yesterday in this House by the Minister of Transportation about airport infrastructure funding.

I was pleased to hear the Minister reference the great contributions made to the NWT's transportation system by the federal government. Certainly, maintaining up-to-date transportation infrastructure across Northern Canada is in the national interest, as well as the interest of NWT residents and communities.

I'm also glad to know how many improvements have been and continue to be made to northern airports under Transport Canada's Airport Capital Assistance Program. It's also good to know that our infrastructure of air terminals right across the NWT has been supported by other federal support programs like the Building Canada Plan and Canada's Infrastructure Stimulus Fund.

Having heard that good news, I was a bit perplexed when the Minister then started to outline the ways in which Yellowknife's airport, the biggest and busiest airport in the NWT, is unable to raise money, and I quote:

In other parts of Canada, airports of this size are usually able to pay for themselves without requiring substantial subsidies from the government. Those airports do this by charging tenants and users a fair price for services they receive from the airport. This is not currently the case in Yellowknife.

Mr. Speaker, I think most people are aware of significant fees that are charged by DOT to various businesses and vendors at the Yellowknife Airport in the form of rent and leases; and, of course, there are already existing aeronautical fees applied to airlines. Everyone in this House is aware that this government subsidizes the operation of the Yellowknife Airport. Because of our location and remoteness and Yellowknife's position as the air transportation hub of the NWT, this airport plays a central role in the economic life of all communities in the NWT. Investing public money in crucial public air transportation systems is not uncommon; it is expected.

So, Mr. Speaker, I was confused as to where the Minister was going with that part of his statement; it didn't appear to be accurate. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Unanimous consent granted

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Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

Members’ Statements

Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, colleagues. So, Mr. Speaker, I understand that perhaps the intent of the Minister's statement was to soften us up; to get us ready for the discussion of his department's intended airport user fee. One thing is accurate: this is a fee that is going to increase the cost of living for everybody in the NWT. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

Members’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Nahendeh .

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Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations

Members’ Statements

Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Since the early 2000s it is my understanding, thanks to the mines and government projects, we have maintained a significant higher per capita income than the rest of Canada. This would be great if it was across all 33 communities. Unfortunately, the latest statistics show that we have a huge number of residents struggling with low income. There is a vast income gap between the major centres and the smaller communities. Do not get me wrong; the big centres do have low-income residents, but they are not the majority,

whereas the residents from the smaller communities are.

Mr. Speaker, I've heard it is what happens when there are limited employment opportunities for small communities, whether it is for private industry or government projects.

Mr. Speaker, of the six communities I represent, four of these communities are considered some of the smallest in the NWT, and the other one is small compared to other communities. Each community is unique and fascinating in its own way. As I continue to better understand their needs and wishes for a better way of life, I am impressed with how successfully they get along with their day-to-day lives.

Unfortunately, with limited employment opportunities they must revert to accessing income security to survive. When you take the time to speak to these individuals and families, they tell you they want employment or the tools to help them start a business.

Why are jobs important? People who have a job to go to, they would get up in the morning with a purpose. They would make breakfast, wake up their children and feed them and send them off to school; then they would get themselves ready to head off to work. Unfortunately, in my riding the opportunity is not always available.

Without jobs, they need to access income security. I am informed that the program provides financial assistance to Northern residents when they cannot pay for basic needs such as food, shelter, and utilities. The amount of assistance that is provided is based on the community the applicant resides and the size of their family and their household income.

The problem is that I have two communities that do not have their own stores, so they need to travel to either Fort Simpson or Hay River, depending on the season. Mr. Speaker, at this time I seek unanimous consent to finish my Member's statement. Thank you

---Unanimous consent granted

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Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations

Members’ Statements

Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, colleagues. When digging further, I am informed the program has fixed food rates for each community and there is a cost-of-living factor in the IA food rates. Unfortunately, it does not factor in the cost of the person's time, travel or freight to get the food. I will hope that the government will look into this matter to help out these two small communities.

Mr. Speaker, I'll have questions for the Minister of ECE in regard to the matter later today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations

Members’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Kam Lake .

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Air Travel Costs In Northern Canada

Members’ Statements

Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would like to speak on the matter of the Yellowknife Improvement Plan that the Minister of Transportation brought forward to this House in his statement yesterday.

Mr. Speaker, I just want to lay out some of my own facts. Canada places 124th out of 141 countries ranked by the World Economic Forum for cost competitiveness of its travel and tourism industry, and a recent analysis says that much of this has to do with both ticket taxes and airport fees.

Mr. Speaker, airport charges alone account for 25 per cent of the price difference between airfares in Canada and the United States according to the Conference Board of Canada. In fact, a Senate report conducted in 2012 compared the cost of flying in Canada and the United States, and it found that a ticket from Toronto to Orlando, Florida, on a Canadian airline had a base fare of $118 and a final cost of $207; 43 per cent was taxes and fees.

A study by the Montreal Economic Institute concluded that airports should be privatized to end the rent payments that are driving up many of these fees. This would free airports to make investments, lower the cost of flights to consumers, and increase demand and services for air travellers, this report concluded.

Mr. Speaker, these facts and these well-known concerns about cost competitiveness in Canada over its air system are well known, and I find it highly ironic that a government that has committed to fighting cost-of-living is opposed to any tax increases and initially opposed to a carbon tax in case it had undue economic impacts on our cost-of-living is inclined to increase the cost to fly to and from the Northwest Territories through our central air hub by an incredible amount.

We still have no clear plan for when the many improvements they are touting that will come out of these fees will actually roll out into the airport, and it does appear again that we are taking an expensive piece of public infrastructure and putting it the costs on to consumers. I think, again, this should be retained as a cost-of-living initiative to keep that subsidy going and shield consumers from the high cost of travel that is already too high in this country and already too high in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Air Travel Costs In Northern Canada

Members’ Statements

The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh .

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Poverty Reduction Investments

Members’ Statements

Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, Maclean's magazine reported that the federal government is setting up an advisory committee on poverty. This team will take the lead role in creating a poverty reduction strategy.

It is made up of top researchers as well as experts in the fields of business and social services, and significantly, people who have actually lived with poverty in this country, and it will evaluate ideas that come out of public consultation.

The committee's work will also be tied to the federal government's national housing strategy. The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development has said the federal government must have a vision on poverty reduction, and ways to meet both poverty and progress in fighting it. Meeting this need has been made a top priority.

Mr. Speaker, this is what we need to see in our anti-poverty work: dedicated initiatives supported by significant funding to make meaningful change. Maclean's magazine estimates that as many as 3 million Canadians live in poverty, and here in the Northwest Territories, our poverty rates are some of the worst.

From 2002 to 2014, the number of people living in poverty in the Northwest Territories actually outstripped the population growth by 11.4 per cent. That's not growth, Mr. Speaker. That's going backwards.

I want to again point out that the government initiatives reported in the new anti-poverty investments aren't necessarily new or significantly targeted towards anti-poverty work.

Mr. Speaker, to actually reduce poverty, we need projects that target those living in poverty. Regular Members have asked for these types of focused investments, including $500,000 to increase anti-poverty funding, enhancements to small community employment programs, and increased funding for Arctic Energy Alliance to make their programs accessible to small community residents and low-income families.

As it stands, Mr. Speaker, the government's response to poverty in the Northwest Territories is not sufficient to meet the challenges our residents are facing. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Poverty Reduction Investments

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Mackenzie Delta .

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Improved RCMP Services In Tsiigehtchic

Members’ Statements

Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a bit of a good news story for today.

Mr. Speaker, the presence of the RCMP has improved in Tsiigehtchic. In January alone, we have had three separate times the RCMP have come to Tsiigehtchic to overnight. On one occasion, Mr. Speaker, two officers travelled from Fort McPherson to Tsiigehtchic by snowmobile down the Peel River and upstream on the Mackenzie to Tsiigehtchic, checking cabins along the way.

Mr. Speaker, this was great to see as it hasn't been done for many years. Also, while in Tsiigehtchic, the RCMP do traffic stops on the ice road.

Mr. Speaker, the community of Tsiigehtchic is very pleased with the improved services since a housing unit has been put in place in the community for the RCMP to stay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Sahtu .

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Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

Members’ Statements

Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs has produced a funding program, guide, and application form to assist the community governments in accessing funding. Later, Mr. Speaker, I will have questions on these two projects, or these two programs, and how they are being assisted to deliver maximum dollars to the smaller communities. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member for Frame Lake .

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Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

Members’ Statements

Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Merci, Monsieur le President.

[Translation] Mr. Speaker, I have raised fairly often the idea of increasing the size of a francophone school here in Yellowknife in the riding of Frame Lake. With the cooperation of the francophone school board in the Northwest Territories regarding this important project, as ordered by the court, it seems to be complicated. I asked the Minister of Education to guarantee a cooperative approach at the time of the presentation of the design for the increase in size by Heritage Canada.

It seems that we should agree on the elements that will be presented, and that the supporting letters from the commission and the Association of Rights Holders would accompany the submission made to Heritage Canada.

I spoke with those who are responsible for the proclamation on January 24th, and I learned that they had not received the submission file. They only received it on December 16th, and that they had sent their own letter to Heritage Canada. To weigh certain concerns about the application presented by the Government of the NWT, this situation does not make things easier. On working together, we could reduce the cost related to the increase in the size of the school so that Heritage Canada would take the responsibility of a larger share of the cost, and would improve the public establishment.

This would affect all the parties. The allocations of additional funding to 2016-17 were approved during the fall session in order to start the work to increase the size of the school, the expansion cost.

We understand the expansion of the Ecole Allain St-Cyr school has been delayed far too long. It would be a good idea if work could start as soon as possible; however, the cooperation is indispensable. I will have questions later for the expansion and lack of a collaborative process. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [End of translation]

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Member Yellowknife Centre.

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Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

Members’ Statements

Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. On Tuesday, I related the experience of a Yellowknife woman who came to me with her story of physical and sexual assault, followed by intimidation from her accused attacker, and all met with a lackluster response from the police.

The Globe and Mail newspaper recently published a report that reveals just how often women are mistreated by the justice system. Over 20 months, investigative journalists analyzed policing data from every province and territory. They discovered that across Canada police dismiss roughly one in five reported sexual assault complaints as unfounded, meaning police officers believe no assault took place.

In certain cities and regions, like ours, rates are even higher. When we look at cases from 2010 to 2014 in the NWT, even accounting for potential false reports, police closed the door on 30 per cent of cases. That means the police don't believe the complaints of one in three women who come forward. Add to that the fact that only one in 10 women report a sexual assault in the first place, and we can estimate that less than 5 per cent of possible sexual assaults are investigated.

A few other findings, Mr. Speaker, to share with you: according to The Globe and Mail, small and rural populations show higher unfounded rates than large cities, due in part to limited resources and greater demands on fewer officers, although Yellowknife rates buck that trend. The numbers of unfounded cases are smaller in the regions than they are in Yellowknife. Not surprisingly, police forces with more women officers than average documented fewer unfounded cases. Finally and significantly, "unfounded" statistics are no longer being tracked by Statistics Canada.

Yet again, sexual violence is being kept hush-hush. These findings are shocking, but next? It is not enough to be appalled. We must respond.

The RCMP have committed to reviewing all recent unfounded cases across the country, including here in the NWT. I also urge the Minister of Justice to follow his Yukon counterpart's lead and commit to prompt practical changes to close the service gaps. Mr. Speaker, I would like to seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement. Mahsi.

---Unanimous consent granted

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Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, colleagues. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. To realize the spirit of Hush-Hush No More, we must change hearts and minds. This will be hard work, Mr. Speaker. Change involves opening policing practice to thorough review and regular public oversight. It also means facing and changing biases ingrained in our cultures and in ourselves. To truly bring an end to sexual violence, we must walk the talk; we must believe all women, promote reporting, investigate complaints sensitively and thoroughly, and bring justice to all women who have been victimized. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Inuvialuit Regional Corporation / RCMP Public Safety Protocol

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on January 30th the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police signed a three-year public safety cooperation protocol that will benefit communities throughout the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

This protocol was created to establish a trusting relationship between the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and the RCMP to support public safety initiatives in our communities.

Mr. Speaker, community policing is a demanding job. It takes special skill to work in remote Arctic communities. The Beaufort Delta has some of highest rates of family violence and suicide in the country. The future of children, youth, women, men, and elders requires safe, secure, and stable communities.

Mr. Speaker, this protocol was established to prevent situations and community crises and resolve problems at the earliest possible opportunity. It will help identify community liaison people to share information and suggestions to avoid or resolve conflict and crisis in Inuvialuit communities.

Mr. Speaker, detachment commanders will develop community plans, and officers will learn about the cultural values and sensitivities of people they work with. A joint training program will help both parties acquire knowledge and skills to apply lessons learned from past incidents to manage crises and prevent harm more effectively.

Mr. Speaker, respect for Indigenous people is essential to this protocol. It recognizes alternative justice processes that in some cases may be more meaningful to help people involved in an incident than the conventional criminal justice system.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that the Inuvialuit and the RCMP have taken this important step in improving public safety in our communities. We hope it will serve as an example for other Indigenous governments and enhance future work between the parties. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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High Air Travel Costs In Hay River

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R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recently Yellowknife Tourism announced that they were giving away 150 trips to the Northwest Territories. Excuse me, Mr. Speaker, I misspoke. NWT Tourism announced that it was giving away 150 trips to Yellowknife; well, 93 per cent of them to Yellowknife, anyways.

In a way, it is almost hard to blame them. If I wanted to fly return from Hay River to Edmonton next week, it would cost around $1,400. It would cost half that if I was to fly out of Yellowknife. If I book a couple weeks in advance, a return flight to Edmonton from Yellowknife is a third the cost of one from Hay River. That’s the norm for southern destinations. To put it another way, in the next two weeks, there are days that it is actually cheaper to fly return from Yellowknife to Beijing than Hay River to Edmonton.

Although Hay River is the rail, road, and river hub of the territory, Yellowknife is the air hub, so I understand that flights out of the capital would be cheaper, but it should not cost two to three times as much to fly out of the territories' second-biggest community.

These costs do not just apply to flights to the South. If I wanted to fly return from Yellowknife to Hay River in the next couple of weeks, it would cost me around a thousand dollars. That’s almost 10 times more than it costs to drive. I can understand why the proposed airport improvement fees are of concern to Yellowknifers. They have become accustomed to reasonably priced flights. For those of us from Hay River, that is about a 2 per cent increase. That is not our concern. Our concern is the $1,000 for a 25-minute flight.

Mr. Speaker, not only does the cost of airline tickets make it prohibitive for almost everyone in Hay River to fly anywhere, it virtually guarantees that none of the 30,000 tourists who fly into Yellowknife every year will make the trip to Hay River.

The only entity that appears to be able to afford to fly elsewhere in the Territory is the GNWT. Now, I believe that a fair and free market should determine prices, but preferential policies and agreements for government and medical travel are distorting the market, and those of us outside Yellowknife are the ones who bear the brunt of the negative effects of these policies.

Mr. Speaker, this has been a problem for far too long. This is one of those issues that is too big for a two-and-a-half-minute Member's statement. We are just scratching the surface, so consider this part one of many on this topic and stay tuned for much more. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Members' statements. Item 4, returns to oral questions. Item 5, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Range Lake .

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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Mr. Speaker, I would like to formally recognize Ms. Sharon Firth in the visitors' gallery today. Ms. Firth, a four-time Olympian and Order of Canada recipient, was recently named a Canada 150 Ambassador by the Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Melanie Joly. Canada 150 Ambassadors are being asked to connect with Canadians all across the country and contribute to creating positive legacies for years to come and make 2017, the year of the 150th anniversary of confederation, a defining year for all Canadians. Thank you, Sharon.

We look forward to your contributions to this important project and to the exciting Canada 150 celebration events that will take place across the NWT and Canada. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Applause

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Nahendeh .

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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would like to recognize Sharon Firth, Ian Legaree and Don Moses. I think the Minister of MACA brought him here, besides recognizing Sharon, to stop me from asking questions today, so I will recognize him and I will be nice to her, as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Recognition of visitors in the gallery. Member for Hay River South .

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Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize Cindy Jarvis, a resident of Yellowknife. It is her first time in the House today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to welcome my friend Sharon Firth to the gallery. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Recognition of visitors in the gallery. If we are missing anyone in the public in the gallery, welcome to our proceedings. It's always great to have an audience. Masi. Item 6, acknowledgements. Item 7, oral questions. Member for Yellowknife Centre .

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Question 592-18(2): Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Justice . As I just mentioned, the rate of sexual assault complaints that are dismissed by police as unfounded is almost twice the rate in the NWT as it is nationally. The Yukon Government has mounted a robust response to the rates of unfounded sexual assault complaints, including training police and court workers in updated interview techniques, recruiting more women officers, funding specialized police work and victim services, and ensuring JP's are regularly retrained on emergency protection orders. What kind of response can we expect from the Minister? Thank you.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 592-18(2): Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Yes, Mr. Speaker. I had the opportunity to read the excellent story in The Globe and Mail several weeks ago. The Globe gathered its analysis from 870 police jurisdictions and found there was a very large number of claims that were dismissed as unfounded across the country. It was between the various numbers, but generally it was between one and five, or 20 per cent of claims had been dismissed as unfounded. It has been found also, and I read this in the story, that looking at independent research from around the world only 2 to 8 per cent of these claims are actually false.

It was also surprising to see the wide variation in the number of claims that had been dismissed from as low as 2 per cent in the City of Winnipeg to a high of 36 per cent in Yellowknife. Even more surprising was that sometimes adjoining police forces had very different statistics. While there may be some issues as to how the information was gathered, the statistics are clearly very disturbing.

As a result of this study, the various police forces across the country, including the RCMP, have re-evaluated procedures. I can advise that I have met with the commanding officer here in the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 592-18(2): Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

I appreciate that the Minister read the article, but he did not respond to my question. So I'm going to ask again what he is going to do as Minister to bring these unfounded sexual assault complaints down. There are a number of very specific practical actions that are being taken by his counterpart in the Yukon, where the police are also on contract to address this problem directly beyond just having a meeting. What is his response?

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Question 592-18(2): Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

I simply wanted to give some background before I entered into a discussion with the Member opposite about what the RCMP here are doing. I'm pleased to advise that, in my meeting with the commanding officer, he advised me that all sexual assault files from the period 2010 to 2014 were being reviewed. As I mentioned, it was found in the Globe and Mail study approximately 36 per cent of the cases were dismissed or found to be unfounded.

Now, this is at the investigatory stage, not at the court stage. A closer examination of the figures, that figure of 36 per cent, the RCMP found that 21 per cent were actually found to be unfounded. The other 15 per cent was found that it was insufficient evidence to proceed to court. So they did a careful examination of the many files over the last five years.

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Question 592-18(2): Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

I appreciate all the homework the Minister has done on this topic, but I'm not hearing a robust response to these findings beyond what the RCMP has already committed to do itself, which is to review all of those unfounded cases. I'm not hearing he is going to take proactive response to what is clearly a crisis in sexual assault complaints here in the NWT as it is across the country.

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Question 592-18(2): Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

In addition to what I've already mentioned with the police reviewing all of these cases, it has been decided that new policies are required so that if a file is found to be unfounded by the investigator all of those files will now be reviewed by a senior officer. So the police are doing something. In addition, they are increasing their training in this area to further sensitize investigators to this issue.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Yellowknife Centre .

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Question 592-18(2): Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and, Mr. Speaker, that's excellent news. I think the other side of this is to make sure that police officers have better training to deal with complaints as they come in. I'm wondering if the Minister can tell us what changes might be made in training police officers to respond to sexual assault complaints. Mahsi.

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Question 592-18(2): Policing Practices In Response To Sexual Assault Allegations

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Yes, Mr. Speaker, I can advise that there will be additional training provided to investigators. As recently as January there was some additional training provided. So the police are very aware of this issue. Additional training will be provided, and hopefully the rather shocking figure that has been mentioned by the Member opposite will decrease. I can advise the police are treating this matter very seriously.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Yellowknife North .

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of the Department of Transportation. I spoke earlier today about the airport infrastructure funding and that I'm aware that the Yellowknife Airport does, in fact, generate revenue through the forms of leases and rents and services provide to tenants and other users. Can the Minister tell us how much the Yellowknife Airport does currently earn from rents and fees and services charged to tenants and users of the airport? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don’t have that level of detail at the top of my head, so I'll have to get back to the Member with that number. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

I'm going to move forward to another question because my second question would have relied on that answer, so I appreciate the Minister getting that back to us as soon as possible. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please describe how the determination was made to charge the amount of this user fee? How was the amount determined?

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

I'm assuming the Member from Yellowknife North is talking about the airport improvement fee. We had a consultant do a review of airports across Canada, similar size as Yellowknife Airport, and it was concluded that the fee that the airport improvement fee of $20 and $10 was justifiable to airports of similar size to us across Canada.

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Then I think in order to determine what that fee would be and then using other airports to help determine that information that it would have also been known, and at least have been fairly up to date, as to what the current leases, rents, and service charges are being currently charged to tenants out at the airport. That said, Mr. Speaker, we know that we're in economic difficult times; we're in an economic downturn. Can the Minister describe if the department has done any work to determine what the induced effects of such a user fee would have on Yellowknife and the NWT economy?

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

When we looked at this, the big part of the improvement fees and landing fees for the Yellowknife Airport is to help turn around the operating costs of running the airport. We presently subsidize the airport by $4 million annually, which comes out of general revenue that could help support other initiatives in this House that we believe that we need to move forward; but the big thing with introducing this revolving fund to the Yellowknife Airport, it's also the largest airport in the Northwest Territories. It has 58,000 flights a year that land and come and go from this airport.

There are a half a million people who go through the airport every year. So there is a possibility to raise substantial revenue that would help offset that $4 million, but also generate revenue where we would not have to subsidize the Yellowknife Airport.

With that being said, though, we can move on with having that additional revenue to create other opportunities at the Yellowknife Airport that would increase potential: more traffic through the Yellowknife Airport through direct flights from Asian countries as such; business opportunities.

We've had a number of people approach the department already about the opportunities that lie ahead with us implementing this revolving fund and be able to improve the full facility of the airport from parking to making the terminal larger, to make it easier for security clearances so people aren't lined up all the way to the north end of the building, and these types of factors. So I believe as the Minister of Transportation that bringing the revolving fund forward for this airport is going to bring nothing but good for the Yellowknife Airport and the people of the Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Yellowknife North .

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Cory Vanthuyne

Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I appreciate the sales pitch that the Minister gave us; it relates to looking at the airport in a silo, but the question was more to do with the induced effects of such a charge and the effect it will have on the local economy and the cost of living. Has the department done any work to check into what kind of effects that this is going to have, a charge such as this will have on the local economy, including the cost of living? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 593-18(2): Yellowknife Airport Infrastructure Funding

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First, he's asked a couple of questions there; I'll answer the last one. The landing and the improvement fees are going to change a south-bound ticket by 3 to 4 per cent. On a north-bound ticket it's going to change it by 1 to 2 per cent, which is very minimal. The upside of this whole thing is the economic opportunities that this is going to bring to the City of Yellowknife in particular and to the residents of the Northwest Territories, and the economic potential outweighs any negative effects that I believe will happen to the citizens of the Northwest Territories.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh .

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Question 594-18(2): Poverty Reduction Investments

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member's statement I talked about poverty. I'd like to ask the Minister responsible for Poverty a couple of questions on that.

The federal Minister of Family, Children and Social Development has said that provinces and territories have provided ideas on how to engage the federal government differently. How will the Minister, our Minister, ensure the needs of the Northwest Territories are represented in the new Poverty Reduction Strategy under development at the federal level? Thank you.

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Minister of Health and Social Services .

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Question 594-18(2): Poverty Reduction Investments

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think it was about two weeks ago I had an opportunity to attend the federal-provincial-territorial meeting with the Minister that the Member opposite is referring to, and we did have an opportunity to discuss the work that the federal government is doing on a federal anti-poverty initiative. They're currently out doing a number of stakeholder engagements across the country.

At that meeting, we had an opportunity to talk about what's happening in every jurisdiction, and I clearly outlined the work that's been done around anti-poverty work here in the Northwest Territories and our desire to do more. We shared with them the different action plans prepared over the years, both the territorial action plan as well as the government's action plan, and I strongly encouraged the Minister and his staff to engage front-line people, people who have actually lived in poverty, rather than just relying on input from NGOs. So we shared our information. We've getting them as much information as we can. We're looking forward to seeing what they come forward.

At this point, there has been no indication that the federal government is going to put any money into this anti-poverty plan, but they do have some levers that we know they can use, whether it's taxes or other mechanisms, that we hope will be able to support residents across Canada who are struggling with poverty, but also in the Northwest Territories.

As for all FPTs that we attend, we try to encourage understanding of the realities of living in small rural and remote communities in the North and how that might be different than somebody who is living in poverty in Toronto. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 594-18(2): Poverty Reduction Investments

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

I'd like to ask the Minister how he is exploring options to leverage funding for increased investment in anti-poverty initiatives.

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Question 594-18(2): Poverty Reduction Investments

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

I appreciate the Members during Committee of the Whole are very passionate about increasing our allotment to the Anti-poverty Fund, and obviously if money were available this is certainly an area that we would like to invest, and it is part of our mandate. So hopefully in the future we will be making some additional investments, but in this particular budget we did invest money in helping seniors who are living in poverty do some renovations to their homes.

We have made some other changes that are clearly beneficial to residents who are struggling with poverty to the Northwest Territories, and we continue to work with our partners to allocate funds through the Anti-poverty Fund which can be leveraged for other dollars.

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Question 594-18(2): Poverty Reduction Investments

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Anti-poverty is a big issue in the NWT. What new money is being invested and targeted to anti-poverty in 2017-18?

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Question 594-18(2): Poverty Reduction Investments

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

There are five pillars that were utilized to help us address poverty in the Northwest Territories, and this is being used by our stakeholders as well, and that's the Children and Family Support, Healthy Living and Reaching our Potential, Safe Affordable Housing, Sustainable Communities and Integrated Continuum of Services. In this budget that is before us today, we are investing $750,000, new dollars, to provide services for homeless people in Yellowknife. There has been a commitment to fully fund junior kindergarten.

There's $3 million to enhance small community employment support, which is something we've continuously heard from the Member opposite. There's $750,000 to extend the NWT Child Benefit, and there's $500,000 to provide a home repair program to low-income seniors. This is on top of the dollars that we're providing in housing programs that meet the pillars, some of our education dollars that are helping to address the pillars, as well as many of the other things we're doing in the government; these are new dollars.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 594-18(2): Poverty Reduction Investments

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Tom Beaulieu

Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, will the Minister commit to increasing work and continuing to meet with the other social development Ministers of the GNWT to reduce poverty in the NWT?

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Question 594-18(2): Poverty Reduction Investments

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Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

Mr. Speaker, we have a number of different committees in Cabinet that we get together to work together as Ministers to help break down silos. Our deputies also work on similar committees to break down silos within the Government of the Northwest Territories. I'm continually raising the issue of poverty, as it is one of the areas I'm responsible for, and trying to find ways to work together to offer our residents more options to help lift them from poverty as opposed to just providing handouts, and we're working to that end, Mr. Speaker. We appreciate the Member's commitment to increasing and supporting anti-poverty and we look forward to making improvements over the term of this government.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 595-18(2): Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are to the Minister of MACA on gas tax funding and small community funding, as they complement each other in a very meaningful way. These programs truly contribute to the small community economy and leave behind an upgraded image to better beautify the community.

The Northwest Territories has seen over a hundred projects and approximately $68 million from these programs. My question is: what is the information being shared with Sahtu communities as well as other communities from the regional office in preparation to access this funding during the season of? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 595-18(2): Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs actually works quite closely with the municipal governments to access the funding, the infrastructure funding that is provided by the federal government, so we work one-on-one. We help them do their capital planning throughout the year; we identify areas that they might need to build more infrastructure on, and then we actually will sit and help them fill out the applications as needed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 595-18(2): Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

As a benchmark of progress and production, will the Minister guarantee the House 10 per cent of the applications that access the program from last year?

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

I am a bit confused with the question being asked, but I can say that, in the Sahtu area, all the communities except for Colville Lake have actually applied and received confirmation of their funding, and we are working closely with Colville Lake within the Sahtu to actually submit their application, as well.

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

I wanted to see if we can set a target for production for this year on 10 per cent of the funds accessed by both programs, but that was the previous question. My question now is: is the department holding community-based workshops to work with the local governments to help design a funding program to support the wishes and projects identified by the respective community?

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Yes, as stated previously, the department actually goes in and works with each community to develop a capital infrastructural plan that is used to apply for funding. We don't actually have public meetings on it, but we are available to each community as needed to go in and actually help them fill out their application process.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 595-18(2): Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

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Daniel McNeely

Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My last question is that, taking advantage of the low mode of transportation in the Sahtu called the winter roads system, is the department or the regional staff going to the communities currently? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 595-18(2): Funding For Community Infrastructure Projects

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Caroline Cochrane

Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Again, all of the communities in the Sahtu region have applied and successfully applied for the infrastructure funding. We will be going into Colville Lake within the next two weeks to actually help them with their application. They are the only community in the Sahtu region that hasn't yet applied successfully.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 596-18(2): Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today in my Member's statement, I was talking about income security. During my tours and talking to people, they are trying to understand it better, and I am not maybe doing the best job, so I guess what I am asking the Minister of ECE is: what factors are taken into calculating income support? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 596-18(2): Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are a few factors that are taken into consideration when we are calculating income assistance. As you know, income assistance provides financial support to anybody who is over the age of 19. Some of these factors include such things as where the person lives, the size of the family, as well as the income that is in the household. The IA program also has fixed food rates for each community. Therefore, the amount of assistance that a recipient receives for food depends on where they reside.

In August 2016 the department introduced a new IA benefit called the community cost adjustment, which provides additional assistance to help offset the high costs of living in smaller communities. I encourage any residents in the NWT that live in small communities, if they have concerns, that they go and speak to their client service officers. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

I thank the Minister for giving us that information. That is very helpful, and I will be able to utilize that in my office and when I go on tour. One question that does happen to me, in my riding, is: why does not the department factor in freight into these calculations, especially in my riding?

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Alfred Moses

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Mahsi cho to the Minister for his answer. I am in a unique situation, and I think I am unique here in the 19 ridings, as I have two communities that do not have stores. They have to rely on going to another community. Does the department take into consideration this factor when they come up with the subsidy?

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Question 596-18(2): Income Assistance Food Rate Calculations

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

When we look at the Income Assistance Program, the benefit levels are determined on a few factors in partnership with the NWT Bureau of Statistics, using information from the Northern Market Basket Measure, the NWT Community Price Survey, and the living cost differential. These are measures of costs of living in the Northwest Territories. We also use the Consumer Price Index, the Food Price Index, and the low-income measure scale, which are nationally recognized models for determining income assistance rates. Those are what we are using for each of the communities in the NWT.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Shane Thompson

Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Minister for his answer. It is still a little confusing here, though. We don't have a store in two of my communities, so the food basket is in, I would assume, Hay River or Fort Simpson, which, depending on the community and depending on the season, is either an hour-and-a-half ride to Fort Simpson or a four-and-a-half-hour ride to Hay River, which adds on to the costs of my residents. Will the Minister make a commitment to get his department to look into this unique situation for these two communities and come up with a subsidy that would help them move forward? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We can take a look into the unique situation. Obviously, it is right across the Northwest Territories. We do have a lot of communities that don't have access by roads. However, all the factors, all the indicators that we do when we measure the benefits I believe take all that into consideration when we are looking at clients who are on income assistance. We can take a look at that unique situation. However, I think everything that I have said today takes every community, every individual and unique situation every community has and it is calculated to the best interests of the clients in that community.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 597-18(2): Land Use Plans For The Deh Cho Region

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Merci, Monsieur le President. [Translation] I have some questions for the Minister of Lands [Translation ends]. Again, the mandate commitment is complete land use plans for all areas, including regions without land and resource agreements in collaboration with Aboriginal governments. So I would like to ask the Minister, of the two regions without land and resource agreements, the Akaitcho and the Deh Cho, what is the status of those two land use plans? Thank you.

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 597-18(2): Land Use Plans For The Deh Cho Region

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Mr. Speaker, I can advise that, in the Deh Cho, a draft Deh Cho land use plan has been developed through the Deh Cho process. There are some remaining issues to be resolved, and the plan would then need to be approved by the parties involved, the Government of the Northwest Territories, Canada, and the Deh Cho. In all other areas, we are assisting Aboriginal governments in building capacity, and hopefully that will lead to resolution of these issues. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

On the Deh Cho process, my understanding is that the interim draft land use plan has been approved since 2005, so what has kept our government from signing off on that land use plan for over a decade?

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Question 597-18(2): Land Use Plans For The Deh Cho Region

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

There have certainly been delays. There are serious outstanding issues that the parties need to negotiate, implementation, for one; zoning around communities, pipelines, and so on. So, we are attempting to move ahead with this, but there are complicated outstanding issues.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

The government has had 10 years to work out these issues. Is it going to take another 10?

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Hopefully not.

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Kieron Testart

Kam Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to the Minister for being brief in his response. Mr. Speaker, does the Minister have any suggestions or new directions that he's going to take his department in getting this land use plan done and succeeding in his mandate, to his department and his own mandate, commitment to complete the land use plan? Thank you.

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Louis Sebert

Thebacha

Yes, certainly going back to the mandate of this government, we do want to move ahead with all these types of negotiations. I can advise that a senior member of the government, the ADM of Environment and Natural Resources, is working very hard on this file.

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Kevin O'Reilly

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Jackson Lafferty

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I appreciate the Member's interest in this program. It's been an ongoing issue in the Court of Appeal since January 2015. The most recent update is that we have finalized the schematic design that was approved by both the CFSTNO and the departments. It has gone out for an RFP with the standard gym as the basis for evaluation with the option price for the expanded regional-sized gym that can be selected solely based on the GNWT discretion.

The RFP will close March 10, 2017, and we're expecting to break ground spring of this year and hopefully have the work completed in the fall of 2018. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

I appreciate the response from the Minister and, yes, this is something that's a passion of mine and it's certainly in my riding. My understanding, Mr. Speaker, is that there has been a submission to Heritage Canada, but there's still some discussions, I guess, going on about what the final design is going to look like, and I don’t believe that there's actually letters of support yet from the commission or the Francophone Parents Association. So is it the intention of the Minister to seek letters of support and come to an agreement on a final design?

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

The department did present and work with CFSTNO on a schematic design and finalized it based on what the Court of Appeal had brought forth and, in fact, the department has committed to assuming responsibility for funding of the project in its entirety based on the final design, which was more than what was recommended out of the NWT Court of Appeal, and that's the design that we are going with.

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Can the Minister tell me then how does the department usually work with school boards when it comes to capital projects involving expansion of the school? Is there a representative on the Design Committee or an Oversight Committee? How will the department work with the commission on this case and how do they generally approach these matters?

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

Based on the enrolment and the size of the school as well community size and population, there are a lot of criteria that comes into play here and also standards within the school. When working with the school boards, obviously it varies from community to community. We have another situation such as Colville Lake where we're looking at building the school to a set standard. The community wants to make some changes, so they have to go and look for third-party funding as well. So it's working with the school boards and we just follow the standards that are set out in legislation.

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Frame Lake .

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Kevin O'Reilly

Frame Lake

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the Minister and thank him for his response, but I guess I didn't really get an answer. I want to know specifically what role will the commission have in this particular expansion project. Is there going to be a joint committee that can look at placement, design of the classrooms, make sure that the facility meets the needs of the commission, the francophone community? What exact involvement is the commission going to have as this project moves forward? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Alfred Moses

Inuvik Boot Lake

As I mentioned earlier, the department has worked with CFSTNO to look at creating that final schematic design based on the Court of Appeal order, which was two years ago. There was agreement on that design to move forward with option, and the RFP did go out with an option of the expansion. I do understand that the CFSTNO was looking for third-party funding, and we did make a submission as well to Heritage Canada, but yet have not heard any commitment of funding moving forward.

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Question 598-18(2): Ecole Allain St-Cyr School Expansion

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Nunakput .

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Question 599-18(2): Community Policing Protocols

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Justice . Mr. Speaker, my first question about the recent protocol was mentioned. What community-policing protocols are in place now across Northwest Territories to help achieve mutual respect between the RCMP and communities and prevent conflicts and respond effectively to crisis? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 599-18(2): Community Policing Protocols

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Minister of Justice .

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Question 599-18(2): Community Policing Protocols

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Yes, Mr. Speaker. I think we were all encouraged to hear about the protocol referred to by the Member opposite between the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation and the RCMP. I can advise that in 2013 there was an agreement signed between the RCMP and the Dene Nation; a public safety protocol was signed. So hopefully these two types of protocols and agreements can be a template for other organizations and regions. Thank you.

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Question 599-18(2): Community Policing Protocols

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

Given the tenure of the RCMP members in our small communities, how often will crisis awareness training take place and how will it be fit into officers' workloads in small communities and remote detachments?

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Question 599-18(2): Community Policing Protocols

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

I can advise that all RCMP cadets receive problem-solving training based at depot and where cultural awareness is woven in with concept of human rights, harassment, discrimination, ethics, and bias-free policing and crisis management. Cultural awareness training comprises of 66 hours of depot training curriculum, of which 17 hours is dedicated to Aboriginal-specific training, and I can advise also that members transferred to G Division must complete a mandatory six-hour Aboriginal awareness online course through the RCMP's internal education system. So hopefully officers are well equipped to deal with cultural and crisis issues in our small communities.

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Question 599-18(2): Community Policing Protocols

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Herbert Nakimayak

Nunakput

I appreciate the response. Mr. Speaker, my final question to the Minister is: how are the provisions of the protocol different from what was currently in place in the Beaufort Delta?

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Question 599-18(2): Community Policing Protocols

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Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

All communities do have, of course, policing priorities and action plans with the RCMP; however, specifically dealing with the protocol, the protocol establishes in writing a trusting and reciprocal relationship between the IRC and the RCMP. These relationships of course already exist; however, the signing of the agreement helps to support the relationships that currently exist and hopefully build on them.

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Question 599-18(2): Community Policing Protocols

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The Speaker

Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Hay River North .

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A couple of times now I've asked the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment about why the position manager traditionally economy, agriculture, and fisheries is located in Yellowknife as opposed to the centre of agriculture and fisheries which is Hay River. The position manages two employees. One is supposed to be positioned in Hay River. The role of this position is to set the direction for the sectors, design and deliver strategies, develop the terms of reference. It is centred on developing these sectors as future industries and opportunities in the territory.

Now, when I ask the Minister why this position is in Yellowknife, his answer is because it is pan-territorial. I would like to ask the Minister, what does he mean that it is pan-territorial that requires it to be in Yellowknife? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment .

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I've answered this question a number of times already, this is a pan-territorial position that represents all citizens of the Northwest Territories. We have reallocated the position in Hay River that was presently there, away from agriculture, to look after the fishing and agriculture industry to help facilitate that in the South Slave. The position that the Member opposite is referring to is based out of Yellowknife, and it needs to be here to look after the whole Northwest Territories. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

As I also mentioned, I believe 1.2 million pounds of fish were caught in the South Slave, brought to the fish plant in Hay River. I think 68,000 pounds were caught in the North Slave, and I think 10,000 up in the Mackenzie Delta. Clearly, the vast majority of work is in Hay River. There is an agriculture strategy, which the most employment and industry is going to be created in Hay River. Same with the fishery strategy. When the Minister says "pan-territorial," everything I am saying, it seems to be in the South.

The only thing that I can think of that is really pan-territorial is these community gardens that are in all the communities. Is that what the Minister is referring to, the community garden aspect of the agriculture?

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

There are a couple of things I want to say. First of all, Norman Wells grew 9,000 pounds of potatoes. That's not some small, little community garden we are talking about. There is a region at looking at extending their agriculture. I have had conversations with people in Fort Good Hope who want to do commercial agriculture in their region as well.

As much as the South Slave is maybe thinking they are the agricultural hub of the Northwest Territories, there are a number of communities that are already reaching out and doing it. Gameti is another good example, with what they have been able to accomplish there with the small amount of funds that we made available to them. We want to grow this industry to make people self-sufficient in the Northwest Territories, and I don't think the discussion should be about if there is a job in Hay River or Yellowknife. This is about growing the industry, and diversifying our economy in the Northwest Territories.

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

I am glad to hear that agriculture is sprouting out to all over the territory. I guess my issue is that I have seen that fish plant sitting in Hay River, no work being done to it for decades, and its industry sort of floating along there. Things are moving now, but I cannot help but think that if the person who is responsible for driving the sector had to drive by that fish plant every day, things might move a little faster. Will the Minister at least commit to looking into the idea of moving this? Can he commit to exploring the benefits that might come out of having this positon in Hay River?

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

I have made my position quite clear on this. I want to talk about fishing a little bit because he's talking about fishing. I had just happened to have the opportunity to go to the fish plant last week when I was home. One thing I can say, yes, fishing is a big part of Hay River industry, but the Member from the Beau-Del there, from Mr. Blake , has approached us about doing commercial fishing in Northwest Territories. This is going to have greater implications than just in Hay River, plus we also have money set aside, $1.4 million invested in the Hay River plant as we move forward, if we can make a deal with Freshwater and the federal government.

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Again, I would like to remind Members to refer to Members in their riding, please. Thank you. Oral questions. Member for Hay River North .

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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R.J. Simpson

Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the Minister's comments. I'd love to see that there is agriculture throughout the territory. There is commercial fishing growing throughout the territory, but if it is so important to have the position in Yellowknife because this is pan-territorial, how come the superintendent from the South Slave is going up to the Beaufort Delta to look into the fish plant? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The reason the superintendent from the South Slave is going to the Mackenzie Delta to help them on how to move their fishing industry forward is because all the experience that he has dealing with the Freshwater Fishing Corporation and Tlicho Investment Corporation, and he deals with the fishermen on a day-to-day basis as problems come and arise, and helps them move their businesses forward. Why wouldn't we send someone with that amount of experience to help introduce a new industry into the Mackenzie Delta?

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Question 600-18(2): Agriculture And Fisheries Support Position

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Jackson Lafferty

Masi. Oral questions. Member for Yellowknife Centre .

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Question 601-18(2): Family Violence Prevention Measures

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Julie Green

Yellowknife Centre

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a set of questions that deal with the unfounded sexual assault complaints for the Minister of Health and Social Services . The questions for Justice really deal with what has happened after the fact, but Health and Social Services is in charge of prevention.

My first question is: how is the department integrating the Globe's findings into the work that it is doing, or planning to do, in combatting violence against women, and family violence? Mahsi.

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