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Nunavut Hansard 1967 Nunavut Canada LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 2nd Session 4th Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 37 Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Pages 1967 – 2042 Iqaluit Speaker: The Honourable George Qulaut, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. George Qulaut (Amittuq) Tony Akoak Hon. George Kuksuk Allan Rumbolt (Gjoa Haven) (Arviat North-Whale Cove) (Hudson Bay) Deputy Chair, Committee of the Minister of Culture and Heritage; Minister of Whole Languages; Minister responsible for the Nunavut Alexander Sammurtok Housing Corporation (Rankin Inlet South) Pat Angnakak (Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu) Steve Mapsalak Hon. Tom Sammurtok (Aivilik) (Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Hon. Monica Ell Inlet) (Iqaluit-Manirajak) Hon. Johnny Mike Minister of Community and Deputy Premier; Minister of (Pangnirtung) Government Services Economic Development and Minister of Environment Transportation; Minister of Joe Savikataaq Energy Simeon Mikkungwak (Arviat South) (Baker Lake) Isaac Shooyook Joe Enook Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (Quttiktuq) (Tununiq) Deputy Speaker and Chair of Hon. Paul Okalik (Iqaluit-Sinaa) Hon. Peter Taptuna the Committee of the Whole (Kugluktuk) Minister of Health; Minister of Justice; Minister responsible for Labour; Minister responsible for Premier; Minister of Executive and George Hickes Intergovernmental Affairs; Minister (Iqaluit-Tasiluk) Immigration responsible for Aboriginal Affairs; David Joanasie Hon. Keith Peterson Minister responsible for the Utility (South Baffin) (Cambridge Bay) Rates Review Council Minister of Finance, Chair of the Financial Pauloosie Keyootak Management Board; Minister responsible for the Hon. Jeannie Ugyuk (Uqqummiut) Qulliq Energy Corporation; Minister responsible (Netsilik) for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Minister of Family Services; Commission Minister responsible for Homelessness; Minister responsible Hon. Paul Quassa for the Status of Women (Aggu) Government House Leader; Minister of Education; Minister responsible for Nunavut Arctic College Officers Clerk John Quirke Deputy Clerk Clerk Assistant Law Clerk Sergeant-at-Arms Hansard Production Nancy Tupik Stephen Innuksuk Michael Chandler Simanek Kilabuk Innirvik Support Services Box 1200 Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0 Tel (867) 975-5000 Fax (867) 975-5190 Toll-Free (877) 334-7266 Website: www.assembly.nu.ca Table of Contents Opening Prayer ...........................................................................................................................1967 Ministers’ Statements .................................................................................................................1967 Members’ Statements .................................................................................................................1969 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery ........................................................................................1976 Oral Questions ............................................................................................................................1977 Tabling of Documents ................................................................................................................1992 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters ......................................1993 Report of the Committee of the Whole ......................................................................................2041 Orders of the Day .......................................................................................................................2041 A. Daily References Wednesday, March 4, 2015 ........................................................................................................1967 B. Ministers’ Statements 105 – 4(2): Accreditation of the Nunavut Arctic College Trades Training Centre (Quassa) .....1967 106 – 4(2): Conference of the Parties (COP 20) in Lima, Peru (Mike) ......................................1968 107 – 4(2): Training of Coroners (Okalik) .................................................................................1968 108 – 4(2): Winter 2015 Meeting of Canada’s Premiers (Taptuna) ...........................................1969 C. Members’ Statements 236 – 4(2): Congratulations to Nolan Norberg of Kugluktuk (Taptuna) ....................................1970 237 – 4(2): Tribute to Rankin Inlet Hockey Organizers (Sammurtok) ......................................1970 238 – 4(2): Tribute to Jennifer Gwilliams of British Columbia (Mapsalak) ..............................1971 239 – 4(2): Community Aerodrome Radio Stations (Sammurtok) ............................................1972 240 – 4(2): Distribution of Country Food in Kimmirut (Joanasie) ............................................1972 241 – 4(2): Incorporation of Inuit Qaujimanituqangit (Shooyook) ............................................1973 242 – 4(2): Ilagiiktunut Fund (Enook) .......................................................................................1973 243 – 4(2): Nunavut’s Fifth Youth Parliament (Hickes) ............................................................1974 244 – 4(2): Bonnie Ammaq Debuts at Astro Theatre (Quassa)..................................................1976 D. Oral Questions 388 – 4(2): Incorporation of Inuit Qaujimanituqangit (Shooyook) ............................................1977 389 – 4(2): Inuit Content in Iqaluit P3 Airport Construction (Joanasie) ....................................1979 390 – 4(2): Cancellation of Observer/Communicator Training Program (Sammurtok) ............1980 391 – 4(2): Status of Collective Bargaining (Angnakak) ...........................................................1981 392 – 4(2): Community Aerodrome Radio Stations (Enook) .....................................................1982 393 – 4(2): Surplus Disposal Policy (Rumbolt) .........................................................................1984 394 – 4(2): Community Aerodrome Radio Stations (Savikataaq)..............................................1985 395 – 4(2): Poverty Reduction Initiatives (Mapsalak) ...............................................................1986 396 – 4(2): Airport Infrastructure (Mikkungwak) ......................................................................1988 397 – 4(2): Review of Subsidies for Homeowners (Hickes) ......................................................1990 E. Tabling of Documents 108 – 4(2): Hamlet of Baker Lake Presentation to the Nunavut Impact Review Board on the Kiggavik Project (Mikkungwak) .........................................................................................1992 F. Bills Bill 16 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2015-2016 – Education – Consideration in Committee ................................................................................................1993 Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Nunavut Hansard 1967 Iqaluit, Nunavut Hon. Paul Quassa (interpretation): Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, my Members Present: colleagues here with me. I send good Mr. Tony Akoak, Ms. Pat Angnakak, day wishes to the people of Aggu and Hon. Monica Ell, Mr. Joe Enook, Mr. Igloolik. George Hickes, Mr. David Joanasie, Mr. Pauloosie Keyootak, Hon. George Mr. Speaker, as Minister responsible for Kuksuk, Mr. Steve Mapsalak, Hon. Nunavut Arctic College, it is my Johnny Mike, Mr. Simeon Mikkungwak, pleasure to share with my colleagues Hon. Paul Okalik, Hon. Keith Peterson, news concerning the granting of a Hon. Paul Quassa, Hon. George Qulaut, temporary operating permit to the Mr. Allan Rumbolt, Mr. Alexander Nunavut Trades Training Centre in Sammurtok, Hon. Tom Sammurtok, Mr. Rankin Inlet. This allows the centre to Joe Savikataaq, Mr. Isaac Shooyook, deliver apprenticeship training as an Hon. Peter Taptuna, Hon. Jeannie accredited institution until October 31, Ugyuk. 2015. >>House commenced at 13:30 This ongoing process places an enormous strain on the college’s Item 1: Opening Prayer resources each time we go through the process. The next accreditation is Speaker (Hon. George Qulaut) scheduled during the summer of 2015 (interpretation): Mr. Shooyook, can you and trades training staff are laying the say the opening prayer, please. groundwork for a possible three- to five- year accreditation period during that >>Prayer time. Speaker (interpretation): Good Mr. Speaker, preparation for this afternoon, my fellow Nunavummiut. requires a thorough review of shop tools (interpretation ends) Premier, and equipment as well as classroom (interpretation) ministers, members, suitability and curriculum development, visitors, our staff and interpreters, including proper use of lesson plans, welcome. syllabi, course outlines, student evaluations, instructor credentials, and Item 2. Ministers’ Statements. Minister methods of evaluations for the courses responsible for Nunavut Arctic College, offered. Mr. Quassa. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank all the Item 2: Ministers’ Statements senior instructors, instructors, and staff of the trades training centre for all their Minister’s Statement 105 – 4(2): hard work and dedication in contributing Accreditation of the Nunavut to the accreditation process thus far. Arctic College Trades Training Without these dedicated professionals, Centre (Quassa) we would not be able to offer our students apprenticeship programs of the highest quality right here in Nunavut. Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Nunavut Hansard 1968 The granting of the temporary operating Mr. Speaker, the Government of permit to the trades training centre in Nunavut
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