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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2nd Session Day 7 16th Assembly HANSARD Thursday, February 14, 2008 Pages 311 to 334 The Honourable Paul Delorey, Speaker Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Members of the Legislative Assembly Speaker Hon. Paul Delorey (Hay River North) Mr. Glen Abernethy Hon. Sandy Lee Hon. Michael Miltenberger (Great Slave) (Range Lake) (Thebacha) Minister of Health and Social Services Deputy Premier Mr. Tom Beaulieu Minister Responsible for the Status of Government House Leader (Tu Nedhe) Women Minister of Environment and Natural Minister Responsible for Persons with Resources Ms. Wendy Bisaro Disabilities Minister Responsible for the NWT Housing (Frame Lake) Corporation Hon. Bob McLeod Minister Responsible for the Workers’ Compensation Board Mr. Bob Bromley (Yellowknife South) (Weledeh) Minister of Human Resources Mr. David Ramsay Mrs. Jane Groenewegen Minister of Industry, Tourism and (Kam Lake) Investment (Hay River South) Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board Hon. Floyd Roland Mr. Robert Hawkins (Inuvik Boot Lake) (Yellowknife Centre) Hon. Michael McLeod Premier (Deh Cho) Minister of Finance Mr. Jackie Jacobson Minister Responsible for the Financial (Nunakput) Minister of Municipal and Community Management of Board Secretariat Affairs Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Mr. David Krutko Minister of Public Works and Services Intergovernmental Relations (Mackenzie Delta) Minister Responsible for Youth Hon. Norman Yakeleya Hon. Jackson Lafferty Mr. Robert McLeod (Sahtu) (Inuvik Twin Lakes) (Monfwi) Minister of Transportation Minister of Justice Minister Responsible for the NWT Power Minister of Education, Culture and Mr. Kevin Menicoche Corporation Employment (Nahendeh) Minister Responsible for Seniors Officers Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Mr. Tim Mercer Deputy Clerk Principal Clerk of Principal Law Clerks Committees Operations Clerk Mr. Doug Schauerte Ms. Patricia Russell Ms. Gail Bennett Mr. Glen Boyd Ms. Kelly Payne Box 1320 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Tel: (867) 669-2200 Fax: (867) 920-4735 Toll-Free: 1-800-661-0784 http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca Published under the authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. Table of Contents Prayer .................................................................................................................................................................. 311 Point of Order ..................................................................................................................................................... 311 Ministers’ Statements ........................................................................................................................................ 312 13-16(2): Provincial and Territorial Housing Ministers Meeting (Miltenberger) ................................................ 312 14-16(2): Airport Runways Optimal Lengths and Issues Project (Yakeleya) ................................................... 313 15-16(2): Minister Absent from the House (Krutko) ......................................................................................... 314 Members’ Statements ........................................................................................................................................ 314 Access Roads to Community Gravel Sites (Krutko) ......................................................................................... 314 Preventative Maintenance Programs for Senior and Disabled Homeowners (Beaulieu) ................................. 314 Annual Adjustments to Student Financial Assistance (Groenewegen) ............................................................ 315 Concerns Regarding G.N.W.T. Contracting Procedures (McLeod) ................................................................. 315 Review of Boards and Agencies (Ramsay) ..................................................................................................... 316 Tribute to the Nasogaluak Brothers (Jacobson)............................................................................................... 316 Need for Fort Liard Local Housing Authority (Menicoche) ............................................................................... 317 Black History Month (Hawkins) ........................................................................................................................ 317 Yellowknife’s Designation as Most Sustainable Small City in Canada (Bromley) ............................................ 317 2008 Cager Basketball Championships (Bisaro) ............................................................................................. 318 Anniversary of Quebec City (Abernethy) ......................................................................................................... 318 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery ............................................................................................................... 319 Oral Questions .................................................................................................................................................... 319 71-16(2): Project Consultants Fee Structure (Hawkins) ................................................................................... 319 72-16(2): Housing Program Residency Requirements for Students (Menicoche) ........................................... 320 73-16(2): Deh Cho Bridge Project (Groenewegen) .......................................................................................... 320 74-16(2): Access Roads to Community Gravel Sites (Krutko) ......................................................................... 321 75-16(2): G.N.W.T. Policies on Public/Private Partnership (Bisaro) ................................................................ 323 76-16(2): Review of Boards and Agencies (Ramsay) ...................................................................................... 323 77-16(2): Highway Maintenance Contracts (McLeod) ...................................................................................... 324 78-16(2): Participation of G.N.W.T. Staff Volunteers in 2008 Arctic Winter Games (Abernethy) ..................... 325 79-16(2): Preventative Maintenance Programs for Seniors and Disabled Homeowners (Beaulieu) ................ 326 80-16(2): Sustainable Community Programs (Bromley) .................................................................................. 326 81-16(2): G.N.W.T. Tourism Marketing Efforts (Hawkins) ............................................................................... 327 82-16(2): New Deal for Community Governments (Krutko) ............................................................................. 328 83-16(2): Highway Maintenance Contracts (McLeod) ...................................................................................... 329 Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills ..................................................................................................... 330 Bill 4 - Miscelleneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 ..................................................................................... 330 Bill 5 - An Act to Amend the Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act ................................................................ 330 Bill 6 - An Act to Amend the Residential Tenancies Act ................................................................................... 330 Bill 7 - Securities Act ........................................................................................................................................ 330 Motions ................................................................................................................................................................ 330 2-16(2): Highways Maintenance Contract to Standing Committee on Economic Development and Infrastructure, Motion Carried ..................................................................................................................... 330 First Reading of Bills .......................................................................................................................................... 330 Bill 1 - Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 ................................................................................................... 330 Second Reading of Bills .................................................................................................................................... 331 Bill 1 - Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 ................................................................................................... 331 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters .......................................................... 331 Bill 1 - Interim Appropriation Act, 2008-2009 ................................................................................................... 331 Report of Committee of the Whole ................................................................................................................... 332 Third Reading of Bills ........................................................................................................................................ 332 Bill 2 - Supplementary Appropriation Act No. 3, 2007-2008 ............................................................................ 332 Orders of the Day ..............................................................................................................................................