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Nunavut Canada LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 2nd Session 5th Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 81 Friday, February 28, 2020 Pages 5069 – 5105 Iqaluit Speaker: The Honourable Paul Quassa, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. Paul Quassa (Aggu) Hon. David Akeeagok Joelie Kaernerk David Qamaniq (Quttiktuq) (Amittuq) (Tununiq) Deputy Premier; Minister of Economic Development and Transportation Mila Kamingoak Emiliano Qirngnuq (Kugluktuk) (Netsilik) Tony Akoak (Gjoa Haven) Pauloosie Keyootak Allan Rumbolt Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (Uqqummiut) (Hudson Bay) Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Hon. Lorne Kusugak Pat Angnakak Committee of the Whole (Rankin Inlet South) (Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu) Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole Minister of Community and Hon. Joe Savikataaq Government Services; Minister of (Arviat South) Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak Human Resources Premier; Minister of Executive and (Cambridge Bay) Intergovernmental Affairs; Minister of Minister of Justice; Minister responsible for Adam Lightstone Energy; Minister of Environment; Minister Labour; Minister responsible for the Qulliq (Iqaluit-Manirajak) responsible for Aboriginal Affairs; Energy Corporation Minister responsible for the Utility Rates John Main (Arviat North-Whale Cove) Review Council Hon. George Hickes (Iqaluit-Tasiluk) Margaret Nakashuk Hon. Elisapee Sheutiapik Minister of Finance, Chair of the Financial (Pangnirtung) (Iqaluit-Sinaa) Management Board; Minister of Health; Government House Leader; Minister of Minister responsible for Seniors; Minister Hon. Patterk Netser Family Services; Minister responsible for responsible for Suicide Prevention; Minister (Aivilik) Homelessness; Minister responsible for responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Minister responsible for Nunavut Immigration; Minister responsible for the Compensation Commission Arctic College; Minister responsible for Status of Women the Nunavut Housing Corporation Hon. David Joanasie Cathy Towtongie (South Baffin) (Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet) Minister of Culture and Heritage; Minister of Education; Minister of Languages Officers Clerk John Quirke Clerk Assistant Law Clerk Sergeant-at-Arms Hansard Production Stephen Innuksuk Michael Chandler Charlie Audlakiak 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 ...........................................................................................................................5069 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery ........................................................................................5069 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters ......................................5070 Report of the Committee of the Whole ......................................................................................5104 Orders of the Day .......................................................................................................................5104 A. Daily References Friday, February 28, 2020 ..........................................................................................................5069 B. Bills Bill 39 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2020-2021 – Community and Government Services – Consideration in Committee ..........................................................5070 Bill 39 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2020-2021 – Education – Consideration in Committee ................................................................................................5096 Friday, February 28, 2020 Nunavut Hansard 5069 Iqaluit, Nunavut Orders of the Day. Thank you. Friday, February 28, 2020 Members Present: Speaker (interpretation): The member is Hon. David Akeeagok, Mr. Tony Akoak, seeking unanimous consent to proceed to Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak, Hon. George Item 5. Do you agree? Are there any Hickes, Hon. David Joanasie, Ms. Mila nays? Please proceed, Member Joanasie. Kamingoak, Mr. Pauloosie Keyootak, Hon. Lorne Kusugak, Mr. Adam Item 5: Recognition of Visitors in the Lightstone, Mr. John Main, Ms. Gallery Margaret Nakashuk, Hon. Patterk Netser, Mr. David Qamaniq, Mr. Hon. David Joanasie (interpretation): Emiliano Qirngnuq, Hon. Paul Quassa, Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday I Mr. Allan Rumbolt, Hon. Joe spoke about music and as the Qilaut Savikataaq, Hon. Elisapee Sheutiapik, contest winners are in the gallery, I Ms. Cathy Towtongie. would like to take this opportunity to recognize them, starting with Jo Ellen >>House commenced at 9:00 Etuangat, who is originally from Arviat. Welcome. Item 1: Opening Prayer >>Applause Speaker (Hon. Paul Quassa) (interpretation): Before we proceed, I The other one is Becky Han and her ask Member Keyootak to say the children are also here. Welcome. opening prayer, please. >>Applause >>Prayer Daniel Taukie, who is from my Speaker (interpretation): Good morning. community of Kinngait. Before we proceed, I wish to make a brief statement. We have all had >>Applause mothers. Mothers raise their children. Let’s express our appreciation in our Angela Amarualik. mothers, as we have all had mothers, and we were well taken care of when we >>Applause were children. The same thing goes for mothers who raise their children today. Caylan Kunuk. Let us remember them today. >>Applause >>Applause Also staff from the Department of I now recognize Member Joanasie. Culture and Heritage, Tocasie Burke and Saa Pitsiulak. Welcome to the gallery. Hon. David Joanasie (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and good morning. Mr. Speaker, I request consent >>Applause of this Assembly to go to Item 5 in the Friday, February 28, 2020 Nunavut Hansard 5070 Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. Mr. Main (interpretation): Thank you, Welcome to the gallery. We are proud of Mr. Chairman. Good morning. you for using Inuit culture and songs. (interpretation ends) We wish to continue with the review of Bill 39 and (interpretation ends) Orders of the day. the 2020-21 Main Estimates for the (interpretation) Member Joanasie. Department of Community and Government Services, followed by the Hon. David Joanasie (interpretation): Department of Education. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There will be a (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. concert tonight and I would like to Chairman. welcome everyone to the concert in Iqaluit. Chairman: Thank you. Are we in agreement that we first deal with Bill Mr. Speaker, I again request consent of 39? this Assembly to go directly to Item 19 in the Orders of the Day. Thank you, Some Members: Agreed. Mr. Speaker. Bill 39 – Appropriation (Operations & Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. Maintenance) Act, 2020-2021 – The member is seeking unanimous Community and Government consent to proceed directly to Item 19 in Services – Consideration in the Orders of the Day. Are there any Committee nays? There are no nays. Let’s proceed to Item 19. (interpretation ends) Chairman: Thank you. I would now Consideration in Committee of the like to ask Minister Kusugak: do you Whole of Bills and Other Matters. Bills have officials that you would like to 39 (interpretation) and 40 with Mr. appear before the committee? Minister Akoak in the Chair. Kusugak. I ask members to remain in their seats as Hon. Lorne Kusugak (interpretation): we will proceed directly to Committee of Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good the Whole. morning. Yes, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. (interpretation ends) Sergeant-at-Arms. Chairman: Does the committee agree to Item 19: Consideration in Committee let the minister and his officials go to the of the Whole of Bills and Other witness table? Matters Some Members: Agreed. Chairman (Mr. Akoak): Good morning, colleagues, Inuit, and Nunavummiut. I Chairman: Thank you. Sergeant-at- would like to call the committee meeting Arms, please escort the witnesses in. to order. In Committee of the Whole we have the following items to deal with: For the record, Minister Kusugak, please Bills 39 and 40. What is the wish of the introduce your officials. Minister committee? Mr. Main. Kusugak. Friday, February 28, 2020 Nunavut Hansard 5071 Hon. Lorne Kusugak: Thank you, Mr. family. Chairman. To my right is my Deputy of Community and Government Services, I would like to continue on the theme of Ms. Constance Hourie, and to my left, contract employees. Yesterday the Mr. Chairman, no he is not a Zamboni minister had indicated that there was a driver, but it is Eiryn Devereaux, number within the Information Assistant Deputy Minister. Thank you, Management and Information Mr. Chairman. Technology Branch. My first question is: are there currently any contract >>Laughter employees within the Infrastructure Branch? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman: Thank you. It must be a Friday morning. Chairman: Minister Kusugak. Thank you. We are now on page J-7. Hon. Lorne Kusugak: Thank you, Mr. Infrastructure. First name on my list, Mr. Chairman. I believe that there might be a Rumbolt. couple, two or three, which is not uncommon, Mr. Chairman. Thank you. Mr. Rumbolt: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, but I didn’t have any more Chairman: Mr. Lightstone. questions. Thank you. Mr. Lightstone: Thank you, Mr. Chairman: Thank you, Mr. Rumbolt. Chairman. I don’t know where to go Next name, Mr. Lightstone. from there. Are these contract employees project managers? Thank you, Mr. Mr. Lightstone: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chairman. Good morning. Good morning, minister and your officials, Ms. Chairman: Minister Kusugak. Hourie and Mr.