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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 6th Session Day 2 16th Assembly HANSARD Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Pages 6421 - 6442 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 Mr. Kevin Menicoche (Great Slave) (Range Lake) (Nahendeh) Minister of Health and Social Services Minister responsible for the Mr. Tom Beaulieu Status of Women Hon. Michael Miltenberger (Tu Nedhe) Minister responsible for (Thebacha) Persons with Disabilities Deputy Premier Minister responsible for Seniors Government House Leader Ms. Wendy Bisaro Minister of Finance (Frame Lake) Minister of Environment and Hon. Bob McLeod Natural Resources Mr. Bob Bromley (Yellowknife South) (Weledeh) Minister of Human Resources Minister of Industry, Tourism Mr. Dave Ramsay and Investment (Kam Lake) Mrs. Jane Groenewegen Minister responsible for the (Hay River South) Public Utilities Board Hon. Floyd Roland Minister responsible for (Inuvik Boot Lake) Energy Initiatives Premier Mr. Robert Hawkins (Yellowknife Centre) Minister of Executive Hon. Michael McLeod Minister of Aboriginal Affairs (Deh Cho) and Intergovernmental Relations Mr. Jackie Jacobson Minister of Transportation Minister responsible for the (Nunakput) Minister of Public Works and Services NWT Power Corporation Mr. David Krutko Hon. Robert C. McLeod Mr. Norman Yakeleya (Mackenzie Delta) (Inuvik Twin Lakes) (Sahtu) Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Hon. Jackson Lafferty Minister responsible for the (Monfwi) NWT Housing Corporation Minister of Justice Minister responsible for the Workers' Minister of Education, Culture and Safety and Compensation Employment Commission Minister responsible for Youth ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Officers Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Mr. Tim Mercer Deputy Clerk Principal Clerk Principal Clerk, Law Clerks of Committees Operations Mr. Doug Schauerte Ms. Jennifer Knowlan Ms. Gail Bennett Ms. Sheila MacPherson Ms. Malinda Kellett ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ........................................................................................................................................................... 6421 MINISTERS' STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 6421 2-16(6) – Traditional Economy (B. McLeod) .............................................................................................. 6421 3-16(6) – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day and the Wise Women Awards 2011 (Lee) ..... 6421 MEMBERS' STATEMENTS.............................................................................................................................. 6422 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day (Bisaro).......................................................................... 6422 Regulation of Naturopathic Medicine in the NWT (Groenewegen) ............................................................ 6423 Evictions and Housing Arrears in Nunakput (Jacobson) ............................................................................ 6423 Food First Program in Tu Nedhe (Beaulieu) .............................................................................................. 6424 Policing Services in Tsiigehtchic (Krutko) .................................................................................................. 6424 Status of Edmonton City Centre Airport for Medical Travel (Ramsay) ....................................................... 6424 City of Yellowknife Recipient of 2011 Sustainable Communities Award (Bromley) .................................... 6425 NWT Trappers Achievement Award (Yakeleya) ........................................................................................ 6425 Aboriginal Employment and Representation in the GNWT (Menicoche).................................................... 6426 Recognition of Lena Pedersen, Recipient of Wise Women Award (Abernethy) ......................................... 6426 Need for Regulation of Naturopathic Medicine in the NWT (Hawkins) ....................................................... 6427 Recognition of Sylvia Nadli, Recipient of Wise Women Award (M. McLeod) ............................................. 6427 RECOGNITION OF VISITORS IN THE GALLERY ................................................................................ 6428, 6440 ORAL QUESTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 6428 WRITTEN QUESTIONS.................................................................................................................................... 6439 TABLING OF DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 6440 NOTICES OF MOTION ..................................................................................................................................... 6440 1-16(6) – Healthy Eating/Nutrition Programs (Bisaro) ................................................................................ 6440 2-16(6) – Optional Rent Scale in Public Housing (Jacobson) .................................................................... 6440 3-16(6) – Extended Adjournment of the House to May 11, 2011 (Bisaro) ................................................. 6440 ORDERS OF THE DAY .................................................................................................................................... 6441 March 8, 2011 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES HANSARD Page 6421 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Members Present Mr. Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Ms. Bisaro, Mr. Bromley, Hon. Paul Delorey, Mrs. Groenewegen, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Krutko, Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Hon. Sandy Lee, Hon. Bob McLeod, Hon. Michael McLeod, Hon. Robert McLeod, Mr. Menicoche, Hon. Michael Miltenberger, Mr. Ramsay, Hon. Floyd Roland, Mr. Yakeleya The House met at 1:33 p.m. Mr. Speaker, the Community Harvesters Assistance Program is particularly important in the small Prayer communities where incomes are substantially lower and local economies are less diversified compared ---Prayer to the larger regional centres. This funding plays a SPEAKER (Hon. Paul Delorey): Good afternoon, key role in ensuring community hunts and harvests colleagues. Welcome back to the Chamber. take place and that families who rely on food that is traditionally harvested have a reliable food source. Before we begin I’d like to draw your attention to the gallery and the presence of a former Member Many households outside regional centres rely on and the first female Member of the Legislative food that is traditionally harvested for over 50 Assembly. Lena Pedersen is with us. percent of the meat and fish they consume. The economic realities faced by these small Orders of the day. Item 2, Ministers’ statements. communities are challenging and make the The honourable Minister responsible for Industry, traditional economy a vital and valued economic Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bob McLeod. sector of the North. Ministers’ Statements Mr. Speaker, in 2011-2012, with the full support and direction of the Sustainability of Rural and Remote Communities committee, the Department of MINISTER’S STATEMENT 2-16(6): Industry, Tourism and Investment will invest an TRADITIONAL ECONOMY additional $475,000. This brings the total budget of HON. BOB MCLEOD: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. the Community Harvesters Assistance Program to The traditional economy is a critical component of over $1 million. the Northwest Territories economy. For many This investment has been made as part of the community residents these activities are not only a government’s Maximizing Opportunities Strategic traditional way of life but a matter of necessity. Initiative. This will offset the high costs associated The traditional economy has sustained the with harvesting in remote northern communities Aboriginal people of the Northwest Territories for while continuing to support traditional practices. thousands of years, providing food, clothing, Thank you, Mr. Speaker. shelter, tools and goods for trade. The Government MR. SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The of the Northwest Territories recognizes both the honourable Minister responsible for the Status of economic value and inherent challenges in Women, Ms. Lee. traditional harvesting. The government is taking action to ensure traditional economy practices MINISTER’S STATEMENT 3-16(6): continue and that these traditional values are TH th 100 ANNIVERSARY OF sustained. This support serves to advance the 16 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Legislative Assembly’s goal of a diversified AND THE WISE WOMEN AWARDS 2011 economy that provides all communities and regions with opportunities and choices. HON. SANDY LEE: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One hundred years ago women were chattels with no The Department of Industry,