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Nunavut Canada LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 3rd Session 3rd Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 68 Thursday, March 7, 2013 Pages 3733 – 3790 Iqaluit Speaker: The Honourable Hunter Tootoo, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. Hunter Tootoo (Iqaluit Centre) Hon. Eva Aariak Joe Enook Allan Rumbolt (Iqaluit East) (Tununiq) (Hudson Bay) Premier; Minister of Education; Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole Minister of Executive and Fred Schell Intergovernmental Affairs; Minister Hon. Lorne Kusugak (South Baffin) responsible for Aboriginal Affairs; (Rankin Inlet South – Whale Cove) Minister responsible for Immigration Government House Leader; Minister of Hon. Daniel Shewchuk (Arviat) Community and Government Services; Minister of Justice; Minister Hon. James Arreak Minister responsible for the Workers’ (Uqqummiut) Safety and Compensation Commission responsible for Nunavut Arctic Minister of Culture and Heritage; College Minister of Environment; Minister of John Ningark Louis Tapardjuk Languages; Minister responsible for the (Akulliq) (Amittuq) Utility Rates Review Council Johnny Ningeongan Deputy Chair, Committee of the (Nanulik) Whole Moses Aupaluktuq (Baker Lake) Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole Hon. Peter Taptuna (Kugluktuk) Tagak Curley Deputy Premier; Minister of (Rankin Inlet North) Hezakiah Oshutapik (Pangnirtung) Economic Development and Hon. Monica Ell Transportation; Minister of (Iqaluit West) Hon. Keith Peterson Energy; Minister responsible for the Minister of Human Resources; (Cambridge Bay) Nunavut Housing Corporation Minister responsible for Homelessness; Minister of Finance, Chair of the Minister responsible for the Qulliq Financial Management Board; Minister Jeannie Ugyuk Energy Corporation; Minister of Health and Social Services (Nattilik) responsible for the Status of Women Ron Elliott (Quttiktuq) 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 ...........................................................................................................................3733 Ministers’ Statements .................................................................................................................3733 Members’ Statements .................................................................................................................3735 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery ........................................................................................3741 Oral Questions ............................................................................................................................3742 Revert to Item 5: Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery ...........................................................3758 Notices of Motions .....................................................................................................................3759 Motions .......................................................................................................................................3759 Second Reading of Bills .............................................................................................................3760 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters ......................................3760 Report of the Committee of the Whole ......................................................................................3789 Orders of the Day .......................................................................................................................3789 A. Daily References Thursday, March 7, 2013............................................................................................................3733 B. Ministers’ Statements 251 – 3(3): Petroleum Products Division (PPD) of CGS (Kusugak) .........................................3733 252 – 3(3): Nunavut Arctic College Publishes Book on Midwifery (Shewchuk) ......................3734 253 – 3(3): International Women’s Day (Ell) ............................................................................3735 C. Members’ Statements 419 – 3(3): A Day for Everyone (Tapardjuk) .............................................................................3735 420 – 3(3): Mine Training Initiatives in the High Arctic (Elliott) ..............................................3736 421 – 3(3): Recognition of Pond Inlet Environmental Technology Program (Enook) ..............3737 422 – 3(3): Congratulations to Canadian Delegation at CITES Meeting (Ningeongan) ............3738 423 – 3(3): Tribute to Stompin’ Tom Connors (Schell) .............................................................3739 424 – 3(3): Arviat’s Ecotourism Industry (Shewchuk) ..............................................................3740 425 – 3(3): International Women’s Day (Ningark) ....................................................................3740 D. Oral Questions 540 – 3(3): Bulk Fuel Storage Facilities in Nunavut (Elliott) ....................................................3742 541 – 3(3): Intergovernmental Justice Initiatives (Tapardjuk) ...................................................3743 542 – 3(3): Slumping Situation in Pond Inlet (Enook) ...............................................................3745 543 – 3(3): Status of New Municipal Funding Formula (Ningeongan) .....................................3747 544 – 3(3): Sanikiluaq School Windows Replacement (Rumbolt) ............................................3748 545 – 3(3): Crime Prevention Initiatives (Oshutapik) ................................................................3750 546 – 3(3): Status of Motor Vehicle Policy (Schell) ..................................................................3751 547 – 3(3): Recent Power Outage in Resolute Bay (Elliott) ......................................................3752 548 – 3(3): Status of Rankin Inlet Correctional Healing Facility (Schell) .................................3754 549 – 3(3): Government Liaison Officer Program (Elliott) .......................................................3755 E. Motions 044 – 3(3): Extended Sitting Hours and Days – Notice (Rumbolt) ............................................3759 044 – 3(3): Extended Sitting Hours and Days (Ningeongan) .....................................................3759 F. Bills Bill 54 – An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act – Second Reading ..........................................3760 Bill 56 – Write-off of Assets Act, No. 1, 2011-2012 – Second Reading ...................................3760 Bill 49 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2013-2014 – Education – Consideration in Committee ................................................................................................3761 Thursday, March 7, 2013 Nunavut Hansard 3733 Iqaluit, Nunavut of the Department of Community and Thursday, March 7, 2013 Government Services’ Petroleum Members Present: Products Division. Honourable Eva Aariak, Honourable Monica Ell, Mr. Ron Elliott, Mr. Joe An issue was raised during Committee Enook, Honourable Lorne Kusugak, Mr. of the Whole regarding a potential John Ningark, Mr. Johnny Ningeongan, relocation of the Petroleum Products Mr. Hezakiah Oshutapik, Honourable Division of the Department of Keith Peterson, Mr. Allan Rumbolt, Mr. Community and Government Services Fred Schell, Honourable Daniel from its current headquarters in Rankin Shewchuk, Mr. Louis Tapardjuk, Inlet to Iqaluit. Honourable Hunter Tootoo. Mr. Speaker, let me be absolutely clear. I >>House commenced at 13:30 would like to assure all Members of this House and the Rankin Inlet staff that the Item 1: Opening Prayer Department of Community and Government Services has no plans to Speaker (Hon. Hunter Tootoo): relocate the Petroleum Products Division Qujannamiik, Sergeant-at-Arms. Before from its current headquarters in Rankin we proceed with today’s sitting, I would Inlet or to relocate its regional offices like to ask Ms. Ell to start us off with a currently in Pond Inlet and Cambridge prayer, please. Bay. In addition, there is no plan to amalgamate the Petroleum Products >>Prayer Division of CG&S with the Qulliq Energy Corporation. Speaker (interpretation): Thank you, Ms. Ell. (interpretation ends) The Petroleum Products Division’s Qujannamiik, Sergeant-at-Arms. Moving operations will remain as is: as a on in our orders of the day. Item 2. function of the Department of Ministers’ Statements. Minister Community and Government Services. I responsible for the Department of would like to highlight the fact that if Community and Government Services, anyone hears anything to the contrary, Minister Kusugak. you have my assurance it is absolutely false. Mr. Speaker, I hope this puts to Item 2: Ministers’ Statements rest any concerns our staff may have on this matter and puts an end to any Minister’s Statement 251 – 3(3): unfounded rumours that may be Petroleum Products Division circulating. (PPD) of CGS (Kusugak) I would like to take this opportunity to Hon. Lorne Kusugak (interpretation): thank all the staff of Petroleum Products Thank you, Mr. Speaker and throughout the territory for the valuable Nunavummiut watching the proceedings. service they provide to our department (interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, I rise and to Nunavummiut in managing the today in