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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 6th Session Day 28 14th Assembly HANSARD Tuesday, June 10, 2003 Pages 899 - 928 The Honourable Tony Whitford, Speaker Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Members of the Legislative Assembly Speaker Hon. Tony Whitford (Kam Lake) Hon. Stephen Kakfwi Hon. Joseph L. Handley Mr. Bill Braden (Sahtu) (Weledeh) (Great Slave) Premier Minister Responsible for Energy and Executive Council Hydro Secretariats Mr. Paul Delorey Minister Responsible for Minister of Finance (Hay River North) Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Responsible for the Financial Minister Responsible for the Status of Management Board Women Minister Responsible for the Northwest Mr. Charles Dent Territories Power Corporation (Frame Lake) Hon. Jim Antoine Minister of Transportation (Nahendeh) Minister Responsible for the Workers' Mrs. Jane Groenewegen Compensation Board Deputy Premier (Hay River South) Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Minister Responsible for the Hon. J. Michael Miltenberger Mr. David Krutko Intergovernmental Forum (Thebacha) (Mackenzie Delta) Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Minister of Health and Social Services Economic Development Minister Responsible for Persons with Disabilities Mr. Leon Lafferty Minister Responsible for Seniors (North Slave) Hon. Roger T. Allen (Inuvik Twin Lakes) Minister of Justice Hon. Jake Ootes Ms. Sandy Lee Minister Responsible for NWT (Yellowknife Centre) (Range Lake) Housing Corporation Minister of Education, Culture and Minister Responsible for Public Employment Mr. Michael McLeod Utilities Board (Deh Cho) Minister Responsible for Youth Hon. Vince R. Steen (Nunakput) Mr. Steven Nitah Minister of Public Works and Services (Tu Nedhe) Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Mr. Floyd Roland (Inuvik Boot Lake) Mr. Brendan Bell (Yellowknife South) Officers Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Mr. David M. Hamilton Deputy Clerk Clerk of Committees Law Clerks Sergeant-at-Arms Editors of Hansard Mr. Doug Schauerte Mr. Dave Inch Ms. Katherine R. Peterson, Q.C. Ms. Nicole Latour-Theede Michele Vanthull Mr. Charles Thompson Janet Stewart 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.............................................................................................................................................................................................899 MINISTERS' STATEMENTS ..............................................................................................................................................................899 56-14(6) - WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM FUNDING FOR TAX-BASED MUNICIPALITIES .......................................................................899 57-15(6) - PLACEMENT OF NUNAVUT OFFENDERS .........................................................................................................................899 58-14(6) - EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS - A NETWORK OF SUPPORT .....................................................................................................899 MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS ...............................................................................................................................................................900 MR. ROLAND ON INCREASED COST OF POWER IN INUVIK...................................................................................................................900 MRS. GROENEWEGEN ON BENEFITS OF DEH CHO BRIDGE AT FORT PROVIDENCE..............................................................................900 MR. MCLEOD ON THE BENEFITS OF NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS ..........................................................................................................901 MR. KRUTKO ON NWT BUSINESS INCENTIVE POLICY ........................................................................................................................901 MR. NITAH ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN SMALL COMMUNITIES ..................................................................................................................902 MR. LAFFERTY ON INCONSISTENCY IN THE APPLICATION OF CONTRACTING AND PROCUREMENT POLICIES .........................................902 MR. BRADEN ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS.........................................................................................................903 MS. LEE ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS................................................................................................................903 MR. DENT ON ISSUES RAISED AT FRAME LAKE CONSTITUENCY MEETING ..........................................................................................904 MR. BELL ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH SPECIALIST PHYSICIANS ..............................................................................................................904 MR. ANTOINE ON TRIBUTE TO MILLENNIUM LAUREATE, CHRISTOPHER STIPDONK OF FORT SIMPSON..................................................905 RECOGNITION OF VISITORS IN THE GALLERY............................................................................................................................905 ORAL QUESTIONS....................................................................................................................................................................906, 915 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON THE REVIEW OF BILLS ............................................................................................................927 TABLING OF DOCUMENTS..............................................................................................................................................................926 FIRST READING OF BILLS...............................................................................................................................................................926 BILL 21 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT ...............................................................................................................................926 BILL 22 - WASTE REDUCTION AND RECOVERY ACT ........................................................................................................................926 BILL 23 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE SAFETY ACT ...............................................................................................................................926 BILL 24 - MIDWIFERY PROFESSION ACT.........................................................................................................................................926 BILL 25 - MUNICIPAL STATUTES REPLACEMENT ACT ......................................................................................................................926 BILL 26 - YOUTH JUSTICE ACT.......................................................................................................................................................926 BILL 27 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT .....................................................927 CONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF BILLS AND OTHER MATTERS............................................................927 REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE....................................................................................................................................927 THIRD READING OF BILLS..............................................................................................................................................................927 BILL 15, AN ACT TO AMEND THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT ..................................................................................................927 ORDERS OF THE DAY......................................................................................................................................................................927 June 10, 2003 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES HANSARD Page 899 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Tuesday, June 10, 2003 Members Present Honourable Roger Allen, Honourable Jim Antoine, Mr. Bell, Mr. Braden, Mr. Dent, Mrs. Groenewegen, Honourable Joe Handley, Mr. Krutko, Mr. Lafferty, Ms. Lee, Mr. McLeod, Honourable Michael Miltenberger, Nr. Nitah, Honourable Jake Ootes, Mr. Roland, Honourable Vince Steen, Honourable Tony Whitford ITEM 1: PRAYER Minister's Statement 57-14(6): Placement Of Nunavut Offenders ---Prayer HON. ROGER ALLEN: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am SPEAKER (Hon. Tony Whitford): Item 2, Ministers' pleased to have this opportunity to report on an agreement statements. The honourable Member for Nunakput, Mr. Steen. signed between the governments of Northwest Territories and Nunavut. This agreement will generate a guaranteed revenue ITEM 2: MINISTERS' STATEMENTS of close to $1 million a year until at least March 31, 2006. Minister's Statement 56-14(6): Water And Sewer System This agreement means that the Government of Nunavut will Funding For Tax-Based Municipalities place a minimum of 15 offenders in NWT Department of Justice correction facilities. This will result in a guaranteed annual HON. VINCE STEEN: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good revenue to the Government of the Northwest Territories of at afternoon. Mr. Speaker, municipal governments across least $926,000 a year. Canada are increasingly challenged to keep pace with their infrastructure needs. A pressure shared by many Mr. Speaker, based on past history, the Department of Justice municipalities