NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 4th Session Day 11 16th Assembly HANSARD Friday, October 30, 2009 Pages 3597 - 3618 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 responsible for the Financial Hon. Bob McLeod Management Board Secretariat Mr. Bob Bromley (Yellowknife South) Minister of Environment and (Weledeh) Minister of Human Resources Natural Resources Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Mrs. Jane Groenewegen Minister responsible for the Mr. Dave Ramsay (Kam Lake) (Hay River South) Public Utilities Board Minister responsible for Energy Initiatives Mr. Robert Hawkins Hon. Floyd Roland (Inuvik Boot Lake) (Yellowknife Centre) Hon. Michael McLeod Premier (Deh Cho) Minister of Executive Mr. Jackie Jacobson Minister of Transportation Minister of Aboriginal Affairs (Nunakput) Minister of Public Works and Services and Intergovernmental Relations Minister responsible for the NWT Power Corporation Mr. David Krutko Hon. Robert C. McLeod (Mackenzie Delta) (Inuvik Twin Lakes) Mr. Norman Yakeleya Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (Sahtu) 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. Sarah Kay ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ........................................................................................................................................................... 3597 MINISTERS' STATEMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 3597 26-16(4) - Green Light: Signalling the Department of Transportation’s Commitment to the Environment (M. McLeod).......................................................................... 3597 27-16(4) - Community Infrastructure Pilot Projects (R. McLeod) ............................................................... 3597 MEMBERS' STATEMENTS.............................................................................................................................. 3598 Impacts of Climate Change on Community Shorelines (Krutko) ................................................................ 3598 Introduction of 911 Emergency Telephone Service (Bromley) ................................................................... 3599 H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinics (Bisaro) ....................................................................................................... 3599 Benefits of Mackenzie Valley Highway (Yakeleya) .................................................................................... 3600 Interdepartmental Response to H1N1 Flu Pandemic (Abernethy) ............................................................. 3600 Health Care Services in Small Communities (Jacobson) ........................................................................... 3601 Reconstruction of Highway No. 6 (Beaulieu) ............................................................................................. 3601 Desecration of Grave in Fort Simpson (Menicoche) .................................................................................. 3602 Coverage for Medical Travel Originating Outside of the NWT (Groenewegen) ......................................... 3602 Support for Senior Participation at Canada 55-Plus Games (Hawkins) ..................................................... 3603 Acknowledgement of Thebacha Legislative Pages (Miltenberger) ............................................................ 3603 ORAL QUESTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 3603 TABLING OF DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................................................ 3614 SECOND READING OF BILLS ........................................................................................................................ 3614 Bill 2 - Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2009-2010 ............................................................................................. 3614 Bill 3 - Medical Profession Act ................................................................................................................... 3615 CONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF BILLS AND OTHER MATTERS ........................... 3615 REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE .................................................................................................. 3616 ORDERS OF THE DAY .................................................................................................................................... 3617 October 30, 2009 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES HANSARD Page 3597 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Friday, October 30, 2009 Members Present Mr. Abernethy, Mr. Beaulieu, Ms. Bisaro, Mr. Bromley, Hon. Paul Delorey, Mrs. Groenewegen, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Krutko, 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 10:04 a.m. Department of Transportation. The action plan Prayer presents a guide for priority actions in the short ---Prayer term of the first two years and in the medium term of the next two to five years. SPEAKER (Hon. Paul Delorey): Good morning, colleagues. Welcome back to the Chamber. Orders In the short term, the Department of Transportation of the day. Item 2, Ministers’ statements. The will focus on determining appropriate roles and honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Michael responsibilities to address priority environmental McLeod. challenges by: fostering employee commitment; Ministers’ Statements developing the Environmental Management System; MINISTER’S STATEMENT 26(4): GREEN LIGHT: SIGNALLING THE researching best practices and policies and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S procedures; COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT developing a greenhouse gas emissions HON. MICHAEL MCLEOD: Mr. Speaker, I am reduction plan; pleased to announce that later today I will table developing a climate change adaptation plan; Green Light: Signalling the Department of Transportation’s Commitment to the Environment. developing worksite-specific plans; Maintaining a healthy environment is one of the engaging the transportation industry. most important issues facing us today. Managing The medium-term actions will focus on climate change, air and water pollution, and implementing the required policies and plans under stemming the loss of wildlife habitat are some of a new departmental Environmental Management our biggest challenges. System. The residents of the Northwest Territories are Mr. Speaker, Green Light provides a blueprint to fortunate to live in a vast and relatively unspoiled improve the environmental performance of the environment that supports subsistence harvesting, Department of Transportation. It will inspire and resource development, recreation and tourism. guide the department to achieve new levels of Northerners have a strong and enduring attachment environmental sustainability and stewardship, while to the land, which demands special attention to fulfilling its main mission of supporting and enabling addressing environmental challenges. a safe, secure, accessible and reliable Northwest The Department of Transportation has developed Territories transportation system. The department is Green Light to highlight existing environmental proud to enter an era of increased environmental practices and to further foster a corporate culture of awareness and positive action. Thank you, Mr. environmental excellence within the department Speaker. and throughout the northern transportation industry. MR. SPEAKER: Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The Green Light lays the groundwork for improving honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and operations and demonstrates the department’s Community Affairs, Mr. Robert McLeod. commitment to continue efforts to get our own house in order, and to lead by example. MINISTER’S STATEMENT 27-16(4): Green Light supports the vision of the 16th COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE Legislative Assembly and the goal of an PILOT