NORTHWEST TERRITORIES LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 3rd Session Day 23 15th Assembly HANSARD Tuesday, October 19, 2004 Pages 819 - 854 The Honourable Paul Delorey, Speaker Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Members of the Legislative Assembly Speaker Hon. Paul Delorey (Hay River North) Mr. Roger Allen Mr. Robert Hawkins Mr. Calvin Pokiak (Inuvik Twin Lakes) (Yellowknife Centre) (Nunakput) Hon. Brendan Bell Hon. David Krutko Mr. David Ramsay (Yellowknife South) (Mackenzie-Delta) (Kam Lake) Minister of Resources, Wildlife Minister responsible for the and Economic Development NWT Housing Corporation Hon. Floyd Roland Minister responsible for the (Inuvik Boot Lake) Mr. Bill Braden Workers' Compensation Board Deputy Premier (Great Slave) Minister of Finance Ms. Sandy Lee Chairman of the Financial Hon. Charles Dent (Range Lake) Management Board (Frame Lake) Minister of Public Works and Government House Leader Hon. Michael McLeod Services Minister of Education, Culture and (Deh Cho) Minister responsible for the Employment Minister of Transportation Public Utilities Board Minister of Justice Minister of Municipal and Community Minister responsible for the Affairs Mr. Robert Villeneuve Status of Women Minister responsible for Youth (Tu Nedhe) Mrs. Jane Groenewegen Mr. Kevin Menicoche Mr. Norman Yakeleya (Hay River South) (Nahendeh) (Sahtu) Hon. Joe Handley Hon. J. Michael Miltenberger Mr. Henry Zoe (Weledeh) (Thebacha) (North Slave) Premier Minister of Health and Social Services Minister of the Executive Minister responsible for Persons with Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Disabilities Minister responsible for Minister responsible for Seniors Intergovernmental Affairs Minister responsible for the NWT Power Corporation Officers Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Mr. Tim Mercer Deputy Clerk Clerk of Committees Assistant Clerk Law Clerks Mr. Doug Schauerte Mr. Dave Inch Mr. Darrin Ouellette Ms. Katherine R. Peterson, Q.C. Ms. Karen Lajoie 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 ................................................................................................................................................................................819 MINISTERS' STATEMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................819 54-15(3) - PROGRESS REPORT ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE NWT ...................................................................819 55-15(3) - ACTIVITIES OF THE MINISTRY OF ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................................821 MEMBERS' STATEMENTS....................................................................................................................................................822 MR. RAMSAY ON RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BEAR AND TALTSON HYDRO PROJECTS .........................................................822 MRS. GROENEWEGEN ON IMPORTANCE OF NORTHERN COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ...................................................................822 MR. POKIAK ON SEARCH FOR FOUR TUKTOYAKTUK HUNTERS CALLED OFF ..........................................................................823 MS. LEE ON LOCATION OF NEW LEGAL AID OFFICE .............................................................................................................823 MR. YAKELEYA ON MACKENZIE VALLEY WINTER ROAD BRIDGE PROGRAM ............................................................................823 MR. MENICOCHE ON CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW CHIEFS IN NAHANNI BUTTE AND WRIGLEY..................................................824 HON. DAVID KRUTKO ON CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF LUCY GREENLAND OF AKLAVIK ................................................824 MR. VILLENEUVE ON DIFFICULTIES WITH LIVING IN REMOTE LOCATIONS................................................................................824 MR. HAWKINS ON CENTRALIZED HUMAN RESOURCE CENTRE ..............................................................................................825 MR. ZOE ON 2004 CORE HOUSING NEEDS IN THE NORTH SLAVE .........................................................................................825 HON. FLOYD ROLAND ON MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS IN INUVIK......................................................................................826 MR. BRADEN ON SUSTAINABILITY OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ...........................................................................................826 RECOGNITION OF VISITORS IN THE GALLERY ......................................................................................................... 827, 838 ORAL QUESTIONS ....................................................................................................................................................... 827, 838 WRITTEN QUESTIONS .........................................................................................................................................................847 TABLING OF DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................848 NOTICES OF MOTION FOR FIRST READING OF BILLS .....................................................................................................848 BILL 17 - MODERNIZATION OF BENEFITS AND OBLIGATIONS ACT ...........................................................................................848 BILL 18 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE TERRITORIAL COURT ACT .................................................................................................848 FIRST READING OF BILLS ...................................................................................................................................................848 BILL 13 - SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT, NO. 2, 2004-2005 ...................................................................................848 BILL 14 - SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT, NO. 4, 2003-2004 ...................................................................................848 SECOND READING OF BILLS ..............................................................................................................................................849 BILL 13 - SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT, NO. 2, 2004-2005 ...................................................................................849 BILL 14 - SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION ACT, NO. 4, 2003-2004 ...................................................................................849 CONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF BILLS AND OTHER MATTERS ..................................................849 REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE .........................................................................................................................853 ii THIRD READING OF BILLS .................................................................................................................................................. 853 BILL 8 - MISCELLANEOUS STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2004 .............................................................................................. 853 BILL 7 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE LEGAL PROFESSION ACT .................................................................................................... 853 BILL 12 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE EDUCATION ACT .............................................................................................................. 853 ORDERS OF THE DAY .......................................................................................................................................................... 853 October 19, 2004 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES HANSARD Page 819 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Tuesday, October 19, 2004 Members Present Honourable Brendan Bell, Mr. Braden, Honourable Paul Delorey, Honourable Charles Dent, Mrs. Groenewegen, Honourable Joe Handley, Mr. Hawkins, Honourable David Krutko, Ms. Lee, Honourable Michael McLeod, Mr. Menicoche, Honourable Michael Miltenberger, Mr. Pokiak, Mr. Ramsay, Honourable Floyd Roland, Mr. Villeneuve, Mr. Yakeleya, Mr. Zoe ITEM 1: PRAYER Over 20 northern nurses have graduated each year, and we have hired each and every graduate that ---Prayer wants to stay in the Northwest Territories. SPEAKER (Hon. Paul Delorey): Good afternoon, We are completing work on the integrated service Members. Item 2, Ministers’ statements. The honourable delivery model that provides our blueprint into the Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Miltenberger. future to define and provide health and social services in a coordinated and collaborative way ITEM 2: MINISTERS’ STATEMENTS beginning where it is most important: at the community level. Minister’s Statement 54-15(3): Progress Report On Health And Social Services In The NWT We have made significant increases to the number of frontline care providers, including physicians, social HON. MICHAEL MILTENBERGER: Thank you, Mr. workers, mental health and addictions workers, nurse Speaker. I rise today to provide Members with a progress practitioners and nurses. report on Health and Social Services in the Northwest Territories. Mr. Speaker, over the last few months, I visited the communities in the Mackenzie Delta, Nahendeh, It is almost three years since the NWT Health and Social Nunakput and South