Nunavut Canada LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 4th Session 1st Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 1 Monday October 23, 2000 Pages 1 - 82 Iqaluit Speaker: The Hon. Kevin O’Brien, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. Kevin O’Brien (Arviat) Ovide Alakannuark Hunter Tootoo Hon. Jack Anawak (Akulliq) (Iqaluit Centre) (Rankin Inlet North) Minister of Justice; Minister of Enoki Irqittuq Hon. Ed Picco Community Government and (Amittuq) (Iqaluit East) Transportation Deputy Chair, Committee of the Minister of Health and Social Whole Services; Minister Nunavut Hon. Manitok Thompson Power Corporation (Rankin Inlet South-Whale Uriash Puqiqnak Cove) (Nattilik) Hon. Paul Okalik Minister of Housing; Minister of Deputy Speaker (Iqaluit West) Public Works, Premier; Minister of Executive Telecommunications and Glenn McLean and Intergovernmental Affairs; Technical Services (Baker Lake) Minister of Education Olayuk Akesuk Hon. Kelvin Ng Donald Havioyak (South Baffin) (Cambridge Bay) (Kugluktuk) Deputy Premier; Minister of Jobie Nutarak Finance and Administration; James Arvaluk (Tunnuniq) Minister of Human Resources; (Nanulik) Government House Leader David Iqaqrialu Hon. Peter Kilabuk (Uqqumiut) Hon. Peter Kattuk (Pangnirtung) Deputy Chair, Committee of the (Hudson Bay) Minister of Sustainable Whole Minister of Culture, Language, Development Elders and Youth Officers Clerk John Quirke Deputy Clerk Clerk of Committees Law Clerk Sergeant-At-Arms Hansard Production Leona Aglukkaq Nancy Tupik Susan Cooper James Saittuq 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 ................................................................................................................... 1 Speech from the Throne...................................................................................................... 1 Ministers’ Statements.......................................................................................................... 5 Members’ Statements.......................................................................................................... 8 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery.............................................................................. 15 Oral Questions .................................................................................................................. 16 Revert to Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery .............................................................. 33 Reports of Standing and Special Committees................................................................... 33 Committee Motions .......................................................................................................... 39 Tabling of Documents....................................................................................................... 81 Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills .................................................................. 81 Orders of the Day.............................................................................................................. 82 A. Daily References Monday October 23, 2000 .................................................................................................. 1 B. Ministers' Statements 001 - 1(4): Baffin Regional Office Decentralization (Thompson) ..................................... 5 002 - 1(4): Results of Nunavut Prospectors Program (Kilabuk)......................................... 5 003 - 1(4): Nunavut Human Rights Act (Anawak)............................................................. 6 004 - 1(4): Trip to Nuuk Greenland (Okalik) ..................................................................... 8 C. Members' Statements 001 - 1(4): Homeownership in Nunavut (Alakannuark)..................................................... 8 002 - 1(4): Decentralization to Pond Inlet (Nutarak).......................................................... 8 003 – 1(4): Canadian North Curling Bonspiel (Tootoo)..................................................... 9 004 – 1(4): Kitikmeot Difficulties with Time Zone Change (Havioyak) ........................... 9 005 - 1(4): Need for Youth Day (Puqiqnak)..................................................................... 10 006 – 1(4): Youth Centre for Iqaluit (Picco) .................................................................... 11 007 – 1(4): Resolving Suicide Issues (Iqaqrialu).............................................................. 12 008 – 1(4): Belcher Islands Memorial Event (Kattuk) ..................................................... 12 009 – 1(4): Elder Adjuk’s First Bear (Thompson)............................................................ 13 010 – 1(4): Appreciation to Pangnirtung Residents (Kilabuk) ......................................... 13 011 – 1(4): Cape Dorset Art Show (Akesuk).................................................................... 14 012 – 1(4): Meeting regarding Marine Mammals (Anawak)............................................ 14 D. Oral Questions 001 – 1(4): Financial Institutions in Smaller Communities (Puqiqnak)........................... 16 002 – 1(4): Homeownership Subsidies (Alakannuark)..................................................... 19 003 – 1(4): Firearms Certification Extension (Nutarak)................................................... 20 004 – 1(4): Protection of Inuit Inukshuk Symbol (Arvaluk) ............................................ 21 005 - 1(4): Status of Nunavut / Manitoba MOU (Iqaqrialu)............................................. 22 006 - 1(4): Municipal Financing (Tootoo)........................................................................ 23 007 - 1(4): Increases to Power Rates due to Fuel Costs (Akesuk).................................... 25 008 - 1(4): Authority of Community Education Councils (Nutarak) ............................... 26 009 - 1(4): Assistance to Comply with Gun Legislation (Havioyak) ............................... 27 010 – 1(4): No Fuel Delivered to Community (Iqaqrialu)................................................ 29 011 – 1(4): Community Input to Capital Plan (Tootoo) ................................................... 29 E. Reports of Standing and Special Committees 1 – 1(4): Ajauqtiit Review of the Report of the Chief Electoral Officer .......................... 33 F. Tabled Documents 001 – 1(4): NTI Board of Directors' Resolution on Elections (Tootoo)........................... 81 002 – 1(4): Letter from Canada's Chief Electoral Officer (Tootoo) ................................. 81 G. Motions 001 – 1(4): Committee Report 1 – 1(4) to Committee of the Whole (Tootoo) ................ 39 H. Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills Bill 1 – Supplementary Appropriations Act, No. 1, 2000/2001 (Ng)............................... 81 Bill 2 – An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Board Act (Ng) ......................... 81 Bill 3 – An Act to Amend the Statutes Revision Act (Ng)............................................... 81 Bill 4 – An Act to Amend the Land Titles Act (Ng) ........................................................ 81 Bill 5 – The Floral Emblem Act (Ng)............................................................................... 81 Bill 6 – An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly & Executive Council Act and Other Acts in Relation to the Legislative Assembly (Ng) .............................................. 81 Bill 7 – The Legislative Assembly Members' Removal and Disqualification Act (Ng) .. 81 Monday October 23, 2000 Nunavut Hansard Page 1 Iqaluit, Nunavut Monday October 23, 2000 Members Present Mr. Ovide Alakannuark, Mr. Olayuk Akesuk, Mr. James Arvaluk, Honourable Jack Anawak, Mr. Donald Havioyak, Mr. David Iqaqrialu, Mr. Enoki Irqittuq, Honourable Peter Kattuk, Honourable Peter Kilabuk, Mr. Glenn McLean, Honourable Kelvin Ng, Mr. Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Kevin O'Brien, Honourable Paul Okalik, Honourable Ed Picco, Mr. Uriash Puqiqnak, Honourable Manitok Thompson, Mr. Hunter Tootoo. Item 1: Opening Prayer Speaker (Mr. O'Brien): I would like to call on Reverend Daniel Aupalu to say the prayer. >>Prayer Speaker: Next we would ask the youth choir from Aqsarniit Middle School to sing the national anthem. >>O'Canada >>Applause Speaker: I would like now to call upon Inuapik Saggiatok to light the qudlik. >>Lighting of Qudlik >>Applause Speaker: Thank you Mrs. Saggiatok. As we are all aware today is the start of the Fourth Session. I would ask the Clerk if the Commissioner of Nunavut is prepared to enter the Chamber to open the Fourth Session of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly. Item 2: Speech from the Throne Commissioner Irniq (interpretation): Thank you. Please be seated. Elders, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Premier, Members of the Legislative Assembly, I am pleased to welcome you to the opening of the Fourth Session of the First Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. This brief, short speech is intended as an update on government initiatives since October 1999 and as a bridge to further government activities in the new session which the law requires the Commissioner to initiate at this point. Monday October 23, 2000 Nunavut Hansard Page 2 Clyde River Protocol (interpretation ends) One of the early and ongoing accomplishments of your government has been its ability to work creatively and effectively within the framework in which it was created the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. A continuing relationship of trust and understanding has led