LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 4th Session 2nd Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 76 Thursday, September 18, 2008 Pages 5082 – 5228 Iqaluit Speaker: The Honourable Peter Kilabuk, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. Peter Kilabuk (Pangnirtung) Hon. Olayuk Akesuk Hon. Levinia Brown Hon. Paul Okalik (South Baffin) (Rankin Inlet South – Whale (Iqaluit West) Minister of Environment; Minister of Cove) Premier; Minister of Justice; Health and Social Services Deputy Premier; Minister of Minister of Executive and Community and Government Services; Intergovernmental Affairs David Alagalak Minister responsible for the Status of (Arviat) Women Keith Peterson (Cambridge Bay) James Arreak Tagak Curley (Uqqummiut) (Rankin Inlet North) Hon. Ed. Picco Deputy Speaker; Chair of the (Iqaluit East) Committee of the Whole Peter Kattuk Government House Leader; (Hudson Bay) Minister of Education; Minister of James Arvaluk Deputy Chair, Committee of the Energy; Minister responsible for (Tununiq) Whole Multiculturalism, Homelessness and Immigration Hon. Levi Barnabas Steve Mapsalak (Quttiktuq) (Akulliq) David Simailak Minister of Human Resources; (Baker Lake) Minister responsible for the Workers’ Hon. Patterk Netser Safety and Compensation (Nanulik) Hon. Louis Tapardjuk Commission Minister of Economic Development (Amittuq) and Transportation; Minister Minister of Culture, Language, responsible for the Nunavut Housing Elders and Youth; Minister of Corporation Finance; Chairman, Financial Management Board Hunter Tootoo (Iqaluit Centre) Officers Clerk John Quirke Deputy Clerk Clerk Assistant Law Clerk Sergeant-at-Arms Hansard Production Nancy Tupik Stephen Innuksuk Susan Cooper 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 .......................................................................................................................... 5082 Members’ Statements ................................................................................................................ 5082 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery ....................................................................................... 5102 Oral Questions ........................................................................................................................... 5104 Tabled Documents ..................................................................................................................... 5122 Revert to Item 5: Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery .......................................................... 5125 Motions ...................................................................................................................................... 5126 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters ..................................... 5129 Report of the Committee of the Whole ..................................................................................... 5222 Third Reading of Bills ............................................................................................................... 5223 Assent to Bills ........................................................................................................................... 5226 A. Daily References Thursday, September 18, 2008 .................................................................................................. 5082 B. Members’ Statements 549 – 2(4): Reflections on Public Life Since 1999 (Akesuk) .................................................... 5082 550 – 2(4): Thank You Constituents, Family, and Colleagues (Mapsalak) .............................. 5083 551 – 2(4): Reflections on Serving One Term as MLA (Alagalak) .......................................... 5084 552 – 2(4): Reflections on Serving as MLA (Kattuk) ............................................................... 5085 553 – 2(4): Appreciation to Constituents in Cambridge Bay (Peterson) ................................... 5086 554 – 2(4): Support for the Qikiqtani Truth Commission (Curley) ........................................... 5088 555 – 2(4): Reflections as MLA and Member of Executive Council (Tapardjuk) .................... 5090 556 – 2(4): Reflections as MLA and the Plight of High Arctic Residents (Barnabas) .............. 5091 557 – 2(4): Reflections as MLA, Thanks to Family and Constituents (Arreak) ....................... 5092 558 – 2(4): Thank You Spouse, Executive Assistant & Colleagues (Netser) ........................... 5094 559 – 2(4): Reflections on Being MLA, Thanks to Constituents and Colleagues (Arvaluk) .... 5094 560 – 2(4): Thank You Family, Constituents, Premier and Colleagues (Simailak) .................. 5096 561 – 2(4): Reflections on Serving Two Terms in the Legislative Assembly (Tootoo) ........... 5096 562 – 2(4): Thank You Residents of Rankin Inlet South and Whale Cove, and Colleagues (Brown) ............................................................................................................................... 5100 563 – 2(4): Thanks to Constituents and the People of Nunavut (Okalik) ................................. 5102 C. Oral Questions 684 – 2(4): New Funding to Attract Immigrants to Nunavut (Peterson) ................................... 5104 685 – 2(4): Landfill Sites in Nunavut (Curley) ......................................................................... 5108 686 – 2(4): Iqaluit Airport Master Plan (Tootoo) ...................................................................... 5109 687 – 2(4): Will the Government of Nunavut Help Nunavummiut with Increasing Fuel Costs? (Arreak) ............................................................................................................................... 5111 688 – 2(4): Safety of Airplanes used for Medical Travel (Kattuk) ........................................... 5112 689 – 2(4): GN’s New Public-Private Partnerships Policy (Curley) ......................................... 5114 690 – 2(4): When Can Pond Inlet HTO Expect a Response to a Letter Written April 30, 2008? (Arvaluk) ............................................................................................................................. 5116 691 – 2(4): When Will Arviat Get a Gravel Crusher? (Alagalak) ............................................. 5116 692 – 2(4): When Can We Expect a Docking Facility in Qikiqtarjuaq and Clyde River? (Arreak) ............................................................................................................................................ 5118 693 – 2(4): Construction of a New Nunavut Arctic College Campus for Cambridge Bay (Peterson) ............................................................................................................................ 5119 D. Tabling of Documents 300 – 2(4): Shared Directional Statement 2008-2009 - GN Minister of Justice and Nunavut Commanding Officer RCMP (Okalik) ................................................................................ 5122 301 – 2(4): Inuit Employment Plan 2004-2008 Final Report (Barnabas) ................................. 5122 302 – 2(4): GN Response to the Report on the Review of the 2007 Report of the Auditor General on the Nunavut Business Credit Corporation (Netser) ....................................................... 5123 303 – 2(4): Nunavut Housing Corporation Annual Report 2006-2007 Award Winning Design (Netser) ............................................................................................................................... 5123 304 – 2(4): Nunavut Development Corporation Annual Report 2007/08 (Netser) ................... 5123 305 – 2(4): Titiraliritti! (Tapardjuk) .......................................................................................... 5123 306 – 2(4): Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit Report on Activities 2004-2008 (Tapardjuk) . 5123 307 – 2(4): Inuit Language Protection Act – Coming into Force (Tapardjuk) .......................... 5123 308 – 2(4): Tusaqtuut Group Position Paper: Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Tootoo)...................... 5124 309 – 2(4): Schedule for the Student Loan Fund for the Year Ending March 31, 2008 (Picco) 5124 310 – 2(4): Supplementary Retiring Allowances Fund Financial Statements March 31, 2008 (Speaker) ............................................................................................................................. 5125 311 – 2(4): Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Fund Financial Statements March 31, 2008 (Speaker) .................................................................................................................... 5125 312 – 2(4): Pension Administration Report March 31, 2008 (Speaker) .................................... 5125 E. Motions 046 – 2(4): Comprehensive Audit of the Government of Nunavut’s Evaluation and Award Process in relation to RFP 2007-52: Standing Offer Agreement for Medical Travel on Scheduled Airlines (Curley) ............................................................................................... 5126 F. Bills Bill 40 – An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act – Consideration in Committee ............. 5129 Bill 41 – Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2008-2009 – Consideration in Committee ....................... 5143 Bill 43 – Write-Off of Assets and Debts Act, 2008-2009 – Consideration in Committee ........ 5145 Bill 20 – Midwifery Profession Act – Consideration in Committee ........................................