Nunavut Canada LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 6th Session 1st Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 38 Monday March 10, 2003 Pages 2439 - 2478 Iqaluit Speaker: The Honourable Kevin O’Brien, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. Kevin O’Brien (Arviat) Ovide Alakannuark Hunter Tootoo Jack Anawak (Akulliq) (Iqaluit Centre) (Rankin Inlet North) Enoki Irqittuq Hon. Ed Picco Hon. Manitok Thompson (Amittuq) (Iqaluit East) (Rankin Inlet South-Whale Deputy Chair, Committee of the Minister of Health and Social Cove) Whole Services; Minister Responsible for Minister of Community the Nunavut Power Corporation; Government & Transportation Uriash Puqiqnak Minister of Energy, Minister of (Nattilik) Homelessness and Immigration Hon. Olayuk Akesuk Deputy Speaker (South Baffin) Hon. Paul Okalik Minister of Sustainable Glenn McLean (Iqaluit West) Development, Minister of Culture (Baker Lake) Premier; Minister of Executive Language, Elders and Youth and Intergovernmental Affairs; Hon. Kelvin Ng Minister of Justice Jobie Nutarak (Cambridge Bay) (Tunnuniq) Deputy Premier; Minister of Donald Havioyak Finance and Administration; (Kugluktuk) David Iqaqrialu Minister Responsible for the (Uqqummiut) Nunavut Housing Corporation; James Arvaluk Deputy Chair, Committee of the Government House Leader (Nanulik) Whole Hon. Peter Kattuk Hon. Peter Kilabuk Rebekah Williams (Hudson Bay) (Pangnirtung) (Quttiktuq) Minister of Public Works and Minister of Education; Minister Services of Human Resources Officers Clerk John Quirke Deputy Clerk Clerk Assistant Law Clerk Sergeant-At-Arms Hansard Production Nancy Tupik Kooyoo Nooshoota Susan Cooper 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 ............................................................................................................. 2439 Ministers’ Statements.................................................................................................... 2439 Members’ Statements.................................................................................................... 2443 Returns to Oral Questions............................................................................................. 2453 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery.......................................................................... 2454 Oral Questions .............................................................................................................. 2456 Revert to Item 5: Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery.............................................. 2474 Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills ............................................................ 2475 Tabling of Documents................................................................................................... 2475 Notice of Motion........................................................................................................... 2476 First Reading of Bills.................................................................................................... 2476 Orders of the Day.......................................................................................................... 2477 A. Daily References Monday March 10, 2003............................................................................................... 2439 B. Ministers’ Statements 116 - 1(6): Anti-tobacco Activist in Iqaluit (Picco)...................................................... 2439 117 - 1(6): Nunavut Teachers’ Conferences (Kilabuk) ................................................ 2440 118 - 1(6): Sealskin Sales and Production (Akesuk) .................................................... 2441 119 - 1(6): Income Support Information Campaign (Kilabuk)..................................... 2442 120 - 1(6): Dry Cargo Contracts (Kattuk)..................................................................... 2442 C. Members’ Statements 373 – 1(6): Education System Concerns (Iqaqrialu)..................................................... 2443 374 – 1(6): M’Clintock Channel Polar Bear Moratorium (Puqiqnak).......................... 2444 375 – 1(6): Caribou Hunt at Coral Harbour - Waste of Antlers and Hooves (Arvaluk)2445 376 – 1(6): Appreciation of Ottawa Medical Boarding Home Staff (Williams) .......... 2446 377 – 1(6): Expected Priorities of Budget Address (Tootoo)....................................... 2447 378 – 1(6): Cost of Living Increase (Alakannuark)...................................................... 2448 379 – 1(6): Inauguration of Air Labrador (Picco) ........................................................ 2448 380 – 1(6): Kivalliq Dry Cargo Contract (Thompson) ................................................. 2449 381 – 1(6): Long Travel with Air Canada for Session (Nutarak)................................. 2451 382 – 1(6): Fundraising for the Dog Team Races (Irqittuq)........................................ 2451 383 – 1(6): Decentralization Employment Plans for Baker Lake (McLean)................ 2451 384 – 1(6): Bad Fuel in Pangnirtung (Kilabuk)............................................................ 2452 385 – 1(6): Mining Sector Training and Jobs (Havioyak)............................................ 2452 D. Returns to Oral Questions Return to Oral Question 333 – 1(6): Assistance or Funding for Soapstone Carvers (Akesuk)...................................................................................................... 2453 E. Oral Questions 378 – 1(6): Updates on PPD Transfer to Baker Lake (McLean) .................................. 2456 379 – 1(6): Igloolik Representative on M’Clintock Channel Study (Puqiqnak) .......... 2457 380 – (6): Undertake Study or Setup Task Force on Drop Outs (Iqaqrialu)................. 2460 381 – 1(6): Update on Social Worker/Probation Officer Position at Resolute Bay/Grise Fiord (Williams).......................................................................................... 2462 382 - 1(6): Funding Assistance for Dog Team Races (Irqittuq) ................................... 2463 383 – 1(6): Medical Information – Medivac Patients (Nutarak) .................................. 2464 384 - 1(6): Plans for Assistance for High Cost of Living (Alakannuark)..................... 2465 385 - 1(6): Mining Sectors and IIBAs (Havioyak) ....................................................... 2466 386 – 1(6): Economic Development Agreement (Tootoo)........................................... 2468 387 – (6): Rules and Procedures for Removal of Executive Council (Iqaqrialu)......... 2471 388 – (6): Tannery Assistance for Sewers (Wiliams)................................................... 2473 F. Report of Committees on the Review of Bills 012 – 1(6): Bill 22 – An Act to Amend the Securities Act (Iqaqrialu)......................... 2475 G. Tabled Documents 077 – 1(6): Letter from Gjoa Haven HTO Re: Moratorium (Puqiqnak) ...................... 2475 H. Motions 018 – (6): Extension of Mandate of Special Committee to Review The Official Languages Act – Notice (Williams) ........................................................... 2476 I. First reading of Bills Bill 28 – An Act to Amend the Young Offenders Act and other Acts in Consequence – First Reading............................................................................................... 2476 Bill 29 – An Act to Amend the Nunavut Power Utilities Act and Certain Other Acts in Consequence – First Reading...................................................................... 2476 Monday March 10, 2003 Nunavut Hansard 2439 Iqaluit, Nunavut Monday March 10, 2003 Members Present: Hon. Olayuk Akesuk, Mr. Ovide Alakannuark, Mr. James Arvaluk, Mr. Donald Havioyak, Mr. David Iqaqrialu, Honourable Peter Kattuk, Hon. Peter Kilabuk, Mr. Jobie Nutarak, Honourable Kelvin Ng, Mr. Glenn McLean, Honourable Kevin O’Brien, Honourable Paul Okalik, Honourable Ed Picco, Mr. Puqiqnak, Hon. Manitok Thompson, Mr. Hunter Tootoo, Ms. Rebekah Williams. Item 1: Opening Prayer Speaker (Mr. O’Brien): I would like to call on Mr. Alakannuark to say the opening prayer. >>Prayer Speaker (interpretation): Item 2. Ministers’ Statements. Mr. Picco. Item 2: Ministers’ Statements Minister’s Statement 116 - 1(6): Anti-tobacco Activist in Iqaluit Hon. Ed. Picco: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you a very special visitor to the gallery. This woman is an activist and an inspiration. A woman, who has brought attention to one of the deadliest, yet most insidious of all workplace hazards, so let me introduce to you Heather Crowe. Heather joins us here as part of her cross-Canada campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of second-hand smoke. Mr. Speaker, Ms. Crowe has never smoked, yet she has lung cancer as a result of the second-hand smoke she was exposed to during her 40 years as a waitress. As a result the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board accepted her insurance claim in compensation for workplace exposure to second hand smoke. Mr. Speaker, Ms. Crowe in a selfless act of courage is using her illness to raise awareness so that others won’t face the kinds of dangers she was exposed to during her working life. Mr. Speaker, while in Iqaluit she will meet with various groups to discuss issues around second hand smoke and will make a public presentation at Inuksuk High School. Mr. Speaker, she is accompanied by Dr. Neil Collishaw of the Physicians for Smoke Free Canada. Mr. Speaker, at lunch today,