Nunavut Canada LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 3rd Session 4th Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 13 Thursday, November 5, 2015 Pages 671 – 758 Iqaluit Speaker: The Honourable George Qulaut, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Speaker Hon. George Qulaut (Amittuq) Tony Akoak Hon. George Kuksuk Allan Rumbolt (Gjoa Haven) (Arviat North-Whale Cove) (Hudson Bay) Deputy Chair, Committee of Minister of Culture and Heritage; Minister of the Whole Languages; Minister responsible for the Nunavut Alexander Sammurtok Housing Corporation (Rankin Inlet South) Pat Angnakak (Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu) Steve Mapsalak Tom Sammurtok (Aivilik) (Rankin Inlet North- Hon. Monica Ell- Chesterfield Inlet) Kanayuk Hon. Johnny Mike (Iqaluit-Manirajak) (Pangnirtung) Joe Savikataaq Deputy Premier; Minister of Minister of Community and Government Services; (Arviat South) Economic Development and Minister of Environment Isaac Shooyook Transportation; Minister of (Quttiktuq) Simeon Mikkungwak Energy (Baker Lake) Hon. Peter Taptuna Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole Joe Enook (Kugluktuk) (Tununiq) Premier; Minister of Executive Hon. Paul Okalik Deputy Speaker and Chair of and Intergovernmental Affairs; the Committee of the Whole (Iqaluit-Sinaa) Minister of Health; Minister of Justice; Minister Minister responsible for Aboriginal Affairs; Minister George Hickes responsible for Labour; Minister responsible for responsible for the Utility Rates (Iqaluit-Tasiluk) Immigration; Minister responsible for Suicide Prevention Review Council David Joanasie Hon. Keith Peterson (South Baffin) (Cambridge Bay) Hon. Jeannie Ugyuk Minister of Finance, Chair of the Financial (Netsilik) Pauloosie Keyootak Management Board; Minister responsible for the Qulliq Minister of Family Services; (Uqqummiut) Energy Corporation; Minister responsible for the Minister responsible for Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Homelessness; Minister responsible for the Status of Hon. Paul Quassa Women (Aggu) Government House Leader; Minister of Education; Minister responsible for Nunavut Arctic College Officers Clerk John Quirke Deputy Clerk Clerk Assistant Law Clerk Sergeant-at-Arms Hansard Production Nancy Tupik Stephen Innuksuk Michael Chandler 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 ............................................................................................................................ 671 Assent to Bills ............................................................................................................................. 671 Ministers’ Statements .................................................................................................................. 672 Members’ Statements .................................................................................................................. 677 Returns to Oral Questions ........................................................................................................... 687 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery ......................................................................................... 688 Oral Questions ............................................................................................................................. 692 Written Questions ........................................................................................................................ 709 Reports of Standing and Special Committees on Bills and Other Matters* ................................ 710 Tabling of Documents ................................................................................................................. 721 Motions ........................................................................................................................................ 724 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters ....................................... 733 Report of the Committee of the Whole ....................................................................................... 757 Orders of the Day ........................................................................................................................ 757 A. Daily References Thursday, November 5, 2015 ...................................................................................................... 671 B. Ministers’ Statements 045 – 4(3): Congratulations Nunavut Member of Parliament on Cabinet Seat (Taptuna) .......... 672 046 – 4(3): Nunavut’s Literacy Award Winner Elijah Tigullaraq (Taptuna) .............................. 672 047 – 4(3): Nunavut Land Referendum (Mike)........................................................................... 673 048 – 4(3): Congratulations to Long-term Service Award Recipients with More Than 20 Years of Service to the GN (Peterson) ................................................................................................ 674 049 – 4(3): Congratulations to Long-term Service Award Recipients with More Than 30 Years of Service to the GN (Taptuna) ................................................................................................. 675 050 – 4(3): Northern Lights (Ell-Kanayuk) ................................................................................. 675 051 – 4(3): Qilaut, Nunavut’s Inuktut Songwriting Contest Winners (Kuksuk) ......................... 676 052 – 4(3): Correction: Team Nunavut at 2016 Arctic Winter Games (Mike) ........................... 677 C. Members’ Statements 106 – 4(3): Recognition of Heather Putulik (Mapsalak) ............................................................. 677 107 – 4(3): Administration of Justice (Enook) ............................................................................ 678 108 – 4(3): Happy Anniversary to Airo and Mary Pameolik (Savikataaq) ................................. 679 109 – 4(3): Recognizing Sanikiluaq’s Badminton Coach (Rumbolt) .......................................... 679 110 – 4(3): Congratulations to Iqaluit’s New Council (Hickes).................................................. 679 111 – 4(3): Happy 30th Anniversary to Wife, Annie (Akoak) .................................................... 680 112 – 4(3): Archaeological Sites near Kugluktuk (Taptuna)....................................................... 680 113 – 4(3): Happy Birthday to Son, Warren Kuksuk (Kuksuk) .................................................. 681 114 – 4(3): Grateful for Son-in-law (Ugyuk) .............................................................................. 683 115 – 4(3): Recognizing Two People from Constituency (Joanasie) .......................................... 683 116 – 4(3): Congratulations to Recipients of Long-term Service Awards (Angnakak) .............. 684 117 – 4(3): Recognizing Olayuk Simeonie (Shooyook) ............................................................. 685 118 – 4(3): Recognizing the Work of Jaco Ishulutak (Mike) ...................................................... 686 119 – 4(3): Reminder to All Hunters to be Well Prepared (Mikkungwak) ................................. 687 D. Returns to Oral Questions Return to Oral Question 113 – 4(3): Plans to Repurpose Building 534 in Iqaluit (Mike)........... 687 E. Oral Questions 136 – 4(3): Economic Development Initiatives (Angnakak) ....................................................... 692 137 – 4(3): Update on Building 534 in Iqaluit (Hickes) .............................................................. 693 138 – 4(3): Kivalliq Regional Visitor Centre (Sammurtok, T) ................................................... 694 139 – 4(3): Addressing Mental Illness and Suicide (Keyootak).................................................. 695 140 – 4(3): Status of Search and Rescue Organizations and Societies (Mikkungwak) ............... 697 141 – 4(3): Legal Services Board (Akoak) .................................................................................. 699 142 – 4(3): Administration of Justice in Nunavut (Enook) ......................................................... 700 143 – 4(3): Vacant Position in Arviat (Savikataaq) .................................................................... 702 144 – 4(3): Follow-up on Cancellation of CARS Agreement with NAV CANADA (Sammurtok) .............................................................................................................................................. 703 145 – 4(3): Status of Operational Audit (Joanasie) ..................................................................... 704 146 – 4(3): Repurposing Building 534 in Iqaluit (Hickes) .......................................................... 705 147 – 4(3): Management of Muskox Populations in the Kivalliq Region (Mikkungwak) .......... 707 F. Written Questions 006 – 4(3): Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Course for Trainers (Joanasie) .......... 709 G. Reports of Standing and Special Committees on Bills and Other Matters Committee Report 008 – 4(3): Recommendations for Amendments of the Rules of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut and Other Matters (Enook) ............................................................... 710 Committee Report 009 – 4(3): Report of the Special Committee to Review the Education Act (Hickes) ................................................................................................................................. 712 H. Tabling of Documents 047 – 4(3): Public Accounts 2014-2015 (Peterson)