Nunavut Canada LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT 2nd Session 4th Assembly HANSARD Official Report DAY 45 Monday, March 16, 2015 Pages 2565 – 2621 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 the Minister of Culture and Heritage; Minister of Whole Languages; Minister responsible for the Nunavut Alexander Sammurtok Housing Corporation (Rankin Inlet South) Pat Angnakak (Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu) Steve Mapsalak Hon. Tom Sammurtok (Aivilik) (Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Hon. Monica Ell Inlet) (Iqaluit-Manirajak) Hon. Johnny Mike Minister of Community and Deputy Premier; Minister of (Pangnirtung) Government Services Economic Development and Minister of Environment Transportation; Minister of Joe Savikataaq Energy Simeon Mikkungwak (Arviat South) (Baker Lake) Isaac Shooyook Joe Enook Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole (Quttiktuq) (Tununiq) Deputy Speaker and Chair of Hon. Paul Okalik (Iqaluit-Sinaa) Hon. Peter Taptuna the Committee of the Whole (Kugluktuk) Minister of Health; Minister of Justice; Minister responsible for Labour; Minister responsible for Premier; Minister of Executive and George Hickes Intergovernmental Affairs; Minister (Iqaluit-Tasiluk) Immigration responsible for Aboriginal Affairs; David Joanasie Hon. Keith Peterson Minister responsible for the Utility (South Baffin) (Cambridge Bay) Rates Review Council Minister of Finance, Chair of the Financial Pauloosie Keyootak Management Board; Minister responsible for the Hon. Jeannie Ugyuk (Uqqummiut) Qulliq Energy Corporation; Minister responsible (Netsilik) for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Minister of Family Services; Commission Minister responsible for Homelessness; Minister responsible Hon. Paul Quassa for the Status of 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 ...........................................................................................................................2565 Ministers’ Statements .................................................................................................................2565 Members’ Statements .................................................................................................................2567 Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery ........................................................................................2569 Oral Questions ............................................................................................................................2570 Replies to Opening Address .......................................................................................................2584 Tabling of Documents ................................................................................................................2588 Notices of Motions .....................................................................................................................2590 Second Reading ..........................................................................................................................2591 Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters ......................................2591 Report of the Committee of the Whole ......................................................................................2618 Third Reading of Bills ................................................................................................................2618 Orders of the Day .......................................................................................................................2620 A. Daily References Monday, March 16, 2015 ...........................................................................................................2565 B. Ministers’ Statements 135 – 4(2): Minister Absent from the House (Quassa) ..............................................................2565 136 – 4(2): Deployment of Income Support Delivery System (Ugyuk) ....................................2565 137 – 4(2): New Ethics Officer for the Public Service (Peterson) .............................................2566 138 – 4(2): Increase to Fur Pricing Program (Quassa) ...............................................................2566 C. Members’ Statements 269 – 4(2): Nanook School Cooking Club (Angnakak) .............................................................2567 270 – 4(2): The Lasting Effect of Suicide (Mikkungwak) .........................................................2568 271 – 4(2): Condolences to the Family of George Porter (Akoak) ............................................2568 272 – 4(2): Congratulations to Qikiqtarjuaq Athletes (Keyootak) .............................................2569 D. Oral Questions 460 – 4(2): Support Services Following Suicide (Mikkungwak) ...............................................2570 461 – 4(2): Support for Iqaluit’s Toonik Tyme (Angnakak) ......................................................2571 462 – 4(2): Nunavut’s Education Standards (Shooyook) ...........................................................2572 463 – 4(2): Departmental Positions (Enook) ..............................................................................2575 464 – 4(2): Activities of the Qulliq Energy Corporation (Savikataaq) ......................................2576 465 – 4(2): Tank Farm Maintenance (Rumbolt) ........................................................................2578 466 – 4(2): Medical Travel for Unilingual Elders (Joanasie) .....................................................2579 467 – 4(2): Support for Students and Nunavut Arctic College (Sammurtok) ............................2580 468 – 4(2): Dust Control in Baker Lake (Mikkungwak) ............................................................2581 469 – 4(2): Outstanding Invoicing Issue with NHC (Mikkungwak) ..........................................2583 470 – 4(2): Fuel Delivery in Gjoa Haven (Akoak) .....................................................................2584 E. Replies to Opening Address Reply to Opening Address 001 – 4(2): Ms. Pat Angnakak (Angnakak) ....................................2584 F. Tabling of Documents 126 – 4(2): F/P/T Report - Ministers of Justice and Public Safety October 17, 2014 (Okalik) .2589 127– 4(2): Nunavut Housing Corporation Collection Policy (Kuksuk) .....................................2589 128 – 4(2): Contract Activity Report Fiscal Year 2013-2014 (Sammurtok) ..............................2589 129 – 4(2): Procurement Activity Report Fiscal Year 2013-2014 (Sammurtok) .......................2589 130 – 4(2): Lease Activity Report Fiscal Year 2013-2014 (Sammurtok) ..................................2589 131 – 4(2): Priorities of the Francophone Community of Nunavut Regarding French Services, March 2015 (Kuksuk) ..........................................................................................................2589 132 – 4(2): Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy Progress Report 2013-2014 (Okalik) ...........2589 133 – 4(2): F/P/T Report on the Second Global Action Against Dementia, September 11 to 12, 2014 (Okalik) .......................................................................................................................2589 134 – 4(2): Nunavut Economic Developers Association’s 2013-2014 Annual Report (Ell) .....2590 135 – 4(2): Nunavut Liquor Licensing Board Annual Report 2012-2013 (Kuksuk) .................2590 136 – 4(2): Nunavut Liquor Licensing Board Annual Report 2013-2014 (Kuksuk) .................2590 137 – 4(2): Towards a Representative Public Service, Statistics as of September 30, 2014 (Peterson) .............................................................................................................................2590 138 – 4(2): Record of Members’ Absences - October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014 (Speaker) .............................................................................................................................................2590 G. Motions 021 – 4(2): Establishment of Standing Committee on Inuit Societal Values and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit – Notice (Shooyook) .............................................................................2590 H. Bills Bill 21 – An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, the Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act and the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act – Second Reading ...................................................................................................................2591 Bill 14 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 3, 2014-2015 – Consideration in Committee ............................................................................................................................2592 Bill 15 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 2, 2014-2015 – Consideration in Committee ................................................................................................2596 Bill 18 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2015-2016 – Consideration in Committee