There is one position for the (interpretation ends) senior finance and administrative officer (interpretation) that is not actually based in Pond Inlet, but it is currently open.

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᖁᓪᓕᐅᓂᖅᓴᓂᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐊᓂ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᐅᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒦᓚᖅᑖᖅᑰᖏᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖔᖅᑐᖅ.


If there are eight positions that are filled in Pond Inlet, for the record, can she confirm how many of these positions are currently filled on indeterminate basis and how many are currently filled on a term or casual basis?

ᒥᓂᔅᑐᖃᐃ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐱᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ 8-ᖑᒃᐸᑕ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐱᐅᖃᐃ ᖃᔅᓯ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔭᐅᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᔅᓯᓪᓗ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔭᐅᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᔅᓯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᑲᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ.


Minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Ms. Monica Ell-Kanayuk.

ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ.


Hon. Monica Ell-Kanayuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also thank the member. They’re all indeterminate positions.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᓱᒍ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑎ.


For the record, can the minister confirm which of her department’s Pond Inlet positions are currently vacant?

ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᐱᖓ ᖃᔅᓯᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕝᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓚᑦ?


Minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Ms. Ell-Kanayuk.


Hon. Monica Ell-Kanayuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also thank the member.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᓱᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᖓᑦ.


The letter we gave to the chair of the committee does not state or identify, but there doesn’t seem to be any vacant positions at this time in Pond Inlet.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ ᑐᓂᖅᑲᐅᔭᕗᑦ ᐃᑦᓱᕙᐅᑕᔅᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᖏᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᖅᑕᖃᖅᑑᔮᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ.


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑏᑦ.


Member for Hudson Bay, Mr. Allan Rumbolt.

ᒪᓕᒐᐅᖅᑎ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐋᓚᓐ ᕋᒻᐴᑦ.


Question 706 – 4(3): Update on the Activities Schedule of MV Nuliajuk (Rumbolt)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 706 - 4(3): ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓕᐊᔪᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ (ᕋᒻᐴᑦ)


Mr. Rumbolt: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, members. Good afternoon to the people of Sanikiluaq.

ᕋᒻᐴᑦ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Environment.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᖓᓐᓄᑦ.


As the minister will recall, I asked him a number of questions concerning the activities of the government’s research vessel during our recent fall sitting.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᒃᓴᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᓄᑲᓪᓚᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖁᑎᖓᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒃᑯᑦ.


In his response, the minister indicated that his department had recently lapsed its five-year plan for the research vessel and that there would be a meeting early in 2017 to plan a schedule of activities for the vessel.

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒃᑯ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓᒡᒎᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᕋᐅᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊ 2017-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᓪᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓕᐅᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᓛᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ.


Can the minister explain how the government determines the schedule of activities for its research vessel?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓇᒧᑦ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ.


Minister of Environment, Mr. Savikataaq.

ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


The priorities of the research vessel are determined by the research meetings that occur there.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓯᕗᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓚᐅᕐᓗᑎ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑭᓱᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ.


What projects that the proponents want to do are all put there, including the funding and where they’re coming from.

ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓪᓗ ᓇᑭᙶᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ


The people who run the boat, the people for environment, and the people who are doing the studies meet there and they come up with a plan and prioritize which projects they will do a research on in the coming year.

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᕐᕋᐅᒍᒥ ᐊᒡᒋᖅᑐᒥᒃ.


I also asked the minister last fall what activities the research vessel would undertake in the coming year.

ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔭᕋ ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑦᑕ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᒡᒋᖅᑐᒥ.


In his response, he stated that there would be a meeting in January/February to determine the activities.

ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕᒎᖅ ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ.


Can the minister tell us what the government’s research vessel will be used for during the upcoming 2017-18 fiscal year?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ 2017 ᑭᓱᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ.


ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᒥᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


The vessel will be used for researching in Nunavut.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᒡᔪᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.


Mr. Speaker, the list has not come back to me yet.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᓱᓕ.


Hudson Bay is a large inland sea that seems to be rich in underwater marine life.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓪᓗ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᐊᓘᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


Can the minister indicate when we can expect to see the research vessel collecting data in the waters surrounding the Belcher Islands?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᓛᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ.


ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


Unfortunately I can’t tell the member when that will be. A lot of the research that is done is external funding.

ᒪᒥᐊᓇᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖏᓐᓇᒃᑯ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᖃᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᓐᓂᐊᒻᒪᖔᑕ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᒻᒪᑕ ᓯᓚᑎᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᓚᖅᑲᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ.


It is done through external funding as the funding that we have to do the research in Nunavut is limited. Like I told you, I have not got the results back of what research they want to do within Nunavut yet.

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᔅᓴᐃᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᒻᒪᑕ, ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᑭᓱᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔪᒪᒻᒪᖔᑕ.


The hamlet or the HTO in Sanikiluaq can put a proposal in and say what they want studied.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᖁᔨᒻᒪᖔᒻᒥᒃ.


I’m not saying it’s going to be done, but it would be looked at. They were doing some studies around Chesterfield Inlet and Wager Bay last year.

ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓚᐅᒻᒥᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᔾᔪᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ.


If there are resources to be studied around Sanikiluaq and the funding is there, then I don’t see why it shouldn’t be done.

ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑕᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᕝᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᐸᑕᓗ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᒻᒥᔫᒐᓗᐊᑦ.


The meetings dictate where they go and as of now I don’t know where the research is going to be done.

ᑲᑎᒪᓂᒻᒥᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᓯᖃᑦᑕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᓂᐊᓐᓂᐊᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐊᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ.


Question 707 – 4(3): Recommendations of Nunavut’s Coroner (Okalik)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 707 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᓕᕆᔨᖓᑕ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᖏᑦ (ᐅᑲᓕᖅ)


I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Health.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᑲᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᓕᒻᒥᔭᕋ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ.


As we are aware, the work of the department is piling up, especially when there was a coroner’s inquest into one of my constituents in January, and then there was the Auditor General of Canada’s report on the hospital and its recommendations.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑦᑕᐃᓛᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔭᔅᓴᖏᑦ ᓄᐊᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᒻᒪᑕ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᑯᓗᒃᑲ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆᒥᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓚᒃᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ.


For the benefit of hospital patients, will your department ensure that it will respond to the recommendations in these reports before going on to other tasks?

ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᔾᔪᐊᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓚᒃᑲᐃᓚᐅᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔭᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖅᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊᖃᐃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑲᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᒡᓚᒡᕕᖏᑦ ᑭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓐᓂᐊᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄ ᓵᓗᐊᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ?


ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.


I appreciate the member speaking on behalf of the coroner’s report of the incident that happened and I can ensure the member that the Department of Health is looking over the recommendations from the report itself.

ᖁᔭᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᕋ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒻᒪᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᓐ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᒃ.


That being said, there are also a number of recommendations from the Office of the Auditor General’s report that have overlapped.

ᑕᐃᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᐅᓄᑲᓪᓚᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐅᓚᐅᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓃᙶᖅᑐᑦ.


We will be able to track the progress of that through the action plan that will be forthcoming, that will be shared with committee members prior to the Office of the Auditor General’s appearance in the public accounts committee.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᔾᔭᓪᓗᔅᓯᒪᓚᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐸᓐᓇᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᓪᓗ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕝᕕᖓᓃᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᓵᖏᓐᓄᐊᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂ.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐅᖃᓕᖅ.


Mr. Okalik (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I know the department is under barrage at times, but I feel that health care for Nunavummiut is and lives matter.

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᓯ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᓴᖃᑦᑕᒻᒪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑦ.


I stress that the minister stay focused and report on the findings from the department on these two reports in particular.

ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᖓ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᔨᒋᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᓪᓗᔾᔨᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


When can the minister report on these matters in the future?

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦᑑᓐᓂᖏᓄᑦ, ᖃᖓᑭᐊᕐᖓᐃ ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᓛᖅᐸ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ?


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The Hon. Minister of Health, Hon. George Hickes.

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.


I appreciate the member’s acknowledgement of the work that goes into when reports of this nature are brought to the attention of the Department of Health.

ᖁᔭᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᕋ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓐᓂᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


It may be a little bit off topic, but I am going to use it as a segue into informing this House that, because of all these reports that have come to the attention to the Department of Health; the Office of the Auditor General’s report, the recent coroner’s report, in addition to the privacy commissioner’s report upcoming; I have instructed the department to delay the implementation of the advisory board of the QGH.

ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᓯᓚᑖᒎᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕝᕕᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᖃᑦᑕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑕᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᐊᒻᒪᑕ. ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒐ ᑎᓕᓯᒪᔭᕋ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔭᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


Health care provision to Nunavummiut is a priority and that is where we need to focus what limited resources we have on.

ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ.


At this time, like I said, I have instructed the department to delay the implementation of that board.

ᑕᕝᕙ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᒋᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑭᔅᓴᓐᓂᕐᕗᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᕝᕙ ᑎᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᓐᓂ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᓐᓂᖓᓂ.


Yes, I agree. I know that it is very important. We need to get over and deal with them.

ᐄ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᐃᒋᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑕᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓐᓂᕋᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᖐᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᖓᑕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


I would like to ask the minister when his department is going to respond to the recommendations. When will we be expecting a response to the report? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊᑭᐊᕐᖓᖑᐃᑦ ᐊᓚᒃᑲᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒍᔪᑦ ᖃᖓ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᓚᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒐᓗᖓᐊᖅᑐᖓ, ᖃᖓᓕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓐᓂᐊᖃᑭᐊᖓᐃᑦ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ.


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. Minister of Health, Mr. Hickes.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒥᒃ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.


Hon. George Hickes: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. While I can’t commit to a specific time, I can assure the member and all members that when reports of this nature or topics of this nature come to the Department of Health, especially when we are dealing with the quality of care, it is the priority of the Department of Health to make sure that we not only respond to recommendations, but that we implement action behind those recommendations to make sure that incidents like the member has brought up don’t happen again, for one.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ (ᑐᓴᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓕᒪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓᓗᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕋᖓᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐸᖅᑭᒃᖠᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᑯᓪᓗᑕ. ᑭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᒃᓗᑕᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᓄᐊᓂᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᕆᔭᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᕋᑕᖅᑕᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓇᒋᑦ.


The department has taken a number of steps through our continuous quality improvement.

ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᒃᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


We’ve got designated people tasked to make sure that the quality of care for Nunavummiut is consistent across the territory and that the level of care that is being provided is what they expect and what they should expect.

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᒃᓴᖓᑕ ᑭᓱᓕᕆᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖓᑕ ᐸᖅᑭᒃᖠᕆᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐸᖅᑭᒃᖠᓂᖅ ᑲᒪᓂᕐᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.


Oral Questions. Member for Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu, Ms. Pat Angnakak.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᓂᐊᖁᖒ, ᒥᔅ ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ.


Question 708 – 4(3): Negotiating Non-Insured Health Benefits (Angnakak)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 708 - 4(3): ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ (ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ)


ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ (ᑐᓴᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Health.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, during this recent sitting my colleagues and I have raised a number of issues with respect to funding for health services.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑲᑎᒪᕋᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕋᑦᑕ ᐅᓄᑲᓪᓚᒃᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕈᑎᓄᑦ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓄᑲᓪᓚᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᐅᑎᑦ, ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᑦ, ᐅᒃᑑᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ.


With respect to a number of issues, such as medical travel and accommodation, for example, the minister has often indicated that the costs related to providing their services are closely tied in with what is covered under the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕈᑎᕕᓂᐅᑉ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᖃᑎᒋᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᑕ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


Can the Minister of Health clearly describe the process that is followed when he and his staff attempt to negotiate for additional financial support from the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits Program?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᓲᖑᖕᒪᖔᖅ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖓᓂᓗ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᖃᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ.


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The Hon. Minister of Health, Mr. George Hickes.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.


Hon. George Hickes: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ (ᑐᓴᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


The member’s timing is impeccable. Negotiations are ongoing, as I stand here, with Health Canada specifically on non-insured health benefits funding and care that’s provided through that agreement.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓛᓗᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᓈᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᒐᓱᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑯᒫᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒧᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᑭᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᑦᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.


That being said, those discussions don’t just happen when an agreement comes to its sunset. There are continual conversations that occur on establishing rates for boarding homes, medical travel, food allowances, and prescription care.

ᐆᑦᑑᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑏᑦ ᐊᕙᑐᑕᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᕝᕘᓇ, ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᖔᖅᐸᑦᑐᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ


There are a number of different factors that play into the continuous dialogue that happens with Health Canada on the provision through non-insured health benefits.

ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒋᕙᑦᑕᕗᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓪᓗᐊᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐅᑏᑦ ᐊᕙᓗᔭᐅᒻᒪᖔᑕ. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᒍᑎᒋᔭᕋᓗᐊᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑐᑎᒍ ᑲᒪᒋᕙᑦᑕᕗᑦ.


That being said, I am very much looking forward to see how negotiations continue to progress with this next phase of our agreement with Health Canada on NIHB.

ᐅᖃᖃᖅᑲᐅᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᒐᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᕙᑦᑕᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓃᖔᖓᒻᒪᑦ.


I recognize that medical travel and accommodation are only two of the benefits provided for under the Non-Insured Health Benefits Program. The NIHB program also covers certain dental services, pharmaceuticals, and vision care.

ᑐᑭᓯᔭᕋᓗᐊᕋ ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᓱᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒪᖃᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒪᖃᓱᓄᑦ ᑭᒍᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᐅᒻᒪᑦ, ᐃᔭᒐᖅᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᒐᖅᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ.


Can the minister clearly explain who decides what dental services, pharmaceuticals, and types of vision care are going to be covered under the NIHB program and who decides how much the program will pay for each of those items or services?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᑭᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᕙᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ ᑭᒍᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐄᔭᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᒡᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑕᕝᕗᓇ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᖃᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᐃᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᑐᓂᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ (ᑐᓴᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


That’s a very good question. When we negotiate a lot of our agreements in general with Health Canada, but specifically to NIHB, they still have control over the rates of what we receive from the services that we act on their behalf.

ᐄ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᓕᕋᖓᑦᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᒍᑎᓕᒫᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᖃᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ.


An example, escort travel is not covered through NIHB.

ᓱᓕ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᑎᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖏᒻᒪᑦ.


That turns out to be a government Department of Health expense.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᔭᕈᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᖅ.


When we’re talking about prescription drugs of what makes the list, those are discussions that occur with Health Canada on what specific pharmaceuticals would be covered.

ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐄᔭᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓕᕌᖓᑕ ᑭᓱᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐄᔭᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᐃᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ.


It’s a collaborative effort, but at the same time it is a federal program that we administer on their behalf.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᑦᑕᕋᑦᑎᒍ.


Like I had mentioned, there are a number of discussions that happen ongoing, but at the end of the day it is a federal program that the Government of Nunavut administers on behalf of the federal government.

ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅᑕᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ. ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍᓕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᔨᕙᒃᖢᑎᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ.


The Non-Insured Health Benefits Program is coordinated under the federal government’s First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, as the minister stated, and it appears that the benefits are identical for First Nations and Inuit clients.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᒥᓂᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᕋᑖᕐᒪᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓕ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖑᖅᑰᔨᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᖅᑐᒥᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᓪᓗ.


However, it is well known that the costs for products and services are much higher in Nunavut than in the south.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᐱᖁᑏᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓂ.


Can the minister describe how the benefit amounts for products and services under NIHB are reviewed and calculated? How is it taken into account when we have higher costs here in Nunavut?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᐅᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᖃᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᓯᓱᓛᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᓪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ?


ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.


ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ.


That is my exact argument and the argument that the department continuously puts forward to Health Canada to acknowledge the higher costs associated with providing health care in Nunavut all across the board, not just under the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, but in addition to all the services.

ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖃᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᐊᓘᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓇᓱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᑖᒃᑯᑑᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᓪᓚᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᐃᑦ.


We do have agreements with other jurisdictions on reciprocal billing where rates are established and set for procedures to be accessed in other jurisdictions.

ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐅᖅᓯᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎᒍ ᖃᓄᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅ.


I can’t speak to what benefits First Nations get on specifics.

ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᐸᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


All I know is that the agreement that we have with Health Canada, like I had said, it’s a continual adventure, I’m going to call it, of educating our federal counterparts in acknowledging the level of care that we need to provide, considering the limitations that we have geographically and economically.

ᐅᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕋ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᕗᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪᐃᓛᒃ, ᓇᓚᐅᒐᒃᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑲᑦᑎᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᕿᓗᖅᑭᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᐸᐅᔭᐅᒦᓐᓂᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᓗᐊᙱᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.


It is an argument that I make every opportunity I get to any of my counterparts across the country, not just the federal side of things.

ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᖅᑭᓪᓚᑦᑖᖃᑦᑕᑕᒃᑲ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᖃᑎᒋᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓂᒥᐅᑕᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ.


We rely upon NWT, Alberta, Manitoba, and Ontario to provide health care for our residents out of our different regions.

ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᓲᖑᒐᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᒥᐅᓂᒃ, ᐋᓪᐴᑕᒥᐅᓂᒃ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅᒥᐅᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᖃᑎᕗᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᓂ.


There’s continual dialogue and there’s a lot of support that I’ve had verbally and in any correspondence I’ve had with my other counterparts in other jurisdictions.

ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᐸᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒍᑎᑖᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᓪᓗ.


It is an ongoing effort to make sure that other people recognize the high level of costs.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐃᓛᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᐊᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.


The more statistics and more data that gets gathered, the more information that we’re gathering through our own department help lend credence to our argument to move forward in sustainable, appropriate funding for health care.

ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓈᓴᐅᑏᑦ ᑐᓴᕈᑏᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᕗᑦ ᓱᓕᔪᕐᓇᕈᑎᒋᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐸᑦᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᔭᐃᓐᓈᕈᑎᒋᕙᑦᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᕋᓗᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


Member for Baker Lake, Mr. Mikkungwak. The time for question period has expired.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ,


Motion 046 – 4(3): Extension of Question Period (Mikkungwak)

ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᖅ 046 - 4(3): ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓇᐅᔪᖅ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ)


Mr. Mikkungwak: Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Rule 39(7), I move, seconded by the Member for (interpretation) Gjoa Haven, (interpretation ends) that the time allotted for oral questions be extended.

ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ 39(7), ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖓ, ᐊᐃᑉᐱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑏᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) There is a motion on the floor to extend question period.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᓇᑎᕐᒥ, ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᒃᖠᒋᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


The motion is in order and is not subject to debate.

ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᐃᕙᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓇᓂᓗ.


All those in favour. (interpretation) Thank you. (interpretation ends) Opposed.

ᓈᒻᒪᓴᖅᑐᑦ? ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᖅᑐᑦ?


The motion is carried and question period is extended for an additional 30 minutes.

ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᓂᕐᓗ ᑕᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ 30 ᒥᓂᔅᓯᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑏᑦ.


Question 709 – 4(3): Need for More Elders Facilities in Nunavut (Qirngnuq)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 709 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᑐᖃᒃᑯᕕᑦᑕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ (ᕿᙳᖅ)


My questions are for the Minister of Culture and Heritage.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᑦᑎᑕᒃᑲ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ.


Mr. Speaker, during our recent fall sitting my colleague, the Member for Gjoa Haven, tabled the resolutions from the 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᕆᕋᑖᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ 2016 ᐊᕐᕋᐅᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᒻᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂ.


In these resolutions the Kitikmeot elders delegation expressed their need for “funding opportunities for infrastructure, operation and maintenance funding for elders’ buildings in the Kitikmeot.”

ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑎᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ “ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ.”


Mr. Speaker, these types of buildings include designated spaces for elders to meet with one another and other members of their communities to discuss important issues, such as cultural development and community crime prevention initiatives.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᐅᑉ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, according to its current 2016-19 business plan the Department of Culture and Heritage has allocated $405,000 to its Elders Support Program which “supports community-based Elder initiatives throughout Nunavut.”

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ 2016-19 ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᕕᒡᓗ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ $405,000-ᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ “ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔾᔪᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒧᑦ.”


Can the minister clarify if his department’s Elders Support Program can provide funding for the development or maintenance of elders buildings in Nunavut?

ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑦᑕ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.


Minister of Culture and Heritage, Mr. George Kuksuk.

ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ.


Hon. George Kuksuk (interpretation): Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I also thank my colleague for his question.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ: ᒪ’ᓇᓪᓗᐊᕕᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᒫ’ᓈᖅᖢᒍᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, I understand his question on the communities having a meeting place for elders and youth.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖓᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᕼᐅᓇᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓐᓇᖁᑎᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖁᑎᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᕋᓘᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑐᑭᕼᐃᑦᑎᐊᒐᔭᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᖓ.


The communities can put in proposals for that. If there was a building in the community to renovate it for the elders and youth to meet at and if there’s a request for such a proposal, the Department of Culture and Heritage can provide them funding for the renovation. If the community can identify a building that can be used, for instance, to his question, we have funding available for renovations for that building in the community.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑐᒃᕼᐃᕋᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᔪ’ᒪᑕ ᕼᐅᓇᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᕼᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᕼᐃᕆᔭᖓᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᕙᒡᓗᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᕼᐊᐅᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᑎᐊ’ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᕼᐃᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑑᓪᓗᐊᒃᕼᐊᕗᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᕼᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᒍᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᕼᐃᓇᔭᖅᐸᑦ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᑕᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔫᓪᓗᐊᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕼᐆᕐᓗ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᓇ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᖕᒥᒐᑉᑕ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᕼᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑎᒋᓇᔭᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ.


He didn’t quite answer my question, so I’ll ask him again.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᒃᑲ ᑭᐅᕐᓚᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᑭᐅᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᖏᒻᒪᒋᑦ. ᐊᐱᕆᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᕋ.


(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, our elders need a designated space where they can meet with youth to discuss ways to reduce crime and violence in their communities.

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐃᓐᓇᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᒥᒃᖠᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.


Can the minister clearly explain how his department’s Elders Support Program ensures that each community has this type of designated space?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑕ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖓ ᐃᓂᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ.


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The Hon. Minister of Culture and Heritage, Hon. George Kuksuk.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒥᓂᔅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ , ᒥᔅᑕ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ.


As I said earlier, maybe the Inuktitut, because of our dialects, maybe he didn’t quite understand what I said.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᑕᖃᐃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, what I’m saying is our department has funds available where any community that wish to renovate or fix up a building in the community that they wish to use towards our elders and our youth to use to do whatever activities they would like to do in the community.

ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᐳᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᓇᒋᐊᕈᒪᔪᒥᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ.


I cannot say which communities that are not being used but could be fixed up to be used to have groups like my hon. friend is mentioning, elders and youth to use it for meetings and whatever.

ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖓ ᓇᓕᐊᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖏᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒪ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᐅᕙᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᓄᑭᐊᖅ.


I can tell the member that we have funds available for such buildings where they can renovate it and get it fixed so that they can use that building to have their meetings and whatever in the community.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᖅᑎᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ.


He answered the question I was going to ask, so I don’t need to ask it anymore.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᑭᐅᒻᒪᒍ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᖃᕈᓐᓃᕋᒪ ᒫᓐᓇ.


Question 710 – 4(3): Dust Control Initiatives (Mikkungwak)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 710 - 4(3): ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓂ ᐳᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐃᑦ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ)


My questions are for the Minister of Community and Government Services.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᓂᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᓄᑦ.


Earlier during this sitting my colleague, the Member for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, asked the Minister of Economic Development and Transportation a number of questions concerning dust control in Nunavut.

ᑕᒫᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᐊᓕᕋᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᒃ ᖃᑦᓯᑲᓪᓚᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐳᔫᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.


In her response, the minister stated that “$2.5 million will be used for dust suppressants.

ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ $2.5 ᒥᓕᐊᓂᒡᒎᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐳᔫᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


Since it’s going to be a feasibility study, we are going to be including different types of dust suppressants.”

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐳᔫᔾᔭᐃᒡᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ.


Can the Minister of Community and Government Services clarify if his department will still be responsible for dust control initiatives in Nunavut’s communities and, if so, can he clarify how exactly his department will be sharing this role with the Department of Economic Development and Transportation?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᓂᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓱᓕ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐳᔫᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ? ᐄ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᑉᐸᓪᓗ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᖃᓄᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ


Just to clarify first that I can’t speak for the Department of Economic Development’s budget and their intended use of their budget, but I can speak to dust control in my department.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕆᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᑎᔪᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᒃᑯ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋ ᐳᔪᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᓐᓂ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᔪᒍᑦ


We fund the municipalities for dust control and we will still continue to do that.

ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐳᔫᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᓂᐊᖅᑐᑕᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ.


As the minister is aware, I have raised concerns regarding the need for more effective dust suppressants in Baker Lake on many occasions in this House.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐳᔫᖅᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᖅᑎᖅᖢᖓ.


In my community we are unable to apply calcium chloride on our airport road due to its proximity to the community’s runway, resulting in large amounts of dust rising and moving through the community during summer months.

ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᕆᐅᒻᒥ ᑯᕕᓯᔪᓐᓇᖏᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᒥᕝᕕᓕᐊᕆᒧᑦ ᖃᓂᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒥᑦᑕᕕᒻᒧᑦ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐳᔫᖅᑐᕐᔪᐊᒻᒪᕆᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᒎᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᖏᓐᓂ.


Mr. Speaker, this is a significant issue for residents in my community, as it negatively affects air quality and individuals with respiratory problems.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓂᓵᖅᑐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ.


Can the minister indicate if his department has conducted any research to determine what other types of dust suppressants could be used on Baker Lake’s airport road and, if not, why not?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐋᖅᑭᓯᓇᓱᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑲᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐳᔫᖅᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᒥᕝᕕᓕᐊᕆᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓ? ᖃᓄᐃᙱᐸᓪᓗ, ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ?


Minister of Community and Government Services, Mr. Joe Savikataaq.

ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


The member is correct in terms of calcium chloride being a corrosive.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓱᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᕆᐅᓖᑦ ᓄᖑᔅᓴᐃᓲᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᓐᓂᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, last year we had a pilot project to test a different dust suppressant product called Dustop.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐆᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᖃᔪᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐳᔫᔾᔭᐃᒃᑯᑎᒥᒃ Dust Shop-ᒥ ᐊᑎᓕᒻᒥᒃ.


There are certain conditions that have to be met for it to be fully functional.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᒥᒐᑦᑕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᒐᓱᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ.


At that time the results for Iqaluit were inconclusive due to weather conditions.

ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᓕ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᐆᑦᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᔪᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᓯᓚ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ.


In Arviat they cancelled the test pilot altogether because it was raining and it was too cold in the fall.

ᐊᕝᕕᐊᒻᒥᓗ ᖁᔭᓈᑦᑎᐊᒪᕆᔪᔪᑦ ᓯᓚᓗᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᐋᓘᔪᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᔅᓵᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᑮᓇᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


This summer they will be testing it there and this product can be put on airport roads.

ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᑦᑐᕋᒃᑲᓐᓂᓐᓂᐊᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒥᕝᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖓᒍᖅ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᕐᔫᔭᖅᑲᑦ ᐊᑐᕋᓱᒃᑲᔭᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ.


Depending on the outcome of this product, we may or may not use it for other communities to come because it is four or five times more expensive than calcium chloride, but if it lasts longer and if it’s cost-effective, we will look into it.

ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᑎᓴᒪᐃᕋᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐃᕋᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗᑭᐊ ᑕᕆᐊᒻᒥ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᖅ. ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᐳᔫᖅᑎᑦᑎᑕᐃᓪᓕᒪᒍᓐᓇᖅᑲᑦ ᐊᑐᕋᓱᒋᐊᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᕗᑦ.


We will look at any other products that might help the dust problem in Nunavut because the member is concerned about dust in Baker Lake, but I have heard from almost all the MLAs. It is a concern in all the communities and we would like to come up with a viable solution.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓇᓂᓯᒍᓐᓇᕈᑦᑕ ᐳᔫᓗᐊᖅᑐᐊᓗᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᓱᒋᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᓂᓛᒃ, ᐃᓱᒫᓗᓇᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂ.


Currently we use calcium chloride because, when laid down properly, it is effective and it’s the most economical means that we have right now to try to suppress drugs in Nunavut…dust.

ᓇᓂᓯᒍᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᖅᑭᒍᑎᔅᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᓕ ᑕᕆᐅᓕᒻᒥ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ, ᑕᕆᐅᓕᖅᓱᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐳᔫᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᒐᓗᐊᕐᖓᑕ, ᐊᑭᑭᓛᖑᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ . . . ᐳᔫᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᖏᓛᒃ.


Speaker (interpretation): Your final supplementary, Mr. Mikkungwak.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ.


Mr. Mikkungwak: Mr. Speaker, the ultimate solution to dust control in our communities would be to pave the roads, but I recognize that paving all of Nunavut’s roads is not feasible at this time.

ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᔅᓴᓪᓚᕆᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᑉ ᐳᔫᓐᓂᐊᓗᒋᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒻᒥᒃ ᖁᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᒻᓚᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖏᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒻᒥᒐᒪ ᓄᓇᕘᓕᒫᕋᓗᒻᒥ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᓕᒫᕌᓗᖏᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᖁᐊᖅᑕᖅᑐᓕᕋᔅᓴᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ.


However, there is an alternative method which involves applying a solution to gravel roads, which binds the gravel and dust together with a solution that forms a pavement-like foundation. This method is often referred to as a “poor man’s pavement.”

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᑦᑐᕋᔅᓴᖅᑕᖃᒻᒥᔪᖅ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᐊᐸᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᑦ ᖄᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᐱᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐳᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᐊᐸᒃ ᓂᐱᑎᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᑎᓯᑦᑎᑎᑕᐅᓗᓂ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᓱᒃᑯᕈᓗᐃᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓ.


Can the minister clarify if his department has looked into the feasibility of using this approach on Nunavut’s roads?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑳ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓯᒪᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖏᓐᓂ?


We’re always looking at other options and we have read up on other options. We have not tried any other options in Nunavut. We have read up on a few; we have not tried them.

ᕿᓃᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕᐃᓛᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖃᑦᑕᕈᓘᔭᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᕿᓂᖅᑐᑕ ᐅᑦᑐᕋᓗᐊᖅᓯᒪᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒪᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


We just take one product at a time. We will see how this Dustop product works and if it works well, then that’s what we might go with.

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᑦᑐᕋᖃᑦᑕᓐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᐳᔪᕈᔪᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᑎᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᒻᒪᖔᖅ.


If it doesn’t work out well, then we will look at the next step.

ᓄᖅᑲᑎᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᖅᑲᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐊᑐᕋᔭᖅᑲᕗᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᑎᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᔮᖏᑉᐸᑦ ᐊᓯᖔᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕋᔭᒻᒥᔪᒍᑦ.


This Dustop sounds good, but there has to be no rain, it has to be above 5 degrees, and traffic cannot go on it for 24 hours. It has limitations on where it can be, but we will check this product first, just one step at a time. If this product is not viable, then we will take the next step and try another product.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᓴᓐᓂᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᕋᑖᖅᑕᕋ ᐱᐅᕙᓗᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᓚᖓ ᓂᓪᓚᓱᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᒋᐊᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 5 ᑎᒍᕇᓯᒥᒃ ᐆᓇᓐᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓯᓚᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᐅᖏᒃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓈᖅᑎᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕋᑦᑕ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᒻᒪᓂᐊᖅᑑᔮᖏᒥᒻᒥᑉᐸᑦ ᐊᓯᖔᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑦᑐᕋᓱᓛᒻᒥᔪᒍᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᖏᓛᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᑦ


We fully want to take the dust problem head-on, but we’ve got to do it economically.

ᐳᔫᓐᓂᐊᓗᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᒍᒪᔭᕋᓗᐊᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᓗᐊᕌᓗᙱᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᒍᒪᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ.


Oral Questions. I have no more names on my list. Moving on.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑏᑦ, ᐊᑎᖁᑎᖃᕈᓐᓃᕋᒪ, ᑲᔪᓯᓗᑕ.


ᓇᐄᓴᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ 7, ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑏᑦ.


Written Questions. (interpretation ends) Hon. Member for Gjoa Haven, Mr. Tony Akoak.

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒻᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᑑᓂ ᐋᖁᐊᖅ.


Hon. Member for (interpretation) Baker Lake, Mr. Simeon Mikkungwak.

ᒪᒥᐊᓇᖅ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓯᒥᐅᓐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ.


Written Question 022 – 4(3): Annual Fuel Purchases by the Government of Nunavut and Fuel Distribution Service Contracts (Mikkungwak)

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 022 - 4(3): ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑦᑖᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖅᓱᐅᓗᖃᕐᕕᓐᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᑦ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ)


My written questions today are for the Minister of Community and Government Services and they concern the subject of annual fuel purchases by the Government of Nunavut and fuel distribution service contracts.

ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᖓᑕ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᑕᒫᓐ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑦᑖᓐᓂᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓐᓂ ᑯᕕᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑯᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, my written questions are very detailed, so I ask that they be entered into the record as read.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᓗᓕᖅᑐᔪᕕᔾᔪᐋᕌᓗᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥᓂᖅᑎᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕝᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖁᔭᒃᑲ.


Expressing the information in the same format as that which the Government of Nunavut provided in Return to Written Question 10 – 4(3), what quantities of fuel were purchased and delivered during the 2016 calendar year?

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖓᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒡᓱᖅᓯᖅᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑕ ᑐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᒻᒧᑦ 10-4(3), ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᒃᑎᒋᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖅᓴᒃᓴᐃᓚᐅᖅᐸᑦ 2016 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐊᓂ?


Expressing the information in the same format as that which the Government of Nunavut provided in Return to Written Question 16 – 3(3), with which entities has the Petroleum Products Division of the Department of Community and Government Services entered into a local delivery contract for the delivery of fuel products?

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖓᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒡᓱᖅᓯᖅᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑕ ᑐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᒻᒧᑦ 16-3(3), ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓂᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᐊᒡᒍᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᖁᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ


What is the commencement and expiry date of each contract?

ᖃᖓᓕ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ?


With respect to the request for proposals issued for each contract, what entities submitted proposals?

ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓇᓱᒍᑎᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒧᑦ, ᓇᓕᐊᒃ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐸᑦ?


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The member has asked that the written questions be entered into the record as read.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐱᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᒫᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᔮᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖁᔭᐅᒻᒪᑕ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᐊᖏᖅᑐᐃᑦ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑐᓄᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᔫ ᐃᓄᒃ.


Written Question 023 – 4(3): Promotion Decisions under Section 15 of the Education Act (Enook)

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 023 - 4(3): ᓯᕗᒧᐊᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᑉ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ 15 ᐊᑖᒍᑦ (ᐃᓄᒃ)


My written questions today are for the Minister of Education and they deal with the subject of promotion decisions under section 15 of the Education Act.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒍ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ 15.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᓗᓕᓕᓪᓚᕆᐊᓗᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᒐᓗᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑎᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


Broken down by community and school, how many students in grades 9 to 12 were promoted within the meaning of section 15 of the Education Act during each of the following school years:

ᐊᑐᓃᖓᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᓪᓗ, ᖃᔅᓯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐳᖅᑐᓂᓕᖕᓂ 9-ᒥᑦ 12-ᒧᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐸᑦ ᑐᑭᖓᑕ ᐃᓗᐊᒍᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ 15 ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ:


Broken down by community and school, how many students in grades 9 to 12 were denied promotion within the meaning of section 15 of the Education Act during each of the following school years:

ᐊᑐᓃᖓᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᓪᓗ, ᖃᔅᓯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐳᖅᑐᓂᓕᖕᓂ 9-ᒥᑦ 12-ᒧᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᑐᑭᖓᑕ ᐃᓗᐊᒍᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ 15 ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ:


Broken down by community and school, how many students in grades 9 to 12 were denied promotion within the meaning of section 15 of the Education Act on the grounds of academic achievement during each of the following school years:

ᐊᑐᓃᖓᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᓪᓗ, ᖃᔅᓯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐳᖅᑐᓂᓕᖕᓂ 9-ᒥᑦ 12-ᒧᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᑐᑭᖓᑕ ᐃᓗᐊᒍᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ 15 ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒥ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ:


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The member has asked that the written question be entered into the record as read.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐱᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖓ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑎᑐᑦ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᐊᖏᖅᑐᑦ.


Written Question 024 – 4(3): Administration of Human Resources Manual Directive 206: Preferential Treatment (Okalik)

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 024 - 4(3): ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃ 206 ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓ: ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓈᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ (ᐅᑲᓕᖅ)


My written questions are for the Minister of Finance and they concern the administration of Human Resources Manual Directive No. 206, which deals with the issue of preferential treatment and nepotism in the public service.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕈᒪᓕᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎ ᑐᕌᖓᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᓕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᕈᑎ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 206, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᕙᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓚᒌᑦᑐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᐸᒻᒪᖔᑕ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᒃᑲ ᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᐃᑎᔪᑲᓪᓚᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᒥᓂᐅᖑᐊᖁᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᒃᑲ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ.


Broken down by department, territorial corporation, and Crown agency, how many approvals were granted within the meaning of section No. 6 of the Human Resources Manual Directive 206: Preferential Treatment during the 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (to date) fiscal years?

ᐊᒡᒍᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃᑎᒍᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᓪᓗ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖁᑎᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖏᑎᒍᑦ, ᖃᔅᓯᐅᕙᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒍ ᑐᑭᖓ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓᓂ 6 ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᓕᓯᔾᔪᑎ 206: ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᖅᑳᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖏᓐᓂ 2014-15, 2015-16 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2016-17 (ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ)?


Broken down by department, territorial corporation, and Crown agency, how many approvals were granted within the meaning of section No. 7 of the Human Resources Manual Directive 206: Preferential Treatment during the 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (to date) fiscal years?

ᐊᒡᒍᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃᑎᒍᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᓪᓗ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖁᑎᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖏᑎᒍᑦ, ᖃᔅᓯᕙᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᖓ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒍ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓᑕ 7 ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᓕᓯᔾᔪᑎ 206: ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᖅᑳᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖏᓐᓂ 2014-15, 2015-16 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2016-17 (ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ)?


Broken down by department, territorial corporation, and Crown agency, how many disclosures were made within the meaning of section No. 8 of the Human Resources Manual Directive 206: Preferential Treatment during the 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (to date) fiscal years?

ᐊᒡᒍᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃᑎᒍᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᓪᓗ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖁᑎᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖏᑎᒍᑦ, ᖃᔅᓯᕙᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ ᑐᑭᖓ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓᑕ 8 ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᓕᓯᔾᔪᑎ 206: ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᖅᑳᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖏᓐᓂ 2014-15, 2015-16 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2016-17 (ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ)?


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐱᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖓ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᐊᖏᖅᑐᑦ.


The Hon. Member for Gjoa Haven, Mr. Tony Akoak.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᑑᓂ ᐋᖁᐊᖅ.


Written Question 025 – 4(3): Strategic Investments Program (Akoak)

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 025 - 4(3): ᐱᓪᓗᐊᑕᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ (ᐋᖁᐊᖅ)


ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ.


ᐊᐃᔅᓯᓵᕆᐊᖃᕋᑖᕋᒪ.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕈᓘᔭᕋᕕᙵ.


My written questions today are for the Minister of Economic Development and Transportation and they concern the subject of the department’s Strategic Investments Program.

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᐅᖅᑲᐃᒍᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, my written questions are very detailed, so I ask that they be entered into the record as read.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᓗᓕᖅᑐᔪᕕᔾᔪᐊᕌᓘᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖁᔭᒃᑲ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑎᑐᑦ.


Expressing the information in a comparable format to that which was provided in Return to Written Question 13 – 4(3), what were the Department of Economic Development and Transportation’s activities and expenditures under its Strategic Investments Program during the 2015-16 and 2016-17 (to date) fiscal years?

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᑲᓴᖓᒍᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂ 13-4(3)-ᑐᑦ, ᑭᓲᓚᐅᖅᐸᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᕐᑐᒍ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒥ 2015-16 ᐊᒻᒪ 2016-17 (ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ) ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖏᓐᓂ?


(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐱᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑎᑐᑦ.


The Hon. Member for Tununiq, Mr. Joe Enook.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑐᓄᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᐃᓄᒃ.


Written Question 026 – 4(3): Status of Decentralization (Enook)

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 026 - 4(3): ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ (ᐃᓄᒃ)


My written questions today are for the Minister of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs and they deal with the subject of decentralization.

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᖃᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᑐᕌᖓᓗᑎᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓲᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᓗᓕᓕᓪᓚᕆᐊᓗᒻᒪᑕ. ᐊᐱᕆᕗᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᕕᓂᖅᑎᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


Expressing the information in a comparable format to that which was provided in Return to Written Question 12 – 4(2), what is the status of the Government of Nunavut’s decentralization initiative as of March 1, 2017?

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᑲᓴᖓᒍᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂ 12-4(2)-ᑐᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᖅᐸ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦᑕ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑎᑭᖢᒍ ᒫᔾᔨ 1, 2017?


As of March 1, 2017, what is the status of the implementation of the “Key Actions,” “Key Recommendations,” and “Timelines” contained in the Government of Nunavut’s Decentralization Action Plan, which was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on June 5, 2012?

ᑎᑭᖢᒍ ᒫᔾᔨ 1, 2017, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᖅᐸ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ “ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᑦ,” “ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᑦ” ᐊᒻᒪ “ᖃᖓᒃᑰᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ” ᐃᓗᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦᑕ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᔫᓂ 5, 2012-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ?


(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐱᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑎᑐᑦ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᐊᖏᖅᑐᑦ.


ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ.


ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᑎᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᖃᑎᒌᒐᓱᐊᖅᑐᑦ.


Reports of Standing and Special Committees on Bills and Other Matters.

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖑᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


Item 13. (interpretation) Tabling of Documents. (interpretation ends) Hon. Premier of Nunavut, Mr. Taptuna.

13. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖓ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᐲᑕ ᑕᑉᑑᓇ.


Tabled Document 295 – 4(3): Letter to David Joanasie, Chair of Standing Committee on Government Estimates and Operations Regarding Revision to 2017-2020 Business Plan Content (Taptuna)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 295 - 4(3): ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯᒧᑦ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᒃᓴᐅᓯᔭᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕆᓂᖅ 2017-2020 ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ (ᑕᑉᑐᓇ)


Tabled Document 296 – 4(3): Report Respecting Benefits Paid to Ministers under the Ministerial Benefits Policies for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2016 (Taptuna)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 296 - 4(3): ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑐᖅ ᒫᑦᓯ 31, 2016 (ᑕᑉᑐᓇ)


Tabled Document 297 – 4(3): Letter to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Regarding the Carbon Tax (Taptuna)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 297 - 4(3): ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ ᐊᒡᓃᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᐳᔪᐊᕿᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᒃᓰᔭᐅᑕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ (ᑕᑉᑐᓇ)


I have three tabling documents today; the letter addressed to Mr. David Joanasie, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Government Estimates and Operations regarding revisions to the 2017-2020 business plan content.

ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᕋᔅᓴᖃᖅᑐᖓ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᔅᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖏᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ 2017-20 ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᑕ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, today I am tabling the Report Respecting Benefits Paid to Ministers under the Ministerial Benefits Policies for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2016.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᒻᒥᔪᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓐ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᒥᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒡᓵᖏᑕ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒫᔾᔨ 31, 2016.


Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table today the response letter to Louise Grondin, Vice-president, Environmental, Sustainable Development and People, and also to Dominique Girard, Vice-president, Nunavut Operations from Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. regarding the Government of Canada proposed carbon tax and potential impacts to the company’s Nunavut growth strategy.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒻᒥᔪᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓴᖅᑮᒋᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓘᐃ ᒍᕋᓐᑕᒻᒧᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᓪᓗ, ᑕᒪᓃᒃ ᔪᕋᐅᑦᒧᓪᓗ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᖏᓕᕆᔭᐅᒻᒥᔪᖅᑕᐅᖅ, ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒡᓃᑯ ᐄᒍᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᖏᑕ ᐳᔪᓪᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᓰᔭᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓛᓐᓂᐊᓐᓂᖓ, ᖃᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᕆᓛᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ.


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) Tabling of Documents. The Hon. Minister of Finance, Mr. Keith Peterson.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᓂᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᑮᑦ ᐲᑐᓴᓐ.


Tabled Document 298 – 4(3): Fuel Tax Rebate Program Summary Report for 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 (Peterson)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 298 - 4(3): ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᓰᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ 2014-15-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2015-16-ᒧᑦ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ)


Hon. Keith Peterson: Mr. Speaker, I am now tabling the Fuel Tax Rebate Program Summary Report for 2014-15 and 2015-16.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑮᑦ ᐲᑕᓴᓐ (ᑐᓵᔨᒃᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᓯᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᒍᑎᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥᓂᓐᓂᒃ 2014-15, 2015-16ᒥᓗ. ᓴᖅᑭᐸᒃᑲ.


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) Tabling of Documents. The Hon. Minister of Justice, Hon. Keith Peterson.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓴᔨᒃᑰᓕᖅᑐᖅ) ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑮᓂᖅ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᖓ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᑮᑦ ᐲᑐᓴᓐ.


Tabled Document 299 – 4(3): Department of Justice 2016 Minimum Wage Rate Annual Report (Peterson)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 299 - 4(3): ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ 2016-ᒥ ᒥᑭᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᑦ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ)


Tabled Document 300 – 4(3): Nunavut Victim Services Annual Report 2015-2016 Community Justice Division (Peterson)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 300 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᑦᑕᒥᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ 2015-16 ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ)


Tabled Document 301 – 4(3): Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal 2015-2016 Annual Report (Peterson)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 301 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ 2015-16 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ)


Tabled Document 302 – 4(3): Nunavut Crime Prevention Strategy March 2017 (Peterson)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 302 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᔭᐅᑎ ᒫᑦᓯ 2017 (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ)


Hon. Keith Peterson: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑮᑦ ᐲᑕᓴᓐ (ᑐᓵᔨᒃᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


I have four documents I would like to table, one for my colleague, Ms. Angnakak.

ᑎᓴᒪᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᒐᔅᓴᖃᕋᒪ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᒥᔅ ᐊᓐᓇᑲᒻᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ 2016


I’m tabling the Department of Justice’s 2016 Minimum Wage Rate Annual Report.

ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᒍ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᔅᓵᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


Mr. Speaker, I’m tabling the Nunavut Victim Services Annual Report for 2015-16.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᕗᖓ ᓄᓇᕘᒻᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓐᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑏᑦ 2015-16-ᒧᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, I’m tabling the Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal’s 2015-16 Annual Report.

ᐅᖃᒻᑏ, ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᕗᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ 2015-16.


Finally, Mr. Speaker, I am tabling the Nunavut Crime Prevention Five-year Strategy, March 2017.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᕗᖓ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐸᓐᓇᐅᑎ ᒫᔾᔨ 2017.


Minister of Languages, Mr. George Kuksuk.

ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ.


Tabled Document 303 – 4(3): Minister of Languages Annual Report 2012-2013 (Kuksuk)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 303 - 4(3): ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ 2012-13 (ᖁᒃᓱᒃ)


Tabled Document 304 – 4(3): Minister of Languages Annual Report 2013-2014 (Kuksuk)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 304 - 4(3): ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ 2013-14 (ᖁᒃᓱᒃ)


I am pleased to table today two documents in the House.

ᐅᑉᓗᒥ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓂᒃ ᕼᐊᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒍᒪᒐᒪ ᑕᒃᕼᐅᒪ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ.


The first one, I am pleased to table the Minister of Languages Annual Report for 2012-13 and the other one, Minister of Languages Annual Report for 2013-14. Those are the documents I am tabling today.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᕼᐃᕗᓪᓕᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᕼᐃᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ 2012-13, ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᖃᑖ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊᑦᓴᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑑᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᕼᐃᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖏᑦ, 2013 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2014 ᑖᒃᑯᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥ.


Minister of Culture and Heritage, Mr. George Kuksuk.

ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᒥᔅᑕ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᖅ.


My apologies. Minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation, Mr. George Kuksuk.

ᐄ, ᒪᒥᐊᓇᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᔾᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ.


Tabled Document 305 – 4(3): NHC Contracting and Procurement Activity Report March 31, 2016 (Kuksuk)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 305 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᔾᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᓯᒪᔭᖏᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ ᒫᑦᓯ 31, 2016 (ᖁᒃᓱᒃ)


Hon. George Kuksuk (interpretation): Thank you again, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I am pleased to table today the Nunavut Housing Corporation’s Contracting and Procurement Activity Report for the year ending in March 31, 2016.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ: ᒪ’ᓇᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑐᖓ ᓴᖅᑮᒋᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᔾᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᒫᔾᔨ 31, 2016.


ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ.


Tabled Document 306 – 4(3): Department of Education 2014-2015 Annual Report (Quassa)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 306 - 4(3): ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ 2014-15-ᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ (ᖁᐊᓴ)


I am pleased to table today the Department of Education’s 2014-15 Annual Report.

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒻᒥᔪᖓᐃᓛᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᓂᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᒻᒪᒐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖓ 2014-15 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᑦ.


Member for South Baffin, Mr. David Joanasie.

ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᓂᒋᐊᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ.


Tabled Document 307 – 4(3): Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations (Joanasie)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 307 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ: ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᑦ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ)


I wish to table a research paper that was recently published by Ian Martin from York University titled Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓴᖅᑮᒍᒪᔪᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒥᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᕋᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ Ian Martin-ᒧᑦ, York ᓯᓚᒃᑐᓴᕝᕕᔾᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑕ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, this paper provides a number of insights into the current situation of the Inuit language in our territory and also includes tidbits on Inuit employment as well as how that relates into our education system.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒥᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑎᒻᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᒥᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᕆᓕᖅᑕᖓᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕝᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᖃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖄᔾᔪᔅᓯᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ.


I am tabling it today for the benefit of our viewing public.

ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑕᑯᔭᒍᓐᓇᓐᓂᐊᒻᒪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕝᕕᒻᒨᖅᑲᕋ.


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) Tabling of Documents. Hon. Member for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, Mr. Tom Sammurtok.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖔᔾᔪᒻᒧᓪᓗ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᑖᒻ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ.


Tabled Document 308 – 4(3): Photographs of the Qajaq Program in Chesterfield Inlet (Sammurtok, T)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 308 - 4(3): ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᒥᓃᑦ ᖃᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒻᒥ (ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᑖ)


I had the pleasure of making a statement in the House on February 24, 2017 concerning the innovative Qajaq Program in Chesterfield Inlet.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑐᖓ ᐃᒃᐸᔅᓴᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒋᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 2017-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᔭᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒻᒥ.


I am very pleased to table today a collection of photographs of the students in action.

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑉᐳᖓᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


ᓴᖅᑭᑕᔅᓴᖃᕐᒥᔪᖓ.


Tabled Document 309 – 4(3): Speaker’s List of Outstanding Statutory Tabling Requirements (Speaker)

ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ 309 - 4(3): ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᖁᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑕᕆᐊᓕᖁᑎᖏᑦ (ᐅᖃᖅᑎ)


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ.


I wish to table today a list of outstanding statutory tabling requirements. (interpretation) Thank you.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᔭᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᑦ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ.


Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills.

ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᐅᑎ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


Hon. Minister of Justice, Hon. Keith Peterson.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᐲᑕᓴᓐ.


Bill 39 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 – First Reading

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39 - ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, 2017 - ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ


Hon. Keith Peterson: Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Arviat South, that Bill 39, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2017, be read for the first time.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑮᑦ ᐲᑕᓴᓐ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓅᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᐳᖓ, ᐊᐃᑉᐱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᐊᓄᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, 2017, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᐲᑕᓴᓐ.


I request consent of this Assembly to waive the one-day notice requirement to allow for the second reading of Bill 39, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2017.

ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᐃᔾᔪᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ, 2017.


Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The minister is seeking consent so that Bill 39 can receive second reading today.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39, ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ.


ᐊᑏ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᕆᑦ, ᒥᔅᑯ ᐲᑕᓴᓐ.


Bill 39 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 – Second Reading

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39 - ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, 2017 - ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ


I move, seconded by the Hon. Member for Arviat South, that Bill 39, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2017, be read for the second time.

ᓄᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᐳᖓ, ᐊᐃᑉᐱᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᓂᒋᐊᓄᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, 2017, ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


Mr. Speaker, this bill corrects inconsistencies and errors in the French version of certain enactments of Nunavut. It harmonizes the English and French translations of family-related terminology.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔪᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑑᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑑᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑑᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ.


The motion is carried and Bill 39 is referred to the Standing Committee on Legislation.

ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᖅ. ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters.

ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ 26,


Bills 26, 27, 28, 30, 38, 41, and 43 with Mr. Enook in the Chair.

27, 28, 30, 38, 41, 43-ᓗ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ.


In accordance with the authority provided to me by Motion 41 – 4(3), the committee will stay in session until it reports itself out.

ᒪᓕᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓂᖅᑖᕆᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᑦ 41 - 4(3) ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᓱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


Before proceeding to the Committee of the Whole, we will take a 20-minute break.

ᑲᑎᒪᒋᐊᓚᐅᙱᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ, 20 ᒥᓂᔅᒥᒃ ᕿᑲᑲᐃᓐᓇᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ.


>>House recessed at 15:49 and Committee resumed at 16:17

>>ᓄᖅᑲᖓᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ 15:49ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ 16:17ᒥ


Chairman (Mr. Enook)(interpretation): Good afternoon, my colleagues.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ (ᐃᒃᓄᒃ): ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ.


Good afternoon to our fellow Nunavummiut who are watching the televised proceedings and listening to the radio broadcast. Welcome to your committee.

ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᖑᖃᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᑦᑐᑦ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑐᓵᔪᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᕕᖁᑎᔅᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦᑎ.


In Committee of the Whole we have the following items to deal with: Bills 26, 27, 28, 30, 38, 41, and 43.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᑦᑕ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓖᑦ 26, 27, 28, 30, 38, 41 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 43.


ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ.


Mr. Chairman, we wish to commence with the clause-by-clause review of the following: Bills 26, 28, 30, 38, 41, and 43.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᒍᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26, 28, 30, 38, 41 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 43.


Are we in agreement that we first deal with Bill 26?

ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᖅᐱᑖ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 26 ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖅᑳᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒍ. ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓰ?


Bill 26 – An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act – Consideration in Committee

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ


ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᒃ, ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦ.


Let me first ask, while we review the bill on social assistance, if you would like to have officials with you at the witness table.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᕆᖅᑳᓚᐅᕐᓚᒋᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕕᒻᒦᖃᑎᕈᒪᒻᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ?


Minister Mike would like to have officials with him at the witness table. Do you agree?

ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᒪᐃᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂᒎᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕕᒻᒦᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓯᐅᒃ?


Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the minister’s officials in.

ᐃᖅᓱᒃᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑲᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᒃᑭᑦ.


Minister Mike, for the record, please introduce your witnesses.

ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᒃ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕕᒻᒦᖃᑎᒋᔮᒃᑭᒃ ᑭᒃᑰᒻᒪᖔᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᑎᒃ.


To my right is my Deputy Minister, Rebekah Williams, and Legal Counsel Thomas Ahlfors.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᖏᓕᕆᔭᕋ, ᕆᐸᑲ ᐅᐃᓕᐊᒻᔅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ, ᑖᒪᔅ ᐃᐊᓪᕗᐊᔅ.


Ms. Williams and Mr. Ahlfors, welcome to the House.

ᒥᔅ ᐅᐃᓕᐊᒻᔅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐊᐃᐅᓪᕗᐊᔅ, ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ.


Minister Mike, if you have any opening comments, you have the floor now.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ. ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᒃ, ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑉᐸᒋᑦ.


Hon. Johnny Mike (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔮᓂ ᒪᐃᒃ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ.


Members of the Committee of the Whole, I am pleased to be here today to speak to the proposed changes to the Social Assistance Act.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᔅᓱᒍᓱᑦᑐᖓᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᓕᔅᓯ ᓵᖓᓃᒍᓐᓇᕋᒪ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ.


The bill to amend the Social Assistance Act is part of the Department of Family Services’ ongoing efforts to review and reform income assistance.

ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕇᓐᓇᕐᒪᒍ ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖑᕙᑦᑐᓄᑦ.


The Income Assistance Program provides assistance to vulnerable Nunavummiut to meet their basic needs and supports individuals and families in moving towards independence and self-reliance through a variety of programs.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖑᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᐃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖅᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᙴᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑭᓇᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅᓱᕈᓐᓇᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔪᓐᓇᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᒍᓐᓇᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᑎᒎᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᑎᒍᑦ.


(interpretation ends) In Sivumut Abluqta our government committed to help Nunavummiut reduce their dependence on government.

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᓗᐊᕈᓐᓃᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


To accomplish this, we are committed to review and reform our Income Assistance Program.

ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᒍᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐋᖅᑮᒋᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᓂᖃᐃᓱᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ.


As you know, over the past year my department and the Department of Economic Development and Transportation travelled across Nunavut to hear from Nunavummiut about how our programs can better serve communities.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᔅᓴᐅᒐᔅᓯ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕗᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ.


We heard clearly that we can improve the current system so that it does a better job helping Nunavummiut meet their basic needs and encourages Nunavummiut to work.

ᑐᓴᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᑦᑎᐊᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑭᙴᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


Last June we tabled our final report on the review and reform of income assistance and economic development, which outlines a number of proposed reforms to accomplish this goal.

ᔫᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᑦᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᓂᖃᐃᓱᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓄᑲᓪᓚᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖅ.


(interpretation) One of these reforms under the category of strengthening internal administration is updating the Social Assistance Act.

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖒᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᙵᑦᑎᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ.


The Social Assistance Act provides the legal authority for the Income Assistance Program.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᑕ.


During our preliminary review of the program, we had identified that the Act would benefit from a number of modest updates, such as replacing outdated terms, updating content related to privacy legislation, and shifting some elements to regulations. Specifically the bill to amend the Social Assistance Act includes the following proposed changes:

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᕚᓪᓗᓐᓂᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᒧᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᒐᓛᑉᐸᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓗᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ:


Changing the name of the Act from Social Assistance Act to Income Assistance Act.

ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᖑᕝᕕᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᑕᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᐊᙳᒻᒪᑎᑎᒋᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᓪᓕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᔭᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᑎᖓ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᑉ ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ.


“Income assistance” is the umbrella term for all programs that provide support to vulnerable Nunavummiut to meet their basic needs.

ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒍᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᑭᙴᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


This includes social assistance but also, for example, the daycare user subsidy and the senior fuel subsidy.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑕᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᒃᑐᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᓯᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓯᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ.


Changing the name of the Social Assistance Act will improve the clarity of the legislation.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑎᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒥᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᕈᓐᓂᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᓂᓴ ᐱᖁᔭᒥᒃ.


(interpretation ends) Updating and removing terms that are out of date. This includes, for example, references to “welfare.”

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᓄᑕᕈᕆᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᑐᖃᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒍᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕋᐃᔪᖅ ᐱᕐᓗᒍ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑑᖓᔪᖅ.


Strengthening content related to privacy legislation. The bill adds new content to specify under what circumstances the department may collect and use personal information to align with requirements under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

ᓴᖏᒃᑎᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᑕᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᓪᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖓᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᓪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᓗᒋᓪᓗ.


This is especially important since the current Social Assistance Act was created before the introduction of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᑎᒍᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓯᐊᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑳᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᒍᓯᓂᕐᒧ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃᓗ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂᑦ.


Standardizing content related to the appeals process.

ᐊᔾᔨᒋᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓇᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓯᑦ.


Although the appeals process itself will not change, the bill proposes to move sections of the appeals process to regulations, which will allow the department flexibility to improve the appeals process on an ongoing basis by requiring a regulation change rather than a change to the Act. The amendment also strengthens the independence of the appeal board by clarifying that Department of Family Services’ staff cannot be members of the board.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓇᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᓯᖅ ᓱᕐᕋᔾᔭᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓇᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓕᕋᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑐᖃᕆᐊᖃᕋᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᖅᑭᒋᐊᖏᖓᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᔪᒪᖕᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓇᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᓯᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᐃᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ.


Together the proposed changes to the Act are meant to improve the administration of income assistance programs, provide more clarity on the program, as well as strengthen the Act’s provisions for privacy and confidentiality.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᖢᒋᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᖃ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕙᓪᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓂᖃᐃᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᓚᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᖓᒪᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᑦ.


I will also note that although the changes to the Act are considered minor, the broader work on the income assistance review and reform is ongoing. As most of the income assistance rules are set out in regulation rather than in legislation, many of the reforms we are aiming to implement can be made without legislative changes.

ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓚᐅᕆᔅᓯ ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᖃᐃᓱᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᒃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖃᖅᑕᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓕᒪᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅᑎᒍᖏᖓᕐᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔪᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


(interpretation) With the 20 proposed reforms we outlined in the final report on the review and reform of income assistance and economic development, Nunavummiut will be able to engage with an income assistance system that is more focused on their strengths and goals.

(ᑐᓴᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᐊᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐸᖅᓯᐅᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᓕᐅᕆᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓯᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᓯᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᑲᔪᓯᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᙱᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ.


Those that need help will receive it, and there will be stronger supports to help Nunavummiut build their skills, work in the wage economy, or through traditional livelihoods.

ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᖑᒪᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᖏᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᓇ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᓗ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᓗ ᑭᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᐅᓇ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ.


(interpretation ends) We still have more work to do to turn these proposed reforms into real changes. (interpretation) I look forward to continuing to update members on progress on each of these reforms, and I thank you for your support in moving this important work ahead.

(ᑐᓴᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᓱᓕᓚᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᒃᓴᖃᕈᓗᔭᖅᐳᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓪᓚᕆᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃᓗ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᖅᑯᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓚᒃᑯᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᑦ. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒥᖅᐸᓯ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓯ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᐃᔪᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅ ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, Minister Mike.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᒃ.


Does the Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislation have opening comments?

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔩᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓᑦ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᖃᖅᐲᑦ?


As Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislation, I wish to make some opening comments as the Committee of the Whole begins its consideration of Bill 26, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act.

ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᔅᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓂᒃ.


The standing committee recognizes that Bill 26 was introduced to amend the current legislation by updating terminology, improving the operations of the appeals process by moving it to regulations, and to address the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᕗᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26 ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓈᖃᕐᓂᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᓰᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒃᑲᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒨᖓᔪᑦ.


Amending the current legislation was one of the recommendations in the government’s report on the review and reform of income assistance and economic development which was tabled in June of 2016.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᓂᖃᐃᓲᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᔫᓂ 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


Standing committee members appreciate that implementing the other recommendations of that report may also include additional changes to regulations and policy as well as a number of other initiatives. Members encourage the minister and his staff to ensure that information with respect to revised or new regulations associated with the legislation is shared with Members of the Assembly at the earliest opportunity.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓖᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑐᐊᕋᒥᒃ.


Mr. Chairman, while the standing committee accepts that a number of the proposed amendments to the current legislation will improve the income assistance appeals process, members expressed some concern with the length of time allocated for that process to be conducted.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓈᕆᓂᐅᑉ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᔅᓯᖓᓂᒃ. ᓱᓖᓛᒃ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ


Clients who have been denied income assistance could wait up to 30 days to receive a resolution regarding their appeal of that decision.

ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᐊᓄᑦ. ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖏᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᒪᑯᐊ ᓂᖃᐃᓲᑎᑖᕋᓱᑦᑐᕕᓂᐅᒐᓗᐊᑦ 30-ᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓈᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔅᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


Members were of the view that this is a long time to wait without being able to buy food to feed a family and recommend that future revisions of the regulations address this issue.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓗᐊᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᓂᕿᑦᓴᑦᑖᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐅᕈᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᔅᓴᑎᓐᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓛᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ.


Mr. Chairman, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Nunavut’s Information and Privacy Commissioner for her input during the standing committee’s review of Bill 26.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᐱᕕᖃᕐᓂᓐᓂ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒧᓪᓗ ᑲᒥᓴᓇ ᓂᓪᓕᐅᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26-ᒥᒃ.


Her comments and observations relating to the access, use, and disclosure of personal information collected under the auspices of the legislation reinforced the standing committee’s position that the bill needed to be strengthened with respect to the protection of privacy of income assistance clients.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᓴᙱᑦᑎᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᖃᐃᓲᑎᑖᕋᓱᑦᑐᓅᖓᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑦ.


The standing committee was therefore in full support of an amendment to clause 13 of Bill 26 to ensure that information collected under the Act will only be used for clearly specified and prescribed purposes, that any information-sharing agreements will put limits on the disclosure of personal information, and that retention and destruction schedules of information collected will be included.

ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᑎᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 13, ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26-ᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᑭᓱᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑏᑦ ᑭᓪᓕᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒨᖓᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᐅᓴᔾᔮᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᖅᑲᐅᖓ.


Another amendment to the bill under clause 12 clarifies the reference to taxation laws to specifically refer to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Act (Canada).

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 12-ᑎᒍᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᑖᒃᓰᔭᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓂᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐃᓐᑲᒻ ᑖᒃᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓐᑲᒻ ᑖᒃᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ.


Mr. Chairman, the standing committee welcomed the opportunity to work with the minister to strengthen and improve Bill 26, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᑦᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᒥ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᖃᐃᓲᑏᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ.


The standing committee recommends the passage of Bill 26, as amended and reprinted, to all members.

ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26 ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


Mr. Chairman, that concludes my opening comments.

ᑕᕝᕙ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᒃᑲ.


Are there any general comments to the opening comments by Minister Mike and Mr. Sammurtok?

ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᕋᑖᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᔅᑕ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᕋᑖᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸ?


If there are none, let’s go to Bill 26 in your legislation binder. We will begin the clause-by-clause review of Bill 26. Please indicate if you have any questions as we’re going through the bill.

ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑉᐸᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᓇᓂᓚᐅᖅᓯᐅᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕕᔅᓯᓐᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕕᔅᓯᓐᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 26 ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᑎᒍ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᖃᖅᑐᖃᕈᒪᖃᕈᔅᓯ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕋᒪ.


I have the English copy, so I’ll read it in English.

ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑑᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᒐᒪ. ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ.


It reads, (interpretation ends) Bill 26, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act. (interpretation) Clause 1.

ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓐᓂᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 1.


I would like to ask the minister a question related to collection and use of personal information.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᔭᕋ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ.


I would like to know how you will go about ensuring that the clients using the service who must provide written consent absolutely understand what they’re consenting to.

ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᔪᓐᓇᓂᐊᖅᐱᓯᐅᒃ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑳᕆᐊᖃᖅᐹ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑳᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐹ? ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᐲᓚᓯᒪᑉᐸᑕ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᓗᒍ


I also thank the member for that question.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᐱᕆᒻᒪᑦ.


Yes, this issue relates to the implementation of the Social Assistance Act. When the legislation started being used, the matter of confidentiality arose and due to that issue surfacing, the issues surrounding confidentiality became clear.

ᐄ, ᑖᓐᓇᐅᓇ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᓚᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᑰᒻᒪᑦ.


That is included in the amendments to the legislation.

ᓴᖅᑭᓂᑰᓂᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑎᒋᖃᓯᐅᑎᒻᒪᑦ.


I want that clearly understood, especially by the listening audience.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓈᓚᑦᑐᓄᑦ.


With that being the case, amendments have been made to undertake these changes.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎᒋᒻᒪᒋᑦ.


Now a client served by the department is included in the compiling of the information and they are required to sign a form due to the confidentiality issues that arise from providing their personal information and to allow the social worker to release this information to other officials they have to work with. This is part of the process to protect confidentiality of a client served by a social worker, as they have to consent to the information that applies to them.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᑕ ᒥᔅᓵᓄᖓᔪᑦ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᓄᐊᑎᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᖓᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᒋᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᒫᒃ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑑᓂᖓᓂᓪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᖃᑎᒋᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᒍ.


The information can be shared only with their consent.

ᑕᒪᐅᓇ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.


This legislation is to protect confidentiality of the client and within the parameters of the protection of privacy legislation.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐱᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᒥᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᖓᑕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ.


That would allow the client to be served and to abide with our existing legislation.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


ᒥᔅ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ. ᑕᐃᒫ?


ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 26.


ᓄᖅᑲᕐᕕᒋᖅᑲᐅᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ.


Chairman (interpretation): Clause 19. Do you agree?

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 19, ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓯᐅᒃ?


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 20.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 24.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 25.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 26.


Members, do you agree to Bill 26 as a whole?

ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 26 ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓯᐅᒃ?


Members, pursuant to Rule 62(2), do you agree that Bill 26 can immediately be placed on the orders of the day for third reading?

ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ, ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 62(2) ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ, ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓰ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 26 ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕋᓕᖅᖢᓯᐅᒃ?


Minister Mike, if you have any closing remarks, I give you the opportunity to make them.

ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᒃ, ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑉᐸᒋᑦ.


I would like to thank my two officials here at the witness table and the staff in our department.

ᐄᓛᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᕝᕙᓃᖃᑏᒃᑲ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᖔ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ.


I would like to tell the people of Nunavut that we will be making changes to our legislation.

ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᓛᕐᓂᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᔾᔭᓛᕐᓂᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᑉ.


I would like to thank the people of Nunavut who participated in the consultation process.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᕐᕕᐅᒐᒥ ᐅᖃᕆᐊᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᔅᓴᖅᓯᐅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᖅ.


We have proposed to make some changes to this Act.

ᐄ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᓴᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑎᒍ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᖓᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓯᒪᔭᖓᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑐᒍ.


I thank the people of Nunavut and the people that I work with at the Department of Family Services.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᑲᒃᑲ ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᑕᒃᑲ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒡᒍᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᔅᓯ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᑲᔅᓯ.


Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, Minister Mike.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᒃ.


We will proceed and before we do, Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the minister’s officials out.

ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ. ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᙱᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐃᖅᓱᒃᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒻᒥᑦ ᐊᓂᑎᑲᐃᓐᓇᒃᑭᒃ.


ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᑕ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 28 ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ.


If you would like to get ready for the next bill, we will be dealing with Bill 28.

ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᐃᔪᒪᒍᔅᓯ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 28 ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ.


Minister Savikataaq, we will be working with you on Bill 28.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ. ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 28-ᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑎᒋᑦ.


I would first like to ask if you want to have officials join you at the witness table.

ᐊᐱᕆᖅᑳᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕕᒻᒦᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᒻᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓐᓂᒃ?


Bill 28 – An Act to Amend Certain Acts Respecting Codes and Standards – Consideration in Committee

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᖓᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ


Minister Savikataaq would like to have officials with him at the witness table. Members, do you agree?

ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕕᒻᒦᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓯᐅᒃ?


Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the minister’s officials in.

ᐃᖅᓱᒃᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᓚᐅᒃᑭᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ.


Minister Savikataaq, for the record, please introduce your officials.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᕝᕙᓃᖃᑎᒋᓕᖅᑖᒃᑭᒃ ᑭᒃᑰᒪᖔᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᒍᑦ.


To my right I have Ms. Lori Kimball, the DM, and to my left is Mr. Eiryn Devereaux, the ADM. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

ᑕᓕᖅᐱᓐᓂ, ᒥᔅ ᓗᐊᕆ ᑭᒻᐳᓪ, ᑐᖏᓕᕋ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐅᒥᓐᓂ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᑎᐊᕗᕈ, ᑐᖏᓕᕐᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓ. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ.


Ms. Kimball and Mr. Devereaux, welcome to the House.

ᒥᔅ ᑭᒻᐳᓪ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᑎᐊᕗᕉ, ᑐᙵᓱᓚᐅᕆᑦᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ.


Minister Savikataaq, if you have any opening comments on Bill 28, I give you the opportunity to make them.

ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ 28-ᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑉᐸᒋᑦ.


These proposed amendments to the Technical Standards and Safety Act (TSSA) and the Building Code Act (BCA) are meant to ensure that these two “companion” pieces of legislation are consistent in how they deal with safety issues related to the design, construction, and operation of buildings, facilities, and equipment.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗ.


The major changes to these two pieces of legislation that are under these amendments include:

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᒻᒪᑕ:


Expand the role of the Building Advisory Committee to include TSSA matters. This means that designers, builders, and others who seek permits and approvals under both pieces of legislation will now have the same opportunity to seek redress related to regulatory officials’ decisions and to inform potential independent advice to the minister under the TSSA than they will under the BCA once both are proclaimed.

ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑏᑦ, ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᔩᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓄ ᐱᖁᔭᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᓗᑎᑦ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᓃᖓᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᒃ.


Provide a distinction between regulatory functions of “inspection” and “investigation.”

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᓇᓐᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ.


Amend municipal legislation to remove the authority to pass by-laws adopting and modifying the Building Codes of Canada.

ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐲᔭᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᖔᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ.


Amend the administrative penalties provision to make them an absolute liability standard (TSSA).

ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᓖᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐸᓯᔭᔅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ.


I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and colleagues for this opportunity to review the proposed changes in this bill.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᕙᔅᓯ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲᓗ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔪᓐᓇᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ.


I would be pleased to respond to any questions you may have.

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᖃᕈᔅᓯ ᑭᐅᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ.


Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, Minister Savikataaq.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


Does the Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislation have opening comments?

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔩᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᖃᖅᐲᑦ?


Mr. Tom Sammurtok (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. (interpretation ends) As Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislation, I wish to make some opening comments as the Committee of the Whole begins its consideration of Bill 28, An Act to Amend Certain Acts Respecting Codes and Standards.

ᑖᒻ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᒪᕗᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔅᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28, ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓐᓄᓪᓗ.


As members will recall, Bill 28 received second reading on October 25, 2016 and was referred to the Standing Committee on Legislation for consideration.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28 ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᕝᕙ 25, 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔅᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.


The standing committee supports the intent of Bill 28, An Act to Amend Certain Acts Respecting Codes and Standards.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓰᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᕋᓱᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔪᑕᐅᓇᓱᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ.


During the minister’s recent appearance before the standing committee on the occasion of its clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 28, a total of fives motion were moved to amend the bill. For the benefit of Nunavummiut who are following our proceedings today, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the major amendments to Bill 28.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓵᖓᓐᓃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔅᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28, ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᒪᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓈᓚᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᒪᒐᒃᑭᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖁᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28-ᒥ.


Clause 7 of Bill 28 has been amended to ensure that a building official’s power to collect and disclose information during the course of their inspections or investigations of a building is only used to the extent that is necessary for the purposes of fulfilling their duties under the Building Code Act, or otherwise authorized by a warrant.

ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 7, ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᓇᓐᓂᑯᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓗᓂ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᑕ ᐱᖁᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᓪᓕᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑎᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


Similarly a new clause has been added to Bill 28 to ensure that an inspector’s power to collect and disclose information during the course of their inspections or investigations of equipment is only used to the extent that is necessary for the purposes of fulfilling their duties under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, or otherwise authorized by a warrant.

ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑲᓴᓪᓗ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᓈᓴᐅᒻᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᑯᓇᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᓇᓐᓂᕐᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᐅᑎᓂᒃ. ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ


Mr. Chairman, the standing committee had raised the issue of the collection and disclosure of information under the current legislation.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᕙᒌᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


The standing committee encourages the government to ensure that the collection and disclosure of information under the Building Code Act and the Technical Standards and Safety Act is undertaken strictly for the purposes of implementing the legislation.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓐᓇᖏ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᑦᑎᐊ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒧᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ.


Mr. Chairman, that concludes my opening comments.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐃᓱᓕᑉᐳᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᒪ.


The standing committee recommends the passage of Bill 28 to all members.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᕗᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28 ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓕᒫᓄᑦ.


Are there any general comments on the opening comments?

ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᕋᑖᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸ?


If there are none, please refer to Bill 28 in your legislation binder.

ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑉᐸᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᓯᐅᒃ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᖑᓇ 28, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕕᔅᓯᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᓄᑦ.


If you want to comment, please raise your hand and indicate clearly.

ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓂᓪᓕᕐᕕᖃᕈᒪᒍᔅᓯ ᐃᓵᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓯᓗ.


Let’s begin the clause-by-clause review of the bill.

ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓚᐅᕐᓚᕗᑦ. ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᖓ.


I have the English copy, so I’ll read it in English. (interpretation ends) Bill 28.

ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑑᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᒐᒪ, ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ.


Reprint. An Act to Amend Certain Acts Respecting Codes and Standards. (interpretation) Clause 1.

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᑲᓐᓂᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᖁᔭᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓄᑦ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 1.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 19.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 20.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 24.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 25.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 26.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 28.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 29.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 30.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 32.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 33.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 34.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 35.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 36.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 44.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 45.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 46.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 47.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 48.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 49.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 50.


Members, do you agree to Bill 28 as a whole?

ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 28 ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓯᐅᒃ?


Pursuant to Rule 62(2), do members agree that Bill 28 can immediately be placed on the orders of the day for third reading?

ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 62(2) ᐊᑐᖅᖢᒍ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓰ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 28, ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓕᖅᖢᒍ. ᐊᖏᖅᐱᓯᐅᒃ?


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖑᔪᓯ.


Minister Savikataaq, if you have any closing remarks, I now give you the opportunity to make them.

ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᖃᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑉᐸᒋᑦ.


I would like to thank all of my staff here and everyone else who worked hard on this legislation to get it done and get it done to the satisfaction of the members to pass it.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᕙᒃᑲ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᒫᒃᑲ ᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᓱᒃᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒥᒋᓕᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ.


I would like to thank the members for reading it thoroughly because it is pretty dry reading.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᓪᓗ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕋᕐᓂᑎᐊᙱᒻᒪᑕ.


I thank you for making Nunavut a safer place to live and work now.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᓗᒍ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍᓗ.


Chairman (interpretation): Thank you, Minister Savikataaq.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ. ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ 30.


Minister Savikataaq, we will be reviewing the bill with you.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓂᐊᕋᑦᑎᒋᑦ


I would like to ask you if you would like to have the same officials with you at the witness table or if you would like to bring in other officials.

ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᒋᒃᑭᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓱᓕ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕕᒻᒦᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᒻᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ?


ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓᔅᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ.


Bill 30 – An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act – Consideration in Committee

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ


If you have any opening comments on Bill 30, Minister Savikataaq, I now give you the floor.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ 30, ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑎᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᖃᕈᕕᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑉᐸᒋᑦ.


These amendments to the Fire Protection Act are meant to address current inconsistencies with the Fire Prevention Act compatibility with the new Building Code Act.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ. ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᑦ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᕗᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᑭᓕᐊᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᐅᑉ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ.


The major changes to the legislation under these amendments include:

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓗᐊᙳᐊᕈᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᕗᖅ:


Change the name from the Fire Prevention Act to the Fire Safety Act,

ᑕᐃᔭᐃᓂᖓ ᐃᑭᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐅᓇᖔᖑᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᑯᒪᒥᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ,


Expand the current Fire Prevention Act to cover both fire prevention and fire protection,

ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐃᑭᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐊᕙᓗᐃᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑯᒪᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᖅ,


Require municipalities to make and maintain a fire protection plan that would be consistent across the territory relative to standards of fire protection,

ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦᐃᑯᒪᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᑐᑭᓕᐊᒐᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᓕᒫᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐃᑯᒪᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ,


Make consequential amendments to the Fire Prevention Act that recognize statutory provisions in the Building Code Act, and

ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᑯᒪᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ


Expand the role of the Building Advisory Committee to include Fire Safety Act matters.

ᐃᒡᓗᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑕᕆᔭᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᑦ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᒥᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥᒃ.


I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and colleagues for this opportunity to outline the proposed change in this bill before the House.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᕙᒋᑦ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲᓗ, ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᒥ.


I would be pleased to respond to any questions you may have.

ᑭᐅᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔪᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.


Does the Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislation have opening comments?

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᔅᓴᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᓇᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓᑦ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᐲᑦ?


Mr. Tom Sammurtok (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman. (interpretation ends) As Chair of the Standing Committee on Legislation, I am pleased to make opening comments as the Committee of the Whole begins its consideration of Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act.

ᑖᒻ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᕋᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ.


As members will recall, Bill 30 received second reading on November 8, 2016 and was referred to the Standing Committee on Legislation for consideration.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ 30 ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 8, 2016−ᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ.


The standing committee supports the intent of Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᑉ ᑐᑭᐊᓂᒃ.


During the minister’s recent appearance before the standing committee on the occasion of its clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act, a total of two motions were moved to amend the bill.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᒫᓐᓇᕈᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᓵᖓᓐᓃᖢᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᒃᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ.


One of the amendments provides for a public right of access to copies of municipal fire protection plans on a similar basis to that which presently exists under the Emergency Measures Act regarding public access to copies of municipal emergency management programs.

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑏᑦ, ᑕᐃᒫᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑐᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑏᑦ.


The other amendment clarifies a reference in Bill 30 to a provision of the Building Code Act.

ᐊᓯᐊ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᓯᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30−ᒦᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᑦᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᑦ.


Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act, establishes a number of new responsibilities on the part of municipalities and the Office of the Fire Marshal.

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖅᑖᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐊ.


The standing committee looks forward to future annual reports of the fire marshal accounting in detail for progress made in fulfilling these responsibilities, including the development of municipal fire protection plans.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᕕᓂᖏᑦ, ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖅᑖᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖕᒪᖔᖏᑦ, ᐃᓚᓕᐅᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᐅᓯᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑏᑦ.


The standing committee also notes that subsection 23(3)(d) of the Building Code Act provides for a representative of the Office of the Fire Marshal to sit on the Nunavut Building Advisory Committee.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᓈᓴᐅᑖ 23(3)(d) ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᖃᑕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂ.


The standing committee looks forward to the tabling of the first annual report on the activities of this entity.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓗᖅᐹᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᑎᒥᐅᔫᑦ.


The approach to the development of municipal fire protection plans that is provided for in Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act, is similar to that which is provided for in section 6 of the Emergency Measures Act with respect to the development of municipal emergency management programs

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᑕ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐃᑦ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᒃᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᑎ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᒃᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᔾᔨᑲᓴᒋᖕᒪᒍ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔫᑦ ᐃᓚᖓ 6-ᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂ.


However, although the Emergency Measures Act received assent on November 8, 2007, sections 5 to 9 of the statute still have not yet been brought into force, almost a decade after the statute was passed by the Second Legislative Assembly.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐱᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 8, 2007-ᒥ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ 5-ᒥᑦ 9-ᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᓱᓕ, ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᖁᓕᑲᓴᐃᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ.


From its dialogue with the minister, the standing committee has been advised that the government hopes to complete this process within 18 months.

ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᒃ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᒡᒎᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᔫᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑕᖅᑭᑦ 18 ᐊᓂᒍᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ.


The standing committee also has been advised that the government intends to bring those provisions of Bill 30 that, and I quote, “pertain to municipal fire protection plans” into force “no later than June of 2018.”

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᖕᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᒡᒎᖅ ᑕᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30-ᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ “ᕼᐋᒻᓚᓂ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᒃᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ” ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ “ᔫᓂ 2018 ᐅᖓᑖᓂᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ.”


Consequently municipalities would have six months in which to make and submit their fire protection plans by January of 2019.

ᑕᐃᒫᖑᖕᒪᓪᓗ, ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐃᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ 6-ᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᒃᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ 2019-ᖑᕋᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ.


The standing committee appreciates the department’s commitment to working closely with the Nunavut Association of Municipalities and the Nunavut Association of Municipal Administrators regarding municipal compliance in this area.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᔫᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐃᑦ ᒪᓕᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ.


Section 1.1 of the current Fire Prevention Act provides that the legislation binds the Government of Nunavut.

ᐃᓚᖓ 1.1 ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᒃᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦ.


However, the extent to which the Office of the Fire Marshal has the jurisdiction to conduct inspections and issue decisions and orders in relation to buildings and other physical structures under the control of the federal government within the territory of Nunavut is unclear.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᖃᓄᑎᒋᒃ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᒋᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔾᔪᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᓕᔾᔪᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖏᒻᒪᑦ.


The standing committee recognizes the jurisdictional complexities in this area.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᕕᖃᕐᓂᐅᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒨᓇ.


Mr. Chairman, that concludes my opening comments.

ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ, ᐃᓱᓕᑉᐳᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑲ.


The standing committee recommends the passage of Bill 30, as amended and reprinted, to all members. (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30-ᒥᒃ, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍᓗ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓕᒫᓄᑦ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑖᖅ.


Are there any general comments on the opening comments?

ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸ?


If there are none, please refer to Bill 30 in your legislation binder.

ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑉᐸᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᓯᐅᒃ, ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 30. ᑕᕝᕙᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕕᑦᑎᓐᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᓄᑦ.


We will begin the clause-by-clause review of the bill.

ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᓕᖓᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᕋᑦᑎᒍ.


I have the English copy, so I’ll be reading it in English.

ᖃᓪᓗᓇᐅᔭᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ.


Please indicate if you have any questions or comments. (interpretation ends) Bill 30.

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕆᑦᑎ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᖃᕈᑦᑎ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᕈᑦᑎᓘᓐᓃᑦ.


An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act. (interpretation) Clause 1.

(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30, ᓇᕿᑦᑕᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖓ, ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᖓ 1.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᖓ 3.


I just have one question under this about municipalities to maintain the fire protection plan.

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒐ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐃᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


I’m wondering if the minister can tell us how aware are the municipalities about this amendment and how prepared are they, and perhaps if he can give us some more information on where communities stand today when it comes to a fire protection plan, if they have any at all.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖃ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸ ᖃᓄᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᒋᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᐅᑉ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᖓᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᖅᓯᒪᑎᒋᒻᒪᖔᑕ. ᐃᒻᒪᖃᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦᑎᒍ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᑎᒍᑦ, ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑕᖃᖅᐸᑕᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ.


The municipalities have been informed twice through NAM meetings.

ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐃᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᑎᖅᑐᒍ ᓈᒻᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖏᑎᒍᑦ.


The fire prevention plan will be a template that is offered to the municipalities where they, in certain areas, fill in the blanks for the stuff that they have and then fine-tune it to their own municipality.

ᐃᑭᑦᑐᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒃ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᐊᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᖁᑎᒋᔭᕇᖅᑕᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕐᔫᒥᓗᒍᓗ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖓᓄᑦ.


ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒨᓇ.


ᐅᑎᕐᓗᑕ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 30.


ᓄᖅᑲᕐᕕᒋᖅᑲᐅᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 6.


ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ: ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 7.


With respect to the assistant fire marshal that would be in the community, it says, “Review of orders by Assistant Fire Marshal or local assistant.”

ᐅᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑐᓕᓂᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓃᑦᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ, “ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥᒃ.”


Who would be the local assistant? There are many communities. Can you explain this?

ᑭᓇᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᐊᖅᐸ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᒻᒪᑕ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᑦᑕᕐᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔫᓪᓗᐊᖅᐸᒍ?


I don’t quite understand the question. If he can rephrase it for me, please.

ᑐᑭᓯᐊᑦᑎᐊᙱᓇᒃᑯ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᖓ, ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕈᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖏᑉᐸᑦ.


Mr. Mikkungwak, can you rephrase the question?

ᒥᔅᑐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᕐᓗ, ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐱᐅᒃ?


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ.


Who would that be, seeing that we have 25 communities within the territory?

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑭᓇᐅᒐᔭᖅᐸ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ 25-ᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ?


Can he identify who that local assistant would be and duties and powers, and how long they would attain those powers?

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᐅᒃ ᑭᓇᐅᒻᒪᖔᖅ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓱᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᓴᙱᓂᖃᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᓯᒪᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᖅ.


ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᑐᑭᓯᕖᑦ?


ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᖁᔭᒋᕙᕋ ᓱᖅᑯᐃᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᕐᒪᑦ.


This section would be rarely used, there being quite extraordinary circumstances. It’s where the fire marshal can ask for assistance from someone while they’re doing an investigation or other matters just in the short term, if there is no one there and it was just pertaining to whatever issue he is dealing with at the moment in that community.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᐊᑐᕋᔪᓗᐊᔾᔮᖏᑦᑐᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅᑕᖃᓕᕈᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᒋᐊᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ, ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒻᒪᕆᖓᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᒍᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋᒧᓪᓕ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᖅᑐᖃᙱᑉᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᒥᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ.


Who would this local assistant that you have identified in the document be?

ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒥ, ᑭᓇᐅᒐᔭᖅᐸ?


What position or who would that be? A by-law officer or a maintenance man from CGS?

ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕋᔭᖅᐸ, ᑭᓇᐅᒐᔭᖅᐸ, ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᓕᕆᔨ, ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ?


Can he identify who that local assistant would be in the respective communities?

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᐅᒃ ᑭᓇᐅᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ?


This person will be whoever the fire marshal identifies as a qualified person to help.

ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕋᓱᒋᔭᓂ.


ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᓕᕆᔨᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ.


ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖑᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ.


It could be one of the fire departments.

ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ.


It would be anyone who the fire marshal deemed would fill the need to be his local assistant.

ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒻᒪᕆᖓᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓇᓱᒋᒐᔭᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ.