ᐊᐃᑉᐱᖅ, ᒫᑦᓯ 14, 2017


ᖁᑉᐱᕐᓂᓖᑦ 4131ᒥᒃ 4200ᒧᑦ


ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4131


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ 4131


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ 4136


ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ 4142


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᑦ 4143


ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑏᑦ 4163


ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐃᑦ 4166


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ 4168


ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ 4168


ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ 4169

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 4169


ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᑦ 4195

Report of the Committee of the Whole 4195


ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑎᒎᖅᑐᖅ 4195


ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ 4197


ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ 4198


285 - 4(3): ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ (ᒪᐃᒃ) 4131

285 – 4(3): New Power Plant for Qikiqtarjuaq (Mike) 4131


286 - 4(3): ᓰᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ “ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑕᐅᓕ” ᑕᕐᕈᔮᓕᐊᖅ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ) 4132

286 – 4(3): CBC’s “Keeping Canada Safe” Documentary (Peterson) 4132


287 - 4(3): ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 37 ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ (ᖁᐊᓴ) 4132

287 – 4(3): Response after Second Reading of Bill 37 (Quassa) 4132


288 - 4(3): ᐃᑭᑦᑐᖃᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᐃᑦ (ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ) 4133

288 – 4(3): Fire Prevention Activities (Savikataaq) 4133


289 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖓᑦ (ᖁᒃᓱᒃ) 4134

289 – 4(3): Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit’s Inuktut Language Conference (Kuksuk) 4134


290 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑲᑕᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ (ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ) 4134

290 – 4(3): Community Economic Development Meetings (Ell-Kanayuk) 4134


291 - 4(3): ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᕉᕋ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ (ᖁᐊᓴ) 4135

291 – 4(3): Partnership with Aurora College for Underground Mine Training (Quassa) 4135


535 - 4(3): ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᕝᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ (ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ) 4136

535 – 4(3): Update on the Activities at Piqqusilirivvik (Keyootak) 4136


536 – 4(3): Recognizing Jenna Kilabuk of Pangnirtung (Okalik) 4136


537 - 4(3): ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ (ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ) 4137

537 – 4(3): Government’s Strategic Framework for Nunavut Seniors (Angnakak) 4137


538 - 4(3): ᑲᓇᑕ 150-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑏᑦ (ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᑖ) 4138

538 – 4(3): Sesquicentennial Reflections (Sammurtok, T) 4138


539 - 4(3): ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖓᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖓᑦ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 4139

539 – 4(3): Meeting of the Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce (Mikkungwak) 4139


540 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕿᒧᑦᑎᓕᐅᑎᔪᑦ 2017 - ᐸᖓᒡᒍᔾᔨᓂᖅ (ᓲᔪᖅ) 4139

540 – 4(3): Nunavut Quest 2017 – Pangaggujjiniq (Shooyook) 4139


541 - 4(3): ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ) 4140

541 – 4(3): Update on School Activities in Cape Dorset (Joanasie) 4140


542 - 4(3): ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ (ᒪᐃᒃ) 4141

542 – 4(3): Update on the Pangnirtung Fishery (Mike) 4141


543 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ (ᖁᐊᓴ) 4141

543 – 4(3): Country Food Bank in Igloolik (Quassa) 4141


544 - 4(3): ᖁᔭᓕᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᔮᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ (ᕼᐃᒃᔅ) 4142

544 – 4(3): Thank You to Family Members (Hickes) 4142


ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒧᑦ 673 - 4(3): ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ (ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ) 4142

673 – 4(3): Environmental Assessment by Nunavut Impact Review Board (Ell-Kanayuk) 4142


699 - 4(3): ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᙳᐃᓂᖅ (ᐅᑲᓕᖅ) 4143


700 - 4(3): ᒥᖅᑯᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᕐᕕᒃ (ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ) 4145

700 – 4(3): Fur Auction House (Keyootak) 4145


701 - 4(3): ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ (ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ) 4146

701 – 4(3): Pre-dissolution Priorities (Angnakak) 4146


702 - 4(3): ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒻᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᑦ (ᕿᙳᖅ) 4149

702 – 4(3): Status of Portable Classrooms for Kugaaruk (Qirngnuq) 4149


703 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᒪᑭᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓗ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ) 4150

703 – 4(3): Inuit Language Protection and Revitalization (Joanasie) 4150


704 - 4(3): ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 4151

704 – 4(3): Support for More Daycare Spaces in Baker Lake (Mikkungwak) 4151


705 - 4(3): ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ (ᐃᓄᒃ) 4153

705 – 4(3): Departmental Positions (Enook) 4153


706 - 4(3): ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓕᐊᔪᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ (ᕋᒻᐴᑦ) 4154

706 – 4(3): Update on the Activities Schedule of MV Nuliajuk (Rumbolt) 4154


707 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᓕᕆᔨᖓᑕ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᖏᑦ (ᐅᑲᓕᖅ) 4156

707 – 4(3): Recommendations of Nunavut’s Coroner (Okalik) 4156


708 - 4(3): ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ (ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ) 4157

708 – 4(3): Negotiating Non-Insured Health Benefits (Angnakak) 4157


709 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᑐᖃᒃᑯᕕᑦᑕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ (ᕿᙳᖅ) 4159

709 – 4(3): Need for More Elders Facilities in Nunavut (Qirngnuq) 4159


710 - 4(3): ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓂ ᐳᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐃᑦ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 4161

710 – 4(3): Dust Control Initiatives (Mikkungwak) 4161


022 - 4(3): ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑦᑖᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖅᓱᐅᓗᖃᕐᕕᓐᓄᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᑦ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 4163

022 – 4(3): Annual Fuel Purchases by the Government of Nunavut and Fuel Distribution Service Contracts (Mikkungwak) 4163


023 - 4(3): ᓯᕗᒧᐊᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᑉ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ 15 ᐊᑖᒍᑦ (ᐃᓄᒃ) 4163

023 – 4(3): Promotion Decisions under Section 15 of the Education Act (Enook) 4163


024 - 4(3): ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃ 206 ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓ: ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓈᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ (ᐅᑲᓕᖅ) 4164

024 – 4(3): Administration of Human Resources Manual Directive 206: Preferential Treatment (Okalik) 4164


025 - 4(3): ᐱᓪᓗᐊᑕᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ (ᐋᖁᐊᖅ) 4165

025 – 4(3): Strategic Investments Program (Akoak) 4165


026 - 4(3): ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ (ᐃᓄᒃ) 4165

026 – 4(3): Status of Decentralization (Enook) 4165


295 - 4(3): ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯᒧᑦ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᒃᓴᐅᓯᔭᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕆᓂᖅ 2017-2020 ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ (ᑕᑉᑐᓇ) 4166

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) 4166


296 - 4(3): ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑐᖅ ᒫᑦᓯ 31, 2016 (ᑕᑉᑐᓇ) 4166

296 – 4(3): Report Respecting Benefits Paid to Ministers under the Ministerial Benefits Policies for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2016 (Taptuna) 4166


297 - 4(3): ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃ ᐊᒡᓃᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᐳᔪᐊᕿᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᒃᓰᔭᐅᑕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ (ᑕᑉᑐᓇ) 4166

297 – 4(3): Letter to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. Regarding the Carbon Tax (Taptuna) 4166


298 - 4(3): ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᓰᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ 2014-15-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2015-16-ᒧᑦ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ) 4166

298 – 4(3): Fuel Tax Rebate Program Summary Report for 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 (Peterson) 4166


299 - 4(3): ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ 2016-ᒥ ᒥᑭᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓵᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᑦ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ) 4166

299 – 4(3): Department of Justice 2016 Minimum Wage Rate Annual Report (Peterson) 4166


300 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᑦᑕᒥᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ 2015-16 ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ) 4166

300 – 4(3): Nunavut Victim Services Annual Report 2015-2016 Community Justice Division (Peterson) 4166


301 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ 2015-16 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ) 4167

301 – 4(3): Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal 2015-2016 Annual Report (Peterson) 4167


302 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᔭᐅᑎ ᒫᑦᓯ 2017 (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ) 4167

302 – 4(3): Nunavut Crime Prevention Strategy March 2017 (Peterson) 4167


303 - 4(3): ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ 2012-13 (ᖁᒃᓱᒃ) 4167

303 – 4(3): Minister of Languages Annual Report 2012-2013 (Kuksuk) 4167


304 - 4(3): ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ 2013-14 (ᖁᒃᓱᒃ) 4167

304 – 4(3): Minister of Languages Annual Report 2013-2014 (Kuksuk) 4167


305 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᔾᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᓯᒪᔭᖏᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ ᒫᑦᓯ 31, 2016 (ᖁᒃᓱᒃ) 4167

305 – 4(3): NHC Contracting and Procurement Activity Report March 31, 2016 (Kuksuk) 4167


306 - 4(3): ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ 2014-15-ᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ (ᖁᐊᓴ) 4167

306 – 4(3): Department of Education 2014-2015 Annual Report (Quassa) 4167


307 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ: ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᑦ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ) 4168

307 – 4(3): Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations (Joanasie) 4168


308 - 4(3): ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᒥᓃᑦ ᖃᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒻᒥ (ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᑖ) 4168

308 – 4(3): Photographs of the Qajaq Program in Chesterfield Inlet (Sammurtok, T) 4168


309 - 4(3): ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᖁᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑕᕆᐊᓕᖁᑎᖏᑦ (ᐅᖃᖅᑎ) 4168

309 – 4(3): Speaker’s List of Outstanding Statutory Tabling Requirements (Speaker) 4168


046 - 4(3): ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓇᐅᔪᖅ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 4159

046 – 4(3): Extension of Question Period (Mikkungwak) 4159


016 - 4(3): ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 38, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ 1 ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ (ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ) 4188

016 – 4(3): Bill 38, Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Implementation Act, Clause 1 Amendment (Ell-Kanayuk) 4188


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39 - ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, 2017 - ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4168

Bill 39 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 – First Reading 4168


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 39 - ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, 2017 - ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4169

Bill 39 – Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2017 – Second Reading 4169


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4169

Bill 26 – An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act – Consideration in Committee 4169


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᖓᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4175

Bill 28 – An Act to Amend Certain Acts Respecting Codes and Standards – Consideration in Committee 4175


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4181

Bill 30 – An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act – Consideration in Committee 4181


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 38 - ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4185

Bill 38 – Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Implementation Act – Consideration in Committee 4185


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 41 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᒧᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4191

Bill 41 – An Act to Amend Certain Acts Respecting Annual Reports Provided to the Speaker – Consideration in Committee 4191


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 43 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4193

Bill 43 – An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act – Consideration in Committee 4193


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 26 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4197

Bill 26 – An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act – Third Reading 4197


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 28 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᖓᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4197

Bill 28 – An Act to Amend Certain Acts Respecting Codes and Standards – Third Reading 4197


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 30 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4197

Bill 30 – An Act to Amend the Fire Prevention Act – Third Reading 4197


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 38 - ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4198

Bill 38 – Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Implementation Act – Third Reading 4198


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 41 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᒧᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4198

Bill 41 – An Act to Amend Certain Acts Respecting Annual Reports Provided to the Speaker – Third Reading 4198


ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 43 - ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 4198

Bill 43 – An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act – Third Reading 4198


ᐊᐃᑉᐱᖅ, ᒫᑦᓯ 14, 2017


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ (ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᖁᓚᐅᑦ): ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐱᐅᒃ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓲᔪᖅ.

Speaker (Hon. George Qulaut) (interpretation): Can you say the opening prayer, please, Mr. Shooyook.


ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖅ 2: ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᑕᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐃᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ, (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ) ᑐᙵᓱᑦᑎᐊᕆᑦᑎ.

Speaker (interpretation): Good afternoon, my fellow Nunavummiut. Members, ministers, and (interpretation ends) Premier, (interpretation) welcome to the House.


ᓇᐄᓴᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ 2, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒥᓂᔅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᔮᓂ ᒪᐃᒃ.

Ministers’ Statements. (interpretation ends) The Hon. Minister of the Qulliq Energy Corporation, Mr. Johnny Mike. Item 2: Ministers’ Statements


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 285 - 4(3): ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ (ᒪᐃᒃ)

Minister’s Statement 285 – 4(3): New Power Plant for Qikiqtarjuaq (Mike)


ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒃᑲᓗ. ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᒥ.

Good afternoon, Nunavummiut and residents of my community.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓯᑏᕝᕙᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᓴᓇᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑎᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ.

Mr. Speaker, this past September the Qulliq Energy Corporation completed the construction and testing of a new power plant in the community of Taloyoak.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᔅᓲᒍᓱᑉᐳᖓ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓪᓗᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᖓᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑯᓃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᔅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ, ᓴᓇᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᕆᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑉ ᐱᑐᖃᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖏᑦ. ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓᓗ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᓯᒪᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ.

I am pleased to rise today to announce that the energy corporation is continuing to take strides toward their long-term plan to rebuild and modernize Nunavut’s aging infrastructure with the completion of the corporation’s newest power plant in Qikiqtarjuaq.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑎᓴᒻᐸ 26-ᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᖑᕝᕖᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒪᙵᑦ ᐱᑐᖃᐅᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ.

The new power plant has been in full operation since December 2016 and replaced one of the oldest power plants in the territory.


(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐊᒡᒋᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

(interpretation ends) A reliable supply of electricity is critical to all Nunavummiut. Qikiqtarjuaq’s new plant will ensure that the community will have a source of power they can rely on for decades to come.


(ᑐᓵᔨᒃᑰᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑯᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐳᔪᓪᓗᖃᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ.

(interpretation) The new plant’s environmental benefits include a reduction in carbon emissions and less sound pollution due to the installation of four new fuel-efficient generator sets as well as a hospital grade silencer.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑖᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑏᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᑐᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖏᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᖅᖢᐊᖏᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓂᐱᑭᓴᐅᑎᖃᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓗᒍ, ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᓄᑖᖅ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐱᕕᔅᓴᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᒫᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᔅᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ, ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒨᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᓄᕆᒨᖅᑐᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.

In addition, the plant’s new design can accommodate community expansion and already allows for the integration of renewable energy systems, such as solar and wind energy systems.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᖃᐅᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᖓᑕ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓯᓯᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᕕᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕘᑦ ᓴᓗᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᒪᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑭᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᒪᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ.

Mr. Speaker, the energy corporation is committed to supplying Nunavummiut with dependable and affordable energy while actively seeking opportunities to move our territory towards a clean and sustainable energy future.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔾᔨᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᓴᓇᒋᐊᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᑕᑎᒋᔭᔅᓴᐅᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ.

Our priority is to rebuild our infrastructure to provide more reliable power while also opening new doors that allow for renewable energy systems to be developed in Nunavut today.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᖁᔭᓕᖃᑎᒋᔪᒪᕙᔅᓯ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓪᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᔪᐊᒥᐅᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᖓᑕ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ.

On behalf of the energy corporation, I would like to extend my gratitude to the residents of Qikiqtarjuaq for their support throughout the construction of the community’s new power plant.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑯᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᓚᕐᓂᑦᑎᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᒥ. ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑕᐅᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓂᕆᔪᖃᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᒫᔾᔨᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ.

I look forward to celebrating the new power plant with residents and officials of Qikiqtarjuaq with a grand opening and community feast in late March.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᑮᑦ ᐲᑐᓴᓐ.

Minister of Justice, Mr. Keith Peterson.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 286 - 4(3): ᓰᐲᓰᒃᑯᑦ “ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑕᐅᓕ” ᑕᕐᕈᔮᓕᐊᖅ (ᐲᑕᓴᓐ)

Minister’s Statement 286 – 4(3): CBC’s “Keeping Canada Safe” Documentary (Peterson)


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑮᑦ ᐲᑕᓴᓐ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᑲᓇᑕ 150-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ, ᓯᐱᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒦᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᔅᓴᓂᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑑᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ.

Hon. Keith Peterson: Mr. Speaker, with Canada turning 150 this year, CBC will be launching a “Keeping Canada Safe” documentary series where Canadians are introduced to a day in the life of those who help keep our country safe and secure.


ᑐᕌᒐᔅᓴᕆᔭᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᒌᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᔾᔪᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᐋᓘᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

The aim of this series is to inspire conversation about what it means to be safe in a world that is rapidly evolving.


ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ 8-ᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒡᒍᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᐱᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᔪᔅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓄᓪᓚᒃᓰᕕᓕᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᓪᓗ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᖅᑲᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᓂᒃ.

In September of 2016 the Department of Justice took part in the filming of an episode for this eight-part CBC series. In the Nunavut episode, the film crew went on an overnight trip with the Corrections Division Cultural Skills Program team and three low-risk incarcerated Nunavummiut.


ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᔅᓴᐃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓄᓪᓚᒃᓯᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ.

The film highlights Nunavut’s unique program that is provided to incarcerated individuals, who are given the opportunity to learn traditional skills and share knowledge on the land, which will assist them with their successful reintegration back into our communities.


ᓄᓇᕘᒥᓪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᓛᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᐳᕆ 2017-ᒥ ᓯᐱᓰᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ 9-ᒧᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᑲᓇᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᓯᕿᕐᖑᔭᖅ ᒪᓕᓪᓗᒍ.

The Nunavut segment is scheduled to air on April 6, 2017 on CBC at 9:00 p.m. eastern.


ᑕᕝᕙᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᖁᙱᐊᓛᖁᕙᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᓄᓪᓚᔅᓰᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᖅᑲᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᓛᕐᒪᑕ.

I encourage my colleagues here in the House and all Nunavummiut to tune in to see some of the good work being done by the Corrections Division and our inmates.


ᐃᓕᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 287 - 4(3): ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 37 ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ (ᖁᐊᓴ)

Minister’s Statement 287 – 4(3): Response after Second Reading of Bill 37 (Quassa)


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᑦᑐᖓ ᑭᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᖅᑯᓪᓕᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᔅᓴᖅ 37, ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏ ᓴᐳᒻᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖏᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᓄᑦ.

Hon. Paul Quassa (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I rise today to respond to a statement that Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated released shortly after the introduction of Bill 37, An Act to Amend the Education Act and the Inuit Language Protection Act.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᒋᐊᓪᓚᑦᑖᕋᓱᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ.

Mr. Speaker, this government is taking concrete action on language revitalization and student outcomes.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᔅᓴᖅ 37-ᒥ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓄᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᑦ.

The amendments in Bill 37 ensure the consistent delivery of Inuktitut as the language of instruction, even where there are a limited number of bilingual teachers.


ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Consistency will improve program delivery, resource development, assessments, and teacher training.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑎᓕᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒃᓴᕈᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓯᖓ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᒃᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᒋᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, I have ordered a review of the Nunavut Teacher Education Program that will focus on increasing the number of Inuktut teachers and content teachers.


ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᓴᓇᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦᑕ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ.

Further, my department and Nunavut Arctic College are designing new programs to increase Inuit employment and to expand the use of Inuktut in our schools.


ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖓ ᓄᑖᕈᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᔅᓴᓄᑦ.

We are collaborating with NTI on an updated Inuit employment plan for educators.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᖅᓴᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ 300 ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ. ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᓛᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᔅᓇᓂᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, we have launched the first ever Inuktut guided reading system. We have already produced over 300 books and teaching guides and we will be providing more books as planned.


ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᑐᖅᓲᑯᑖᒻᒥ ᒫᔾᔨ 2-ᒥ.

Some of these books were on display in the foyer on March 2.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓯᕗᒧᐊᒃᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᓴᓇᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, we have made great progress in developing new curriculum and resources to support language development.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᒋᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᓯᐅᖁᓇᒍ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑕ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍ.

Mr. Speaker, taking action to prevent language loss is the responsibility we all share.


ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᕐᓂᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᕆᐊᓕᒃ.

Efforts must be made at home with parents and the difficult work to standardize Inuktitut must begin now.


ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᕐᓗᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓐᓂ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

We must establish a standardized writing system and a standardized vocabulary as building blocks to making Inuktut the first language of schools, government, and businesses in Nunavut.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᓪᓗ, ᐊᑏ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᓂᐊᕆᐊᑦᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᓐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒃᑲᓂᕐᓗᑎᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

Mr. Speaker, fellow members, and citizens of Nunavut, let us all work together to make Inuktut a vehicle for social, cultural and economic revitalization in Nunavut.


ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.

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


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 288 - 4(3): ᐃᑭᑦᑐᖃᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᐃᑦ (ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ)

Minister’s Statement 288 – 4(3): Fire Prevention Activities (Savikataaq)


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᑦᑐᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

I rise today to discuss fire prevention activities in Nunavut.


2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᒻᒪᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᑉᐸᕆᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐅᖓᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᔭᒐᑦᑎᔪᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ.

The 2016 annual report from the Office of the Fire Marshal shows that the number of fires in Nunavut has dropped, the dollar loss from fires decreased, and there were no fatalities resulting from fires last year.


2004-ᒥᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑎᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑏᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑲᓚᕆᐊᓖᑦ.

Since 2004 the Office of the Fire Marshal has provided fire prevention education activities in schools across the territory through the annual Fire Prevention Calendar and the Fire Prevention Colouring Contest.


ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ 4,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑏᑦ 2016-ᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖅᓯᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᖦᖢᑎᑦ 718-ᖑᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 11-ᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓐᓂ.

We distributed 4,000 calendars in 2016 which featured photos of our firefighter training courses and students’ drawings. I am very pleased to report that there were 780 pictures submitted from 11 schools in the territory.


ᐊᑐᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓂᒃ.

Each student received a certificate from me and a congratulation letter from the Office of the Fire Marshal.


ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᓪᓗ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ $7,000-ᓂᒃ ᓵᓚᔅᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ.

There was a total of $7,000 in prize money distributed to the winning schools.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ.

These funds will be used for a student activity programs. Individual gifts were also awarded to students with winning submissions.


ᐅᕝᕙ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᕙᔅᓯ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᐊᕆᖄᕐᓕᐅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ:

Today I have the privilege of announcing the winners of the annual colouring contest and they are:


ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᑎᐋᓇ ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᕼᐅᓇᓐᑕᔅ;

From Rankin Inlet, Gianna-Adrielle Hernandez;


ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᒪᒃᔅ ᐴᑕᓐ;


ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᓕᒃᓯᐊ ᒋᐱᓐᔅ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐᔅ ᐊᕐᓈᓛᖅ;

Arviat, Alexia Gibbons and Terrance Arnalak;


ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᑭᐅᕋ ᑎᒍᒥᐊ;


ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᑐᕉ ᓘᑲᔅ;


ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ ᐳᕆᑦᓂ ᑕᑭᔪᖅ;


ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᕼᐊᐃᓚ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ, ᕌᓐᑎ ᐊᖏᓗᖅ;

Igloolik, Hailey Qamaniq and Randy Angilirq;


ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᕕᓐᓴᓐ ᐆᔪᑯᓗᒃ;


ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᒥ ᓵᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᐴᓪᑦ.


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ.

Minister of Languages, Mr. George Kuksuk.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 289 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖓᑦ (ᖁᒃᓱᒃ)

Minister’s Statement 289 – 4(3): Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit’s Inuktut Language Conference (Kuksuk)


ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ, (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒎᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲᓗ.

Good afternoon, Nunavummiut (interpretation) and my colleagues.


(ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᒫᑦᓯ 14-ᒥᒃ 17-ᒧᑦ, 2017. 50 ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᓪᓗ

(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce that Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit will be hosting a conference on Inuktut grammar in Cambridge Bay from March 14 to 17, 2017.


ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᖓ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ.

About 50 language experts and elders from various communities are expected to attend, especially from the Kitikmeot communities.


ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᔅᓴᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

During this conference Taiguusiliuqtiit will consult with participants on the progress towards achieving a unified writing system and future plans for further consultations.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᓂᕆᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᔅᓴᒥ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, my cabinet colleagues and I are looking forward to this important work and future recommendations on a unified writing system for Nunavummiut.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 290 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑲᑕᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ (ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ)

Minister’s Statement 290 – 4(3): Community Economic Development Meetings (Ell-Kanayuk)


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.

Hon. Monica Ell-Kanayuk (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓄᕙᑉᐸ 2016-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ.

Mr. Speaker, starting in November of 2016 and beginning in the Kitikmeot, the Department of Economic Development and Transportation has been holding economic development meetings with communities.


ᐱᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᑉᐹᓪᓕᕈᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑭᓱᒥᒡᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᒍᒪᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᔅᓴᓂᒡᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᕕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ. ᑖᓐᓇ

The purpose of these meetings is to learn the type of economic development activities that communities desire and believe are possible, and the kind of investments they hope to attract.


ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᖓᔪᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᑕ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᓐᓂ.

The information will contribute to the renewal of the Nunavut Economic Development Strategy, or NEDS.


ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᓇᒦᓐᓂᐊᕐᒥᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᒃᑲᓐᓂᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

I am pleased to provide my colleagues with an update on the progress of these meetings for the rest of the territory.


ᑕᒫᓂ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᑲᑎᒪᒋᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᒥ ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆ 20, ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆ 22.

The North Qikiqtaaluk meetings began on Monday, February 20 and concluded on February 28.


ᓂᒋᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᐃᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᕿᑎᐸᓗᐊᓂ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂ ᐄᑉᐳᕈᒥ.

The South Qikiqtaaluk region meetings will begin next week, followed by the meetings in the Kivalliq in mid-April.


ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᕈᒫᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐸᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ.

The Kivalliq dates will be confirmed closer to the start of the meetings.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᑦᓴᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᑐᙱᑦᑐᖅ.

Mr. Speaker, in addition to the community meetings, there is also an online economic development survey, which can be submitted anonymously.


ᓂᕆᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓛᕆᐊᑦᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑭᓱᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ.

I look forward to hearing how Nunavut communities wish to move forward in developing our economy.


ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ.

Minister responsible for Nunavut Arctic College, Mr. Paul Quassa.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 291 - 4(3): ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᕉᕋ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ (ᖁᐊᓴ)

Minister’s Statement 291 – 4(3): Partnership with Aurora College for Underground Mine Training (Quassa)


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᑐᓕᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ.

Hon. Paul Quassa (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I rise in the House today to inform my fellow members of the progress of Sanatuliqsarvik, the Nunavut Mining and Trades Training Centre located in Rankin Inlet.


ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᓪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

Nunavut Arctic College has consulted with industry and identified a need to deliver an introduction to underground mining program and an underground mining program.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᓂᐊᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᔅᓴᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ.

This will benefit Nunavummiut greatly as current careers in underground mining require the training and more careers will be developed in the coming years.


ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᕙ 2016-ᒥ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᔩᑦ ᑎᒥᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᑐᓕᖅᓴᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ.

The college’s first Introduction to Underground Mining Program was successfully delivered in October 2016. This program was sponsored by the Kivalliq Mine Training Society, yet delivered by Nunavut Arctic College at the Sanatuliqsarvik Mining and Trades Training Centre in Rankin Inlet.


7-ᖑᔪᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᒡᓕᐊ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᒻᒪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᔅᓴᐃᔨᑦ ᑎᒥᖓᓐᓄᑦ.

Our second delivery of the Introduction to Underground Mining Program is currently being delivered in Rankin Inlet, also sponsored by the Kivalliq Mine Training Society.


ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕈᐊᕋ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᔅᓴᖏᓪᓗ.

In September of 2016 Nunavut Arctic College did not possess curriculum for the underground mining training program. However, the college has now partnered with Aurora College in the Northwest Territories to obtain the course materials and to offer these courses.


ᓯᕗᒧᐊᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᖅᑭᒍᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᑦ ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

Moving forward, the college plans to further adapt our underground mining programs to Nunavut industry standards.


ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᒪ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᐳᖅᑎᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐃᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

I am pleased to announce that our college has consulted with representatives from the mining industry, such as Agnico Eagle.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐊᖑᒻᒪᑎᖁᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕈᒥᓇᓐᓂᖏᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ

As employers, they have offered to provide Nunavut Arctic College with subject matter experts who will review and adapt our curriculum as necessary and to ensure that we meet the employability requirements of their industry and Nunavut’s specific Mining Regulations. (interpretation) Thank you, Mr. Speaker.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 535 - 4(3): ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᕝᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ (ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ)

Member’s Statement 535 – 4(3): Update on the Activities at Piqqusilirivvik (Keyootak)


ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᖃᑎᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒃᑯᓕᖃᑎᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᓯ.

I rise today to ask you to join me in expressing congratulations.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒥ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᕕᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᒃᑯᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᕐᖓᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ.

We know that in Clyde River the Ilisaqsivik Society is operating very well.


ᓄᓇᓕᐅᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᐸᓕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᕕᒻᒥ.

The Ilisaqsivik Society goes to other communities to provide support and it’s all Inuit who work at Ilisaqsivik.


ᑕᕝᕙᓂᓗ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖃᙱᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᒃᑯᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑕ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ.

There is no English spoken at that workplace and they do very good work.


ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖏᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᖏᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

The managers and counsellors are all Inuit.


ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍᓪᓗ ᐊᔅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑕ ᑕᕝᕙᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᙱᑕᖓᓂ.

They help when they are asked for help, not only from their community.


ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᓄᑖᒥᓂᑦᑎᐊᕚᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖁᑎᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖁᑎᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑕᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ.

They also own a brand-new hotel. All the staff there are Inuit.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ ᓇᔪᕈᒥᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ. ᒫᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓇᔪᖅᓯᒪᓂᓪᓗ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓂᒃ.

There is no hotel like it that I have ever stayed at.


ᐳᓛᕆᐊᕈᒪᒐᐃᒍᔅᓯ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔭᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖁᔪᐊᓗᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒧᑦ.

When you want to visit, we urge you to stay at that hotel in Clyde River.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 536 - 4(3): ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ, ᔨᓴ (ᐅᑲᓕᖅ)

Member’s Statement 536 – 4(3): Recognizing Jenna Kilabuk of Pangnirtung (Okalik)


ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᒐᔅᓰᓛᒃ ᐃᓅᒋᐊᖓ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᕙᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᐊᓂᒎᔾᔨᒍᓐᓇᖅᐸᓚᐅᕐᖓᑕ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᒪᑭᒪᒍᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓴᙱᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ. ᐃᓕᓴᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑎᒍᓗ.

I believe most of my colleagues are aware that I take extreme gratification in being an Inuk. I recall links to my skilled ancestor who survived many challenges that they overcame, which is why we can stand here today expressing our collective cultural history, which is definitely a strength of our culture that we have to re-acknowledge.


ᐅᓪᓗᒥᓕ ᑕᐃᒪ ᓂᑯᕕᒍᒪᓕᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓗᖓ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐃᓪᓗᕐᒪ ᔩᓚ ᓴᐅᓪᓗᐊᐱᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖓᓂᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᔨᐊᓇ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ.

I rise today to recognize the accomplishments of my cousin, Geela Sowdluapik, and her grandchild, who is Jenna Kilabuk.


ᔨᐊᓇ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑯᓘᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕗᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᓂᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᕉᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐲᑕ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᐅᑉ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᓪᓚᐅᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.

Jenna is reaching adulthood in my old stomping grounds of Pangnirtung where she resides today. Nonetheless, all of our relatives take pride in her accomplishments irrespective of our age, adult or youth. Furthermore, she is a daughter of Rosie and Peter Kilabuk, who is no stranger to our Legislative Assembly.


ᔨᐊᓇ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᔅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᐃᒫᒃ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᓇᓱᐃᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ.

Jenna herself has promoted a healthy lifestyle that one wishes to follow and inspires others, as she is very dedicated in her desire to attain lifelong learning.


ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐅᓄᖓ ᕕᐅᓪᕕᐅᓪ-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᑐᕚᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᑎᑦᑎᔨᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᒍᒪᒐᒥ.

She took it upon herself to attend courses in Belleville as well as Ottawa, as she wanted to be a physical education teacher.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ.

Today she has accomplished her goal of being a teacher.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕈᓐᓃᕋᐃᒐᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᑭᓪᓗᓂ ᕚᓕᐹᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕚᑦᒥᓐᑕᓐ-ᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ.

When she has the time, she also sets asides nights to residents who wish to partake in volleyball or badminton activities.


ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐅᔭᓚᐅᕋᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᓵᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᒥᓄᑦ

Even prior to her assuming an employment position, she was active in our local community youth representation to ensure more support was derived to her fellow citizens.


ᐃᑲᔪᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ. ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᕙᓚᐅᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕝᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕋᓱᑦᑐᓂᒃ.

She was instrumental in organizing local Christmas games.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2008-ᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒡᒎᖅ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᒐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ.

She was acknowledged in 2008 with an aboriginal role model award where she exhibited many of the skills the judges were searching for, to portray successful role models.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᑐᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᓗ.

She is not solely responsible for her accomplishments, but she still exemplifies the many qualities of a role model.


ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᑯᓘᒐᓗᐊᕋᒥ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓪᓗᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.

Although she is very young, she now owns her own private home, and she was elected to the local hamlet council.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑖᓐᓇᑯᓗᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᓚᐅᕐᓚᕗᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᓗᑎᒍ ᐊᔭᐅᒃᑲᓂᕐᓗᑎᒍ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᓕᒫᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑕ.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to especially single her out as an example of successful young Inuit who have accomplished much, but in terms of her success as an example of encouragement leading to an Inuk’s perseverance that leads to personal success in their lives.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 537 - 4(3): ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ (ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ)

Member’s Statement 537 – 4(3): Government’s Strategic Framework for Nunavut Seniors (Angnakak)


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᔅᓴᐅᒐᕕᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᓂᓪᓗᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕋᒪ 23 - 4(3) ᐊᐃᑉᐱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᖁᑦᑎᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒧᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᐊᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, as you will recall, exactly one year ago today I moved Motion 23 – 4(3), seconded by my colleague from Quttiktuq, calling on the government to address the needs of elders.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐃᒃᐸᔅᓴᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Premier tabled the government’s Strategic Framework: Addressing the needs of Nunavut Seniors.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᒻᒪᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ.

This is a step in the right direction towards fulfilling the intent of that motion.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓐᓂᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓐᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᖅᑭᒃᓱᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓐᓂᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓐᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ.

Mr. Speaker, this document is a review of the various programs and services that are available for seniors and identifies some important restructuring of service delivery that will take place in the upcoming fiscal year.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑲᑎᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑖᓃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒋᓇᓱᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᓐᓂᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᒻᒪᑦ, ᐸᓐᓇᒍᑕᐅᓗᓂᓗ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓐᓂᖏᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ.

Mr. Speaker, consolidating residential care for elders under the Department of Health will allow the Department of Family Services the opportunity to more effectively address the troubling issue of elder abuse. This move will also allow the Department of Health to realistically assess and plan for the growing need for residential services for elders across Nunavut.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ 2015 ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐸᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔨᓚᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ.

Mr. Speaker, the government’s 2015 Continuing Care in Nunavut document recommended that the government increase the capacity of residential long-term care in Nunavut.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᖁᔭᓕᒐᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓ 7-ᑲᓐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒻᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓚᔮᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᖃᓂᒃᓴᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

While I do appreciate that seven more beds are being opened at the Cambridge Bay Health Facility for long-term care and respite and palliative care, much more needs to be done to keep more of our elders at home in Nunavut, receiving care near their families and communities.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖅᑭᒃᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᓐᓂᒻᒥᒃ ᓇᓕᒧᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᒻᒥᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᓐᓂᒃ.

Mr. Speaker, it is critical that the government continue to address the need for consistent and ongoing support for seniors in Nunavut.


ᐃᑉᐸᒃᓴᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓗᓐᓂᐊᔾᔪᑯᓘᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕆᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᓛᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ.

Yesterday’s tabled documents are small steps forward and I look forward to seeing more in the future.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓄᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᔾᔪᒻᒧᓪᓗ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᑖᒻ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ.

Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) Members’ Statements. Hon. Member for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, Mr. Tom Sammurtok.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 538 - 4(3): ᑲᓇᑕ 150-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑏᑦ (ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᑖ)

Member’s Statement 538 – 4(3): Sesquicentennial Reflections (Sammurtok, T)


ᑖᒻ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᖃᑎᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᓯ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ 150-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᓇᑕ.

Mr. Tom Sammurtok (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. (interpretation ends) I rise today to offer some reflections on the occasion of the 150th year of Confederation.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᐊᓕᕋᑖᖅᖢᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᖃᔭᓕᐅᓐᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᔾᔪᒻᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐊᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᖃᓯᕆᓚᐅᕋᒃᑯᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᓂᓴᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᔅᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᕆᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓄᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, earlier in this sitting I made a statement about the wonderful Qajaq Program in Chesterfield Inlet. As members will recall, I noted how this program combines modern technology and traditional skills in a way that fosters intergenerational and intercultural learning.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒎᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᒻᒪᑦ, ᐅᕙᓂᓕ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᓱᓕ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᒐᑦᑕ ᒪᒥᓴᓐᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓐᓂᒻᒧᓪᓗ.

Mr. Speaker, it has been said that our country is a work in progress. Here in Nunavut we continue our journey towards healing and reconciliation.


ᕿᒦᑦ ᑐᖁᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᕕᓂᖏᑦ, ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᑯᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᕕᓃᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒍ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᒻᒪ ᓱᓕ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ. ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᖃᑦᑕᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᓂᓪᓗᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐ.

The dog slaughters, High Arctic relocations, and residential school abuses have left a painful legacy, and we must acknowledge that there are still unresolved issues today that manifest themselves in such tragic ways as suicide and abuse.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐅᑉᐱᕆᒐᒃᑯ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖄᖏᕈᓐᓇᖅᑰᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ.

However, I do believe that these can be overcome.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒻᒥᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᔾᔪᐋᕈᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒃᑲᓐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᓕᒃ.

Mr. Speaker, it has also been said that the “world needs more Canada.”


ᑖᓐᓇ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᕆᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᑲᓇᑕ ᓄᓇᕘᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᓕᒃ.

I say that this is true, and I also say that Canada needs more Nunavut.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᒫᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᒻᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑕᓱᖅᓯᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑎᒍᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, during this sitting I have also raised such issues as the importance of finally connecting Nunavut to the rest of the nation by way of road.


ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ 150 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᓇᑕ, ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒌᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᖏᑦ. ᓂᕆᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐱᓪᓚᑦᑖᒥᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒻᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᑦᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕈᑎᔅᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓲᓪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒫᓂᑐᕝᕙᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᓯᐅᕆᔪᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ.

After a century and a half of existence, our country’s single largest jurisdiction should not remain so isolated and I look forward to real progress being made on the nation-building Manitoba-Kivalliq road project.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓂᖅ ᓲᓪᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᓐᓂᒻᒧᓪᓘᖓᒻᒪᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, an anniversary such as the one we are marking this year calls for both reflection and anticipation.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᖏᓐᓂᖓᒍᓪᓗ ᓴᖅᑮᓇᓱᓐᓂᒻᒥᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.

It is essential that we reflect honestly on both the positive and negative aspects of our history.


ᑕᐃᒪᒃᑯᑦᑕ ᐊᖅᑭᒍᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᓐᓇᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᖢᑕᓗ.

By doing so, we make reconciliation possible.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᕗᖓ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕋ.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᔪᒪᒻᒪᓐ, ᐊᒃᑳᖅᑕᐅᕙ?

The member is seeking unanimous consent to conclude his statement. Are there any nays?


ᐊᒃᑳᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᙱᓐᓇᒪ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᑖᒻ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑑᖅ, ᑲᔪᓯᒋᑦ.

There are none. Mr. Tom Sammurtok, please proceed.


ᑖᒻ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ.

Mr. Tom Sammurtok: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank my colleagues.


ᑕᐃᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᕝᕕᖃᖏᓪᓚᕆᒻᒥᒻᒪᑦ ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᕿᑐᙵᕗᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᐊᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕿᑐᙵᕗᓪᓗ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓗᒋᑦ.

It is also essential that we look forward to the future in a way that puts the interests of our children and our children’s children first.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᔭᓕᐅᕆᐅᖅᓴᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᕕᒃᑐ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒻᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑎᑦᑎᐊᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᐹᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᓕᒫᒃᑲ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒻᒥ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᖓ.

Mr. Speaker, the Qajaq Program at Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet symbolizes what is best about our nation, and I ask all members to join me today in reflecting on this important anniversary.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 539 - 4(3): ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖓᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖓᑦ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ)

Member’s Statement 539 – 4(3): Meeting of the Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce (Mikkungwak)


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑉᓴᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᖓ. ᐸᓂᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᐊᖃᒍ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ, ᑏᓇ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᙳᕋ ᕌᕗᑦ ᓰᑏᓈᖅ ᐊᖃᒍ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓂᖅᓯᐅᑦᑎᐊᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ.

Before I start my statement, one of my daughters is having a birthday tomorrow. I wish Tina Mikkungwak and my older brother-in-law Robert Seeteenak a happy birthday tomorrow.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᐅᕙᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒋᔭᕋ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊᓄᑦ, ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᑉᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to state that I and my colleague representing Rankin Inlet South, Alex Sammurtok, attended a meeting of the Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce.


ᑐᑭᓯᕚᓪᓕᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᓵᖅᐹᓕᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ.

It was very enlightening, as we heard about interesting developments and our private sector.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᑖᒻᓇ ᒪ’ᓇᖃᑕᐅᒍᐊᕋᒐ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᒋᔭᑉᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᑉᑑᓇ, ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔫᓪᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᐸᒻᒥᐊᒫᖅᖢᓂ ᓱᓇᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

I also wish to thank our Premier, (interpretation ends) Premier Taptuna, (interpretation) as he was also able to partake in that meeting. He heard the same things as to what the priorities are in the Kivalliq region as well as for all of Nunavut.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪ’ᓇᖃᑕᐅᕈᐊᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᐊᐳᖅᑎᓐᓈᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ Meadowbank-ᒥ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᔨᒻ ᓈᓱ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒡᓃᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ.

I also wish to extend my gratitude to the Agnico Eagle mine operating at (interpretation ends) Meadowbank (interpretation) as well as the chairman, Jim Nasso, and Agnico Eagle senior executives.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐳᖅᑎᓐᓈᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᑐᙵᓇᖓᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ.

I also wish to thank the many Inuit who work at the Meadowbank mine for being warm and welcoming during our meeting at the site.


ᑕᒃᐹᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᔫᓪᓗᐊᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒋᔭᑉᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓂᒃ.

It was very good to see fellow Inuit who were working at the mine.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᒃᑲᓂᖅᑑᓪᓗᐊᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᑎᒋᔭᐃᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᓗᑦᑖᒧᑦ.

Further, we heard more concerns from the people of the Kivalliq as well as issues pertaining to all of Nunavut.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 540 - 4(3): ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕿᒧᑦᑎᓕᐅᑎᔪᑦ 2017 - ᐸᖓᒡᒍᔾᔨᓂᖅ (ᓲᔪᖅ)

Member’s Statement 540 – 4(3): Nunavut Quest 2017 – Pangaggujjiniq (Shooyook)


ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖓ ᓴᐃᓕᐅᔭᕐᓗᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᑲᓐᓂᐊᕋᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ.

I rise today on a calmer issue, albeit very happily to announce an event that is not so concerning.


ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐊᐃᐳᕈᓪ 15-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᒫᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᖓᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓗᑎᒃ.

The Nunavut Quest will be commencing their annual husky dog races in Arctic Bay on April 15. They will leave from Arctic Bay to their destination.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᕿᒻᒦᔭᖅᑕᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᕿᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ.

Mr. Speaker, back in the days when the dog slaughter occurred, many communities lost their entire dog genetic pool and had no more dog teams.


ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᒻᒥᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᑰᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕿᒻᒥᖃᓕᕐᒥᒻᒪᑕ.

The Nunavut Quest was started to commemorate the Eskimo husky dog.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑦ.

With many dog team owners today, it is a cause for cultural pride.


ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᕙᒃᑲ ᐃᓇᑦᑎᕗᖓ ᒫᓐᓇᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᓯ ᑕᐅᑐᒋᐊᖅᑐᕈᒪᒍᔅᓯ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᒋᑦᑎ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᔅᓴᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᔪᖃᕐᓂᕈᓂ.

Today I am informing my colleagues and inviting them, starting today, if you wish to observe the beginning of the race, start saving your money towards an airplane ticket to travel to Arctic Bay, provided any of the members wanted to do so.


ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᓪᓚᕆᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᒧᔅᓯᐊᓗᐃᑦ

The start of this dog racing event is particularly spectacular when you see a whole bunch of dog teams, with dogs yelping and antsy to get going.


ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓂᐊᓕᕌᖓᑕ ᑎᑭᓕᕌᖓᑕᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ.

This is also the case when they start to arrive into the destination community.


ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᓲᖑᒻᒪᑕ.

The community welcoming the dog teams is always very ecstatic to receive them.


ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓯᒪᓗᐊᕐᓂᑯᒧᑦ ᓴᐃᒪᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖏᑦᑐᒡᒎᖅ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᒻᒦᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕈᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

The older generation becomes quite nostalgic and many elders become very emotional seeing the huskies, so similar to the dogs they grew up with being the cause of this celebration.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᑏᖃᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

This is absolutely critical both to Nunavut and Inuit culturally.


ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᒫᖅᑐᐊᐃᓐᓅᓕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᑯᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑐᓂ.

The Nunavut Quest will be commencing their race in Arctic Bay. This race has been running for a number of years.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᒥᔭᕗᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒻᒥᐅᑎᒍᑦ.

We will again celebrate this unique racing event as residents of Arctic Bay.


ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᖃᕈᒪᒍᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐃᓇᑦᑎᒐᓗᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑐᙵᓱᑎᑦᑎᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᓇᓕᐊᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᖃᕈᒪᒍᓂ.

If anyone wishes to observe the race, I again invite all members and as the MLA for Quttiktuq, I warmly welcome all other residents of our communities to travel to observe the start of this race.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 541 - 4(3): ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ)

Member’s Statement 541 – 4(3): Update on School Activities in Cape Dorset (Joanasie)


ᔪᐊᓇᓯ: ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ, ᑭᒻᒥᕈᒻᒥᐅᑦ, ᑭᙵᕐᒥᐅᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ.

Mr. Joanasie (interpretation): Good afternoon, Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, people of Kimmirut, Cape Dorset, and Nunavut.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᔪᖓ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒍᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᑕᐃᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᕈᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᒪᕐᕉᑲᓴᐅᓕᖅᑑᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my appreciation. As we are all aware, Cape Dorset lost its school almost two years ago now.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑭᖑᕙᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᔾᔮᖏᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᒍᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ.

After this tragic event, nonetheless, I stated that our education at the community would be delayed but that it would not stop. Education will continue and I want to state this for the benefit of the people in Kugaaruk


ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ 2016-ᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᕐᕕᔅᓴᖃᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕆᓛᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᕋᑦᑎᒍ.

However, at the time the students were able to continue their education. Last year in 2016 some students were scheduled for graduation after that school year, but this celebration will finally commence next week.


ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᕈᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐱᔭᕇᓚᐅᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ;


ᖁᑉᐹᐱᒃ ᓴᒻᒪᔪᐊᓕ;


ᑲᐃᕆᓕᒃ ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ;


ᓇᐃᐋᓐ ᓴᒻᒪᔪᐊᓕ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᐱᒋᓪᓚᕆᑦᑕᒃᑲ ᑲᔪᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᔅᓱᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᐱᓕᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ.

Mr. Speaker, I am immensely proud of the success of these students who continued their studies in the face of difficulties in their school year and for their dedication to continue their education.


ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᕙᒃᑲ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᖏᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ.

I want to single out in particular the parents of the students, the school staff, their teachers as well as the school principal, including our local DEA.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕆᓛᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂ ᒫᑦᓯ 22-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᔭᐅᓛᕐᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗᑕ ᖁᔭᓕᓗᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓱᓕᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, next week on March 22 they will be hold their high school graduation ceremony, where we will meet and celebrate their graduation.


ᐅᐱᒋᖃᑎᒋᒍᒪᕙᔅᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓛᕆᕗᖓ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᑲᓐᓂᒻᒪᕆᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓛᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᓯᓐᓂᓖᑦ 12-ᒥᒃ.

I want to share this happy occasion with my colleagues. I also have expectations of other graduation ceremonies with more graduates from grade 12.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔮᓂ ᒪᐃᒃ.

Member for Pangnirtung, Mr. Johnny Mike.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 542 - 4(3): ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ (ᒪᐃᒃ)

Member’s Statement 542 – 4(3): Update on the Pangnirtung Fishery (Mike)


ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᒍᑎᖃᓕᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᓐᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᖃᓕᕋᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ.

I rise today to speak to the local efforts of Pangnirtung to derive income from our marine environment and in particular their turbot fishery.


ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ 25 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᓯᒪᓕᕐᖓᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᓐᓂᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓕᕋᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

This fishery has been running for over 25 years with the commercial fishing industry.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓐᓂᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᓲᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᑭᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖅᐸᓯᑦᑐᒥ ᖃᓕᕋᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

The turbot fishery in particular is where Pangnirtung residents are heavily involved in, both offshore and inshore fisheries, to derive income from the commercial quota in place.


ᐸᓐᓂᑑᕐᒥᐅᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑖᒥᓂᖅᑐᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓕᕋᓕᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᖃᓕᕋᓕᒥᓂᕐᓂᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᔪᓂᒃ. ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓇᓱᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᑑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

I also want to mention the Pangnirtung fishermen who provide freshly caught turbot to people who want to buy turbot. The turbot fishermen comprise the majority of the winter fishery and they provide freshly caught turbot to the markets.


ᐊᕐᕌᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 700,000 ᐸᐅᓐᒥᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥᑦ ᐊᓂᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓕᕋᓕᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ

Last year they harvested over 700,000 lbs. of turbot, shipped all over the world from our community of Pangnirtung.


ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓕᕋᓕᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᒥᓂᖅᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᑑᔪᖅ ᑕᒫᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑦᑎᒍ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐅᑭᐅᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍᓕ.

Further, this fishery is in the only jurisdiction currently in Canada that provides fresh turbot, at least as far as we know, during the frigid winter.


ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥ ᑕᒫᓂ 30-ᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ 45-ᓂᑦ ᓚᐃᓴᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᑦᑏᑦ ᖃᓕᕋᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

In the fish plant there are over 30 employees currently and there are 45 licensed fishermen for turbot.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ 300,000 ᐸᐅᓐᒥᒃ ᖃᓕᕋᓖᕈᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᑦᑏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ $340,000-ᒦᓕᖅᑐᑦ.

To date, after the winter fishery commenced last month, they have harvested close to 300,000 lbs. processed at the plant.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐃᓛᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖅᐸᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑐᒋᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᑦᑏᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᒻᒪᑦ.

As well, the fishermen have generated over $340,000 and this is very beneficial to the community and in particular to residents who are not employed but who derive employment from the fishery, as it allows the continuation of our traditional winter activities.


ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔭᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᕝᕙᒐᓱᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐃᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖓᒍᓪᓗ ᒫᔾᔭᖏᑦᑎᒍᓪᓗ, ᒥᖅᑯᓕᓐᓂᓪᓗ, ᕿᓯᓐᓂᓪᓗ, ᖃᐃᕈᓖᓪᓗ ᕿᓯᖏᑦ, ᓇᑏᓪᓗ ᕿᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

The fishery started in Pangnirtung, obviously using our traditional knowledge about whaling, beluga blubber and skin processing, fur trapping, as well as ring and harp sealskin sales.


ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᖓᑦ.

This comprises a large part of our present marine resource extraction.


ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑐᖓ ᑐᓴᕋᑖᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓕᕋᓕᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.

I was quite pleased to hear about the pilot project in Pond Inlet, which was very successful with plentiful turbot.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᕆᔅᓯ ᑕᒪᔅᓱᒥᖓ.

This is very pleasing to hear and I encourage communities to undertake initiatives like that.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 543 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ (ᖁᐊᓴ)

Member’s Statement 543 – 4(3): Country Food Bank in Igloolik (Quassa)


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒃᑲ ᐅᓪᓗᖃᑦᑎᐊᕆᑦᑎ.

Hon. Paul Quassa (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good day to the residents of my community.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐃᓛᒃ ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᑦᑕᖃᖅᐸᓕᕐᒪᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᖅᐸᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ.

We see many people who don’t have enough to eat in our communities and there are food banks now that are opening up in our communities.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖃᑎᒋᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᕌᖓᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᐱᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ.

I want my colleagues to help me in expressing gratitude to those people who create these initiatives to help other people.


ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᖃᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ, ᐅᕘᓇ ᐅᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᒐᒃᑯ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓚᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᑉ ᓂᕿᖔᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖔᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐆᑦᑐᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓕᕐᒥᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

There is a food bank in Igloolik and I’m very proud of it because the people who run it think more along the lines of traditional Inuit food and to have Inuit food available. They have tried that.


ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᑎᑦᑎᔪᐃᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᐊᖑᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐅᑎᕈᑎᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓂᕿᖃᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔭᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᒪᑕ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᑦ.

The people who run the food bank do fundraising so that some of the money can be used to help hunters and the hunters will bring back the food that can be distributed through the food bank to the needy people.


ᑕᑉᐱᑲᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒻᒥ ᐅᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᕋᒃᑯ ᐃᓄᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᕿᖃᑦᑎᐊᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᖏᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ.

I’m very proud of the fact in Igloolik that they are trying to go after traditional Inuit food for these people who generally don’t have enough food in their homes, trying to see how they can get food for them.


ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓯᓐᓇᓱᒻᒪᑕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᕋᒃᑯ ᐅᐱᒋᖃᑎᒋᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖃᑎᒃᑲ.


ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᔪᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓚᕗᑦ, ᖁᔭᓕᓗᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᒻᒪᑕ.

These food banks where people go and get food really help the communities. Let’s support them and be thankful for them because they are trying to help fellow people.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᒧᑦ ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᓴᖏᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᒃᑲ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 544 - 4(3): ᖁᔭᓕᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᔮᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ (ᕼᐃᒃᔅ)

Member’s Statement 544 – 4(3): Thank You to Family Members (Hickes)


ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᕕᖃᕐᓂᓐᓂ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᑦ.

I would just like to take the opportunity today for one to thank all of my colleagues around this room.


ᑲᑎᒐᐃᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᑯᓂᕕᔾᔪᐊᕌᓗᒃ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ, ᐃᑲᕐᕋᒐᓛᓗᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓲᖑᓪᓗᑕᓗ.

When we meet at this time of the year, it tends to be a very long session and there are very long hours that have been put in and a lot of hard work.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᒍᒪᒐᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᒃᑲᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᕙᑦᑕᖏᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᐸᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᑎᒋᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒻᒪᖔᑕ, ᐅᕙᓂ ᑕᑯᕙᙱᒻᒪᑕ

I would like to acknowledge the work of the staff. People who watch us on TV hopefully realize how hard of an effort we’re putting in, but they also don’t see all the staff behind us that are working around in the long hours that we put in.


ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒍᒪᓪᓚᕆᑦᑕᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᕗᑦ.

I would like to take this opportunity to especially acknowledge all of our families.


ᓂᓪᓕᖅᑐᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ.

I know there were a number of comments made during International Women’s Day, but I would like to again just make special note.


ᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕆᐊᕈᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑯᑖᕌᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓚᕗᑦ ᕿᒪᒃᓯᒪᔭᕗᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᒐᓱᐊᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᕆᑉᐸᑉᐳᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ.

When we’re here working these long hours, it’s our families, communities, and constituents that are helping keep our communities and keeping our activities relevant to what we’re trying to accomplish here.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᙱᑕᕐᓂᒃ ᖁᔭᓕᒍᒪᖃᑖᕋᒪ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓚᕗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒍᓐᓇᑎᑦᑎᕙᒻᒪᑕ.

I just want to take the time to acknowledge not just my colleagues but all the families that are at home, that are allowing us to be able to put in this hard work.


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑏᑦ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ, ᒥᔅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ.

Returns to Oral Questions. (interpretation ends) Hon. Minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Hon. Monica Ell-Kanayuk.


ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒧᑦ 673 - 4(3): ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ (ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ)

Return to Oral Question 673 – 4(3): Environmental Assessment by Nunavut Impact Review Board (Ell-Kanayuk)


ᑖᓐᓇ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᒥᔅᑕ ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᕿᔪᒃᑖᕐᒧᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐅᖅᑯᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ, ᒫᑦᓯ 8, 2017-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓕᒃ 673-4(3) ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

This is a return to an oral question asked by Pauloosie Keyootak, MLA for Uqqummiut, on March 8, 2017, No. 673 – 4(3), on the environmental assessment by the Nunavut Impact Review Board.


ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ.

The Nunavut Impact Review Board’s announcement indicated that “public engagement sessions” will be held in a number of communities, including Clyde River and Qikiqtarjuaq.


ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐹᖅᓯᐅᒻᒥᑦᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓛᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕋᒥᒃ, ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑦᑎᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ.

It also indicated that “a final public meeting and community roundtable will be facilitated by NIRB in Iqaluit.


ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖃᐃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓪᓕᐊ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᓱᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ?

For the record, can the minister confirm which organization is responsible for providing support to communities during the consultation process?


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᔭᐃᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᑉ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, the Government of Nunavut is a partner in the strategic environmental assessments administered by the Nunavut Impact Review Board.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᔅᓴᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᔅᓴᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒐᓴᓖᔅᓴᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ Baffin Bay-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑏ ᐃᒪᖓᓂᒃ.

This assessment concerns the future development of oil and gas related activities in the Baffin Bay and Davis Strait area.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᔭᐃᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔩᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑭᓪᓕᑎᑦᑎᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

The Department of Economic Development and Transportation is an active participant in the Strategic Environmental Assessment Working Group.


ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓗᔾᔨᓗᑎᑦ ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ.

Its role is to support the study process, with a focus on the public education component of SEA and ensuring that Nunavummiut are well informed on this issue.


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 699 - 4(3): ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᙳᐃᓂᖅ (ᐅᑲᓕᖅ)

Question 699 – 4(3): Senate Reform (Okalik)


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᑲᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᓕᕐᒥᔭᕋ.

My question is for the Minister of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs.


ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓛᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᑦᑕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᓐᓇᒎᖅ ᐃᓂᖓ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ 8 ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑲᑕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓂᖓ ᒪᑐᐃᓛᕐᖓᑦ.

The current occupant of Nunavut’s Senate seat is on record as having stated that he would resign his position after having sat in the Senate for eight years.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᑕᒫᓃᑦᑐᓂ.


ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕈᒪᔭᕋ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐃᔅᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᒻᒥ? ᐋᒡᒐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐄᓘᓐᓃᑦ?

My question for the minister is simple: does the Nunavut government support the holding of an election to fill Nunavut’s Senate seat, yes or no?


ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᑕᑉᑐᓇ.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᐸᕋ ᐊᐱᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᓚᐅᕋᒃᑭᑦ 2009-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᐊᓇᑐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ 8-ᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᒻᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ 8-ᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᓛᕐᒪᑕ ᑭᖑᖓᒍᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, I went through that tabled document and from 2009 that’s what the newly appointed Senator had indicated. He was there for eight years on the expectation that the Prime Minister may change legislation and have the Senator stay for eight years, then go on to elections.


ᓱᖅᑯᐃᒪᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓇᒪ ᓂᓪᓕᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓇᖓᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᖓᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᕙᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑐᓐᓇᖏᒃᖢᒍᓗ ᓂᓪᓕᐅᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖏᓐᓇᒃᑯ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖃᑦᑕᒪᔾᔪᒃ.

As far as I understand, I have no correspondence, no indication, or no phone call from the Prime Minister at this point, so I can’t speak on something I have no authority over; it’s a federal appointee.


ᓱᖅᑯᐃᓯᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᔮᖅᐸᓚᐃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ.

Once I get a good understanding of what may happen... . As far as I know, there is no legislation change for an election.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᕕᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ, ᐃᓛᒃ ᑎᓴᒪᐅᔪᙱᒐᖅᑐᓂᓂᓛᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᕕᖏᑦ, ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ

Mr. Speaker, I do know that there has to be consensus from all jurisdictions, at least seven jurisdictions, to change the Senate legislation.


ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓇ ᐃᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑕ.

In the past it was called Senate reform.


ᐄ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓚᑎᑦᑎᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᒻᒧᑦ.

Even though that’s the case, there was one election outside of the territory and as a consequence there was one individual that was appointed to a Senate seat.


ᑕᐃᒫᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᒥᒐᑦᑕ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᖔᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ.

We want to be represented properly in the Senate and we would like to elect a true Nunavummiuq to that seat.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑲ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓ ᐃᓱᓕᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓯᔪᒪᓂᕋᕐᓗᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ?

I very much would like the minister to lobby the federal government to appoint a new member elected by Nunavummiut for that seat on the Senate.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᑕᑉᑐᓇ.

Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The Hon. Premier of Nunavut, Hon. Mr. Taptuna.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪᐃᓛᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᒪᒋᒻᒪᒍ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᒪᒍᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓃᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᒧᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ.

As I indicated, this is a federal jurisdiction and if the member is willing to find out if there are going to be any changes in the legislation, anybody in Nunavut, including people from the south, has the authority to write to the Prime Minister or to our MP to see what the next steps are going to be.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓇᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᓯᙱᓐᓇᒪ ᐅᖃᓛᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓇᒪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖁᔭᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕈᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

At this point I haven’t had any indication, any correspondence, or any phone calls about what the status of Senators’ seats may be.


9-ᖑᓕᒪᖅᑕ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑖᑦ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ. ᐃᓘᓐᓇᑲᓯᐅᖅᑰᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᕝᕕᐊᕋᔭᙱᒋᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᕕᓕᒫᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒥᒃ

As you know, Mr. Speaker, there are nine new Senators that were appointed at that time and I believe most of them had indicated that they are willing to step aside if legislation is approved by all jurisdictions for eight-year terms moving on to elections.


ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᓐᓂᖅᐸᑕ ᐃᑦᑐᑯᕕᒻᒥ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑎᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊ ᕈᓐᓇᓪᓚᕆᑦᑕᕗᑦ.

If there are any indications from this House that there’s a wish for an election process for Senators for Nunavut seats, we will certainly investigate that possibility.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕋᓱᓪᓗᒍ ᑭᓱᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᕐᒪᖔᖅ.

At this time anybody here is free to write to the MP to find out what the processes are and what the Prime Minister is thinking.


ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐳᕋᐃᒻ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᓕᕈᒃᑯ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᒐᔭᖅᑕᕋ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᐅᑉ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᖓᓂᒃ.

In my next conversation with the Prime Minister, I will certainly bring that issue out and having that discussion on where his party stands on Senate reform.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐃᓛᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕗᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᑑᔮᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᓇᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓵᔅᓯᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᕙᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ, ᖀᒥᒍᓱᓐᓂᕋᐃᓕᖅᐸᑦᑐᓂ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ.

I believe we need to improve the process we use nowadays because the Senator who represents Nunavut, for instance, is very quick to put down Inuit organizations.


ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓴᓂᓕᐊᓂ ᑕᕝᕙᓂᔅᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᔅᓯᕚᖃᑎᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖃᓪᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᒎᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᒥᓃᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᔅᓴᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᖅᓵᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

Most recently a Senator from his own party stated that the old residential school system was “well intentioned.”


ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑐᓴᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑯᓕᙳᐊᕋᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᐸᓱᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑉᐱᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ.

Even though the Senator of Nunavut heard about that, he didn’t rebut that statement.


ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑕᔫᔮᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑑᔮᙱᑦᑎᐊᓕᕐᖓᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.

It seems like he is not representing us in Nunavut.


ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᙱᔫᒥᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᒻᒥ.

Nunavut deserves its own Senate representative strengthened by general election.


ᑖᓐᓇᖃᐃ ᐊᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑲ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓ.

Can the Premier lobby to get this long overdue change made?


ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐲᑐ ᑕᑉᑐᓇ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᐸᓘᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕋᓱᑉᐸᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖃᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

Mr. Speaker, as a young territory we try to engage our federal partners in making sure that our concerns are heard, and this is no exception.


ᑎᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᕋᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐳᕋᐃᒻ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᖃᕐᕕᒋᓇᒍ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᒻᒧᑦ.

This is an appointed position by the Prime Minister by the previous government and I had no say in selecting or even appointing the Senators.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐳᕋᐃᒻ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᓐᓂᕈᒃᑯ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᓕᐊᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᖑᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑦᑐᑯᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

Mr. Speaker, if I do have a conversation with the Prime Minister, I will certainly bring that out because for the most part we do have to change our legislation, our Nunavut Elections Act, to fall into place with whatever legislation that the federal government may put in place for Senate reform.


ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᓯᒪᙱᓚᖓ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐅᓯᒪᓇᖓᓗ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᕕᔅᓴᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓪᓚᕆᔪᒫᖅᐸᕋ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᙱᒻᒪᕆᓪᓗᒍ.

I haven’t had any indications or correspondence, but at the very next opportunity I’ll certainly bring that concern out.


ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓕᒫᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᒪᒍᑎᒃ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᐅᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑐᖁᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.

Again I’ve got to state that every Nunavummiuq has that opportunity to write to their MP on such concerns to bring forth how the process may be done to make Nunavut better, not only Nunavut, but people of Nunavut.


ᑐᑭᓯᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᙱᑦᑐᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᓗ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᑉᐸᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒪᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᔾᔮᖏᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒐᓱᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓘᖅᑐᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ.

You’ve got to understand that there are efforts being made from all sides. There may be some disagreements here and there, but at the end of the day we will certainly do our part to make sure that whatever happens within the federal government, we are consulted.


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 700 - 4(3): ᒥᖅᑯᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᕐᕕᒃ (ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ)

Question 700 – 4(3): Fur Auction House (Keyootak)


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᓯᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᖓᓐᓄᑦ.

My question is directed to the Minister of Environment.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᑭᐊᔅᓵᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᒥᖅᑯᓕᓐᓂᒃ

Mr. Speaker, during our session last fall I was asking questions in regard to the fur auction house.


ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᕕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᖃᐃ ᓇᓄᕋᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᕕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑯᓂᕐᔪᐊᕐᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓕᕐᖓᑕ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ ᖃᑦᑎᓂᒃᑭᐊᖅ.

Hunters who have been sending out furs, especially polar bear hides, have been waiting for years.


ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕋᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖃᓛᕐᒪᖔᖅ.

I have been asking questions in regard to when the next auction would be.


ᐅᓪᓗᒥᑭᐊᖓᐃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᖅᑲ, ᑐᓴᕐᓇᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑲ ᓱᓖ ᓂᐅᕕᕋᖅᑐᖃᓛᕐᒪᖔᖅ, ᐅᕝᕙᓗ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᕋᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖃᓚᐅᙱᓯᐊᒻᒪᕆᑉᐸ?

Have you heard when the next auction date is or did they not have one this year?


ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᙱᒥᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᖏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒥᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᑦᑕᐅᓚᐅᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᕼᐃᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᑦ.

The polar bear hides that are old were bought overpriced and have not been sold. The newer hides have been priced at a lower rate and they are being bought.


ᐊᒥᕼᐆᙱᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕋᐅᔭᖅᑑᒐᓗᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐃ ᑕᐅᓇᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒻᒥ, ᑕᕝᕙ ᑖᓐᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᑕᐊ’ᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ.

The polar bear hides that are collected down at the auction house are actually depleting. That is how it is right now.


ᒫᓐᓇᖃᐃ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖏᑦᑎᐊᖅᑯᖅ ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕋᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓛᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ, ᐃᓛᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᒐᓚᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᕋᖅᑐᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓛᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᒥᖅᑯᓕᓐᓂᑦ?

Is it impossible at this time to know when the next auction will be? Although I know that this is not the minister’s jurisdiction, I would like to ask the minister if he has heard when the next fur auction will take place.


ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.

Minister of Environment, Mr. Joe Savikataaq.


ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᑯᒎ ᓂᐅᕕᒃᑲᓐᓂᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᕼᐃᒪᙱᑕᕋ ᑭᕼᐃᐋᓂ ᐅᐱᙶᖑᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅ.

I don’t have the information as to when the next auction will take place, but it is supposed to be in the spring.


ᑭᕼᐃᐋᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑐᑦ.

However, the polar bear hides at the auction house can be bought at any time of the year.


ᖃᖓᒥᐊᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᔫᓪᓗᐊᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑭᓇᒥᐊᖅ ᓇᓄᕋᕐᒥᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᑯᙵᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑭᐊ ᓈᒻᒪᒥᐊᕼᐅᖓᖅᐸᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑑᓪᓗᐊᑦ.

Any person can go there and purchase a polar bear hide if the price is good for them.


ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ, ᑕᐃᒃᕼᐅᒪᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐃ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᔾᔫᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᑦ ᒪᖃᐃᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᕼᐃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᑉᐹᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᕼᐃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᕼᐅᒪᓂ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᕐᔪᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

The polar bear hides that are not being purchased are because they are too expensive. At the time that the polar bear hides were purchased, the price was high and the department purchased them from the hunters.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ ᑲᑖᓪᓚᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᐊᖏᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᒪᑕ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᖢᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐃᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᙱᑦᑐᑦ.

We gave half the price to the harvesters in advance and when the prices of polar bear hides went down, the money that was given to the harvesters became too expensive. That is why the polar bears are not being purchased at this time.


ᑭᕼᐃᐋᓂ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᕼᐊᖃᕈᒫᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᒥᖅᑯᓕᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

However, there will be a fur auction this coming spring.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᐸᓗᓪᓗᑭᐊᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓚᑦᑖᙱᑕᕋᓗᐊᒃᑲ, ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᓲᖑᕐᒪᑕ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᓇᓄᕋᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᖑᑉᐸᑦ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔪᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᐅᒃ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

The hunters who have sent their hides, I am not too sure, but the majority had been given an advance for the polar bear hides given to the department. If the polar bear hide is sold, then they get that part of the money given to them.


ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᓲᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᑖᐃᔅᓱᒪᓃᓛᒃ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ.

That was probably the case for some of them when the price of the fur was high.


ᑕᐃᒪᓕᖃᐃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᖑᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᑲᑕ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᑲᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐃᓄᒋᔭᖏᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᕗᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᔪᒥᓃᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᔅᓴᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑯᑦ?

What would happen if the polar bear hides cannot be purchased? Would they have to be returned to the hunters themselves and they would end up owing money because of the advance they received?


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.

Speaker (interpretation): Thank you. (interpretation ends) The Hon. Minister of Environment, Mr. Joe Savikataaq.


ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐅᑎᓖᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐅᑎᖓ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕈᐊᕐᓂᖅᐸᒍ, ᐄ, ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᕼᐃᒪᔮ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᒋᐊᖃᕋᔭᖅᑖ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

If the individuals who have polar bear hides wanted to get their polar bear hide back, then they would have to pay the advance back to the government.


ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᓄᕋᐅᑎᓕᒃ ᑐᒃᕼᐃᕋᙱᑉᐸᒍ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᕋᐅᔭᒥᐊᕐᓂᐊᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑮᑦᑐᖃᙱᓪᓗᓂ.

However, if the individual does not want the hide, then they would leave the polar bear hide in the auction house without owing money as the government had purchased it.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᓄᕋᐅᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑑᓪᓗᐊᕋᔭᕋᓗᐊᕐᓂᕌ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑭᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᓪᓗᒍ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᓄᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᑦ, ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᓄᕋᐅᑎᓖᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑮᑦᑐᖃᕋᔭᖏᑦᑐᑦ.

If the harvester agrees that the government can purchase the polar bear hide at a full price and if the polar bear hide remains at the auction house, then they wouldn’t owe money for their advance.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᒃᕼᐃᕋᙱᑉᐸᒍ ᓇᓄᕋᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕈᐊᕐᓗᓂᐅᒃ, ᐃᓚᒃ, ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᐊᓄᑦ.

However, if they want to get their polar bear hide back, they have to pay back the advance that they had received in the past.


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 701 - 4(3): ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ (ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ)

Question 701 – 4(3): Pre-dissolution Priorities (Angnakak)


ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ.

Ms. Angnakak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are also for the Premier.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᑦ 6 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓱᖔᕐᔪᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᒥᑦ. ᓄᓇᕘᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.

Mr. Speaker, the current Legislative Assembly will be dissolved in a little over six months from now and Nunavummiut will soon be rendering their judgment on all of us.


ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅᐱᒋᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᑦ 6-ᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ?

Can the Premier indicate what the government’s top priorities are for its last six months in the office?


ᖁᔭᒋᕙᕋ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐱᕆᒻᒪᑦ.

I appreciate the question from the member.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔨᔭᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᒃᑲᑦᑎᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖓᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒪᕐᕈᐊᑎᖅᑐᖓ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒋᓯᒪᓕᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᐱᓕᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᕗᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, we have many priorities, but of course together we formed our number one priority with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated with their board and we met with the board members on a couple of occasions. We met together to come up with our mandate, Sivumut Abluqta. That’s still our priority.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᕕᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᑲᑐᖓᔾᔨᐅᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ.

Mr. Speaker, as you know, there were a lot of setbacks within our term here. We had three major fires. We had two schools and the power plant.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᖅᑭ 6-ᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᒍᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

That slowed things down, but our priority for the next six months is to try to complete the mandate that we have agreed together as one to try to complete the status for the benefit of Nunavummiut.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸ ᑭᓱᒥᒃ ᐅᑉᐱᕈᓱᒻᒪᖔᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓛᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᖏ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᐅᕋᑖᖅᑐᓂ?

Can the Premier indicate what he believes to have been the government’s three most important achievements over the last four years?


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐲᑕ ᑕᑉᑐᓇ.

Speaker: The Hon. Premier of Nunavut, Hon. Peter Taptuna.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᑲᓂᖅᐸᕋ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᖓᓄᑦ.

Again I thank the member for that question.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓄᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓪᓗᑕ..

Mr. Speaker, there have been many achievements we have done through this government.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᖁᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ.

As you know, in the early days through legislation we were required to review the Education Act.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖑᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖅ.

That’s where we initially formed the Special Committee to Review the Education Act.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓯᒪᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑎᒍ.


ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᔅᓯ ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔭᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᓕᔾᔪᑎ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᕐᒪᑕ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᕆᓚᐅᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᓱᒃᑐᑎᒍᑦ

As you know, Mr. Speaker, that came about from legislation. The five years were up, so that was one of our tasks to complete.


ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖑᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ.

I feel that through the special committee, many community consultations, many back and forth and letters on the Education Act we did bring forth to the committee for them to look at.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᒻᒪᕆᑦᑐᖅ.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐅᓄᕐᒪᑕ.

As you know, there are a lot of things that still need a lot of work.


ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᕖᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖓ ᐃᑭᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒐᓱᒍᒪᓪᓗᒍ.

Again I’ve got to say that a lot of departments, when we lost the power plant in Pangnirtung, our people got together, our ministers and our officials, to try to rectify the situation that was dire.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑯᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᑯᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ. ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᔪᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᕋᓂᓗ ᑐᖁᔪᖃᕋᓂᓗ.

It’s one of those things that we fear the most, where you lose a power plant in the middle of winter, but with good cooperation and assistance from the Northwest Territories, we managed to get things working again in Pangnirtung without any accidents, injuries, or loss of life.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᖏᔫᕗᖅ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᐱᒋᓯᒪᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᒃᑯ. ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕖᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ.

That’s quite an accomplishment and that’s one the things that I’m quite proud of because it took a lot of departments to make sure that took place.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒥᔭᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᑦ 8-ᓂᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓯᒪᓪᓚᕐᒥᓗ.

Again, one of the things that we look at is the Public Service Act that took eight years to complete. That’s one of the things that have taken place.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑲᕐᓂᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓪᓗᑕ.

Mr. Speaker, there are many more accomplishments that we have done with this government.


ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐅᓄᕐᒪᑕ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᑦ 100-ᑲᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ ᐱᔭᕇᙱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᓕ.

I know there’s a lot more to be done yet and that’s one of the things about governments. We could be here another hundred years and there are still going to be lots of things that we’re going to accomplish.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓂᕐᓗᖓ, ᑭᙵᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᖅᓯᕋᑦᑕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, again, when we lost the school in Cape Dorset, it was a dire situation.


ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᓪᓗ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑲᒪᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᖃᕋᓂ.

Again, the ministers and officials took care of that without any loss of life. It was a dire situation.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔫᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᓕᒫᓂᑦ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᒃᖢᒍ ᑲᔪᓯᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᕆᐊᓖᑦ.

It took a lot of work from all departments, Finance, Education, Community and Government Services, and it took a lot of effort.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᓪᓗ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᑦ.

We had to coordinate people to make sure that things were taken care of, the needs of our people and the students.


ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒥᒻᒪᑕ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᒥᑭᓛᓂᒃ ᒍᕋᐃ 12-ᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔭᕆᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓂᖏᑦᑐᒐᓚᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᔅᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ.

Again, the situation in Kugaaruk where another school was lost, I understood that after one week the students from kindergarten up to grade 2, I believe, were already back in school. That took a lot of effort and a lot of sleepless nights for officials and ministers to accomplish that.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᔪᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᓐᓂᖏᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓖᓪᓗ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐸᓐᓇᖅᑑᒥᓪᓗ ᑭᙵᓐᓂ ᑰᒐᔾᔪᒻᒥᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅᑕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Mr. Speaker, I’ve got to commend the members that ensured that there was open communication between the government and the community. I appreciate the efforts put forward by the regular members from Pangnirtung, Cape Dorset, and Kugaaruk when these dire situations happen.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ.

Again I thank the members for the assistance that they provided.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᐅᖃᕋᑖᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᒻᒪᕆᒻᒪᔅᓱᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ.

As the Premier indicated, there is much to do yet for Nunavummiut through this government.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᔪᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᓐᓂᒻᒧᑦ, ᖃᓄᓪᓕ ᐅᖃᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓛᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᒍᓗᐊᕈᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ?

With this in mind and in the spirit of looking forward, what advice would the Premier provide the next Assembly should he part of it or not?


ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕈᑎᖃᙱᓐᓇᒪ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖅᓲᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᒃᑎᖅᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖅᑕᖃᒻᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕈᐊᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᒃᑏᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᑖᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᒃᑰᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑕ.

I don’t have a crystal ball and as usual, we do have a transition process within the government for this transition from after general elections. That’s taking place at this point where we’re making it easier for the transition into the new government.


ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᓐᓇᒃᑯ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᕆᐊᓕᕗ.

I don’t know where the new government may be and again, that’s something that we have to honour.


ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᒃᑎᖅᑎᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓛᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ.

As the outgoing government, we do make transition plans for the next government to take place.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐃᓚᒋᒻᒪᒍ, ᐱᒋᐊᕇᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᑕ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᓂᕈᓐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑑᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᓂᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᓐᓇᖁᓇᒍ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᒻᒪᕇᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑑᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᖏᑦᑐᓪᓗ.

That’s one of the things we have started already at this point to make sure that once the general elections take place and there’s a new government sworn in, the transition is as painless as possible. There are many files that are ongoing and there are many things that still got to be done behind the scenes.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᓕᒫᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᐊᓅᖅᑎᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᐱᔭᓐᓂᖅᑑᖏᒻᒪᑦ.

Again, with the help of all the departments, we will ensure that the transition is as smooth as possible.


ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑦᑖᕈᓐᓇᖏᓐᓇᒪ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓛᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᕙᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖏᓐᓇᒃᑯ.

I can’t say for sure whether we’re all going to be there, including myself. I don’t know that.


ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕈᑎᖃᖏᓐᓇᒪ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᙳᓚᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

That’s why I indicated that I don’t have a crystal ball, but plans are already being put in place to make the transition a lot easier going into the next government.


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑏᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓇᑦᓯᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐃᒥᓕᐊᓐᓄᑦ ᕿᙳᖅ.

Oral Questions. Member for Netsilik, Mr. Emiliano Qirngnuq.


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 702 - 4(3): ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑰᒑᕐᕈᒻᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᑦ (ᕿᙳᖅ)

Question 702 – 4(3): Status of Portable Classrooms for Kugaaruk (Qirngnuq)


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒐ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᔭᕋ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ.

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


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᒻᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᒪᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑯᒑᔾᔪᒻᒧᑦ, ᑕᕝᕙᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖓᓃᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓕᒫᓄᓪᓗ ᖁᔭᓕᔭᔅᓴᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ.

First I would like to express my appreciation for all the support the community of Kugaaruk has received from the Government of Nunavut, from communities all across Nunavut and (interpretation) Canadians.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒻᒪᑕ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᓚᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᑉᐸᒃᓴᕋᑖᑦᑎᐊᖅ $10 ᒥᓕᐊᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐸᓐᓇᐃᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, we now know that the students are getting their supplies. I thank my colleagues for approving just yesterday the $10 million for the government to move forward with its plans.


ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᖅᑳᓂ ᓈᓚᒃᑐᑦ ᑯᒑᔾᔪᒻᒥᐅᓪᓗ ᑐᓴᓐᓂᐊᒻᒪᑕ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐅᖃᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᐸᓐᓇᐅᑕᐅᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᖑᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕖᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐ ᑯᒑᔾᔪᒻᒧ?

For the sake of the people listening out there and (interpretation) the residents of Kugaaruk, (interpretation ends) can the minister provide an update on the specific plans for the purchase and installation of the modular classrooms in the community of Kugaaruk?


ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒻᒪᑦ.

Hon. Paul Quassa (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also thank my colleague for asking for an update.


ᐄ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖓᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔩᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑏᓪᓗ. ᒫᓐᓇᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ.

I’m happy to say that we were able to carry on with that. Right now the Department of Community and Government Services is in the process of working on the plan.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᖁᑎᓪᓚᓐᓄᑦ.

They are the department responsible for the assets.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓇᓂᓯᒋᐊᖃᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪ, ᓇᓂᓯᓂᐊᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᔅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ, ᑭᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᔅᓴᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᒻᒪᖔᓐ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓛᒻᒪᖔᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ.

Currently they still have to determine and they will probably find out quickly who will be constructing the new school. They’re working on the plans as we speak.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖃᑖ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒻᒥᒎᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᔾᔪᐊᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᔭᐅᓇᓱᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᐃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖑᓛᖅᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑐᒪᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ.

Secondly the portable classrooms that will be used for the classes are under preparation. We want to bring them into the community by this fall.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ 6-ᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

Currently they are focusing on six portable classrooms to be shipped to Kugaaruk.


ᒫᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᓪᓗᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒡᓛᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᐃᑯᙵᓛᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓐᓂᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 20-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ.

That is happening as I speak. Obviously they are working on that development. I am also very happy that I am scheduled to travel to Kugaaruk on March 20.


ᖁᔭᒋᔭᕋ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᕿᓚᒥᑯᓗᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒐᓱᒃᖢᒍ.

I appreciate that replacing the lost school is a huge task and the government has worked very hard in a short period of time to address the situation.


ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᒫᓂᕐᕆᔪᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ.

Can the minister provide further information on how the modular portable classrooms will be shipped to the community of Kugaaruk?


ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᐸᓗᐃᑦ ᑎᑭᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᖏᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᑐᕐᕕᐅᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᓴᐃᓇᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᑉᐱᑯᖓ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᙵᐅᑎᑕᐅᓛᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᕗᑦ.

The portable classrooms can only be shipped up via sealift, which is the case with most communities where bulky items are shipped. This will follow that same process. We expect that the classrooms will be put on a cargo ship scheduled to go to Kugaaruk.


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 703 - 4(3): ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᒪᑭᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓗ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ)

Question 703 – 4(3): Inuit Language Protection and Revitalization (Joanasie)


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᖓ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕈᒪᔭᕋ.

My questions are for the Minister of Languages.


ᑕᖅᑭᒋᔭᑦᑕ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥᙶᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᔪᐊᒃ-ᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᐊᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᓱᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᐊᕋᒃᑯ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓯᐊᕈ ᐱᕙᖃᕐᓇᖅᓯᒃᐸᑦ.

Earlier this month an academic from York University published a research paper on language loss in Nunavut. I intend to table this research paper later today for the benefit of the viewing public.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᒥᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᖓ ᒥᔅᑐ ᐄᐊᓐ ᒪᐅᑎᓐ ᑕᐅᑕᒃᑕᖓᒍᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᒥᔅᑐ ᒪᐅᑎᓐ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔨᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

Mr. Speaker, in this paper the author, Mr. Ian Martin, provides his insight into the current situation of the Inuit language in our territory. In his paper, Mr. Martin also makes a number of recommendations to the federal and territorial governments.


ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᔭᕋ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᖃᓚᐅᖅᐲᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᐃᒍᖅᑕᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᒪᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᖔᒍ.

My question for the minister is: can he indicate if he has had the opportunity to review this paper titled Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut?


ᒪ’ᓈᖅᖢᒍᓗ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ.

I also thank the member for that question.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᕼᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᕼᐅᓕ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅ’ᒪᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕼᐃᒐᔮᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᒥᒃ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᕼᐋᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᕼᐊᖅᑭᑦᑐᒫᖅᖢᒍ ᐱᐊᓂᖅᕼᐃᒪᓂᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑭᕼᐃᐋᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᕙᖓ ᕼᐅᓕ ᑕᑯᐊᓂᒃᕼᐃᒪᖏᓐᓇᒃᑯ.

Mr. Speaker, in relation to the member’s question on the study, at this time it is still in progress and we are behind schedule. However, this will be completed and I plan to table the report on this issue at our fall session scheduled for September. At this time, however, it is still under review and I have yet to see the report on it.


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕗᑦ 2 ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᑦᓇ ᐊᒥᕼᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖓᑕᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ.

With respect to his question, Uqausivut 2 includes many details and subjects, including what he enquired about.


ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᖑᕙᕼᐃᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᒐᕋ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ phase 1, 2 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 3 ᑕᐃᑯᖓ 4-ᒧᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᕼᐊᖅᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ phase 3 ᐃᓗᓕᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒥᕼᐅᓂᒃ ᕼᐆᕐᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᕼᐃᒪᔪᓂᒃ

This work is still ongoing. Although we are behind schedule, what I can provide to the member is that phases 1, 2, 3, and 4, which are all separate phases, will be completed and this is part of the review. In particular phase 3 has many details pertinent to our regional bodies, including NTI as well as the regional Inuit associations.


ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᕗᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ.

We will partner with them to develop this plan.


ᐅᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᕋ ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓵᖓᓃᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ.

This document that I will table shortly and which is the subject of my questions will be available to the minister for his information.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᐃᓗᓕᕋᓛᖓ 24(2)(a) ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᒍᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᓴᓇᒋᐊᓕᒃ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᓕᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᓕᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᓪᓗ ᑕᒪᐅᓇᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ.

(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, subsection 24(2)(a) of the Inuit Language Protection Act says that the Minister of Languages is required to “develop policies or programs intended to promote increased learning, proficiency and linguistic vitality of the Inuit Language, including its revitalization through initiatives targeting communities or age groups in which there are special concerns about language loss or assimilation.”


ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒍᓐᓇᖅᑳ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑭᓯ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑰᓗᓯ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᒐᓱᐊᕐᓗᓯ ᐆᒻᒪᐹᓪᓕᑎᑦᑎᒐᓱᐊᕐᓗᓯᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ?

Can the minister tell us what specific programs are currently being undertaken by the Government of Nunavut to protect and revitalize the Inuit language?


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ) ᒥᓂᔅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ.

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


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ (ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ): ᒪ’ᓇᓗᐊᕕᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ.

Hon. George Kuksuk (interpretation): Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.


ᑖᓐᓇᐃᓛᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᕋ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕋ ᐅᕙᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ

In my earlier response I indicated that many details are included in this review.


ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ, ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓪᓗ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᒪᒋᓂᐊᕋᑉᑎᒍ.

We are collaborating with the regional Inuit associations as well as with NTI.


ᒫᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᐃᓗᐊᓃᖃᑕᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.

The review will be completed in partnership. To reiterate, the subjects he is asking me about are included in this review.


ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᖏᓛᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᔅᓵᖅ, ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖑᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᖑᕙᓯᐊᕐᔪᒃᑲᑦᑕ.

I can only speak to it upon the completion of the review and it had been scheduled for the spring, but we are a bit behind schedule.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᔅᓵᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑑᓪᓗᐊᕈᒫᕋᑉᑯ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒥ.

Nonetheless, it is obvious that this review will be completed by the fall session and a report will be available for tabling in the House.


ᒪ’ᓇᓗᐊᕕᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᔭᕋ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᖃᑦᓯᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᓴᓂᕝᕙᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ 2017-2018?

Can the minister tell us today: what is the total amount of funding that the Government of Nunavut has allocated to programs designed to revitalize and protect the Inuit language for the upcoming 2017-18 fiscal year?


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔪᐊᔾ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ: ᒪ’ᓇᓗᐊᕕᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᖓ ᖃᑉᓯᓪᓚᕆᐅᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᒃᑯ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ.

In regard to my colleague’s question about the amount, I can’t provide that detail at this time.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕌᕆᓚᐅᕐᓗᒍ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᒍᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑑᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᕋ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐅᑉ ᖃᑉᓯᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖓᓄᑦ.

I have to consult with my departmental officials and once I have the amounts, I will be able to provide the funding amounts relative to his question.


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 704 - 4(3): ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ)

Question 704 – 4(3): Support for More Daycare Spaces in Baker Lake (Mikkungwak)


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

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


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒋᔭᖓ ᓄᑖᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐅᓂᐊᕌᖓᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᖃᔪᒻᒪᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑭᕆᕝᕕᒻᒥᒃ.

Mr. Speaker, in the past the Minister of Education has frequently stated that when his department builds a new school in a community, that school will also include space for a daycare.


ᐅᒡᒍᓇᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᒻᓇ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑯᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ.

Sadly the plans for a new middle school in Baker Lake fell off the capital plan last year.


ᑖᒻᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍᓕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᐃᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᑑᓪᓗᐊᖅᐸ ᖃᓄᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᐊᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑭᕆᕝᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥ?

Can the minister provide an update on what other options might be available to Baker Lake to establish another daycare in the community?


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᒻᒥᒻᒪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ.

Hon. Paul Quassa (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also thank my colleague for requesting that information. any community can establish a daycare.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᒃᑖᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᒻᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓕ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᒃᑖᕈᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᔾᔪᐊᒻᒥᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ society ststus ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖤᑐᐊᖅᐸᑕ, ᐅᕙᒍᓪᓕ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ

With respect to private daycare initiatives, this has to be done by first identifying a facility as well as establishing their own (interpretation ends) society status. (interpretation) Once the society is established, the Department of Education would be able to provide funding for their operations of the daycare.


ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖏᓂᓪᓗ ᑕᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐸᐅᕆᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᔾᔪᐊᓪᓚᕆᒻᒥᒃ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᕙᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᖔᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑳᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᕈᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ

Our department is not responsible for acquiring facilities specific to daycares. The initiative has to come from the community.


ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓄᑦ.

With the establishment of the society, the funding becomes available for the operations of the daycare.


ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᔾᔪᐊᒻᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ society status-ᖃᖅᐸᑕ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᖁᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑲ, ᐅᕙᒍᓪᓕ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᖔᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑐᒪᑉᐸᔾᔪᒡᓗ.

I can only encourage the residents of Baker Lake to identify a building for a future daycare space as well as the society status, as our department waits for applications for a future daycare, if they wish to operate it.


ᐅᕙᒍᓪᓕ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᖔᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖑᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ.


ᐃᓕᑕᖅᕼᐃᕼᐃᒪᔪᖓ ᑐᑭᕼᐃᐅᒪᑉᓗᖓᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᑦ ᐃᕼᐅᒪᓕᐅᖅᕼᐃᒪᒻᒪᑕ, ᐃᕼᐅᒪᓕᐅᖅᕼᐃᒪᓕᓚᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒃᑖᕼᐋᒃᕼᐊᐅᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑯᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒥ ᕼᐊᓇᔭᐅᙱᓕᓚᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓗᐊᖅᕼᐅᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

I recognize that the government’s decision not to build a new middle school in Baker Lake is due to problems with attendance.


ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕝᕕᒋᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑑᓪᓗᐊᐸᕋ, ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒥ ᑕᒪᑦᓱᒥᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᐊᓐᓂᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᒻᒪᑕ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᑦᓯᐊᓐᓂᓗᒻᒫᖅᕼᐅᓂᔾᔪᒃ.

I can assure the minister that the community is working hard to address this issue.


ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᑖᒻᓇ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᒃ ᕼᐊᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒥ ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᐊ ᕼᐊᓇᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖃᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᑭᕕᖃᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ. ᑭᕼᐃᐋᓂ ᐱᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ.

The last school to be built in Baker Lake was the Jonah Amitnaaq School. It was supposed to have a daycare, but currently there isn’t one.


ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᑐᑭᕼᐃᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐊᐱᕆᓕᖅᐸᕋ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕖᑦ ᕼᐊᓇᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖃᖅᕼᐅᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖃᙱᖢᑎᒃ. ᕼᐆᖑᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᑖᒻᓇ ᑐᑭᕼᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑑᓪᓗᐊᖅᐸᒍ?

Can the minister explain why some new schools include daycares and others don’t?


ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒻᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ.


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.

Hon. Paul Quassa (interpretation): Thank you, Mr. Chairman.


ᐃᓛᒃ, ᓱᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ, ᓱᓕ ᐊᒥᐊᓱᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᖁᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖃᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓲᓪᓗ ᓇᐃᔮᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖃᐅᓕᒻᒪᑕ.

Yes, indeed my colleague is truthful in bringing up the fact that not all schools have daycare spaces while some of the newer schools such as the one in Naujaat and newer schools include a daycare facility.


ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐃᓛᒃ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᓐᓂᖅ, ᐃᓛᒃ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑖᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕖᑦ ᓴᓇᕙᓪᓕᐊᔭᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᓪᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᔭᕗᓪᓘᓐᓃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᑭᖑᓂᖔᖓᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᖓ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

The need for daycare facilities was recognized and new school designs and/or school additions do include that, as this requirement was established after the construction of the Jonah Amitnaaq School was completed.


ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᖓᒻᒪᑦ.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑖᓐ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᓕᒻᒪᑕ.

Obviously, as per my many references to that fact, new school designs or school additions include the requirement for daycare space.


ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕖᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᓐᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ.

This is the current requirement, but many of our schools don’t have daycare spaces as this requirement for such a facility was decided after the completion of those schools.


ᓱᓕ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᓚᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᐅᖅ.

As an example, it occurred with the Jonah Amitnaaq School, which is the case today.


ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ.

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


ᐱᖁᑎᔾᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐸᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᕼᐃᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑯᓪᓕᖅᐹᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊ-ᕕᒃᑕᕼᐋᒃᕼᐊᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᕼᐃᒪᙱᒻᒪᑦ. ᑖᒻᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᓇᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕝᕕᒃ ᕼᐊᓇᔭᐅᓇᔭᓚᐅᖅᐸᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓇᔭᓚᐅᒻᒪᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ.

As long as the capital plan does not include a new middle school for Baker Lake, then the option of including a new daycare in that new school will also be on hold.


ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑑᓪᓗᐊᖅᐹ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒥᐅᑕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕼᐃᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥ. ᑕᒪᑦᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᑦᑖᕆᐊᖃᒃᑲᓂᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑖᒻᓇ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᒃᑖᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓗᐊᖅᖢᒍ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᓕᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᑦ.

Will the minister commit to working with the community of Baker Lake through its DEA and other local organizations to identify other opportunities to establish more daycare spaces and to provide the necessary support to get those spaces open for those who need them?


ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᔭᖅᑑᒐᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑕᖏᒻᒪᑕ.

Our students who may have been able to attend school if there were more daycare spaces are currently unable to attend.


ᑖᒻᓇ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᑦᑖᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᑉᑎᓐᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᑦᓯᐊᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᓖᑦ.

The need for more daycare spaces in our community of Baker Lake is extremely important as it would result in students being able to attend their classes as required.


ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᖁᐊᓴ.


ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓂᓛᒃ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᓕᕆᔨᓂᑦ Early Childhood Education, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖃᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᖤᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ.

The Department of Education works on these issues through the (interpretation ends) Early Childhood Education (interpretation) Division and we have a full complement of staff. Our employees are able to work with local communities, such as Baker Lake.


ᐃᒻᒪᖃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᑉᐸᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᕈᒻᒪᑉᐸᑕ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓪᓚᕆᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓕᕆᔨᓂᑦ Early Childhood Division ᓲᕐᓗ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑐᕌᖓᓗᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᑕᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᓴᓇᔨᖃᕋᑦᑕ.

Perhaps the local DEA can invite the officials to meet with them and the specialists in the (interpretation ends) early childhood division (interpretation) will be available from our offices. We have these positions in our offices.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᒋᕙᒋᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑕᐃᒪ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ Childcare Act ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᕝᕙ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑎᒍᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᐱᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᐱᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓛᕐᒥᒐᑦᑎᒍ ᑖᓐᓇ Child Care Act. ᑕᐃᑰᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᑦᑐᖓ.

Further, I want my colleague to be aware that we’re going to start reviewing the Child Day Care Act and ascertain what improvements are required to better manage daycares we operate. We will do a comprehensive review of the (interpretation ends) Child Care Act (interpretation) and my expectations are that there will be improvements.


ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᑎᓪᓗᖓᐃᓛᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖁᑐᐃᓐᓇᐸᒃᑲ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓐᓂᖅᐸᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᑉᐸᑕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᐱᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᑎᐊᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖅ.

I want to reiterate what I said earlier about the local DEAs, such as in Baker Lake, that can submit their application for assistance or if they want further information on establishing new daycare facilities so that this initiative can move forward.


ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔨᕙᕋ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ.


ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 705 - 4(3): ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᐃᑦ (ᐃᓄᒃ)

Question 705 – 4(3): Departmental Positions (Enook)


ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᖃᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓐᓄᑦ.

My questions today are for the Minister of Economic Development and Transportation.


ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂᖓᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐱᖅᓲᑎᒋᔭᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᒋᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓐᓇ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᖢᒍ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂᒃ.

Mr. Speaker, during Saturday’s sitting of the House the minister committed to getting back to me with detailed information concerning my questions about her department’s positions in Pond Inlet.


ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᒫᓐᓇᒎᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᑦ.

I appreciate having received a letter earlier today which indicated that the position of transportation programs officer in Pond Inlet is currently filled on an indeterminate basis.


ᒫᓐᓇᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᔪᖓ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᔅᓴᓕᒫᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᑉᐱᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᔅᓴᓕᒫᑦ, ᖃᔅᓯᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥ?

For the record, can the minister confirm the total number of positions that her department currently has filled in Pond Inlet?


ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅ ᒫᓂᑲ ᐃᐊᓪ-ᑲᓇᔪᖅ.

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


ᐄ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊᖏᓛᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒋᔭᒃᑲ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᕋᓗᐊᒃᑲ ᑕᒫᓂ 136-ᖑᒻᒪᑕᒎᖅ 97-ᖑᔪᐃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ, 97 ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 35 ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᑐᐃᖔᖅᑐᑎᑦ.

Yes, I do have the information for all of Nunavut where our department has positions. There are approximately 136 positions in total, of which 97 positions are filled and 35 positions are vacant.


ᑕᕝᕙᓂᓕ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ .

Specific to Pond Inlet, our department has… .


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᓪᓚᕆᐅᙱᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ 8-ᖑᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᐃᑦ 9-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Although this information isn’t completely updated, there are perhaps eight positions in Pond Inlet out of nine in total.