ᑕᓪᓕᒪᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ


ᑎᑎᕋᐅᑕᐅᒋᐊᙵᖅᑐᑦ


ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅ, ᒫᑦᓯ 19, 2018


ᖁᑉᐱᕐᓂᓖᑦ 603ᒥᒃ 684ᒧᑦ


Speaker: The Honourable Joe Enook, M.L.A. Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔫ ᐃᓄᒃ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓ


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔫ ᐃᓄᒃ


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ 603


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ 606


Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 614

ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᑐᓵᔭᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒧᑦ 614


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᑦ 616


ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐃᑦ 638


Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 639

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ 639


Report of the Committee of the Whole 681

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᑦ 681


ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ 682


ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ 683


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 683


ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ 684


046 – 5(1): Nunavut’s 2018 Indspire Recipient (Quassa) 603

046 - 5(1): ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ 2018-ᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᐊᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑐᖅ (ᖁᐊᓴ) 603


047 – 5(1): Rankin Inlet Healing Facility Sewing Program (Ehaloak) 604

047 - 5(1): ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᒥᖅᓱᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ (ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ) 604


048 – 5(1): Red Seal-endorsed Certification in Truck and Transport Mechanic (Savikataaq) 604

048 - 5(1): ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑖᕆᐅᔭᓲᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ (ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ) 604


049 – 5(1): New Funding for Early Learning and Child Care Facilities (Joanasie) 605

049 - 5(1): ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᓄᑖᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᙱᑦᑐᖅᓯᐅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ) 605


050 – 5(1): Nunavut Mining Symposium (Sheutiapik) 606

050 - 5(1): ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑏ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᑦᑎᓂᖏᑦ (ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ) 606


096 – 5(1): Happy Fifth Birthday to Grandson (Rumbolt) 606

096 - 5(1): ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᖁᔭᓂᖅ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒥᓄᑦ (ᕋᒻᐴᑦ) 606


097 – 5(1): Kitikmeot Youth Empowerment (Qirngnuq) 606

097 - 5(1): ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ (ᕿᙳᖅ) 606


098 – 5(1): Cannabis Legislation (Lightstone) 607

098 - 5(1): ᓱᕘᖅᑐᓪᓗᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ (ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ) 607


099 – 5(1): Increasing Education Opportunities in Baker Lake (Mikkungwak) 608

099 - 5(1): ᐊᒥᓱᕈᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 608


100 – 5(1): Concerns with Larga Boarding Home (Kamingoak) 609

100 - 5(1): ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓛᒐ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒻᒥᒃ (ᖃᒥᙳᐊᖅ) 609


101 – 5(1): Congratulations to Rosalie Ijjangiaq (Netser) 610

101 - 5(1): ᐱᒃᑯᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐅᕉᓴᓖ ᐃᔾᔭᖏᐊᖅ (ᓇᑦᓯᖅ) 610


102 – 5(1): Poasie Mike Recognized under Canada 150 (Nakashuk) 610

102 - 5(1): ᐳᐊᓯ ᒪᐃᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᑲᓇᑕ 150 ᐊᑖᒍᑦ (ᓇᑲᓱᒃ) 610


103 – 5(1): Budget Reflections (Main) 610

103 - 5(1): ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᑦ (ᒪᐃᓐ) 610


104 – 5(1): Two More Elders Sent Out for Care (Towtongie) 612

104 - 5(1): ᒪᕐᕈᒃᑲᓐᓃᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᖄᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ (ᑕᐅᑐᙱ) 612


105 – 5(1): Recognition of Hall Beach and Igloolik’s Volunteer Search and Rescue (Kaernerk) 613

105 - 5(1): ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒻᒥᓗ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᒐᑎᒃ ᐸᖅᓴᐃᔩᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑏᓪᓗ (ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ) 613


106 – 5(1): Kinngait Performing Arts Club (Joanasie) 614

106 - 5(1): ᕿᙵᕐᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ) 614


123 – 5(1): Private Security Legislation (Hickes) 616

123 - 5(1): ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕆᔭᓂᑦ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ (ᕼᐃᒃᔅ) 616


124 – 5(1): Status of Site Remediation in Baker Lake (Mikkungwak) 617

124- 5(1): ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᓴᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 617


125 – 5(1): Educational Leave Policy (Lightstone) 618

125 - 5(1): ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖔᑲᐃᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ (ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ) 618


126 – 5(1): Status of Pangnirtung’s Old Health Centre (Nakashuk) 619

126 - 5(1): ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᑐᖃᒥᓂᖓ (ᓇᑲᓱᒃ) 619


127 – 5(1): Family Services Client Travel Policy (Netser) 620

127 - 5(1): ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ (ᓇᑦᓯᖅ) 620


128 – 5(1): Contacting the Office of Patient Relations (Qirngnuq) 622

128 - 5(1): ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐋᓐᓄᐊᕕᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐊᓂᒃ (ᕿᙳᖅ) 622


129 – 5(1): Income Assistance Policies (Towtongie) 623

129 - 5(1): ᓂᕿᑖᕈᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐃᑦ (ᑕᐅᑐᙱ) 623


130 – 5(1): Mine Training (Kaernerk) 624

130 - 5(1): ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᖅ (ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ) 624


131 – 5(1): Support for Health Centre Staff (Main) 626

131 - 5(1): ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ (ᒪᐃᓐ) 626


132 – 5(1): Insurance Policy on Government Assets (Hickes) 629

132 - 5(1): ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑰᒫᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ (ᕼᐃᒃᔅ) 629


133 – 5(1): Increasing Educational Opportunities in Baker Lake (Mikkungwak) 630

133 - 5(1): ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 630


134 – 5(1): Grants and Contributions Programs (Main) 632

134 - 5(1): ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᓪᓗ (ᒪᐃᓐ) 632


135 – 5(1): Compensation Program for Hunters and Trappers (Keyootak) 633

135 - 5(1): ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓱᕋᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᓪᓗ (ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ) 633


136 – 5(1): Child Care and Early Learning Program (Hickes) 634

136 - 5(1): ᓱᕈᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ (ᕼᐃᒃᔅ) 634


137 – 5(1): Inuit Content Requirements for Government Contracts (Main) 636

137 - 5(1): ᐃᓄᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᖏᓐᓂ (ᒪᐃᓐ) 636


029 – 5(1): Correspondence and 2018 Annual Report from North Arrow Minerals Re: Mel Diamond Project (Kaernerk) 638

029 - 5(1): ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐅᓯᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 2018-ᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕ ᒫᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ ᓄᐊᑦ ᐋᕈ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ: ᒥᐊᓪ ᑎᓯᓛᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ (ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ) 638


030 – 5(1): Correspondence from the Municipality of Naujaat Re: Four-bay Garage (Netser) 638

030 - 5(1): ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐅᓯᐊᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ: ᑎᓴᒪᓂᒃ ᒪᑐᓕᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒃᑯᕕᒃ (ᓇᑦᓯᖅ) 638


031 – 5(1): Correspondence from the Municipality of Naujaat Re: Extension of Runway in Naujaat (Netser) 638

031 - 5(1): ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐅᓯᐊᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ: ᒥᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ (ᓇᑦᓯᖅ) 638


032 – 5(1): Family Services Client Travel Policy (Mikkungwak) 639

032 - 5(1): ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ) 639


033 – 5(1): Elections under the Supplementary Retiring Allowances Fund (Speaker) 639

033 - 5(1): ᓇᓕᕌᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᐅᓯᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ ᐊᑖᒍᑦ (ᐅᖃᖅᑎ) 639


034 – 5(1): Speaker’s List of Outstanding Statutory Tabling Requirements (Speaker) 639

34 - 5(1): ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ (ᐅᖃᖅᑎ) 639


015 – 5(1): Extension of Question Period (Main) 632

015 - 5(1): ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕐᓇᐅᔫᑉ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᓂᖓ (ᒪᐃᓐ) 632


Bill 02 – Interim Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 – Consideration in Committee 640

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 02 - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ (ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᑏᓪᓗ) ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᐊᐃᐳᕈᓪ 1, 2018-ᒥᒃ ᔫᓂ 30, 2018-ᒧᑦ - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 640


Bill 03 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 3, 2017-2018 – Consideration in Committee 644

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 03 - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ (ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᑏᓪᓗ) ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 3, 2017-2018 - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 644


Bill 04 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 4, 2017-2018 – Consideration in Committee 680

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 04 - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ (ᐊᑭᑐᔪᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 4, 2017-2018 - ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 680


Bill 02 – Interim Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018 – Third Reading 682

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 02 - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ (ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᑏᓪᓗ) ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᐊᐃᐳᕈᓪ 1, 2018-ᒥᒃ ᔫᓂ 30, 2018-ᒧᑦ - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 682


Bill 03 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 3, 2017-2018 – Third Reading 682

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 03 - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ (ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᑏᓪᓗ) ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 3, 2017-2018 - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 682


Bill 04 – Supplementary Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 4, 2017-2018 – Third Reading 682

ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ 04 - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ (ᐊᑭᑐᔪᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᖅ, ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖓ 4, 2017-2018 - ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ 682


Hon. David Akeeagok, Hon. Pat Angnakak, Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak, Hon. Joe Enook, Mr. George Hickes, Hon. David Joanasie, Mr. Joelie Kaernerk, Ms. Mila Kamingoak, Mr. Pauloosie Keyootak, Hon. Lorne Kusugak, Mr. Adam Lightstone, Mr. John Main, Mr. Simeon Mikkungwak, Ms. Margaret Nakashuk, Mr. Patterk Netser, Mr. Emiliano Qirngnuq, Hon. Paul Quassa, Mr. Allan Rumbolt, Hon. Joe Savikataaq, Hon. Elisapee Sheutiapik, Ms. Cathy Towtongie.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐸᑎᑯᓗᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔩᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎ ᔫ ᐃᓄᒃ, ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ, ᔪᐃᓕ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᒦᓚ ᖃᒥᙳᐊᖅ, ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᕿᔪᒃᑖᖅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᖁᐊᓴ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᐋᑕᒻ ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ, ᐋᕐᓗᒃ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᓯᒥᐅᓐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ, ᒫᒡᒍᓚ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ, ᐸᑎᖅ ᓇᑦᓯᖅ, ᐃᒥᓕᐊᓐᓄ ᕿᙳᖅ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ, ᐋᓚᓐ ᕋᒻᐴᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ, ᖄᑕᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ.


>>ᑲᑎᒪᓯᒋᐊᖅᑐᑦ 13:33ᒥ


Speaker (Hon. Joe Enook): Mr. Quassa, can you say the opening prayer, please.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ (ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔫ ᐃᓄᒃ): ᒥᔅᑐ ᖁᐊᓴ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᒍᑦ.


Speaker: Good afternoon, Premier and members. Nunavummiut who are listening to the radio broadcast and watching the televised proceedings, welcome to your Legislative Assembly.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑏ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ, ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓵᔪᑦ, ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᖁᑎᔅᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦᑎ.


We will proceed directly to the orders of the day.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑲᐅᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ.


ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᕗᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᖁᐊᓴ.


Minister’s Statement 046 – 5(1): Nunavut’s 2018 Indspire Recipient (Quassa)

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 046 - 5(1): ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ 2018-ᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᐊᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑐᖅ (ᖁᐊᓴ)


Hon. Paul Quassa: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


Good day, my fellow residents of Igloolik, my colleagues, and all Nunavummiut.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲᓗ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᓪᓗ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity today to recognize and congratulate along with my colleagues Dr. Donna May Kimmaliardjuk, recipient of the 2018 Youth – Inuit Indspire Award in Winnipeg.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᑖᓐᓇ [ᓘᒃᑖᖅ] ᑖᓇ ᒪᐃᓐ-ᑭᒪᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ 2018-ᒥ ᑕᒫᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᐃᓂᐸᐃᒡᒥ.


ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᙳᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ.


Dr. Kimmaliardjuk was born in Chesterfield Inlet and is the first ever Inuk heart surgeon.

ᑖᒃᑕ ᑭᒪᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ...


She is currently in her fourth year of a six-year residency program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

ᑕᒡᕙᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᕆᓕᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓯᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ 6-ᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᑲᓇᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ.


Mr. Speaker, Dr. Kimmaliardjuk was accepted in 2014 as one of only 10 cardiac surgery residents across all of Canada.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑖᓐᓇ [ᓘᒃᑖᖅ] ᑭᒪᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ 2014-ᖑᓪᓗᓂ, ᑖᓐᓇᑐᐊᑦᑎᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓘᒃᑖᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥᑦ.


In 2016 she joined the National Aboriginal Council on HIV/AIDS as the Inuit representative.

2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᓴᐱᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᖅ, ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ.


There, she provides the council with a crucial perspective combining her medical expertise with Inuit culture.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, the Indspire Awards represent the highest honour the indigenous community presents to its people.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᑖᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᖅ ᐳᖅᑐᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ, ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᐅᑕᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


The Inspire Awards celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2018 and have so far honoured 350 First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᑖᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ 25-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ 2018-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᕗᑦ 350-ᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓪᓚᖓᔪᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


The awards show is a celebration of culture that highlights the diversity of indigenous peoples in Canada.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐱᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ.


This year the Indspire Awards take place on March 23 in Winnipeg.

ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᒫᔅᓯ 23-ᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᐃᓂᐸᐃᒥ.


Mr. Speaker, I ask my fellow members to please join me in offering our congratulations to Dr. Kimmaliardjuk, as she prepares to accept this honour.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᕗᖓ [ᓘᒃᑖᖅ] ᑭᒪᓕᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ.


Through her hard work and dedication, she is bridging the gap for Inuit accessing medical services, and she’s leading the way for the next generation of Nunavut youth.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᕋᑦᑎᒍ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᒡᕙ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖁᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.


I know I speak for us all when I say how proud we are of Dr. Kimmaliardjuk’s accomplishments and how much we look forward to seeing where this incredible journey takes her.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᐱᒃᑯᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑕ ᑭᒪᓕᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓛᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖑᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ.


Minister’s Statement 047 – 5(1): Rankin Inlet Healing Facility Sewing Program (Ehaloak)

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 047 - 5(1): ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᒥᖅᓱᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ (ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ)


Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to talk about a new cultural program for male inmates at the Rankin Inlet Healing Facility.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔩᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ: ᖁᐊᓐᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓇᖏᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐳᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ.


Inmates participating in the program learn how to work with sealskin, leather, and other materials and have made winter coats, sealskin mitts, sealskin pants, sealskin hats, bullet bags, and thermos [bags].

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᕿᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᕿᓯᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᖁᓕᑦᑕᐅᔭᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐳᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᕿᓯᖕᓂᒃ, ᕿᓯᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᕐᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᕿᓯᖕᓂᒃ ᐴᑲᒻᒪᕈᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᒃᓯᒃᓯᐅᑎᒃᑯᕕᖕᓂᒃ.


The program is currently run by Rosemary Angugasak Sandy, a well-respected elder and a highly renowned seamstress all over the world.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓘᔅᒥᐅᕆ ᐊᖑᒐᓴᒃ ᓵᓐᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᖅ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᖅᓱᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ.


She recently travelled to Norway to teach individuals how to work with and prepare sealskins.

ᓄᐊᕙᐃᓛᓐᒧᐊᕋᑖᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᑏᑦ ᕿᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


She was an instructor at the Nunavut Arctic College’s Fur Production Program and also helped to facilitate the Miqqut Project with the Nunavut Literacy Council.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᒥᖅᑯᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᒥᖅᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.


With Rosemary’s help and guidance, inmates learn culturally relevant skills in a healthy, safe environment rooted in Inuit language, traditional practices, and healing.

ᐅᓘᔅᒥᐅᕆᐅᑉ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦᑕ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖏᑦᑕᓗ ᒪᒥᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


The sewing program will work with and support the facility’s land program where inmates learn to hunt wildlife and how to properly prepare the skins and the meat.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓗᓂᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐅᖅᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᕿᓯᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕿᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ.


These harvested skins will then be used as part of the sewing program.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒥᖅᑯᓖᑦ ᕿᓰᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒥᖅᓱᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥ.


Programs like these can help inmates reintegrate back into their community after they have completed their sentence, encouraging them to continue these traditional activities rather than engage in criminal behaviour.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑕᐅᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑕᕌᖓᑕ ᐱᔪᒪᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᐅᙱᖔᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


I recently visited the Rankin Inlet Healing Facility and was encouraged to see the positive impact of these cultural programs, particularly those supported by dedicated community elders like Rosemary Sandy.

ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐳᓛᕋᑖᓚᐅᕋᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑖᔅᓱᑐᓇᖅ ᐅᓘᔅᒥᐅᕆ ᓵᓐᑎᑐᑦ.


Minister of Family Services, Minister Savikataaq.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


Minister’s Statement 048 – 5(1): Red Seal-endorsed Certification in Truck and Transport Mechanic (Savikataaq)

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 048 - 5(1): ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑖᕆᐅᔭᓲᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ (ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ)


Hon. Joe Savikataaq: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I say “good day” to the people of Arviat. Daughter, please don’t be late to school.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ: ᒪ’ᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑉ ᐅᑉᓗᒃᑰᑦᓯᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᓂᓛᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, I’ll say my statement on the Red Seal-endorsed certification in truck and transport mechanic.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᐅᑎᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᓂᕐᓗ.


In September 2016 the heavy equipment technician trade, with all three sub-trades, became a designated trade in Nunavut.

ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.


This enabled Nunavut to offer apprenticeships in these trades and sub-trades, as well as issue certificates of qualification, more generally known as a journeyperson’s ticket.

ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᓐᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑖᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᙵ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖃᓕᕐᓂᕋᐃᓗᓂ.


In November of 2017 Nunavut received authorization to offer Red Seal-endorsed certification in truck and transport mechanic, one of the sub-trades of heavy equipment technician.

ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2017-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑖᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑖᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᐅᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᐅᑎᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᕆᔨᓂᕐᓗ.


A journeyman who passes an interprovincial Red Seal examination has demonstrated exceptional knowledge in their trade and can work anywhere in Canada.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᔪᖅ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓇᓂᓕᒫᕐᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, I am happy that we have been able to create the opportunity for Nunavummiut to earn cross-country recognition of having achieved excellence in this new Red Seal trade in Nunavut.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᖓ ᑕᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᐅᔪᒪᕇᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑖᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ.


Minister of Education, Minister Joanasie.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑐᖑᔪᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ.


Minister’s Statement 049 – 5(1): New Funding for Early Learning and Child Care Facilities (Joanasie)

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 049 - 5(1): ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᓄᑖᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᙱᑦᑐᖅᓯᐅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ)


Hon. David Joanasie: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Good afternoon, my colleagues, people of Cape Dorset, Kimmirut, and Nunavut.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᒃᑲ, ᑭᙵᒻᒥᐅᑦ, ᑭᒻᒥᕈᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I announce today that the Department of Education is providing a top-up O&M program contribution funding to eligible licensed child care facilities.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖓᐃᓛᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕋᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᑎᓄᓪᓗ, ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, this increase is a result of the three-year action plan that my staff developed for the Early Learning and Child Care Bilateral Agreement which was signed in September 2017 with the Government of Canada.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐸᓐᓇᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᒃᑲᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐅᖅᓴᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᕈᐃᓕᖓᖅᑲᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᑉᑕᒻᐳ 2017-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, this current fiscal year will see all eligible licensed child care facilities receive an increase of a minimum of $1,918.80 to a maximum of $45,494.80 depending on the number, type, and location of the spaces and facility.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓐᓇ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᓕᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕖᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᑭᓛᖃᕐᓗᓂ $1,918.80. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑭᑐᓛᖃᕐᓗᓂ $45,494.80. ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᕙᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖏᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓃᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᐅᔪᑦ.


As long as facilities do not raise their parental fees, they will also be eligible for similar funding for the next fiscal year.

ᐸᐃᕆᕖᑦ ᐊᑭᖅᑐᕆᐊᖅᓯᙱᑐᐊᖅᐸᑕ ᐸᐃᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᔪᕐᓂᐊᖏᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐊᓂ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᕆᐊᔅᓴᖓᓂᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, this funding will not only assist licensed child care facilities with their operating costs; it will also assist families by keeping the parental fees from increasing.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᔾᔮᙱᓚᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᒃᑎᔨᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᕆᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᔭᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᕈᑕᐅᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, we are pleased that we are able to provide this funding to help out the child care facilities and the families.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ ᑖᑦᓱᒪᙵᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ.


We believe that this funding will have a positive impact by stabilizing both the funding and parental fees.

ᐅᑉᐱᕈᓱᑉᐳᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᑉᐱᕈᓱᖃᓯᐅᑎᒐᑦᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᓕᓕᒫᑦ.


Minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Minister Sheutiapik.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ.


Minister’s Statement 050 – 5(1): Nunavut Mining Symposium (Sheutiapik)

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 050 - 5(1): ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑏ ᑲᑎᒪᑐᑦᑎᓂᖏᑦ (ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ)


Hon. Elisapee Sheutiapik: Good day, Nunavummiut and my colleagues.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ: ᐅᓪᓗᑦᓯᐊᕙᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥᐅᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ.


Mr. Speaker, the mining industry represents a key pillar of Nunavut’s economic development.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ.


Our department is committed to supporting the mining industry and ensuring that Nunavummiut are able to benefit from this activity.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᒍᒪᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, soon people from across Canada will be in Iqaluit for the 21st Annual Nunavut Mining Symposium from April 9 to 12, 2018.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓃᓐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑕ 21-ᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᐳᕉ 9-12, 2018.


This symposium is a terrific opportunity for people to find out the latest in Nunavut’s mineral exploration and mining industry and to ensure that our communities are aware and involved in mining and exploration in our territory.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖅ ᐱᕕᖃᕐᕕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᓚᖓᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓕᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.


We anticipate that this year’s mining symposium will continue to be one of the best attended conferences in Nunavut and we anticipate over 400 people to take part.

ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᒍ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᒍᓪᓗ 400-ᖑᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, I look forward to welcoming the mining industry, Inuit organizations, prospectors, community members, and all other stakeholders to this important forum.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓂᕆᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑐᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖏᑦ, ᕿᓂᖅᑏᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᙶᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


Lastly, Mr. Speaker, I would like to encourage all members of the public to come and take part during the public portion of the symposium on April 11.

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᐹᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᕈᒪᕙᒃᑲ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓕᒫᑦ, ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᐃᐳᕉᓪ 11-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ.


This is not only an opportunity to get some excellent swag, but also about the impacts of mining and exploration and give stakeholders your feedback.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᕕᖃᕐᕕᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᐅᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᑖᖅᑐᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᓯ.


Members’ Statements. Member for Hudson Bay, Mr. Rumbolt.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᕋᒻᐴᑦ.


Member’s Statement 096 – 5(1): Happy Fifth Birthday to Grandson (Rumbolt)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 096 - 5(1): ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᖁᔭᓂᖅ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒥᓄᑦ (ᕋᒻᐴᑦ)


Five years ago today the Speaker of this House at the time rose in the House to congratulate me on becoming a grandfather. Today I get the privilege of wishing my grandson a happy fifth birthday.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒪ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ, ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖅᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖅᑖᕆᐅᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖓ.


ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕆᑦ, ᔭᐃᑕᓐ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓇᑦᓯᕐᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᕿᙳᖅ.


Member’s Statement 097 – 5(1): Kitikmeot Youth Empowerment (Qirngnuq)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 097 - 5(1): ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ (ᕿᙳᖅ)


ᕿᙳᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


The statement I will be making today applies to our youth and their future. It can assist with plans they may wish to undertake for a future career.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᕼᐃᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᓅᕼᐅᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᕼᐅᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ ᕼᐃᕗᓂᒃᓴᐃᓪᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᕼᐃᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᕼᐊᓇᐅᒐᒃᕼᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᕈᒫᕐᖓᑕ.


I rise today to share some good news with my colleagues.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖓ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖃᑎᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ.


Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the House that Inuit youth from across the Kitikmeot region will gather in Cambridge Bay next week for the 2018 Kitikmeot Youth Empowerment event.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑉᐳᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᓐᓇᕋᒃᑯ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ 2018 ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, this gathering provides an opportunity for Kitikmeot youth to come together to discuss a number of priority areas of concern for youth.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕕᖃᕈᑕᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᒥᓂᒃ, ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ.


ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ:


ᐃᓱᒪᒥᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ;


ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖏᑦ;


ᐊᑐᕐᓂᒃᑰᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ;


The importance of learning about Inuit history, residential schools, and reconciliation; and

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐱᒻᒪᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᕕᓃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓴᐃᒻᒪᓕᕆᐊᕈᑏᓪᓗ; ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ


The preservation, protection, and promotion of Inuit language and culture.

ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ.


Mr. Speaker, this year’s participants from Taloyoak are:

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᒫᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ:


ᓗᕘᓐ ᐅᓕᑲᑦᑕᓕᒃ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ


ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ:


ᓗᕆᐊᓐᑕ ᕉᔅ ᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᕿᙳᒃ;


ᑯᕆᔅᑏᓐ ᑐᕆᐋᓇ ᕿᙳᒃ;


ᓵᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᑲᓇᔪᖅ ᕿᙳᒃ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ


Mr. Speaker, I ask all members to join me in wishing the participants a very successful gathering.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᓕᒫᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖁᔨᖃᑎᒋᔪᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ.


Member for Iqaluit-Manirajak, Mr. Lightstone.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᒪᓂᕋᔭᒃ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ.


Member’s Statement 098 – 5(1): Cannabis Legislation (Lightstone)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 098 - 5(1): ᓱᕘᖅᑐᓪᓗᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ (ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ)


ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


Today I rise to convey concerns that I have received from a number of my constituents concerning the government’s pending legislation of cannabis.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᑦᑐᖓ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓱᕋᐃᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ.


I would like to read from a letter I just recently received. It states, “My family and I currently live in a public housing unit in an attached apartment row housing unit in Iqaluit.

ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐅᓯᐊᕋᑖᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ, “ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᐃᖃᓗᒻᒥᐅᖑᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓪᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᒦᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᑕᐃᒪ.


For the last couple of years, we have had to deal with my neighbour smoking cigarettes and cannabis in their apartment. The problem is the smell comes right into our apartment, and it smells as if someone who had been smoking in our unit and it’s very strong.”

ᐊᕐᕌᒎᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᓕᖅᑑᒃ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓅᒋᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᑎᐱᖓ, ᐳᔪᖓ ᐅᕙᖓ ᐃᓪᓗᖓᓅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᓴᙱᔪᐊᓘᓪᓗᓂ.”


It goes on and it gives a bit more detail, but most importantly it states that “I’m concerned about the health impacts smoking in units can have on my children and everyone else’s, but my priority are my kids and other kids that are in the same situation.”

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, “ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᓕᕋᒪᓕ ᓱᐴᖅᑑᑉ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᕙ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒃᑲ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᒃᑲᒃᑭᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒦᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ.”


Mr. Speaker, like many residents of Iqaluit, my family and I live in a multi-unit dwelling.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓚᒃᑲᓗ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖃᑕᐅᒐᑦᑕ.


Mr. Speaker, an issue that affects residents of such buildings is second-hand smoke.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐳᔪᐃᑦ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓯᑦᑕ ᐳᔪᖏᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑕ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᓲᖑᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, second-hand tobacco smoke has long been acknowledged to be a significant health risk, which is why governments across the country have acted in recent years to regulate and restrict the places in which tobacco can be smoked.

ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᙱᑕᕋᓗᐊᑦ ᐊᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᐃᒪᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒫᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᖅᑐᕐᕕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑮᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


As the father of a young baby myself, I don’t want any children unnecessarily exposed to such health risks as second-hand tobacco smoke and/or second-hand cannabis smoke.

ᐊᑖᑕᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᓄᑕᕋᖃᖅᑐᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᒥᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕋᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕚᑲᒧᑦ, ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓗᒐᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐳᔪᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


As my colleague from Pangnirtung pointed out in her questions last week to the Minister of Health, there are a number of health risks associated with the consumption of cannabis.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ, ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕈᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓗᒐᐃᑦ.


From talking with my constituents in recent months, I know that many of them have the same concerns.

ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᑕᐃᒫᔅᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᕐᖓᑕ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, I recognize that issues like this are a balancing act.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᔪᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᓖᕋᖅᑎᒐᓱᒋᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ, ᓇᓕᕇᑦᑎᑦᑎᒐᓱᒋᐊᖃᓲᖑᒐᑦᑕ.


The federal government’s legalization of recreational cannabis is, in all likelihood, going to be passed by Parliament within the next few months.

ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᓱᕋᐃᒍᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᖃᑦᑏᓐᓇᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑲᑕᐃᓛᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓛᓕᕐᖓᑦ.


I would like to request unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑯᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᒃᑲ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


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

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕈᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ, ᐋᒃᑳᖅᑐᖃᖅᐹ?


ᒥᔅᑐ ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ, ᑲᔪᓯᓚᐅᕆᑦ.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ.


Under this legislation, adults will be permitted to possess and consume cannabis. However, it will be up to the government and legislature to establish the detailed rules concerning such issues as where cannabis can be smoked in our communities.

ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᕐᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑮᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᖓᑕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᐊᖓ ᓇᒥ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᖅᑐᖃᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ.


Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet pointed out last week that the Government of Nunavut’s own public consultation materials clearly acknowledge the need to address the issue of rules concerning cannabis cultivation and consumption in rental units and public housing, as well as condominiums.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᓐᓇᖓᓄᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᕆᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᐊᖑᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᙵᐅᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᑲᑎᙵᐅᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᓂ.


Mr. Speaker, it’s my belief that the legislation which is introduced in this House needs to clearly address this issue, and I am looking forward to working with my colleagues to strike the best possible balance.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᑉᐱᕈᓱᒃᑲᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑕᐅᑉᐸᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᓛᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒫᓪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑮᖃᑎᒌᓛᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᑉᐳᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ.


Before we proceed, you probably realized that MLA Akoak is not here today. He is not feeling well and will be absent today.

ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᙱᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᑲᔅᓯ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᕗᑦ ᒥᔅᑐ ᐋᖁᐊᖅ ᐅᕙᓃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᖃᓂᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᕙᓃᙱᒻᒪᑦ.


Mr. Akoak, if you are listening, we hope you get well soon.

ᒥᔅᑐ ᐋᖁᐊᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓃᖅᓴᕋᐃᓐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦᑐᖅ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ.


Member’s Statement 099 – 5(1): Increasing Education Opportunities in Baker Lake (Mikkungwak)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 099 - 5(1): ᐊᒥᓱᕈᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ)


ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


ᕼᐊᓘᖃᒃᑲ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓕᒫᓪᓗ.


Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage our government to do more to expand educational opportunities in the community of Baker Lake.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᒃᑐᖓ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᕈᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᕆᐊᖅᓯᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ.


Mr. Speaker, the community of Baker Lake is growing fast. It will be important to step in and provide opportunities for residents to learn more skills and find more ways to contribute to the community and society.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖃᒪᓂᐊᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᕕᔾᔪᐊᕌᓘᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᖅᑲᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᔅᓴᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, the Piqqusilirivvik facility operates a satellite program in Baker Lake.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ.


This program could be greatly expanded to provide greater awareness and experience in Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᑎᐊᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᖓᑕ, ᐊᑐᕆᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂ.


Mr. Speaker, the concept of establishing a university in Nunavut has been suggested and Agnico Eagle Mines have expressed their willingness to support this initiative if it should move forward.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᓴᖅᑮᓂᖓ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓰᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕋᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑲᑦ.


What better place to move it forward than in central Nunavut which is also the geographic centre of Canada.

ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᒐᔭᖅᐸᓪᓚᐃᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᕿᑎᓪᓗᐊᑯᓗᐊᓅᖅᑕᐅᑉᐸᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᕿᑎᓪᓗᐊᑯᓗᒋᒻᒥᒻᒪᒍ.


Mr. Speaker, one of my colleagues mentioned the other day how important it is for us to jump at opportunities and seize them before they pass by.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒪ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᒻᒪᒡᒎᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᖅᑭᕋᐃᑉᐸᑕ ᑎᒍᓵᖃᑦᑕᕈᑦᑎᒍ ᖄᖏᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ.


The wheels of government turn slowly, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t encourage, push, and promote opportunities that are there before us.

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᓴᓗᐊᖏᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᑦᑐᐊᓗᒻᒥᑦ ᑲᐃᕙᓲᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᒋᐊᖃᖅᑯᒍᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓗᑕᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑐᖃᕋᐃᑉᐸᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑐᖃᕋᐃᑉᐸ ᐅᕙᒍ ᓵᖓᓐᓂ.


Mr. Speaker, this is the beginning of our term as Nunavut’s Fifth Assembly and I for one would like to see us take great strides forward.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐱᒋᐊᙵᕐᓂᕆᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᕋᑦᑕ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᓪᓗᑕ, ᐅᕙᖓᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑯᖓ ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᕐᔪᐊᑎᓪᓗᑕ.


Expanding educational opportunities in communities such as Baker Lake would be a good step in the right direction.

ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᕆᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓇᓃᓛᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᓗ ᐱᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑲᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᕆᐊᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᓗᓂ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅ ᖃᒥᙳᐊᖅ.


Member’s Statement 100 – 5(1): Concerns with Larga Boarding Home (Kamingoak)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 100 - 5(1): ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓛᒐ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒻᒥᒃ (ᖃᒥᙳᐊᖅ)


ᖃᒥᙳᐊᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


Good afternoon to my colleagues, Kuglukturmiut, and Nunavummiut.

ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓪᓗ.


Mr. Speaker, I rise today to encourage our government to have greater oversight of the day-to-day operations at our medical boarding homes.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᑦᑐᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᕈᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕐᔫᒥᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᓐᓂ.


Mr. Speaker, my constituents have brought a number of issues to my attention which I feel should have been addressed some time ago.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᒋᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᔅᓯᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᓐᓂᖃᐃ ᖃᐃᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᑲᓪᓛᓗᓪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᔫᔮᓕᖅᑐᒥᓂᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


Problems with food services in particular have been noted repeatedly with meals being served on disposable plates and cutlery because the dishwasher has been broken for months.

ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒋᑕᒐᕈᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᓵᖃᖅᑎᑎᔪᒍᑦᑕᐅ-ᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓱᕋᒃᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ ᑕᖅᑭᒐᓛᓗᓐᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, it is important that our government ensures that the services which are being paid for on behalf of Nunavut residents are actually being provided.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᓪᓚᕆᐊᓘᔪᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᑕ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑑᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᐸᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ.


I do appreciate that the boarding homes are dealing with many clients on an ongoing basis. However, it is important that those clients are comfortable and well looked after.

ᑐᑭᓯᔪᖓ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕖᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᐊᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒻᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑲᕐᕆᔮᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ.


Mr. Speaker, it is not clear whether the boarding home aspect of medical travel will be covered under the minister’s ongoing review of medical travel.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᓇᓗᓇᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᑉ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᐅᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᕆᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


I look forward to seeing the results of the review and I hope to see recommendations which will result in an improvement in the level of services and conditions at our medical boarding homes.

ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓪᓚᕆᓕᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐊᖑᓛᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓛᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖏᑦ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐃᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᒥᔅᑕ ᓇᑦᓯᖅ.


Member’s Statement 101 – 5(1): Congratulations to Rosalie Ijjangiaq (Netser)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 101 - 5(1): ᐱᒃᑯᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐅᕉᓴᓖ ᐃᔾᔭᖏᐊᖅ (ᓇᑦᓯᖅ)


Mr. Netser: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to congratulate Rosalie Ijjangiaq of Naujaat.

ᓇᑦᓯᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᑦᑐᖓ ᐱᒃᑯᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᕉᓴᓖ ᐃᔾᔭᙱᐊᖅ, ᓇᐅᔮᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ.


Ms. Ijjangiaq is a high school student at Tuugaalik School in Naujaat. Earlier this year Ms. Ijjangiaq was awarded the Horatio Alger Canadian Scholarship.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓪᓘᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᓂᑯ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᐅᓯᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᕼᐅᕋᐃᓯᐅ ᐃᓐᓇᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑑᓯᐊᕈᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, Horatio Alger scholarships are awarded to high school students who have overcome significant adversity while demonstrating strong academics and a commitment to pursuing post-secondary education.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᕼᐅᕋᐃᓯᐅ ᐃᓐᓇᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑑᓯᐊᕈᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑕᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᒡᒐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᕖᙵᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Ms. Ijjangiaq for her perseverance and commitment to furthering her education.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐃᓕᓴᕆᒍᒪᔭᕋ ᒥᔅ ᐃᔾᔭᖏᐊᖅ ᓴᐱᓕᕈᓐᓇᙱᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᓯᒍᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ.


Our youth face many challenges and obstacles when working to achieve a post-secondary education.

ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᔅᓱᕈᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒡᒐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑕ ᐊᐳᖅᑕᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓯᓚᒃᑐᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥ.


Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Rosalie Ijjangiaq on her great accomplishment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᖃᑎᒋᒍᒪᕙᒃᑲ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔭᕐᔪᐊᕌᓗᐊ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒧᑦ. ᒥᓯᔅ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ.


Member’s Statement 102 – 5(1): Poasie Mike Recognized under Canada 150 (Nakashuk)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 102 - 5(1): ᐳᐊᓯ ᒪᐃᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᑲᓇᑕ 150 ᐊᑖᒍᑦ (ᓇᑲᓱᒃ)


ᓇᑲᓱᒃ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ.


Good afternoon, my colleagues, my relatives, and the people of Pangnirtung.

ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᓪᓗ.


I rise this afternoon to express my pride to a constituent of mine who lives in Pangnirtung who was recognized by Dennis Patterson.

ᐅᓐᓄᓴ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖓ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒍᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᓐᓂᒃ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑎᐊᓇᔅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐᒧᑦ.


He has been assisting the search and rescue for 18 years. Poasie Mike has been working with the local search and rescue group for 18 years. I rise to express my pride in him.

ᐅᐱᒋᔪᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ 18-ᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᓂ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᐳᐊᓯ ᒪᐃᒃ. ᐸᖅᓴᐃᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 18-ᓂᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᐱᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᐅᑎᒋᕙᕋ.


The last name on my list is the Member for Arviat North-Whale Cove, Mr. Main.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᑎᖁᑎᒋᔭᕋ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᒥᔅᑕ ᒪᐃᓐ.


Member’s Statement 103 – 5(1): Budget Reflections (Main)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 103 - 5(1): ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᑦ (ᒪᐃᓐ)


ᒪᐃᓐ: ᒪ’ᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩᑦ.


I say “good day” to the people watching the televised proceedings, Inuit, Qallunaat, and everyone.

ᐅᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᒃᑰᖅᓱᒋᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑦ ᑭᑐᒥᐊᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make some observations and recommendations concerning the government’s budget process.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᑦᑐᖓ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᒐᕙᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, for those of us who are new to this place, the past two weeks has been both an experience and an education.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᖑᓗᑕ ᓄᑖᖑᓪᓗᑕᐃᓛᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᒃ ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑑᒃ ᐃᓕᑉᐹᓪᓕᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᕙᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒍᓗ.


Mr. Speaker, as the Chairperson of the Regular Members’ Caucus of the Legislative Assembly, I want to say “ma’na, koana, qujannamiik” to all of my colleagues for the way we have been working together since the new Assembly started.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᖁᔭᓕᒍᒪᒐᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᓕᒫᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


Mr. Speaker, I believe that we sent a strong message on Friday that the Legislative Assembly will not be taken for granted and that the government needs to respect both the letter and the spirit of its own procurement rules, Mr. Speaker.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᖅᑲᐅᖓ ᓴᙱᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᔪᒐᑦᑕ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᖏᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᔾᔮᒍᓐᓃᕐᖓᑦ ᐊᖏᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᔮᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᖓᑕ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


Mr. Main: Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Iqaluit-Tasiluk moved an important motion on Friday, and it is one that we will be following up on when the House reconvenes in a few weeks from now for the spring sitting.

ᒪᐃᓐ: ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᑕᓯᓗᒻᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᒻᒥᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᖅᑮᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᓛᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᕐᒥᑉᐸᑦ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, although our non-partisan, consensus style of government is not perfect, it does have a number of strengths.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᓇᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᓴᙱᓂᖃᕐᖓ.


For example, as I noted last week concerning the capital budget for Nunavut Arctic College, the government did listen to a number of our concerns regarding the college’s budget and made some actual changes to it.

ᐅᑦᑑᑎᒋᓗᒍ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᖅᑐᕈᑎᔅᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓈᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᓪᓛᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᔅᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


I hope to see a lot more of that approach in the weeks and years ahead, Mr. Speaker.

ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓂᒃ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒡᒋᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks, members have been putting ministers to the test on a daily basis.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᑦ ᖃᑦᑏᓐᓇᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑐᕕᔾᔪᐊᕌᓗᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ.


I think it’s fair to say that a major theme that has emerged is the need for more work in measuring and evaluating the actual outcomes and results of the government’s spending in a number of areas.

ᐅᖃᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᒍᓐᓇᐸᓪᓚᐃᔪᒍᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑕᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᓕᕋᑦᑕ. ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓪᓚᕆᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᔭᕈᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᑦ.


It is not enough to count the number of dollars that have gone out the door.

ᐊᒥᒐᓗᐊᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᓈᓴᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕈᑦᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


I would like to seek consent to conclude my statement, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑯᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔅᓴᒃᑲ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


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

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕈᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ, ᐋᒃᑳᖅᑐᖃᖅᐹ?


ᒥᔅᓴ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᑲᔪᓯᓚᐅᕆᑦ.


ᒪᐃᓐ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, I was speaking about measuring outcomes and results.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, this information needs to be publicly tabled in the Legislative Assembly so that we, the elected representatives, can make informed, evidence-based decisions about whether or not any given item of spending should be increased, decreased, kept the same, or maybe even eliminated altogether in favour of doing other things with our limited dollars and resources.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑕᖅᑲᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ. ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐹᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᓴᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐹᑦ, ᓱᕐᕋᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐲᔭᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑦ? ᐱᓕᕆᓗᑕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑭᒃᓴᐱᒃᓯᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ.


Mr. Speaker, I’ll briefly point to some examples.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ.


I think that it’s pretty safe to say that we can all agree that the cost to the government of administering its fuel tax rebate program for harvesters far outweighs the actual benefits that actual hunters are receiving.

ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑰᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᑖᒃᓰᔭᕈᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᑎᖅᑐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᙱᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


That’s why the Department of Environment, which administers the government’s main suite of hunter support programs, has to take a good look at how those programs can be modified to accomplish the core goal of helping hunters with the cost of fuel.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑐᕌᖅᑕᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᐃᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, I’ll also again take the example of the government’s grants and contributions spending to illustrate and explain this point.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒋᕙᑦᑕᖏᓪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ.


We know that the government has spent millions of dollars to promote economic development and diversification.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐅᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


We know that a significant proportion of this funding has gone to for-profit, private businesses.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᕌᕐᒪᖔᑕ.


We know the amounts and we know who received the money.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑭᓇᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓐᓂᕐᒪᖔᑕ.


What we don’t know is what any of this spending actually accomplished.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᑭᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᕆᓐᓂᕐᒪᖔᑕ.


We don’t know how many jobs for Inuit and other Nunavummiut were created or sustained by this spending and we often don’t know what the money was actually spent on.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᒍᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓐᓂᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, as you know, I could go on for a long time in this vein, but I’m going to stop there.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒃᓴᐅᔪᑎᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋᓗᐊᒃᑲ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᔾᔮᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ.


I’ll just add as a final point that I’m looking forward to the main estimates in our upcoming budget session, and I’m very much looking forward to continuing our work with all of my colleagues to strengthen our budget process for the ultimate benefit of all of our communities and constituents.

ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᑕᑯᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᒫᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᕗᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᓴᙵᑦᑎᒋᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᓴᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕐᓗᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ.


Member for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, Ms. Towtongie.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ-ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ.


Member’s Statement 104 – 5(1): Two More Elders Sent Out for Care (Towtongie)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 104 - 5(1): ᒪᕐᕈᒃᑲᓐᓃᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᖄᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ (ᑕᐅᑐᙱ)


ᑕᐅᑐᙱ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


On behalf of the people of Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, I rise today in recalling that one of our oldest elder residents, Annie Tatty, is travelling to Ottawa by plane today.

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᓴᐅᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᓱᖓ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᓂᖅᐹᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᓂ ᑕᑎ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᓕᐊᕐᒪ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.


As well, one of our oldest elders named Amaruq, as I rise to make my statement, is being sent off to Gjoa Haven due to the fact that there is no elders facility in Rankin Inlet.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᓂᖅᐹᕆᖃᑕᐅᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᕗᖅ. ᐃᓐᓇᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ.


I want to be heard as a representative for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet.

ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᕗᖓ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ.


When I was elected in November and I saw the budget, I asked the Minister of Health where the plan is for an elders facility in Rankin Inlet or in Nunavut.

ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᑐᐊᕋᒪ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᓕᕋᒪ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᓛᖓᓂᑦ, ᓇᓃᑉᐸᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᒃᓱᕈᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓯᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ?


I was told by the Minister of Health that all Members of the Legislative Assembly care and are concerned for our elders.

ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᑦᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓗᒃᑖᑦᑎᐊᕉᖅ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒃᑎᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.


We were advised that during the Pond Inlet meeting, the issue would be brought up in detail.

ᑕᐃᑲᓂᒎᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᓕᕈᑦᑕ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ.


Last week I rose in the House during the capital estimates review when I didn’t see the funding allocated towards an elders facility, specifically for the construction of the facility.

ᐃᑉᐸᒃᓵᓂ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᑯᙱᒻᒥᒐᒃᑯ, ᓴᓂᕐᕙᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓯᕐᕕᒃᓴᒧᑦ.


I was informed that I was not supposed to speak about that matter and that I had to cease my questions.

ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᒎᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓇᒃᑯ ᓄᖅᑲᕆᐊᖃᕋᒪ.


Nonetheless, I was appreciative when our Chair, Mr. Rumbolt, permitted me to continue to voice what I felt was necessary regarding the elders facility and to fight for that.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᔭᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᓚᓐ ᕋᒻᐴᑦᒧᑦ, ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᕋᒪᒎᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒃᑲᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓯᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓗᖓ.


Today I rise as an elected representative, feeling inadequate as I am not satisfied with our current reality.

ᒫᓐᓇᓕ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖓ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᙱᑦᓱᖓ ᓈᒻᒪᖏᓐᓇᒪ.


The current practice of sending elders to southern facilities, to an alien landscape where the elders have no familiarity with is inappropriate.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᕐᕕᒋᓯᒪᙱᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᖏᒻᒪᑦ.


In our campaigns we all made promises to try to be proper legislators and to have a functioning government, and we advised our elders that we want to extend our deep respect to them. Here we send our elders out of the territory of Nunavut.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ, ᒐᕙᒪᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓐᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓱᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓄ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ.


Member’s Statement 105 – 5(1): Recognition of Hall Beach and Igloolik’s Volunteer Search and Rescue (Kaernerk)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 105 - 5(1): ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒻᒥᓗ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᒐᑎᒃ ᐸᖅᓴᐃᔩᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑏᓪᓗ (ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ)


Mr. Kaernerk: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For a moment there, I thought I was forgotten.

ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ ᐳᐃᒍᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒋᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᖓ.


I rise today to again express my pride in my fellow residents.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥᓕ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ ᓂᑯᕕᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᐋᓯᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒍᒪᖕᒥᒐᒪ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᓐᓂᒃ.


The Hall Beach search and rescue team is very dedicated, especially when searching for any individual thought to be in dire straits or when a search is called for.

ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᖏᖕᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᕿᓂᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᖏᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅᑕᖃᓕᕌᖓᑦ, ᕿᓂᕆᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑕᖃᓕᕌᖓ.


They use their own equipment to conduct these searches.

ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑏᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ.


I rise today to express my appreciation and to share my pride in the members of the Hall Beach SAR team. The chairperson is Kyle Issigaitok, the vice-chairperson is George Innuksuk, and the search coordinator is Martha Gibbons. When they are out on the land searching and a shelter is required, Daniel Qaunaq sets up a shelter for them.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᓂᑯᕕᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕋ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ ᐱᖏᖕᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᐃᑦ: ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᐃᐅᓪ ᐃᓯᒐᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᔪᐊᔾ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒫᑕ ᒋᕙᓐᔅ ᑐᐱᖅ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕌᖓᑕ, ᑖᓂᐅ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ.


The team’s elder, who I will continue to acknowledge when I can, is Abraham Oolalak.

ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᐃᕝᕙᓚᕼᐋ ᐅᓪᓚᓛᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ.


He is the elder of the SAR team and, as I stated previously, he is always the first searcher setting out on a search when required, yet he is an elder in comparison to my youthfulness.

ᑖᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᕿᓂᕆᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᖃᓕᕌᖓ, ᐅᕝᕙ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᖅ. ᐅᕝᕙ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᐳᖓ.


Again, I urge the youth to continue to assist our elders, as they have sage advice and wisdom.

ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓯᒍᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓐᓇᕗᑦ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ.


Although we may not note the assistance of preparing for the future, they provide encouragement and I am able to be here today.

ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒋᙱᖦᖢᑕ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ.


I regret my own impatience in my earlier days, as I should have taken their advice to heart.

ᒫᓃᖦᖤᓕᕆᕗᖓ ᑕᕝᕙ, ᐊᐃᑦᑖᕈᓱᖃᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓈᓚᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕈᒪ.


In order for the youth to not experience my situation, when you are going hunting, please ensure you have the proper gear and equipment to face any situation.

ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᖓᖃᑦᑕᓛᙱᓐᓇᔅᓯᓕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓯᒍᑦ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕆᐊᕌᖓᔅᓯ ᐱᖏᖕᓇᐃᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ.


Mr. Kaernerk: Another matter is the recognition of the Igloolik search and rescue team. Members of the Igloolik SAR team met with their Hall Beach counterparts in our town in preparation for the upcoming spring season. It is becoming milder and the weather is becoming nicer, so please ensure your gear and equipment is adequate for what you might be faced with.

ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ: ᐅᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔪᒪᖕᒥᔭᒃᑲ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᖏᖕᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕᒎᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ. ᐅᐱᕐᖓᓕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᓯᓕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᑏ ᐱᖏᖕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓗᓯ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ.


With that being the case, I urge all hunters to take their SPOT devices or a GPS, as well as asking your elders for advice about the best travel routes for the destination you are planning to go to and which areas have the wildlife you are hunting.

ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓂᐊᕈᔅᓯ SPOT-ᒋᕆᔅᓯ. GPS-ᒋᕆᑦᑎ. ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕆᑦᑎ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕈᒪ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᒍᒪ ᐊᙳᑎᑲᐅᖅᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ.


Those are the types of questions you should ask.


To return to my reason for rising today, I want to reiterate the fact that the Hall Beach SAR team has one snowmobile and they have continued to request more equipment from the Department of CG&S, yet they have never received a response.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓕ ᑕᐃᒪ ᓂᑯᕕᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᒃᑲ, ᐅᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᒍ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᖏᖕᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᑭᑑᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᑦ.


I encourage this government to provide more assistance to the essential SAR teams in our communities.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊᑐᖅ ᐱᖏᖕᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓕᑦ.


Last on my list is the Member for South Baffin, Mr. Joanasie.

ᐊᑎᖁᑎᓐᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓕᖅᑐᖅ. ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᓂᒋᐊᓄᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ.


Member’s Statement 106 – 5(1): Kinngait Performing Arts Club (Joanasie)

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ 106 - 5(1): ᕿᙵᕐᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ (ᔪᐊᓇᓯ)


Hon. David Joanasie: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ.


They will be listening to memorable songs, singing the Mamaqtuq song, and this event will be held at the Sam Pudlat School in Cape Dorset. Anyone is welcome if they’re interested in music. They will be holding the music workshop.

ᑐᓴᕋᓐᓈᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᒪᖅᑑᓚᔪᓂᒃ. ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᓵᒻ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓛᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᐅᖅ ᑐᙵᓱᑦᑎᑕᐅᓛᕐᒥᒻᒪᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕆᐅᖅᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓛᕐᒥᒻᒪᑕ.


I would like to acknowledge the Jerry Cans as they are very good songwriters, and also would like to thank the National Arts Centre along with the hamlet council of Cape Dorset.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᒍᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲᓪᓗ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᐃᒡᒑᓚᖃᐅᑏᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᒻᒪᕆᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᙱᓲᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᕈᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᙵᕐᓄᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᕋᓐᓈᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ.


Hon. David Akeeagok: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑎᖅ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


I would like to acknowledge four people who are visiting.

ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᔪᒪᒐᒪ ᑕᕝᕗᖓᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᓴᒪᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ.


The first one is Parks Canada Field Unit Superintendent for Nunavut Jenna Boon and the staff who always takes care of me and our children, my wife, Carol Akeeagok.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᒪᔨᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᒻᒥ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᔭᓇ ᕘᓐ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᐸᖅᑮᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᑦᑎᓂᓪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᓕᐊᕋ ᑭᐅᕈᓪ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ.


I would like to thank each and every one of you. A person coming from the northernmost community is my sister, Naomi Kuukaa Kuluguqtuq. We’re grateful that she’s here.

ᐃᓪᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᑕᒪᓃᑦᑐᓯ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᕈᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᕙᑦᓯ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᑉᐹᙵ ᑕᑉᐹᓂ ᐅᖓᓯᓛᑦᑎᐊᒦᙶᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓇᔭᑯᓗᒐ ᓇᐃᐆᒥ ᑰᑳᒃ ᑯᓪᓗᕈᖅᑐᖅ.


In addition, she is a member of our staff who is following her child here for school and lives with us as a foster daughter. She’s always talking my daughter into going to school with her and I very much appreciate that. Let’s give a warm welcome to Jaiden Natanine.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᒋᓕᕐᒥᔭᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᖅᑐᐊᓐᓅᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐸᓂᙳᐊᕆᓪᓗᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᖃᑦᑕᕋᒃᑯ ᐅᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᓚᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒍ ᔭᐃᑕᓐ ᓈᑕᓇᐃ.


I want to start with a short preamble here.

ᐅᓂᒃᑲᕌᕐᔪᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᒥᓗᖓᖃᐃ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ


When I was still a young boy, as I used to be young once too…

ᓄᑕᕋᐅᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᓱᓕ ᓄᑕᕋᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᒥᒐᒪ....


…I caught my first silver jar seal pup when I was quite young and it was my very first seal which I shot in a lake.

...ᓇᑦᑎᐊᕕᓂᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᓯᕐᒥ.


I doubt many people have ever caught their first silver jar seal pup in a lake, and it was on the tiny island of Siuraq.

ᐊᒥᓲᓗᐊᖅᑰᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᒥ ᓇᑦᑎᐊᕕᓂᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖅᑰᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᓯᐅᕋᕐᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᑯᓗᖕᒥ ᑕᐅᕙᓃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ.


This couple provided much-needed assistance and they were taking on the role of parents for me, as they were like my mother and father.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᙳᐊᕆᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐊᑖᑕᙳᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒃᑯ.


I would like to say “thank you” to them for being able to come here.

ᐃᓛᒃ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᕈᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᐊᐃᓐᓅᖕᒥᖕᒪᑎᒃ.


Mr. Otak and your wife, welcome to your Legislative Assembly.

ᒥᔅᑕ ᐅᑕᒃ, ᐊᐃᑉᐸᐃᓪᓗ ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖁᑎᔅᓯᓐᓄᑦ.


Member for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, Ms. Towtongie.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ.


ᑕᐅᑐᙱ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᖅᑐᑦ


My parents lived in Wager Bay and my mother, although it is now within the park boundaries, gave every sibling copies of pictures from the place, so I acknowledge you. From the oldest sibling to the youngest person, we are very thankful.

ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑲ ᐅᒃᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐅᓕᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑦᑕᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᔅᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᔭᓕᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᓯᖅᐹᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᑲᖅᓯᖅᐹᑎᓐᓄᑦ.


As well, on occasion where I have travelled to Igloolik, I used to billet, as my Inuk name is Qaatani, with Theresa Otak, who presented me with a small tea pot, and Louie Otak, I am thankful that your food is quite delicious and I will billet with you again someday down the road.

ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕋᒪ. ᖄᑕᓂᐅᒐᒪ ᑐᕇᓴ ᐅᑕᒃ ᑏᓕᐅᕐᕕᑯᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᖃᐃᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓘᐃ ᐅᑕᒃ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕆᒃᑐᐊᓘᒐᔅᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᔅᓯᓐᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒫᖅᑐᖓ.


ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ.


ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ, ᒥᔅ ᖃᒥᙳᐊᖅ.


ᖃᒥᙳᐊᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


I would like to recognize Naomi Kuukaa Kuluguqtuq and Carol Akeeagok, who are family members.

ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᔪᒪᒐᒪ ᓇᐃᐆᒥ ᑰᑳᒃ ᑯᓪᓗᕈᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᐅᕈᓪ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, ᐃᓚᔮᕆᒐᒃᑭᒃ.


Naomi came all the way from Grise Fiord. Mr. Speaker, it’s not every day I get family in the House.

ᓇᐃᐆᒥ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᒦᙶᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᕙᙶᓗᒃ ᑕᐃᒫ ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᖃᑦᑕᖏᓐᓇᒪ, ᑕᑯᒐᔅᓯ.


Please feel welcome in your Legislative Assembly.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖁᑎᔅᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᖃᑦᑕᕆᑦᑎ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᓯᔅ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ.


Ms. Nakashuk: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, wish to acknowledge and express my pride and to voice my gratitude to my husband, who is in the gallery, Andrew Nakashuk.

ᓇᑲᓱᒃ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᒍᒪᒻᒥᒐᒪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐱᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᒍ, ᖁᔭᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᐃᒐ ᐅᕙᓃᒻᒪᑦ, ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ.


Mr. Nakashuk, welcome to our Legislative Assembly.

ᒥᔅᑐ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ, ᑐᙵᓱᒋᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖁᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.


Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery. I have no more names on my list.

ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖅ, ᐊᑎᖁᑎᖃᕈᓐᓃᕋᒪ.


Let’s proceed with the orders of the day.

ᑲᔪᓯᓚᐅᖅᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂ.


We will begin with the Member for Iqaluit-Tasiluk, Mr. Hickes.

ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᑕᓯᓗᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.


Question 123 – 5(1): Private Security Legislation (Hickes)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 123 - 5(1): ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕆᔭᓂᑦ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅ (ᕼᐃᒃᔅ)


ᕼᐃᒃᔅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


My questions today are for the Minister of Justice.

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ.


A couple of my colleagues over the past week and a half have brought up the issue of security guards, training, and standardization.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᕋᑖᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᐊᔅᓯᔨᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔾᔫᒥᔪᒥᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


My first question to the minister is if she is looking at bringing forward private security legislation during this term.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᕙᕋ ᑕᐃᒪ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᐊᔅᓯᓕᕆᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ.


ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖑᔪᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ.


Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Hickes, for the question.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔩᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ: ᖁᐊᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᒥᔅᑕ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖓᓄᑦ.


As of today the Government of Nunavut does not have a Private Securities Act.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑕᖃᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᐊᔅᓯᔨᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒧᖓ.


My department is aware of all the companies that are starting to provide security within our communities, such as the health centres.

ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᔅᓯᔨᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓇᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓂᒃ.


We are currently researching and developing a policy to create a Nunavut Private Securities Act.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᔅᓯᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ.


ᕼᐃᒃᔅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


As the minister mentioned, we are one of the last jurisdictions in Canada to not have private security legislation. When we’re looking at the private security industry, we want to make sure that they’re competent and accountable. We want to make sure that they can deliver services professionally.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᕋᑖᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᔅᓯᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᔭᖃᙱᑦᒃᑐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᔅᓯᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖁᒐᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᑭᐅᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓗᑎᒃ.


Almost every other jurisdiction in Canada has brought forward legislation on this topic.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᖕᑕ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ.


My next question would be: if they are analyzing the policy on private security legislation, will there be a legislative proposal coming forward to this House?

ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᖃᐃ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᐸᑕ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᒥᖃᐃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᓛᓕᖅᐹ ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ.


ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ.


Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Hickes, yes, we can work towards developing a policy or legislation for a Private Securities Act.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔩᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ: ᖁᐊᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᒥᔅᑕ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ, ᐄ, ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒍ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᒥ.


ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.


ᕼᐃᒃᔅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓂᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


I thank the minister for that commitment.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᒡᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, in the interim I just want to confirm, as Justice has oversight on law enforcement and in some respects security personnel are law enforcement officers, do they work with Community and Government Services in coordination of contract standards for any Government of Nunavut contract services for security?

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂᓪᓕ ᐅᖃᕈᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᓱᖓ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᐸᓖᓯᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐅᐊᔅᓰᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑲᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑲᑦᑕᖅᐸᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑦ-ᒧᑦ, ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑦ-ᖑᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᓯᓯᒪᓐᓂᖅᐸᑕ ᐅᐊᔅᓯᓂᒃ.


Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Any legislation or policies that are prepared within the Department of Justice or within any other department, when they’re writing policies, we make sure that my department is involved right from the beginning.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔩᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ: ᖁᐊᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓪᓘᓐᓃᒃ, ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᑕᐃᒫ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓐᓂᒃ.


I don’t have that information with me right now, but I can look into it and get back to you.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓯᒪᙱᖦᖢᒍ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᒍ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᒋᓛᖅᐸᒋᑦ.


Question 124 – 5(1): Status of Site Remediation in Baker Lake (Mikkungwak)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 124- 5(1): ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᓴᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ (ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ)


ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ.


My questions are for the Minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation.

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.


I want to follow up on the questions that I asked the minister last week concerning the cleanup of the contaminated site in Baker Lake.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓇᖓ ᓱᕈᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒧ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ.


In one of her responses to me, the minister indicated that a “final report was prepared and given to the QEC.”

ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᙱᑦᑕ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ “ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ” ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᑕᐅᓗᑕ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ.


Would the minister commit to providing a copy of this report to both the Municipal Council of Baker Lake and me as the community’s MLA?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸ ᐊᔾᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᕐᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.


Minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation, Minister Ehaloak.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ.


Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can commit yes, Mr. Mikkungwak.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔩᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ: ᖁᐊᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᐄ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖓ.


Your first supplementary, Mr. Mikkungwak.

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᖅ.


I thank the minister for her commitment.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᒪᑦ.


In one of her responses to me, the minister indicated that the Qulliq Energy Corporation is “willing to work with the Municipality of Baker Lake to remediate the rest of the site.” Mr. Speaker, I will be pleased to convey this good news to the municipality when I return to the community next week. I will encourage municipal officials to contact their Qulliq Energy Corporation counterparts to arrange a meeting.

ᐃᓚᖓ ᑕᐃᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᖕᒪᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᒡᒎᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦᑕ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ᕼᐆᒻᓚᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑲᔭᖅᑐᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄ ᐅᑎᕈᒪ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ, ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖃᑎᒥᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, this shouldn’t be too difficult given that the Qulliq Energy Corporation’s headquarters is located in Baker Lake.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓗᐊᕋᔭᖅᑰᖏ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᕐᕕᖓ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᒦᒻᒪᑦ.


The minister indicated that the Qulliq Energy Corporation has already spent $1.68 million to date on this cleanup.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᒡᒎᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓕᕇᖅᑐᑦ $1.68 ᒥᓕᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ.


Can she clarify what the cost would be to remediate the rest of the site?

ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᓯᑎᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᐅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᓪᓗᓂ?


ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ.


Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To remediate the whole site itself, it would cost approximately $10 million. The QEC does not have those kinds of funds, but like I said in my previous statement, the contaminated site was prior to the creation of Nunavut and the Government of Canada is responsible for those sites to be remediated.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔩᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ: ᖁᐊᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᑕᖏᕐᓗᒍ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᕋᓱᒃ $10 ᒥᓕᐊᕌᐸᓗᒃᑲᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᖅᑲᐅᔭᓐᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓱᕋᑦᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᑯᓪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ.


Again, like I said, we are willing to work with the Municipality of Baker Lake to remediate the existing contaminated area.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑲᕈᒪᓂᖃᑎᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᖅᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓄᓇ.


Your final supplementary, Mr. Mikkungwak.

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐸᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᒥᑭᖑᐊᖅ.


As I noted in my questions last week, the question of whether the federal government or the territorial government should be responsible for these cleanup costs remains unresolved.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᓐᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᑯᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑯᓪᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑯᖏᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒌᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᓱᓕ.


Mr. Speaker, I support the Qulliq Energy Corporation’s long-standing position that the contamination is attributable to events that took place when the site was under federal jurisdiction.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕋᑭᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᓱᕋᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕᒎᖅ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖓᓐᓃᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


Will the Minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation commit to working with the Minister of Justice to explore and clarify the legal options that may be open to us in this regard?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᕐᓗᑎ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᓇᓖᕌᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ?


Hon. Jeannie Ehaloak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I can commit as Minister of the QEC and Minister of Justice that we will work together to resolve the issue.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᔩᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅ: ᖁᐊᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᐄ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒋᓇᓱᒡᓗᒎᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ.


Member for Iqaluit-Manirajak, Mr. Lightstone.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᒪᓂᕋᔭᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ.


Question 125 – 5(1): Educational Leave Policy (Lightstone)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 125 - 5(1): ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖔᑲᐃᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ (ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ)


My questions are for the Minister responsible for the Public Service Act.

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


Prior year’s Public Service Annual Report included information on how many employees were taking advantage of the government’s generous Education Leave Policy.

ᐊᕐᕌᒎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦᑕ, ᖃᔅᓰᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦ.


Unfortunately the 2016-17 Public Service Annual Report did not include that information.

ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅ 2016-17 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᖓ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ.


Would the minister be willing to provide the Assembly with that information?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ?


ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ.


Hon. David Akeeagok: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


It seems the member would like the annual reports to include the information and the information should be contained in the next report. These annual reports are released annually.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᑰᓈᖁᔨᕙᓗᒃᑎᕋᑖᕐᒪᑦ. ᑕᐃᑰᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᓛᖅᑐᔅᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᐃᑦ.


With respect to the information that the member stated was missing, I will look into the report to see if it is available.

ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᑭᙴᒪᔭᖓ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋ.


Your first supplementary, Mr. Lightstone.

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓚᐃᑦᓯᑑᓐ.


Once again I would just like to ask if the minister would be willing to provide the Assembly with the information on the number of employees that took advantage of the Education Leave Policy in the prior fiscal year, 2016-17.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ 2016-17-ᒧᑦ?


Speaker: Thank you. The question has been taken as notice.

ᐅᖃᖅᑎ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ.


Question 126 – 5(1): Status of Pangnirtung’s Old Health Centre (Nakashuk)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 126 - 5(1): ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᑐᖃᒥᓂᖓ (ᓇᑲᓱᒃ)


ᓇᑲᓱᒃ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


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

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᒍᒪᔭᕋ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓐᓄᑦ.


As the minister is aware, I have asked this question related to Pangnirtung’s previous health centre, probably now known locally as the old health centre, which is no longer used in any capacity upon the opening of the new health centre.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓯᒪᒻᒥᔭᕋ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᑐᖃᐅᓂᕋᓕᖅᑕᕗᖅᑲᐃ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


The old health centre has not been in use for quite some time. Nonetheless, all of the windows are boarded up.

ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒍᓐᓃᕐᒥᔫᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ.


My question to the minister is whether the department has any plans for this building and if he knows his department’s plans for this old health centre’s future.

ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐸᕐᓈᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒥᓂᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ?


Minister of Community and Government Services, Minister Kusugak.

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖑᔪᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ.


Hon. Lorne Kusugak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᖁᐊᓴ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


I thank my colleague for asking that question.

ᐄ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᒡᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑎᒐ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᐱᕆᖕᒪᑦ.


When old surplus facilities that were owned by the government are not being used anymore by the department responsible, we ask other government departments whether they have any uses for it or not.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒡᓗᕕᓂᖅ, ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖏᓛᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓃᕌᖓᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑖᑉᓱᒧᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᓕᓲᖑᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ.


The old health centre was built in 1975 and Pangnirtung went through that process.

ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᕕᓂᖅ 1975-ᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᓚᐅᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ.


The Department of Health had no more use for it.

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᔪᓐᓃᕐᒪᔾᔪᑦ.


We looked into which department has any use for it and we haven’t heard back from any of them.

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᕐᓇᑕᓗ ᐱᔪᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑖᑉᓱᒥᖓ.


Using the government standard practice, we are now preparing whether the hamlet has any use for it. That’s where we are right now.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᑉ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᔪᒪᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ, ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᒍᑦ.


If they don’t want the facility, then we will go to the next step of whether a non-profit organization has any use for it.

ᐱᔪᒪᙱᓐᓂᖅᐸᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑉᓗᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᔭᖅᖢᑕ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ.


This is the process we use for surplus government facilities.

ᑕᐅᕗᖓ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖃᓲᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᒃᑯᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.


That’s where we stand right now, Mr. Speaker.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑐᒍᑦ.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ.


If I understand correctly, now the community has been asked if they want to take it over. What’s going on?

ᑐᑭᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᒪᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᕙ?


ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᖁᐊᓴ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ.


We have not heard from government departments if they want to take it over or not.

ᑐᓴᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᓂᕋᕐᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ.


Now we are waiting to see if the municipal government is interested in taking over the building.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᐸᕐᓇᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᖃ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑖᑦᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᔪᒪᓇᔭᕐᓂᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᐃᓛᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ. ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᕗᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ.


ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ.


ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ.


Thank you, minister, for answering the question.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑭᐅᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᖓᑦ.


I don’t know whether the hamlet would be interested in taking over that building. If the hamlet does not want to take it over, what generally happens after that?

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᒍᓐᓇᓂᙱᑉᐸᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕᑭᐊᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓲᖑᕙᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᒥᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ?


Thank you for asking questions about that.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᒡᓗ ᐊᐱᕆᒐᕕᑦ ᑖᑦᓱᒥᖓ.


There are more than four steps that we take.

ᓯᑕᒪᐅᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕᐃᓛᒃ ᐊᑉᓗᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ.


Using the old health centre in Pangnirtung as an example, if the health department no longer requires it, we ask the other government departments if they are interested in taking it over.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᒋᓗᒍ, ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᕕᓂᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ.


They were not interested and so we’re now going to see if the hamlet is interested in it.

ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᖕᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ.


That’s the process that we normally follow.

ᑖᑉᑯᐊ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᓕᕌᖓᑦᑕ.


Member for Netsilik…Aivilik, Mr. Netser.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐃᕕᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓇᑦᓯᖅ.


Question 127 – 5(1): Family Services Client Travel Policy (Netser)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 127 - 5(1): ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ (ᓇᑦᓯᖅ)


Mr. Netser: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My name is Natsiq.

ᓇᑦᓯᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᓇᑦᑎᐅᔪᖓ.


Mr. Speaker, I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Family Services today.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑐᕌᖅᑎᒍᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓐᓄᑦ.


First of all, I would like to say to my constituents, I keep forgetting to say “good afternoon.” I have been here for a while now and I haven’t said “good afternoon,” so I say “good afternoon.”

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᖃᖅᑳᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑰᕈᒪᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᙶᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᑕᒫᓃᓕᕋᒪ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑰᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᒃᑭᑦ, ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑰᖅᑕᑉᐸᒃᑲ.


ᒫᓐᓇᓵᕈᓗᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕈᒫᓕᕋᓗᐊᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, it is an unfortunate reality that some of our more vulnerable Nunavut residents must travel south to receive care, in a strange environment, far away from their home and family.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᒡᒍᓇᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᒪ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᓐᓂᖅᐹᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓅᕆᐊᖃᓲᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅᓱᑎᒃ. ᐋᓪᓛᓗᓐᓃᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᓴᖅᑐᑎᒃ.


I am sure you will agree that getting a visit from a family member makes all the difference in the world to these individuals.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᒋᙵᐃᓛᒃ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓪᓚᕆᓲᖑᖕᒪᑦ.


The Family Services Client Travel Policy published on the government website is dated June 2013 and is effective to March 31, 2018.

ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖓᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᓯᕕᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᔫᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᒥᓂᖅ. ᔫᓂ 2013 ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑐᒥᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒫᑦᓯ 31, 2018.


I was given to understand that the former Minister of Family Services had committed to making changes to the Family Services Client Travel Policy.

ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᒥᓂᔅᑑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓐᓂᕐᖓᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂ.


Can the minister clarify whether there have been any revisions to his department’s Client Travel Policy since 2013 and, if not, will he be making any changes after March 31 of this year?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒍᓐᓇᖅᑲ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦᑕ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖓᑦ. 2013-ᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕚ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓐᓂᖏᑉᐸᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᐊᓕᖅᑲ ᒪᑦᓯ 31 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑎᓐᓂ.


Minister of Family Services, Minister Savikataaq.

ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖑᔪᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


Hon. Joe Savikataaq: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑲᖅ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


I can’t comment on any other commitments that may or may not have been said by the previous minister of the day, but I can say that this policy is in effect ‘til the end of March 2018 and, like normal policies, will stay in effect until the new one is in place.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᒍᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᒃᑭᓪᓕ ᐅᖃᕈᑎᒋᒍᓐᓇᒃᑭᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒥᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᐊᑕᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᑦᓯ 2018-ᕈᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᐊᓄᑦ. ᐊᑕᐃᓐᓇᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.


I have not heard of any rumblings from within the department to do any changes to this policy.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᙱᑎᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᕈᓘᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᒐᓱᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖃᖅᑑᔮᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᑖᑦᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᒥᒃ.


If there needs to be a change, we can look at that, but we’re not going to change a policy just for the sake of changing because it has a sunset clause.

ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖃᖅᑲ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖓ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᕗᑦ. ᐊᓯᔾᔩᒍᓐᓇᖏᓐᓇᑦᑕᓕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖁᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᓗᒍ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ.


We would look at the policy and just see if there has to be any changes that would be beneficial to both the people that take advantage of this travel policy and for the Government of Nunavut.

ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᕐᔫᔮᖅᑲᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᕐᔫᔮᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᕗᑦ.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ. ᒥᔅᑐ ᓇᑦᓯᖅ.


Mr. Netser: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, minister.

ᓇᑦᓯᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ.


The Family Services Client Travel Policy’s Client Travel Benefits Guideline currently states that an adult client of Family Services who is in residential care is eligible to receive a visit from two family members or guardians per fiscal year.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖓᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕉᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᕕᒻᒦᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᖓᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒪᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, can the minister confirm whether or not this policy has been revised to permit two visits from two family members or guardians per fiscal year?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒍᓐᓇᖅᑲ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᑦᓯᒪᕚ? ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᐊᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᖔᖅ?


It will be two return trips, whether it can be two people going at the same time or one person going at two different times.

ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑎᐅᑎᒌᒃ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑏᒃ. ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᓐᓇᑕᖅᑯᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᐊᖅᑎᕐᓗᓂ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ.


To make it very simple, two return trips per year per person who is in out-of-community care.

ᑐᑭᓯᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑎᐅᑎᒌᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ, ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑎᐅᑎᒌᒃ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ.


ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᓇᑦᓯᖅ.


Mr. Netser: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the minister commit to considering changing his department’s Client Travel Policy to increase the visit allocation for adult clients in residential care?

ᓇᑦᓯᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᖏᕈᓐᓇᖅᑲ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕈᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ.


This policy is expiring soon and this policy would be looked at, but I can’t commit to anything right off the bat without looking at the policy.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᓄᖑᓛᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᕈᓗᒃ. ᓄᖑᑉᐸᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᒋᐊᖃᓛᕐᒥᔭᕗᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᓕ ᐊᖏᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖓ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᒫᕐᖏᓛᒃ.


The whole policy itself probably will be looked into because a lot of the travel that Family Services paid for are Health clients.

ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓛᖅᑐᑦᓴᐅᒻᒥᔪᖅ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕈᓘᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑕ.


Therefore we have to work with Health and make sure that this policy is adhered to and that we’re running it prudently. I can’t commit to anything, but since this travel policy is expiring soon, I’m sure everything that is in this policy will be looked at.

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔭᕗᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐃᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲᓪᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕈᓐᓇᖏᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖓ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᓄᖑᒌᓛᓕᕐᖓᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓛᖅᑐᓴᐅᒪᒻᒥᒻᒪᑕ.


ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓇᑦᓯᕐᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᕿᙳᖅ.


Question 128 – 5(1): Contacting the Office of Patient Relations (Qirngnuq)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 128 - 5(1): ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐋᓐᓄᐊᕕᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐊᓂᒃ (ᕿᙳᖅ)


ᕿᙳᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


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

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᒍᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓐᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, from time to time, constituents come to my office in the community to ask for help in getting health issues resolved.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᖃᑯᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐅᕙᖓ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖓᓅᓲᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᒐᓱᒃᑐᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖓᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ.


As the minister often tells us and earlier this week she even provided a phone number, Nunavummiut can contact the Office of Patient Relations with their concerns.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒐᔪᒻᒪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦᑎᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᓪᓛᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᐅᒻᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥᐅᒡᒎᖅ ᐅᖄᓚᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᖓᑕ ᐅᓐᓂᓗᖅᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᕈᑎᒃ.


Mr. Speaker, language and even dialect is sometimes a barrier over the phone.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒥᒥᐅᑕᐅᒻᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ, ᐊᐳᖅᑐᕈᑕᐅᓲᖑᒻᒪᑦ.


Can the minister tell this House what other ways the Office of Patient Relations can be contacted?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒍᓐᓇᖅᑳ ᖃᓄᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓐᓂᕐᓗᒃᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᖅ?


ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ.


Hon. Pat Angnakak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐸᑎᑯᓗᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


I understand your concern and yes, we usually like to try to encourage the toll-free number so you can get somebody right away.

ᑐᑭᓯᔭᕋ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑏᑦ. ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᒐᓱᐊᓲᖑᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᐅᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᖁᔨᓪᓗᑕ, ᑭᐅᔭᐅᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ.


I don’t have it right here right now, but there’s an email address as well and perhaps even a fax number.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓯᒪᙱᑎᐊᕐᒥᒐᒃᑯ, ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᕿᙳᖅ.


Mr. Qirngnuq: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m not sure if she answered the question or not, so I will ask this question.

ᕿᙳᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ. ᑖᒻᓇ ᑭᐅᒌᖅᑖᓪᓗᑭᐊᖅ ᑭᐅᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᙱᑖᓗᑭᐊᖅ. ᑐᑭᕼᐃᔭᒃᓴᓂ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᓇ ᐊᐱᕆᑦᓯᐊᖅᐹᓪᓗᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᕋ.


Mr. Speaker, the Information and Privacy Commissioner has raised a number of concerns about privacy and confidentiality and I appreciate that we have to be very careful that personal health information does not get into the wrong hands.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᑲᙳᓇᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᓂᕋᖅᑐᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᑭᓯᔪᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓖᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᔅᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᓐᓅᖅᑕᐅᑲᓪᓚᓂᖅᑲ.ᑕ


The Office of Patient Relations has a form that can be filled out explaining a complaint or concern.

ᐅᕐᓂᓗᒃᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᑕᑕᑎᒐᖃᕐᖓᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑲᖅᓴᙱᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.


However, it is not possible for people to submit that form by fax. Not everyone has a computer. They can’t scan the form or send an email.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᖃᙱᒃᑯᕕᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᓲᖑᙱᒻᒪᑕ, ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᓖᓐᓈᓘᒻᒥᓇᑎᓪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᒍᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒨᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ.


Can the minister explain why it is not possible to contact the Office of Patient Relations by fax?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒍᓐᓇᖅᑳ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓐᓂᕐᓗᒃᓴᕐᕖᑦ ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᕕᐅᒋᐊᖃᙱᒻᒪᖔᑕ?


ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ: ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ.


ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ.


That’s a very good question, that’s true.

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᔅᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᕕᔾᔪᐊᕌᓗᒃ.


I think because it’s harder and harder to find fax machines, maybe going forward, we tend to use more electronic type of devices such as email or there are websites.

ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐸᓪᓚᐃᔪᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒃᑰᕈᑏᑦ ᖃᑦᑏᓐᓇᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᕐᖓᑕ ᑕᖅᑳᓂ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᐊᓘᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᓪᓗᑕ. ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒨᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᕋᑦᑕ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᑰᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ.


I’m just looking at my briefing note here. There’s a government website that can be reached and it is www.patientrelations.gov.nu.ca. I’m sure that we have health centres in every community.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑐᕈᑎᒃᑲ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖃᕐᖓᑕᒎᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ. www.patientrelations@gov.nu.ca ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓖᓐᓈᓘᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ.


If there’s a form that you wanted to fax in, I’m sure the health centres could be used for that. We also have GLO offices in every community.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑕᑕᑎᖅᑕᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᒍᒪᓐᓂᕈᔅᓯ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᐅᕐᒥᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂ.


I’m pretty sure that somebody in the community would have a fax that they could send it to our headquarters here.

ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᑎᐊᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᑎᓐᓄᑦ.


If we don’t have a fax number at the Office of Patient Relations, it’s something I can find out and get back to the member on.

ᑕᐃᓐᓇᓕ ᐅᓐᓂᕐᓗᒃᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑰᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᑉᐸᑦ ᓱᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᖓ.


Member for Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet, Ms. Towtongie.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ.


Question 129 – 5(1): Income Assistance Policies (Towtongie)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 129 - 5(1): ᓂᕿᑖᕈᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐃᑦ (ᑕᐅᑐᙱ)


ᑕᐅᑐᙱ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


I would like to direct my question to the Minister of Family Services.

ᐅᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒐ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᔭᕋ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᑦᑎᓄᑦ.


Mr. Speaker, I would like to follow up on questions asked by the Member for Kugluktuk regarding income assistance policies.

ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᖃᐃᓲᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ.


The minister has indicated that when income assistance clients go from workplace to workplace with a job search form, this is a “productive choice.”

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᒎᖅ ᓂᖃᐃᓲᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᓂᕈᒻᒥᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ.


Can the minister explain how doing a job search can be considered a “productive choice” when there are no jobs to be had?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᖃᓄᖅ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᒃᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ?


Minister of Family Services, Minister Savikataaq.

ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ.


On productive choices and looking for jobs, in my opinion I would say that if there are no jobs available at all, then it would be useless, but sometimes there are short-term jobs available like casual jobs.

ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᕼᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᓪᓕ ᐃᕼᐅᒪᒐᔭᖅᑐᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᕼᐊᖃᙱᓪᓚᕆᑉᐸᑦ, ᐄ ᕼᐅᕙᓕᑭᐊᖑᔪᖅ. ᑭᕼᐊᓂ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᕼᐊᖅᑖᑑᓪᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᓈᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᕼᐊᖅᑖᕼᐆᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.


Maybe if that person on the right day, on the same day when that casual job is available came in, then the person could get a job.

ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᓈᒻᒪᓈᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᑉᓇᒧᑦ ᓇᒧᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᓈᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑎᕋᔭᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕼᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᑉᓇ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᕼᐊᖅᑖᖅᑑᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ.


Your first supplementary, Ms. Towtongie.

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ.


Income support is a policy of the Government of Nunavut.

ᐅᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ.


If it was legislation, it would be impossible to make amendments to the policy.

ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ. ᒪᓕᒐᐅᑉᐸᓪᓕ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᕈᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᕋᔭᕋᑦᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᒍᑦ.


I have seen young people who want you to sign, even though there are no job opportunities. They come every month about productive choices and sometimes they get embarrassed to ask for a job and the individual is feeling down.

ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖅ ᑕᓗᕈᒃᑯᑎᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᑕᒫᑦ, ᑕᖅᑭᑕᒫᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑲᙳᓲᑎᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᓱᓂᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓂᖃᐃᑐᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒧᒃᓯᒪᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊ ᖄᖓᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑖᙱᓐᓇᒥ ᐊᒻᒧᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᓱᓂ.


Can the minister clearly describe what kinds of Nunavut-specific policies they have? Can you come up with a policy for that in the smaller communities?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖃᐃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕋᔭᖅᐸ, ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒧᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒨᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ?


We are following policies that are not geared for Nunavut.

ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᔾᔪᐊᖅᓯᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧ ᑐᕌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ.


ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᖅ. ᓄᓇᕗᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᖅ.


ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᕼᐃᓚᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᑑᑕᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ.


In regard to income assistance, there was a study and the policy has been changed.

ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᖃᐃᑑᑦ ᒥᒃᕼᐋᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᕼᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕼᐃᐊᙳᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒡᓚᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ.


Anyone who is eligible for income support can request and they cannot claw back your child tax benefits. After the review, some changes have been made to the Income Support Program.

ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᒐᔮᑦᑑᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᖃᐃᑐᑦᑑᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᕼᐅᓕ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᐊᖀᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᕼᐅᐃᑦᑑᔪᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᓂᖃᐃᑐᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᕼᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᙳᕆᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ.


We were going to look at the job search form again.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᕼᐊᓇᒃᕼᐊᖅᕼᐃᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᓯᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅ. ᐃᒃᐱᒋᖃᑎᒋᒐᒃᑭᑦ.


It will be impossible to do a job search when there is no employment opportunity in the community. They have to choose a productive choice, so we will look at the productive choices. We are aware of that issue.

ᐄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᕼᐊᖃᙱᑉᐸᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅᕼᐊᖅᑖᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐ’ᒪᑦ, ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑏᑦ ᐄ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᕼᐃᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂᓕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐ’ᒪᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᔪᖅ.


Question 130 – 5(1): Mine Training (Kaernerk)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 130 - 5(1): ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᖅ (ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ)


ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


I rise today to ask my questions to the Minister of Economic Development and Transportation.

ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕕᑉᐳᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔪᒪᔭᕋ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕋᒃᑯ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.


I strongly support responsible mining activities that balance the need to create jobs and business opportunity with the need to protect our environment.

ᐆᒥᖓ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᑦᑎᐊᕋᒪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓇᓱᑦᑎᐊᕌᖓᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᒥᒡᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᕌᖓᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᕌᖓᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ.


My questions today will focus on the issue of job training.

ᑕᐃᒪᓕᖃᐃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᒪᑯᐊ ᓴᓇᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ.


The current 2017-18 budget for the Department of Economic Development and Transportation includes a $200,000 Nunavut Mine Training Fund.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᕐᕌᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᔅᓯ 2017-18 ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔪᒪᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᔅᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᒎᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ $200,000ᒥᒃ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ.


Can the minister indicate what projects her department has spent this funding on during the current 2017-18 fiscal year?

ᑖᓐᓇᖃᐃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕈᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᑕᐃᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᒃᑎᒋᔪᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ 2017-18?


ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ, ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕈᒪ.


Minister of Economic Development and Transportation, Minister Sheutiapik.

ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᒥᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᒥᔅ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ.


Hon. Elisapee Sheutiapik: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ.


I also thank the member for his question.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᑕᒪᑦᑐᒧᖓ ᐃᕝᕕᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓲᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


In regard to mining training, although not all of them have been reported… .

ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᖓ, ᑎᑎᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒪᖔᑦ.


The department continues to work with the Department of Family Services, Nunavut Arctic College, Government of Canada, minerals industry, and Inuit organizations on a number of programs designed to prepare Nunavummiut for all opportunities in the mineral resource industries. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᓄᑲᓪᓚᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕕᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ.


ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᖔᓯᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑭᐅᕈᓘᔭᕐᒪᑦ.


Can the minister indicate if her department will be requesting an increase or decrease in this budget for the upcoming 2018-19 fiscal year?

ᐊᑏᓕᖃᐃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᐃᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖅᑲᐃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ 2018-19 ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ?


ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ.


I cannot respond to that question at this time, but perhaps I can get back to the member’s question for the $200,000 as to how the funding was utilized.

ᑖᑦᓱᒧᖓ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑭᐅᒍᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᒥᐊᓇᖅ ᐅᑎᕈᓐᓇᕈᒪ ᐊᐱᕆᖅᑲᐅᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ $200,000 ᐊᐱᖅᓲᑎᒋᕋᑖᖅᑕᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᖔᑦ.


For the Kitikmeot Corporation drillers’ assistant training, $61,000 was used; for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association for financial literacy, $60,000; as well as for the Hamlet of Arviat for the work readiness program and class 3 airbrakes for $78,000. Thank you.

ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕋᐃᓴᓐ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ, $61,000 ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒧᑦ $60,000. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᖓᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᔭᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖓ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ $78,000 ᐳᓪᓚᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.


I also thank the minister for elaborating on my question.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᑦᑎᐊᕋᕕᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓵᖅᑕᓐᓄᑦ.


Earlier in our sitting, I tabled a copy of my recent letter to the president of North Arrow Minerals concerning the Mel Diamond Project in North Baffin.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᓯ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᐅᕆ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᐳᒧᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ.


They will be drilling near Hall Beach this spring.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒑᖕᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᓛᒃ ᐃᑯᑕᖅᑐᐃᓕᒑᖕᒪᑕ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖑᔪᖅ.


Further, with regard to the information I tabled about the proposed work to be undertaken near our community, I wonder if the minister can indicate how her department is working with not only North Arrow Minerals but all mining companies to identify job training opportunities for Inuit near my home community or for Inuit in Quttiktuq.

ᑕᐃᒪᖃᐃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖅᑲᐃ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᐅᕈ -ᑯᓐᓂᒃ -ᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᒪᓂᖅᑲᐃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑉᐹᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᕝᕗᖓ ᓄᓇᒪ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᑉᐸᐅᖓ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ.


I believe these opportunities can provide beneficial employment for people due to this reasoning and to add further to this, Hall Beach is a smaller community and the project won’t be buying supplies from the community. However, some people have been hired to work on these projects, for which I thank them.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᕋ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕋᓛᖑᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓇᐅ ᐊᑐᕐᕕᐅᓗᐊᓕᒑᖕᒪᑕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᑎᒍᑦ ᓴᓈᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᑕᒃᑲ.


As you stated earlier, you will be working to support mining companies.

ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᖕᒥᒐᕕᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᕐᓂᐊᕋᕕᒋᒡᒎᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ.


What I am trying to ask about is if these types of activities funded through the allocations the minister mentioned.

ᐅᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᓇᓱᒃᑕᕋ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ. ᑕᐃᒪᖃᐃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᕆᕗᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᑲᐅᔭᑎᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᐅᓇ ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᓂᖅ.


To use this example, the Mary River project is in the Baffin region, Kivalliq has gold mines opening, and in the Kitikmeot, I think the future mine is also for gold.

ᓄᓘᔮᓕᕆᖦᖤᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᒎᓗ-ᓕᕆᖦᖤᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂᑦᑕᐅᖃᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᒎᓗ-ᓕᕆᔪᑦ.


Will all of the projects have adjacent training courses?

ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ?


To use myself as an example, as I am an Inuk and if I wanted to training to get a more senior position, then what kind of training could be provided so that I could succeed? What type of assistance can the Department of Economic Development offer for prospective workers?

ᐆᒃᑑᑎᒋᓗᖓ ᐃᓄᓗᖓ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᓴᓈᖃᕈᒪᓕᕈᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕋᔭᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᐸᑦ?


Hon. Elisapee Sheutiapik: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also thank you for your good questions. Economic Development is not alone in this.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑲᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓲᑎᑦᓯᐊᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓚᒃᑲᐃᒐᕕᑦ. ᐅᕙᒍᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᑦᓱᒥᖓ ᑲᒪᙱᒻᒪᑕ.


It’s interdepartmental through education, mining training, and trades. I think it’s also important to acknowledge that mines are at different times and we look at all those as a department. There’s active and advanced development under construction.

ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᖅᑕᖃᕐᖓᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᑦᓴᐃᔨᖃᕐᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖃᑦᑕᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᖃᓯᐅᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ.


You take all those into consideration while working with the different departments. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᖕᒪᑦ. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ.


ᐅᖃᓯᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᑦ.


Member for Arviat North-Whale Cove, Mr. Main.

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ-ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᓐ.


Question 131 – 5(1): Support for Health Centre Staff (Main)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 131 - 5(1): ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ (ᒪᐃᓐ)


ᒪᐃᓐ: ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ.


I rise today to ask questions to the Minister of Health.

ᐊᐱᖅᕼᐆᑎᒐ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᖦᖢᒍ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᓂᑯᕕᑦᑐᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᖓᐱᕆᓗᒍ.


Let me start by providing some background to my question, as this question applies to numerous communities and not just to my particular community.

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐅᖄᓪᓚᒡᓚᖓᐃᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᕋ ᐊᒥᕼᐅᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᖓᖕᒪᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᓐᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ.


I believe it applies everywhere in Nunavut as it pops up in various communities and it relates to our nursing staff as well as other workers in our local health centres.

ᓄᓇᕘᓗᒃᑖᒥᖃᐃ ᕼᐊᖅᑭᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ. ᓇᔭᙳᐊᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᒪᑯᐊᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ.


We are all aware that frontline health professionals are often tasked with heavy workloads. This chronically heavy workload results from having too many duties, or to say it in English, a full workload. When workloads are too heavy, one nurse sometimes has to undertake these responsibilities, with part of the reason being lack of nursing staff.

ᐊᒃᕼᐅᕈᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᖅᑯᕐᒪᑕ, ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔩ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑉᐸᑕ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᕼᐊᖃᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅ. ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕼᐆᕐᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᔭᙳᐊᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᕼᐃᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ.


When nurses are subject to extra work due to the lack of staff, it can lead to staff burnout, as a lack of replacement nurses results in more work for the remaining nurses who must still complete their tasks.

ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᖦᖢᓂᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖃᑦᓯᐊᖏᓐᓂᖅ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖃᑦᓯᐊᙱᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᓛ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖃᙱᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᕼᐅᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᕼᐅᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖃᕐᓂᑰᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᒥᕼᐅᙳᖅᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓇᔪᙳᐃᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒋᑦ.


It seems quite obvious that staff shortages leads to some nurses being overworked.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓇᓗᓇᖅᑑᔭᙱᖦᖢᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᖢᕈᕈᑕᐅᒋᐊᒪᒋᓐᓇᑕᖅᕼᐆᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓛ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᒃᕼᐆᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ.


It would appear to be quite evident in this case, and hopefully I am being understandable as I am speaking my dialect and I hope my colleagues comprehend my concerns here.

ᑐᑭᕼᐃᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᕐᓂᕈᒪ ᐃᓄᒃᑑᕋᒪ ᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᕼᐃᐊᔭᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᓂᕈᒪ.


Perhaps I will reiterate it in English. Mr. Speaker, it appears that there is an increasingly cyclical pattern with staff shortages contributing to an ever-increasing workload and burnout, and so on.

ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑑᕐᓚᒍᐃ. ᐅᖃᖅᑎ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑭᒃᓴᕐᓂᑯᒧᑦ ᑕᖃᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓪᓗ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


My first question for the minister is: can the minister tell this House what steps her department has taken to provide additional support and resources, particularly to the health centre staff in communities which suffer from chronic workloads and burnout?

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒋᔪᒪᔭᕋ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᐅᓇ. ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔪᓐᓇᖅᐹ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖓᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᒐᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ.


ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖑᔪᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ.


I thank the member for that really important question.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᐸᕋᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᐱᕆᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ.


I think the issue of staffing regarding health centres and nursing is a very important one. It’s something that we have always been working very hard as a department to ensure that we can have enough staff at all health centres as much as possible.

ᐱᔾᔪᑎ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᐅᓪᓗᑕ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᒥᒐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᑦ.


ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᖁᓇᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᒐᖅᓯᓚᐅᓪᓚᓲᖑᒐᑦᑕ.


I am aware of circumstances where yes, nurses feel very tired and very burnt out.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐄ, ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᑕᖃᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑏᑦ.


The department does what it can when we come across such situations.

ᐱᓕᕆᕕᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᒥᓐᓂᒃ.


We just had that situation in one of the communities and the department then sent additional nurses where we could.

ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᕋᑖᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ, ᑕᖃᒻᒪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


You’ve got to look at where can be spare a nurse or two and then once that is determined, they try to send that nurse to that community where maybe the workload is more than usual.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒍᑎ, ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᖔᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᑳᓪᓚᓕᕌᖓᑕ.


It can be any kind of circumstances going on. Maybe somebody has gone on leave, and then the community perhaps came down with a lot of cases of flu or something, those kinds of impacts. What we try to do is we look at where else can we send some nurses from one area to another.

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᔭᕌᖓᑕ, ᕿᑲᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᖃᓂᒻᒪᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓇᑭᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᑲᙵᖔᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.


We’re always trying to recruit nurses. We want to make sure that we keep the numbers up, that we have enough nurses to deliver the health care service in Nunavut.

ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓴᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᖁᖏᓐᓇᑦᑎᒍ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᖃᑦᑕᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.


ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑐ ᒪᐃᓐ.


ᒪᐃᓐ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᒡᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓄᑦ.


I think we share this concern. In reviewing the department’s most recent staffing statistics, I’ll use the communities I represent as example. It is clear that vacancy rates remain unacceptably high in some health centres.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᐃᓐᓇᕆᖅᑰᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᑕᐃᒪ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖁᑎᖏᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖁᑏᒃᑲᒃ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᑎᓗᒋᒃ, ᓇᓗᓇᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᓄᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓱᓕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᓂ.


According to the latest statistics, Whale Cove has a 70 percent vacancy rate; Arviat, 44 percent vacancy rate.

ᑎᑎᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ 70 ᐳᓴ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑕ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ 44 ᐳᓴ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ.


I understand that this is a challenging issue and that it’s very complicated.

ᐄ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕋᓗᐊᕋ ᐱᔭᖅᑐᔫᓪᓗᓂᓗ.


I would like to ask the minister if the minister could describe some of the challenges her department faces in providing additional and adequate staff in these communities which face consistently heavy workloads.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᓕᖅᐸᕋ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᒍᓐᓇᖅᐸᒍ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᑕ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᑕ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


Our problem is once the 30 months is done, we can’t keep our nurses. They leave. They’ve had the experience and maybe the novelty has worn off, but it’s very stressful being a nurse in the community.

ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᖅᑭᑦ 30 ᐊᓂᒍᖅᐸᑕ ᐸᐸᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖏᓐᓇᑦᑎᒍ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓯᒪᓕᕌᖓᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑭᐊᖅ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓐᓃᖅᖢᓂᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎᐅᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ.


You have to look at everything when somebody comes into a community and what kind of support they have. This is something the department has been working very hard in trying to address.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᑕᑯᖃᓯᐅᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᕕᐅᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᓯᒪᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᑦᑎᒍ ᐋᖅᑭᒐᓱᒃᖢᒍ.


ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑦ, ᒥᔅᑕ ᒪᐃᓐ.


ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃᒡᓗ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓᓄᑦ.


I’ll try to rephrase it. Mr. Speaker, we know that there are issues in some of these communities where there are chronically heavy workloads and chronically short-staffed crews of health care professionals.

ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖅᑲᐃ ᐅᖃᕈᑦᑕ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒥᒐᖅᓰᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᑎᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


I would like to understand specifically what is being done to address the issue in those communities specifically. What is being done?

ᑐᑭᓯᔪᒪᒐᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᐸ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓗᐊᙱᓕᐅᕈᑏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸ, ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓗᐊᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ?


What is being considered in terms of making sure that our nurses and other health care staff are getting the support they need from the department?

ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐊᖅᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ?


Hon. Pat Angnakak: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐸᑎᑯᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


I know you want the specifics, but I perhaps don’t have an exhaustive list of what’s being done because that’s operational.

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖁᑎᖃᖏᓐᓇᒪ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


We’re on, let’s say, an emergency basis only where people can’t make regular appointments” because maybe the workload is too much or too many nurses have gone away.

ᓲᕐᓗ ᑐᐊᕕᓐᓇᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓕᕐᓂᕈᑦᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᓄᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᑏᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑐᕕᓂᐅᑎᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐊᖕᓄᑐᐊᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᒍᓂ.


The department, like I said before, is trying to fill all the positions that we can. It’s difficult to do that because we’re in competition with the rest of Canada.

ᐱᓕᕆᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᖃᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ.


That’s one thing that they’re trying to do. I know that they work with an agency as well to try to hire northern nurses, people who have had experience working in the north, not so much always the Arctic but let’s say northern Manitoba.

ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕋᓱᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒫᙵᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓕᒻᒪᒃᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᒫᓂᑑᕝᕙᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ.


There are different areas that we’re trying to address this. I know that the Department of Health is very conscious of what a lot of our nurses go through and are trying to help in whatever way they can.

ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᕐᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎᑦᑕ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


That is not an easy thing. It’s not something we can solve overnight. It’s something we all have to keep working on and if you have any ideas, let me know.

ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᓕᒫᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᑯᓘᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᑲᐅᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕇᓐᓇᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᐸᕐᒪ.


Question 132 – 5(1): Insurance Policy on Government Assets (Hickes)

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑦ 132 - 5(1): ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑰᒫᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ (ᕼᐃᒃᔅ)


ᕼᐃᒃᔅ: ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ.


My next set of questions is directed at the Minister of Finance.

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓄᑦ.


As we’re all aware, in all the communities across the territory, the government owns a number of different pieces of infrastructure. There are airport terminals, health centres, schools, office buildings, and etcetera.

ᑕᐃᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᑦᑕ, ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᑖᑯᒃᐊ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑯᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᑦ, ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕖᑦ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕖᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕖᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᖑᖕᒪᑕ.


My question to the minister is: for insurance purposes, are all those pieces of infrastructure lumped together in one policy or are they separated by need?

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᓪᓕ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒐ, ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᒃᑰᖓᕙ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᓃᖓᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ?


ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖑᔪᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑐ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ.