Brendan Bell was first elected to the 14th Legislative Assembly on December 6th, 1999. Born on August 17th, 1971 Brendan has lived in the NWT since 1980. He now lives in Yellowknife with his wife Jill and their daughter Emily.
Prior to his election to the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Bell was a business owner and also worked for a management-consulting firm in Yellowknife for several years. Brendan has Bachelor of Commerce and Masters in Business Administration degrees.
In the 14th Assembly Brendan was appointed Chair of Standing Committee on Social Programs, Chair of Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures, and Chair of Special Committee on Conflict Process. He also served as a member of both the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight and the Special Committee on the Review of the Official Languages Act.
Yellowknife South
Statements in Debates
Debates of
, (day 17)
Mr. Chairman, the voters list is not updated as frequently as this information will be, so we think we'll have more up-to-date, accurate information, so that should improve this, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Legal Services Board, 2005-2006 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Debates of
, (day 16)
Mr. Chairman, there is no section in this bill or envisioned in the regs where we speak to compensation, per se. I would say that it’s ENR who are responsible for the issuance of tags. As we have seen recently with some of the plans for caribou, some of the concerns we’ve had, the subsistence hunting and harvesting takes precedence. That’s the first interest that has to be protected far before tourism outfitting. Mr. Chairman, I imagine that will continue to be the practice. Obviously we have great deference and legal deference to the co-management boards in the areas and they really are the...
Debates of
, (day 16)
Mr. Chair, thank you. With me today; Doug Doan, ADM, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment; Rebecca Veinott, legislative counsel. Thank you.
Debates of
, (day 16)
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, there is a reduction in a couple of areas. It would be the two main areas; the annual renewal can be streamlined where there isn’t a change in the provision of service. That is much improved now we think and this is something that certainly the industry as a whole is embracing. The other area is in duplication, Mr. Chairman. There is more than one licence required now in a number of cases. So we are making sure that that would only be one licence. As you can see, we are now talking about guided activities as opposed to trying to get out there and have hotels and...
Debates of
, (day 16)
Madam Chair, committee members, thank you for your consideration today of Bill 11, the Tourism Act for the Northwest Territories.
For several years, the Northwest Territories' tourism industry, including its tour operators and associations, have expressed a desire to see changes made to the existing Travel and Tourism Act. Specifically, their requests for change have reflected two main themes: create a more streamlined and user-friendly licensing system; and protect the NWT's tourism industry experience.
In its efforts to address these issues, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment...
Debates of
, (day 16)
Mr. Chairman, obviously we have a legal obligation to do some consultation as well, but most of the onus is on the operator. As the Member has said, at times I imagine it can be a daunting task.
The reality of the situation is even under the current legislation, the current practice, it is very difficult to see a new tourism licence granted. It is quite stringent, the amount of consultation that takes place. We are not seeing a lot of new licences issued each year. We don’t expect to see a lot of new licences, I expect, in the near future. It becomes a lot easier in the settled areas where...
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 16, An Act to Amend the Jury Act, be read for the second time.
Mr. Speaker, this bill amends the Jury Act so that the sheriff may compile the jury list from records of the names and addresses of insured persons maintained under the Medical Care Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Debates of
, (day 16)
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think those are a number of good questions. First, I agree that just because there is a self-government arrangement doesn’t meant he GNWT is able to take a step back approach and wash their hands of the need to encourage investment, encourage entrepreneurship and encourage the development of tourism businesses. We are doing that. Obviously we would like to do more and that’s where Tourism 2010 comes into play. We have a number of initiatives that speak to product development, speak to tourism training in all regions but require money and investment.
