Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m not going to beat around the bush; I love beer and beer loves me.

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I know in just a couple more months, Yellowknifers will get a chance to enjoy the brewing sensation of local Old Town start-up of Miranda and Fletcher Stevens’ NWT Brewing Company.

In recent years, the micro-brewing industry has grown across Canada, and while micro-breweries comprise a small percentage of national beer production and sales, this manufacturing industry has grown substantially and the North is ready to once again enter into production.

If you were around in 1992, then you...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories provide an updated progress report to this Assembly on work done towards a comprehensive review of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act;

And further, that the Government of the Northwest Territories undertake a review of all previous recommendations made regarding proposed revisions to the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act and include in the progress report a status report on how the committee’s recommendations are being addressed. Thank you, Mr...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to welcome the Minister and the department here today. This is a perfect example where government works well and works right and understands the needs of its people. As someone who has practiced in the area of health care most of my adult life in the Northwest Territories, I have had the pleasure of working independently and now as a legislator on a number of acts pertaining to the health profession. So, when I saw this come through, as an MLA I was very impressed and very thankful to be able to put my hands on it as a committee member and work in conjunction...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table a three-page document, entitled “Micro-brewery Taxation Models.” My office has compiled a complete regime of micro-brewery taxation models in Canada and I’ll be speaking to this on Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess that’s one way of doing it. My question was for all communities. Again, when we’re dealing with this, I want to make sure that the department had a plan in place for looking at repayment for any member of our Housing Corporation before we’re going to be providing further funding. Again, if I may add, Mr. Speaker, with your indulgence, is this constitutionally sound the way we have it set up? Thank you.

I appreciate the Minister’s reply. My next question might need a little bit more clarification from what he’s just indicated here. Clearly, this CARE policy segregates both market and non-market residents with two separate rules and criteria.

Can the Minister inform the House, what is the rationale for having those two sets of rules? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sometimes policies make sense and sometimes, well, they don’t. Point in question, let’s look at the widely popular NWT Housing Corporation Housing Choices suite of programs. This suite of programs is offered to all residents of the Northwest Territories, helping to maintain and manage a sustainable housing environment. Assistance is provided at various levels based on the applicant’s income, helping NWT residents not only become more independent but also assist them in becoming successful homeowners.

One such housing choice is the CARE program, which stands for...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Committee Report 11-17(5), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 12: Northern Employee Benefits Services Pension Plan Act; Bill 12, Northern Employee Benefits Services Pension Plan Act; Committee Report 12-17(5), Standing Committee on Social Programs Report on the Review of Bill 36: Health and Social Services Professions Act; Bill 36, Health and Social Services Professions Act; and Committee Report 10-17(5), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2013-2014 Annual...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to take this opportunity to publicly thank our Information and Privacy Commissioner for a lot of hard work that goes on behind the scenes for someone who, up until now, was in a part-time position. We know, moving forward, we will have the luxury of having someone in the office full time. I think this is going to be a huge step in terms of providing transparency and accountability to all stakeholders across the Northwest Territories. For that, I want to say I’m very pleased that we’re going to be looking at a full-time Privacy Commissioner in the near future.

One...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would again like to welcome the Minister and the department here today. Like my colleagues have already indicated, we’re very pleased with the final end product, but I think it’s an opportunity at this time to do a little bit of rear-view mirror analysis of how we got here today.

The Minister was right; this was a very unique and collaborative effort right from the get-go. I have to admit that there was a bit of concern in terms of how the GNWT’s close involvement with NEBS in the development of this bill may have compromised, to some degree, the objectivity of the...