Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. We’ll just let the motion circulate.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today I spoke about a failure to implement a contractor management system in our shared procurement process and that this lack of foresight is a cause of a great many issues in our overall safety culture. My questions today are for the Minister of Public Works and Services.

We have been given updates from the department and the Minister by de facto being in good standing with the WSCC or, in other words, being paid up constitutes a minimum baseline requirement of a safety program for NWT businesses that apply for contract status with the GNWT.

Can the Minister...

Thank you, committee. Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2014-2015. Legislative Assembly, operations expenditure summary, expenditures on behalf of Members, not previously authorized, $577,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $577,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you. Page 7, Lands, capital investment expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $274,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $274,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Minister. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Committee, continuing on questions on this activity, I have Mr. Bouchard.

Does committee agree that consideration for Government of the Northwest Territories Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2014-2015, is concluded?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. How many times do we need to hear Ministers say, “Our staff are our most valuable resource,” or better yet, “We are committed to health and safety,” or finally, “We are developing a robust Occupational Health and Safety Program that meets legislative requirements”?

Every one of our Ministers at one time or another spews these paid political announcements about as freely as the falling snow. Yet the courts have clearly told us our failure of the safety promise. Territorial Supreme Court judge Garth Malakoe on Action 2013-000272 said, “The ultimate goal of workers safety...