Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources today on the much talked about Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board and how it is functioning. Does the GNWT have a representative and a voice on the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board this time? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, October 9th to 15th, 2005, is Family Violence Awareness Week. Unfortunately, Mr. Speaker, family violence continues to be as pervasive as ever and a shadowy reality in the North.

This is an important time for the residents of the NWT to stop and reflect on the challenges presented by family violence. It is also a time for us to recommit ourselves to the reduction and elimination of family violence.

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Awareness of the issue is definitely the first step in recognizing its existence and bringing about its eradication. Awareness also means recognizing...

Members, I will now provide my ruling on a point of order raised by Mr. Roland on Thursday, June 2, 2005.

During Members’ statements, the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Mr. Roland, rose on a point of order claiming that the Member for Kam Lake, Mr. Ramsay, in his Member’s statement earlier that day had, and I quote from page 411 of unedited Hansard: “made allegations against me saying I circumvented the rules. Under 23(h) of our rules, I believe that is an infraction.”

In reviewing Mr. Ramsay’s statement as contained in the unedited Hansard, I note that the Member for Kam Lake made...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to ask the Minister as well, the volunteers who provide this service out of Hay River take their training and their job of going and responding to motor vehicle accidents on the highway and providing ambulance services very, very seriously. It’s all volunteer; they train and they get some funding for training, but what the Town is concerned about and what I’m concerned about is they do this in good faith on a volunteer basis, but what about the liability aspect of it? If we don’t know whose responsibility it is, then how do we know who is liable...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister then if he is satisfied that the federal Minister understands the nature of our concern and if this will result in a change in practice or a change in attitude that would ensure Mr. Van Camp’s full participation, and will he keep us, as Members, apprised of what flows as a result of the communication? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister then who that is. I would like to ask him how we provide input. As the GNWT, we suggest a representative. The federal government appoints them. How are we assured of their effective and full participation and representation on that board on our behalf? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I would like to call Committee of the Whole to order. The only matter we have on our agenda today is Minister’s Statement 24-15(4), Sessional Statement. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just for clarity, because I am sure this is very important to the traveling public, people that are traveling on our highways would like to know that if they have the misfortune of an accident that somebody is going to come and respond to that, and for the benefit of the volunteers in Hay River, to whom should we appeal for a new ambulance for Hay River? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can I switch Ministers then in my....Okay. I didn't hear the answer. I'll address my supplementary question to the Minister of Health and Social Services. No, I can't; okay.

I would then like to ask Minister McLeod, Mr. Speaker, who is responsible for providing the equipment that our volunteer fire department uses to go and respond to motor vehicle accidents on the highway? They service a large area. One of the ambulances which is used regularly is 19 years old. Who is responsible? What government department is responsible for replacing that vehicle...