Kevin A. Menicoche

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I have questions for the Minister of Public Works and Services. I know earlier he anticipated the questions and tried to generalize everything, but specifically to his department, Public Works and Services hired 17 summer students last year. To date, how many have they hired?

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 93(4) to have Committee Report 5-16(6), Report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations on the Review of the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, moved into committee of the whole for consideration later today. Mahsi cho.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you very much. When did the Department of Human Resources start planning for hiring of summer students for this spring and summer?

Thank you very much. I don’t know; I would actually have a real good look at it. So I’d like to ask the Minister of Health and Social Services, is he willing to at least look at that through a legal opinion and present that perhaps back at the House, because I believe that this certainly is in our treaties and we all know it is. With that there, Mr. Speaker, I’d like to know if the Minister is willing to do something like that. Mahsi.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday I had an interesting discussion with the Minister of Human Resources on summer student hiring and I’d like to continue with that.

Members are very concerned about the hiring of northern students returning to work in the NWT for the summer. Based on the return of questions yesterday, the Minister responsible for Human Resources indicated that the GNWT was committed to hiring 263 students; yet, to date there appears to be only about 146 students hired.

Mr. Speaker, the Department of Human Resources is the gatekeeper for facilitating the hiring of...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’d just like to follow up on my questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services with regard to our elders that are in long-term care facilities paying a fee and, of course, there’s an increase coming up on June 1st. However, I just want to speak more particularly about the Aboriginal elders that are in long-term care.

Our treaties dictate that our health is taken care of by the federal government. So I’d like to know if the Health and Social Services Minister has looked at this. Has his officials looked at this aspect of it? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories institute requirements for proactive disclosure of employee bonuses and the salaries of senior employees or bring forward legislation to this effect if legislation is necessary. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 93(4) to have Committee Report 5-16(6), Report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations on the Review of the 2009-2010 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, moved into committee of the whole for consideration later today. Mahsi cho.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that the department keep all Members of the Legislative Assembly fully apprised of progress on the bridge and cost implications and provide regular updates to the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Infrastructure; and further, that these updates include details specifically related to project risks, schedule and toll collection and establishing an engineer record; and furthermore, that the department provide Members with a timeline and the total costs for completion of the Deh Cho Bridge Project at the earliest possible...

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommend that the Department of Transportation thoroughly investigate the necessity and practicality of installing a catwalk and report back to Members with other options for maintenance and inspection duly compared within the scope of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. Thank you, Mr. Chair.