Norman Yakeleya

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the Minister’s response. What is the process for this government that may call into question in regards to the approval for that department to give their government employees the clearance to bid on government contracts? Will the Minister consider reviewing that policy, because right now it is a concern for one of my constituents in the Sahtu region? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Believe me, the lights are on on this issue.

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Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the Minister again, and I will make this very clear. Please do not consult. We have studies, mountains and mountains of studies of this program, this issue. Do not consult. Get the action, get the money. Prime example, the Minister of Justice has a pilot project of a wilderness camp in Fort Good Hope. It’s dynamite. It’s working good. Let’s get started. Let’s hammer out the issues later on as they come about. Can the people in Sahtu or…Let’s get a pilot project on. Bring the families...

Thank you. I will raise my voice in the House. I don’t have to? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the $500 million has been committed. Residential school money is out, or shortly will be coming out. The communities want drug and alcohol programs in their communities. Tl'oondih has as good program in Fort McPherson. There's good programs down the Mackenzie Valley. Let's get the programs into communities right now. Let's not do any more consultation. Get the programs in there. There's workers that need the help and their families need help, so let's not do any more consultation. Get the programs in the communities. So I'll ask the Minister...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I spoke about the drug and alcohol programs in the Northwest Territories and I want to ask the Minister of Health and Social Services, has his department reviewed the situation of the drug and alcohol treatment programs and would his department consider a project-by-project of treatment programs on the land versus the residential units that he has now in the Territories? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m going to also support this motion here and I look forward to the Department of Justice in terms of how they’re going to roll this out into the communities. I had several constituents of mine be turned away because of previous criminal records that were nine years old, and to have these members that are now changing their way of life and actually making some valuable contributions to these land claim boards or other type of boards that we advertise through the government, sometimes their criminal convictions hurts them and they’re not considered to sit on several...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Minister made reference to a tour this summer with several Members across the House and invited members from the public. I appreciate the support for this tour. In terms of involving people at the level of our elders in having some input into the design and implementation of the Canol heritage management plan, will the Minister commit to the House to involve the elders at that level? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of ITI, Mr. Brendan Bell. What plans are in place in terms of enhancing or increasing the Canol Heritage Trail park management plan or just the whole overall view of the heritage park that’s been scheduled for…(inaudible)…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there’s an issue here that, with this work being done in my region, that there is a health competition and there is no other contract or other kind of expertise done in this situation, which is totally against what’s happening in Norman Wells, in my region, in regard to a recent contract that has been awarded to two government employees that has taken away the livelihood of one person. Now, this is shameful. I would ask the Minister if he would consider this. It’s a shameful tactic on government. It’s a shameful excuse of this government to do this to one...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the question I have is for the honourable Minister of Human Resources, Floyd Roland. I wanted to ask the Minister in terms of the government’s policy regarding government employees who bid on government contracts. I want to know what the policy states. Thank you.