Robert Hawkins

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I guess what I’m getting at is the City of Yellowknife may feel the pressure of the Yellowknives Dene and their right to entitlement of land, so maybe they haven’t applied for those particular lands, recognizing there is a right. Yet the City of Yellowknife is going back and looking seriously at its nature preserves and its green space. I’m looking for the Premier to make sure he plays a role in this process. I’m asking the Premier in his capacity of possibly Minister of Aboriginal Affairs to make sure that the selection process goes forward and we can get that moving...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. As I was saying in my Member’s statement today, I am concerned that possibly we could be reaching an area of stalemate between the City of Yellowknife and the Yellowknives Dene. I firmly believe the Yellowknives Dene have a right to land, and land that belongs to them and their personal development, so do I believe in the growth of the city of Yellowknife and I’d hate to see that impeded in any way. My question to the Premier is would he use his mediation skills, talents and abilities to help mediate the situation before a stalemate reaches an untimely death? Thank...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Decentralization for decentralization should not be considered a mandate or a policy that we should live by. I’m concerned that we’re moving this because, first and foremost, we have a facility in Fort Smith already and if it was a matter of establishing a facility in Hay River to make them feel good about their potential loss and maybe move forward for that, then maybe we should be moving the one from Fort Smith there. I don’t know. We talk about spreading things around equitably, well, we have one in the South Slave already. Now we’re going to have two in the South...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I’ll recognize the Minister’s passion for getting people out of public housing into personal home ownership but before we move on too far, I would like to hear from the Minister because we did talk about that $109,000. If the Minister could clarify exactly when they realized when there was a clerical error and why they didn’t come down to my office immediately to clarify this, because this has been an issue out there for a week. A lot of people are very concerned about this. So when did this information come forward to the Minister that the letter he had sent to...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, on March 9th I submitted a written question to the Minister of Housing in regard to information about the EDAP program. The reasoning behind that is because there is an urban legend out there about crazy amounts being given to people. On April 7th I had a great response from the Minister referring to the area I was specifically asking about, which was Yellowknife. It pointed out many detailed pieces of information in Yellowknife. All along I’ve been asking about the transparency issue and why are we giving such large dollars to so few. That’s all...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Housing, the Honourable David Krutko. Would the Minister be able to answer my question which is how many people in the Yellowknife area in the last two years were turned down for EDAP loans, whether they were disqualified or they were applicable for loans but there was not enough money? If the Minister can't answer that question, can he agree to supply that information before the end of session? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Are the airlines giving free tickets to these kids that have to come to treatment? Thank you, Madam Speaker.

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Thank you, Madam Speaker. Although I wish I could ask a housing question today, I’ve been pressured to ask some TTC questions. So, Madam Speaker, I will be asking questions to the Minister of Health and Social Services, the Honourable Michael Miltenberger, in regard to the costs associated with moving the TTC in Yellowknife to Hay River. As all of us know, Dene K’onia is a jail, cinder block, bars; it’s a jail. So what is going to be the premium that he thinks is no big deal to transfer anything south or anywhere else out of Yellowknife? What is the total premium it’s going to cost us to...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Maybe if the Minister could elaborate what are the four companies, because if I'm mistaken I'd appreciate the information. I understood it was Laurelton, Arslanian, Sirius and Deton'Cho Corp. To me this all links to this expenditure and I just want some clarification, because this expenditure is helping clean up the costs associated with the interim receiver stepping in. So as my final question, maybe if the Minister could clear that up and who is reaching into this negotiated 10 percent rough? As I said earlier, I think Laurelton has their own direct deals, so...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Schools throughout the NWT and Canada are forced to deal with restrictions and financial restraints. Many of the activities and events that students take part in today are due to the tireless efforts of individual staff members and parents advisory committees and volunteers, as well as many business organizations that all provide a role in providing opportunities for students and young people.

Today I’d like to recognize a special case, a good news story. Madam Speaker, this past March there was a science fair held here in Yellowknife and some 80 students from Grade 3...