Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 3rd Session Day 16 15th Assembly hansard monday, May 31, 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPRAYER 630 MINISTERS' STATEMENTS 609 32-15(3) - World No Tobacco Day 609 33-15(3) - Samuel Hearne Secondary School 609 34-15(3) - Implementation of the Protection Against Family Violence Act 610 35-15(3) - Waste Reduction and Recovery Advisory Committee 610 36-15(3) - The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation "From the Ground Up, Celebrating 30 Years" 611 MEMBERS' STATEMENTS 611 Mr. Yakeleya on Metis' Access to Federal Programs and Services 611 Mr. Menicoche on Impacts of Increasing Costs of Fuel and Power 612 Mrs. Groenewegen on Dedication of Community Service Non-Government Organizations 612 Mr. Ramsay on Benefits of Tourism 612 Mr. Allen on Benefits of a Mortgage Investment Corporation 613 Mr. Hawkins on GNWT Strategic Plan 613 Mr. Delorey on Maintenance Enforcement Concerns 614 Mr. Braden on Sport North Annual General Meeting 614 Ms. Lee on Mental Health Addictions Program 615 Mr. Pokiak on Congratulations to Nunakput Super Soccer Team 615 Mr. Villeneuve of Lack of GNWT Support to Persons with Disabilities 615 RECOGNITION OF VISITORS IN THE GALLERY 616 ORAL QUESTIONS 616 TABLING OF DOCUMENTS 625 MOTIONS 626 8-15(3) - Pursuit of Provincehood for the Northwest Territories 626 9-15(3) - Appointment of the Equal Pay Commissioner 632 10-15(3) - Revocation of Appointment to the Executive Council 632 FIRST READING OF BILLS 638 Bill 7 - An Act to Amend the Legal Profession Act 638 Bill 8 - Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 638 Bill 9 - Write-off of Assets and Debts Act, 2004 638 Bill 10 - Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2004-2005 638 Bill 11 - Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2004-2005 638 Bill 12 - An Act to Amend the Education Act 638 SECOND READING OF BILLS 639 Bill 11 - Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2004-2005 639 CONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF BILLS AND OTHER MATTERS 639 REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 639 ORDERS OF THE DAY 639 YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Monday, May 31, 2004 Members Present Mr. Allen, Honourable Brendan Bell, Mr. Braden, Mr. Delorey, Honourable Charles Dent, Mrs. Groenewegen, Honourable Joe Handley, Mr. Hawkins, Honourable David Krutko, Ms. Lee, Honourable Michael McLeod, Mr. Menicoche, Honourable Michael Miltenberger, Mr. Pokiak, Mr. Ramsay, Honourable Floyd Roland, Mr. Villeneuve, Mr. Yakeleya, Honourable Henry Zoe ITEM 1: PRAYER---Prayer SPEAKER (Hon. David Krutko): Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the visitors’ gallery and recognize the Honourable Peter Lougheed, former Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985. Some of Mr. Lougheed’s achievements are he’s a member of Queen’s Counsel, Honourary Chief of Thunderbird Cree Indians, Honourary Chief of the Blood Indians, and also Queen’s Privy Council of Canada and companion of the Order of Canada. It’s a real honour to have Mr. Lougheed with us today. Welcome to the House and welcome to the Northwest Territories. ---Applause I would also like to recognize a former Speaker of the House, Mr. Tony Whitford. Welcome back. We’ve missed you. ---Applause Also, Dene National Chief Noeline Villebrun is here. Welcome to the House. ---Applause Item 2, Ministers’ statements. Mr. Miltenberger.
Minister’s Statement 32-15(3): World No Tobacco DayHON. MICHAEL MILTENBERGER: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today is World No Tobacco Day. I would like to make use of this opportunity to recognize the work that is being done to create a smoke-free society in the NWT. Mr. Speaker, there are numerous examples of people and communities working to a common goal of a smoke-free society: A new campaign targeting school children is using a character named Butthead to encourage kids to commit to be smoke-free. This campaign has only been running for a few weeks and already about 1,340 kids have made the commitment; New health units have been developed that discuss the effects of smoking. They will be in schools in September; Almost all workplaces are now smoke-free through the action of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the NWT and Nunavut; This winter, students across the North took part in an initiative called Smoke Screening. They watched some of the best anti-smoking ads from around the world and voted on their favourite. We will announce the winner later today, and put it on northern TV; The 2nd annual Quit and Win Contest, sponsored by the NWT/Nunavut branch of the Canadian Public Health Association, has encouraged hundreds of people to try quitting. This year’s winner was Kenneth Hoddinott. I would also like to congratulate his buddy and wife, Cheryl Fountain, who also succeeded in quitting during the contest. But even with all of this good work, it is clear that we will still have a long way to go. The average age when NWT children start to smoke is 12 or 13. Mr. Speaker we need to reach those children before they become smokers. We will be taking that message to youth events around the territory this summer, and continuing into next year. We have a new anti-smoking video that will be used in schools, and kids from across the NWT are wearing “Don’t be a Butthead” T-shirts that they received when they committed to be smoke-free. This is a light-hearted theme that has a very serious message. Cigarettes are killing us. It’s estimated that second-hand smoke kills 3,600 Canadians every year. It’s time to change that. Mr. Speaker, the department is proposing tobacco legislation that will back up community, regional and territorial efforts to create a smoke-free society. It will complement the new Workers’ Compensation Board’s regulations on environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace. I look forward to working with the communities and the Members of this House to make these projects successful. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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