Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 24
COLUMN5TuesdayMay142013FortSmithHayRiverWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayForecastForecastNorms12Cand1CNorms15Cand2C2Low5Low12High12High3Low14High2Low5Low7Low19High14High2Low16High6Low15High19HighYellowknifeInuvikWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayNorms5Cand-4CNorms11Cand1C-4Low-8Low1Low-10Low3Low4Low15High13High2Low15High2Low15High6High9High0High12HighIfthepackageofdogfoodthatyouregularlypurchaseforyourdoghadapictureofadeaddogonthefrontaccompaniedbythewordsFortiedwith100percentnaturaldogmeatwouldyoustillbuyitProbablynot.Andyetthismightverywellbewhatyouarescanningatthegrocerystorecheckoutandscoopingintoyourdogsbowl.Dogfoodismadefrommanystrangethingsonlyafewofwhichareevidentinthelistofingredients.Thepackagingtendstodepictfathealthychickensveg-etablesthatlookliketheyWhatsreallyinyourpetsfoodoughttowinaribbonatthecountyfairandeitherthickjuicysteaksorsedate-lookingcows.Butataround15fora15-poundbagofdryfoodnobodyisspendingenoughmoneytoturnaT-boneintodogfood.Thestuffthatendsupindogfoodismaterialthatcantbesoldasfoodforhumans.Wehavedifferentstan-dardsforwhatouranimalseatthanforwhatwewouldputinourownmouthsbutwhereshouldwedrawthelineUnderFoodandDrugAd-ministrationregulationsonlyabout50percentofacowcanbesoldforhumanconsump-tion.Thehidebonesdiges-tivesystemanditscontentsbrainfecesuddersandvar-iousotherundesirablepartsareallleftoverafteracowisslaughteredandbutchered.Thestuffthatcannotevengointohotdogsgetsconsoli-datedandshippedtorenderingplants.Slaughterhousesthathandlepigsandchickensalsosendtheirleftoverstorender-ingplants.Sodomanyotherfacilitiesthatndthemselveswithlargevolumesofother-wiseunusabledeadanimalpartsincludinganimalshel-tersandveterinaryclinicsthateuthanizealotofanimals.Arenderingplanthasahugegrinderthatislledupwithwhatevercomesin.Somerenderingplantsarepickierthanothersandsomepro-cessingredientsindifferentbatchestocomplywithstateorlocallaws.Butonthewholemosttendtodumpinwhat-evertheyreceiveandstartthegrinderwhenitisfullpartsfromslaughterhouseswholecarcassesofdiseasedanimalscatsanddogsfromshelterszooanimalsroadkillandexpiredmeatfromgrocerystoreshelves.JeffCrilleyRealNewsPRTheHartfordCourantLastsessionavoteintheLegislativeAssemblyrefus-ingaplebisciteonthedevo-lutiondraftagreementhasleftlittledoubtthatshortofasnapfederalelectionorasuccessfulcourtchal-lengebytheFirstNationsnotyetsignatoriesthispar-ticulardealisdone.PremierMcleodhasindicatedthatnochangeswillbeallowedthatitisatakeitorleaveitpropositionandthatmostoftheMLAsandcabinetareonside.Thepatternissetandnego-tiationscontinueforthetrans-ferofgovernmentpositions.Therearemillionsofdollarsinthe2013federalbudgettomanagethechange.FormostNWTresidentsthechangestoourauthoritystructureswillbenoteasilybeappar-entuntiltheagreementisfullyfunctioning.Forun-lesstheGNWTdecentralizessomeofthefederalpositionsbeingtransferreddevolutionmaystartoffasanon-eventforover80percentofourcommunities.ThepeopleoftheNorth-westTerritoriesneedtheseFromtheHouseprocessestobetranspar-entandnotcoatedwithbu-reaucraticwordsmithing.Alloftheinformationmustbeprovidedsothatthereisameaningfuldialoguetounderstandwhatisgoingtohappenornothappenwiththetransferofpublicresponsibility.TakeforinstancetheresponsibilitiesfortheMackenzieValleyRe-sourceManagementActMVRMAthataresim-plybeingdelegatednottransferredbylaw.AsamemberoftheMackenzieValleyEnvironmentalIm-pactReviewBoardfromitsbeginninguntil2001Ihaveagreatinterestinhowthiswillfunctioninitsnewconfiguration.TheMVRMAisauniquedocumentinCanada.Ithastheresponsibilitytolookatthesocialculturaleco-nomicandenvironmentalwellbeingofthepeopleoftheNWT.Itwasdesignedtoensurethatthethingsprovincesshoulddoauto-maticallyintheprovincialself-interestwouldbegivenconsiderationbythefederalgovernment.Whenonelooksatthenalagreementtherolesarelaidoutinlegislativelanguagethatwoulddefy99percentofthepopula-tionfromunderstanding.Simplyputthefederalmin-isterofAboriginalAffairsandNorthernDevelopmenthasdelegatedsomeofhispowersandresponsibili-tiesandheldothersback.Thecontentiousissueofappointmentstotheboardsremainsinfederalcontrolasdothepurse-stringsfortheseboards.Alsowhenitcomestotheapprovalofthetermsofresourcedevelopmentlikeminespipelinesandoilandgaswellsthesituationislessclear.TheministerofEnvironmentorperhapstheMinisterofIndustryTourismandInvestmentwillassumetheroleofthefederalministerinassess-ingtheprojectsalongwiththerelevantotherfederalministers.Thisiswhattheagree-mentsays.Soitappearsasifthedecisionmakingwillnowbesharedbetweentwogovernments.ThisshouldsetoffsomealarmbellsThechangestotheMVRMAarejustoneissueofmanythatneedtobeclearlyunderstood.Ien-courageallNorthernerstotakeanactiveinterestinwhatishappeningthroughthisagreement.Byunder-standingwhatispossibleandneededforourfuturewearemorelikelytobesuccessful.Asthesolerepresenta-tivefromtheNWTinPar-liamentwheredevolutionwillbestudiedanddebatedwithintheyearIwelcomeanyknowledgeandinforma-tionthatcanguidemyeffortsonyourbehalf.DevolutioncomplexityissuesyettobeunderstoodDennisBevingtonMPWesternArcticOPINIONNorthernJournal2013JoinusonlineLikeNorthernJournalonFacebookandgettheweeklynewsdeliveredtoyourfeedFACEBOOKFEEDBACKWhenafermanybattlesthewarwasnallywonandmidwierybecameaccepteditseemedthedoorshadnallyopened.Nowthereseemstobeanewormointransigencethathasinhibitedtheevolution.Itisseeminglystuckinthemud.IstheNWTbirthingprogramdyingnorj.caJoanneBarnabyToomanymeninpowerbentoninvestinginindustrialde-velopmentthatrequirebigtoysandtonsofenergyshameonourgovernmentFrancoisThibaultIdontknowwhattheprobiswiththeGNWT.........midwiferywasanaturaloccurrenceinthepast.Iwasbornonthetraplinewithtwooldgranniesasmidwives.Italwayswassuchapleasuretomeetthosegranniesonmywaytoschool.Theytreatedmeassomeonespecialtothem.theirjoywarmedmyheart.