Bob Bromley

Thanks to the Minister for those remarks. I realize there are areas that we can’t delve into. However, I do believe there is full agreement that pain is to be compensated and that the policy needs to be written first. That is what my inquiry is. I think that is out front and clearly public. It sounds like, from the Minister’s response, that hasn’t been done yet.

I’m wondering if the Minister can say when we can expect completion and introduction of that new standard, and when it will be rolled out to apply to all new claims for injury compensation.

That’s all. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I will follow up on my remarks yesterday about Weledeh small businesses with a specific example of Weledeh enterprise and success.

From his home workshop in Detah, David Giroux is the owner, inventor, manufacturer, marketer and driving force behind Arctic Fire Stoves. The stoves are constructed of recycled fuel drums and salvaged steel, an environmentally sound repurposing of existing materials. This is the Cadillac of barrel stoves, and experienced people say they have never seen anything like them. It is the only model that can be used for heating as an oven, a...

Thanks for those details. Is this something we do on regular intervals? How long does this last? Has there been any change in the longevity of the efficiency or the resilience of this treatment?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The advanced education went by so fast I just wanted to ask a quick question with respect to Aurora College. I understand for the Yellowknife Campus – I think we asked this last year – that we’re running out on the lease. Has that been renewed? Where are we at with that and what’s the thinking on providing a new campus for Aurora College in Yellowknife? Thank you.

Thank you for that information and I appreciate the Minister’s comments there. I wonder if he could provide committee with the policy that you have on this sort of business where we seek resources or permit or partner with DEAs such as those going out to private enterprise for support for public infrastructure.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to ask a question about the Kaw Tay Whee School. I know the Minister was able to get some work done on that school, but obviously our enrolment is increasing quite a bit. There’s some very good leading taking place there, but they’re finding it more and more challenging in the space available, to the point where the community has gone to private enterprise and sought help in building an appropriate school facility. It just seems a little bit piecemeal and, obviously, that should be the responsibility of public funds. Can the Minister give me an update on where we...

Can I get confirmation that the Minister said the department will be developing a policy for non-government organizations’ infrastructure that we would consider contributing to? Not just to a Children First sort of structure but an NGO structure.

Thanks again to the Premier. An even sadder state of affairs indeed. Apparently we are expected to pass mirror legislation to adopt the federal regime as our own at the time of devolution and will be resourced just for those responsibilities, is my understanding. So here again the federal government is ransacking the environmental protection regime in anticipation of devolution without our input or approval, leaving us to try and shore up the regime later with our own resources.

Can the Premier remind me why devolution is a good deal and what resources we’re going to use to bring environmental...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Premier following up on questions that I had during the spring session and are with regard to the changes in federal laws, environmental laws in particular. I had previously asked the Premier questions on the major changes underway in that area – withdrawal of habitat protection in the Fisheries Act, collapse of our regional land and water boards into one, creation of artificial mandatory deadlines for completion of assessments, and so on. The Premier said he had belatedly written the feds inquiring about the Fisheries Act changes, but I’ve...