Bob Bromley

I appreciate the Minister’s response there. The previous Minister of ECE did indeed commit to including the upgrading in this review, so I’m assuming that it will be done.

The second one I would like to confirm is happening is there’s a well-known deficit and need for veterinarians in the Northwest Territories. The Sahtu has a particularly unique and fortunate agreement, I think with the support of Environment and Natural Resources, if I recall, with the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon to occasionally bring up veterinarians. Most of the NWT suffers from a great lack and there are a few...

I appreciate that information from the Minister. That’s a pretty short timeframe given our financial situation, I guess. It might challenge us, but I guess I’m just hoping that we will be hearing about a long-term plan to get something in place for Aurora College Yellowknife Campus and we need to be very explicit in our thinking to be able to achieve that plan.

Yes, I’d appreciate the information on the schools. I know K’alemi Dene School, for example, in Ndilo is a pellet one. I think we renovated St. Joe’s and I think there are four or five in Hay River being done this year, maybe some in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I noticed the Minister focused on the one negative of the Nunavut side of things. The income may be different but, of course, one would hope that over time a family’s income rises rather than goes down, in which case it would actually be a benefit in allowing them a little adjustment time.

The Minister has heard me cite the commonly heard case of people refusing work to avoid radical increases in rents. In carrying out the Shelter Policy review, can the Minister give information on what other more flexible models are being examined? What options are available for...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This new legislation removes flexibility for how best to deal with an offender. They all essentially become the same under the new law, especially new offenders and young offenders. It brings additional costs that detract from our resources and capacity to deal with the more fundamental need of supporting our people towards a healthy lifestyle that helps divert offenders from the costly justice system.

This new legislation will exacerbate the already overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in our correctional facilities. It will lead to burgeoning costs in many ways, as...

I would like to move the following motion.

WHEREAS Bill C-10, Safe Streets and Communities Act, was recently considered by the Parliament of Canada;

AND WHEREAS Bill C-10 will restrict the availability of conditional sentences and impose new mandatory minimum sentences for certain offences;

AND WHEREAS the severity of these measures will lead to fewer guilty pleas and plea bargains, more trials and more appeals, resulting in additional court administration and legal aid costs;

AND WHEREAS these measures will lead to more and longer incarcerations, resulting in additional operational costs to the...

No, I appreciate that response. I would like to ask: Will the Minister look for opportunities to facilitate progress on the Detah road in association with the Giant bypass construction project? This has been something talked about in the past by the Minister of Transportation and there might be some opportunities. Will the Minister be looking for those?

I appreciate the Minister’s offer to take this forward to discuss this with communities. I just want to emphasize that I’m not asking for anything exceptional; I’m asking for the norm, and am mystified by the resistance to what has obviously been proven to be useful across Canada.

Again, I appreciate the Minister’s offer and I look forward to the results of that discussion, and I urge him to take a look at the resolutions of the NWT Association of Communities on this subject. Mahsi.

I appreciate that response. Many people are getting weathered in these days as the climate changes.

Quite a number of people missed the Commissioner’s supper last night because of three days not being able to get out of BHP. I will look forward to that meeting, Minister, with my constituency.

Many benefits have accrued, obviously, but we’re also talking about the Giant Mine bypass road this year. I am wondering if that is, indeed, planned to go ahead in the coming fiscal year.

The second question was: When might be the earliest point where we would expect the need for such structures resulting from the impacts of Bill C-10 to materialize? That is obviously important for the planning side of the equation. I appreciate any response the Minister might be able to provide. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to salute the success achieved thus far on the reconstruction of the Detah road and call for us to keep building this road and building this success.

During this fiscal year and last, $4 million has been spent on the long-overdue reconstruction of the only all-weather artery to the community. Deton’Cho Corporation has led this project with a creative mix of joint ventures, partnerships, training and apprenticeship opportunities, equipment acquisition and development of management capacity, all the great things we want to see in the cost-effective projects...