Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess the last one is: is that a publicly available document or is that an internal?

Total department, $1.7 million.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and excuse my hesitation. I am unsure where to bring this one up, but I’m wondering, with regard to direct appointments, what role does the department have in direct appointments that departments might decide to do? Do we have a policy on that and is it within this department or do we advise other departments on it? Does HR advise other departments? I could use a little help with that. Thank you.

Total department, negative $300,000.

Thank you. Mr. Speaker. I want to take the occasion today to speak about Education Week, and we draw attention to the people at the heart of our education system, our teachers. While the Weledeh riding can’t claim to have a monopoly on teaching excellence, we do boast some of the very best and I’ll name just a few.

Amanda Mallon’s career is a catalogue of achievement: 22 years as a teacher, past president of the NWT Teachers’ Association, four time Canadian Teachers’ Association vice-president, winner of the NWTTA’s Cliff King Award, YK Education District No. 1 executive and committee...

And if I could ask the Minister to introduce his witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Would you like to bring witnesses into the House?

I wonder if the Minister could tell me how this situation developed and is it likely to continue to grow, and any chance that it would spread elsewhere as a virus. Thank you.

We will start on Page 5 of the 2009-2010 Supplementary Appropriation No. 4, (Infrastructure Expenditures). Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, community operations, not previously authorized, $305, 000. Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins, and I think that was something where a commitment was already made, but, Minister Miltenberger.