Bob Bromley

Thank you, committee. We will defer the operations expenditure summary, program summary on page 2-7. We will start on page 2-8, information item, Executive, infrastructure investment summary. Questions? Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Minister Roland.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort witnesses into the House.

Mr. Speaker, would you like to introduce your witnesses, please.

The $60 million has been touted about dozens of times in the last week or 10 days. Now I’m being led to understand that the $3 million -- and I don’t know if that’s this year only or on into the future or what -- is being used to subsidize power. That’s an artificial reduction in the cost of electricity. I’m all for reducing costs of power to our users, but I’d sooner see it spent in real ways, one of which is off-the-shelf alternative energy. I’m getting very nervous about... I agree if we sort of end up there collectively, but I want to stop hearing about $60 million for alternative energy...

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Does committee agree that we go into detail?

Thank you, Mr. Robertson. Thank you, committee. We’re on page 4-25, information item, intergovernmental relations, active positions. Questions?

Page 2-15, information item, Department of Executive, directorate, active positions. Questions?

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Minister Roland.

Page 1-21, activity summary, expenditures on behalf of Members, operations expenditure summary, $6.805 million. Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Premier and they’re about the high cost of living today.

The group of citizens in Yellowknife, and perhaps across the Territories, are working through electronic means as well as individually and together have had a lot of press and a lot of profile. I certainly appreciate their initiative in discussing this and trying to come up with solutions.

I’m wondering what the government is doing to recognize this initiative and meet with this group of people. Have we met with them, made contact with them, and offered our perspectives and willingness to...