Bob Bromley

Committee does agree, Mr. Sergeant-at-Arms.

If I could ask the Minister to please introduce the witnesses.

Page 12-25, activity summary, Industry, Tourism and Investment, tourism and parks, operations expenditure summary, $11.344 million. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to ask quickly, I believe the department has put in place an environment program and I’m sure they would have had an evaluation system and whatnot to go along with that. I’m wondering where we’re at on implementation of that environment plan to particularly reduce our impacts in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, but the other aspects of the environment that were addressed there as well.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Is that it? Page 12-19, activity summary, Industry, Tourism and Investment, information item, minerals and petroleum resources, active positions. Questions?

Thank you. We will continue after the break.

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

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Committee, we’re on page 12-22, activity summary, Industry, Tourism and Investment, energy, grants and contributions, contributions, $5.225 million.

I’ve been asking for this for a couple of years now. We’ve been developing a Biomass Strategy. Obviously, that’s going nowhere unless we know what the sustainable harvest rate is for our forests. Again, I’m wondering if we’ve determined yet what the sustainable harvest is for any forest, any area of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

What’s your motion, Mr. Krutko?

Mr. Chairman, if there are areas that our uptake is declining, is there a formula or a mechanism in place to ensure that those funds get put into an area where there is more interest in or perhaps a new area that we haven’t assisted on?