Bob Bromley

Page 5-60, information item, local housing organizations, grants and contributions. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 62-16(4), NWT Main Estimates, 2010-2011, and would like to report progress, with two motions being adopted. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I was saying, we came in saddled with this situation, we need to be sure that we are not going to saddle future Assemblies with the same sorts of yoke we had to bear here. I think that’s something we can do and I’ll look forward to making sure that happens and I ask for support on that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Page 5-63, information item, infrastructure acquisition plan. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. No question there. Moving on. Mr. Krutko.

Page 5-56, information item, programs and district operations, grants and contributions. Questions?

Thank you, committee. I’d like to thank the witnesses and ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the witnesses from the House.

Committee, I believe we are going until 3:00 today. Does committee agree we are going until 3:00 today? I hadn’t called anybody yet and I thought there was an understanding to meet until 3:00, but, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the early days of this government, we called on the government to determine the cost of buying our way out of the Deh Cho Bridge Concession Agreement, and yet this government declined that opportunity. We are now saddled with this bridge project.

The most recent news of an additional $15 million cost has severe implications for us. What does it mean? With the most recent news, we can forget about a new hospital wing in the immediate future and there are many other options we were considering that have now heard the door slamming shut with a disappointing bang. The...

Page 5-62, information item, infrastructure investment summary.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Next on my list I have Mr. Yakeleya.