Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Next on my list is Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize Weledeh constituent Dana Britton. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister McLeod.

I understand there are some tough realities here. I think ultimately it comes down to the communities themselves. That’s the ultimate endpoint provider. I tip my hat to the City of Yellowknife for their Affordable Housing Initiative. I think it’s not a precise model for our smaller communities, but I think it’s a pretty good indication of some direction we could and should be going and focusing yet again on community capacity for dealing with some of these issues, because ultimately that’s where they end up residing. We can play a big, supportive role there, at least. That’s it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m just wondering, under the Canada Economic Action Plan funds that have been and are being spent in the Northwest Territories and recognizing that we are losing our federal funding steadily with the levelling out at zero in 2038, are any of the Economic Action Plan dollars stimulus funds being directed to really build our capacity for building and maintaining our houses with local people and resources so that we can start to shoulder some of those things ourselves and circulate what dollars we do have in the communities instead of exporting them out of the NWT.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I did have a couple of questions here. As I alluded to in my general comments, recognizing the cost of living and the need for community-based expertise to address things like cost of living but also some of our environmental priorities, the need for local economic development, the need for technological and administrative expertise in our communities, I’m wondering if the department has finally responded to the Standing Committee on Social Program’s persistent recommendation that Aurora College programs be developed for sustainable community administrators and renewable...

Thank you, Mr. Daniels. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Committee, I’d like to take a brief second and recognize a member of the Order of Canada, Arlene Hache, and also a resident of Weledeh.

Thank you. Committee, we’re on page 10-20, activity summary, Education, Culture and Employment, education and culture, grants and contributions, continued, total contributions, $159.867 million. Total grants and contributions, $159.919 million. Agreed?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. I think it was 2.9 percent, but Minister Lafferty.

Page 10-20, activity summary, Education, Culture and Employment, education and culture, grants and contributions, continued, $159.919 million. Mr. Krutko.