Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to follow up on my Member’s statement by asking whether — I believe it’s the Minister of ITI or ENR looking after the regulatory process here — the important conclusions of the environmental audit of 2005 are being followed up with some very important and critical recommendations requiring additional resources, the implementation of the cumulative impacts program and so on. Are they actually getting done? We’re in 2008; the next review will be in 2010. What’s our progress on that?

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Was there a question you want responded to in that?

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort in the witnesses.

Mr. Miltenberger, may I have you introduce the witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Do you wish to bring in witnesses?

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Unfortunately, we do not have a quorum on the floor, so we’ll ring the bell, unless you have another comment.

Thank you. We do have a quorum. The motion is in order and not debatable.

Motion carried.

I would like to call the committee back to order. We’re considering Tabled Document 93-16(2), NWT Capital Estimates 2009–2010.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to empathize with some of my colleagues’ comments as they look for specific projects, at least in the longer term plans. I know this is general comments, but I have to say I’m still looking for the Dettah road reconstruction. I’m sure it’s there somewhere.

I do also, as many of us do, appreciate this new approach, which is an attempt to come up with appropriately designed infrastructure that will meet the needs of our residents and also the size of our pocketbook. We have a clear and dramatic pattern of annual increases in the cost of things and annual increases in...

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Does the committee agree?

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Minister.