Bob McLeod

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess it’s the first I heard that NFTI had some problems. We’re prepared to go and talk to them. If applications are submitted on a timely basis there’s usually no problem. We’ll follow up with NFTI and see exactly what the problem is then. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The maximum allotted is $10,000; the amount utilized has averaged around $5,000. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the questions from the Members.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The June 10th meeting of Ministers and leaders in Ottawa marked the first under the new Federal-Provincial-Territorial Indigenous Forum aimed at improving outcomes for Indigenous people throughout Canada and to advance the vital work of reconciliation. This new forum replaces the former Aboriginal Affairs Working Group and includes the federal government now as a full partner in working with provincial and territorial governments and the national Indigenous organizations. This meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the scope of the new forum and to identify...

Thank you. MPR. Mineral Petroleum Resources, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we have that information and it’s in our annual grants and contributions report and we can provide that information to the Member or I could read it out for him right now if that’s what he wants. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The funding is in the region; we believe the regions know best who to support. There’s a number of different models we can follow. We could centralize all the money in Yellowknife and we can make those decisions, and I’m sure there’s other models as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. ITI’s contribution to the Chamber of Mines is a decision that’s made yearly and it’s one that provides funding to assist with ITI in implementing the Mineral Development Strategy. We see it as funding as not an operating subsidy. It’s not used for salaries or for rent. Funding is tailored on a yearly basis and is largely a partnership with the chamber to deliver on promotional efforts in support of marketing the Northwest Territories to the resource industry and help promote the Northwest Territories as an attractive and high potential destination for investment dollars...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess the Sahtu Secretariat and the people in the Sahtu have been waiting a long time for the land for the Canol Trail tourism project to be made available to them so that they can start promoting it. Until it’s cleaned up, that’s still the responsibility of the federal government. Our understanding is that additional funding will be provided this year, and quite a significant number, but we couldn’t include it because the arrangements have not been concluded. We only put it on the books once we have a signed-off agreement. Until that happens, it would be inappropriate...

Mr. Speaker, the Government of the Northwest Territories has made a commitment in its mandate to develop and implement an agriculture strategy to increase domestic food production, improve distribution networks for NWT-produced foods, and to increase producer and supplier opportunities. The price of food is a significant driver of the Northwest Territories’ high cost of living in all of our communities, Mr. Speaker. Equally important in supporting and growing our vibrant communities is diversity in localized economies. Mr. Speaker, the need for an agricultural strategy to advance economic...