Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have a follow-up. The communities that don’t have an RCMP presence right now, can the Minister let the House know what happens in case there’s a death in the community and there is no RCMP precedence and you have to fly two-and-a-half or three hours before you can get there? Who is liable for this? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just so I can understand correctly, once petroleum products are privatized is the government saying they cannot dictate the cost of what the fuel cost and gas price should be? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Before I go to Mrs. Groenewegen, maybe I can go to Mr. McLeod, because he hasn’t had a chance to make general comments. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Dent.

Page 7-35, activity summary, community justice and corrections, operations expenditure summary, $31.101 million.

Thank you. There’s a motion on the floor. It’s not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

The motion is carried. I will rise and report progress. I would like to thank Minister Dent, Mr. Cooper and Kim Schofield.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Next I have Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The Standing Committee, upon re-examination of the information presented during the business planning process, and in examining information provided to committee as a result of the public uproar over the planned closures, recommended that both registries remain open.

The major reason that committee decided to recommend the Inuvik and Hay River registries remain open has to do with administration of justice in the regions.

In the case of Hay River, it makes no sense to have a resident Territorial Court judge without the necessary support staff to make sure she can...