Calvin Pokiak
Statements in Debates
Total Financial Management Board Secretariat, not previously authorized, $2.642 million.
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Page 11, Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, directorate, not previously authorized, negative $6,000.
Thank you, Mr. Braden. Financial Management Board Secretariat, directorate, not previously authorized, $2.623 million.
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.
Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. McLeod.
Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks for that information, Mr. Minister. Again, I feel very confident that putting $195,000 for the front-line workers so that they can do education and all that prevention of all these things, I think that would be utilized a lot better than doing a survey and a conference. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. There is a request to report progress. Does committee agree? The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.
---Carried
I shall now rise to report progress.
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. I think we are going a little bit ahead, but maybe I will get the Minister to answer.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to thank my colleague Mr. Yakeleya for putting forward this motion. I think the motion is straightforward in terms of what we’re expecting the government to do. A lot of private people appreciate the 700 kilowatt subsidy in the small communities…(inaudible)... Although it’s not enough, I think we can live with it, but to a certain point. Also it’s the small businesses in the communities. One hundred kilowatts, maybe that’s not enough for them also. So I think that motion that we’re putting forward today is important for both private and residential users...