Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Campbell. Committee, we’re on page 93, conservation assessment and monitoring, operations expenditure summary, $8.039 million. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Deputy Minister Campbell.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. I didn’t hear a question in there, so we’ll actually go to Mr. Blake.

Thank you, committee. Page 102, environment, grants, contributions and transfers, total contributions, $463,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Continuing on with general comments, I have Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Committee, we’re on page 93, conservation assessment and monitoring, operations expenditure summary, $8.039 million. Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Campbell. Mr. Moses.

Great. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last Saturday, on February 21, 2015, I had the privilege of emceeing while Yellowknife played host to the 9th Annual Memorial Hockey Challenge in which our fire department and our RCMP squared off in a good old-fashioned hockey game.

This annual event honours their colleagues, Yellowknife firefighters Cyril Fyfe and Kevin Olson and Hay River RCMP officer Chris Worden, who lost their lives while in service.

I am pleased to say that my legislative colleagues MLA Alfred Moses, MLA Robert Bouchard, Minister Glen Abernethy, Minister Dave Ramsay and Premier Bob McLeod...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On February 6, 2015, the Minister of Public Works and Services announced an immediate fuel savings of eight to nine cents per litre in 16 communities that it serves. This is indeed great news for these NWT residents and I applaud the government for finally capturing the recent lower fuel prices by passing on such savings and helping to lower the cost of living for our Northerners. However, upon further analysis, I do have questions for the Minister.

Can the Minister indicate by what methodology did Public Works and Services come up with the eight to nine cents per litre...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today in my Member’s statement, I want to highlight an important event that is taking place tomorrow and that is International Open Data Day.

[Translation] Mr. Speaker, this makes it possible to have online information public in an easy format to be used. [Translation ends]

...encourages innovation and citizens’ participation that has lasting positive results for our communities. Around the world, individuals and organizations have used open data to deliver meaningful projects that the public service either hasn’t considered before or doesn’t have the resources to do...