Daryl Dolynny

With that thorough answer, some of my questions are going to be almost answered. I will try to rework some of them here.

Clearly, having some form of auxiliary dispatch in communities, if not regions, I believe could better deal with language and urgency. We have just heard from the Minister that cost seems to be a prohibitive issue, but can the Minister indicate why has the department not explored this or alternative solutions for an improvement in RCMP response and wait times?

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Mr. Heath.

Mr. Speaker, if mining is truly the pillar of the NWT economy and it represents the largest private sector contributor to the NWT economy, then let’s stop the current piecemeal approach and let’s stand together with measured, meaningful and strategic financial solutions to secure a more robust mineral-based future. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Continuing on with general comments, I have Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. I do sense a lot of passion in the room here today, but I would really caution all Members to actually direct your questions and responses through the Chair so we can record this accordingly. With that, I will go to Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Continuing on with general comments, I have Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Before we do so, I would like to draw everyone’s attention here in the House. Joining us in the gallery here for this afternoon’s proceeding is our Conflict of Interest Commissioner, Mr. David Jones.

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Welcome to the Assembly, Mr. Jones. Continuing on with our response to the questions, we will go to Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Mr. Guy.

I appreciate those vacancy statistics. It’s always good to keep current and I’m sure we’ll be asking those same questions when we do the operational budget here in the spring. The only advice I can give to the Minister and the department is to, you know, we tend to always talk about our overcrowding problems in non-market communities, but I stress that even in market communities such as Yellowknife and some of the major centres, we do have overcrowding as well, so I’m hoping we don’t lose sight of some of the needs and designs of all communities moving forward. I know you do, I just want to...

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Does committee agree?