Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Heide. Again, committee, we’re on page 14, labour development and standards. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Continuing on with general comments, I have Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. Minister Lafferty.

Thank you, committee. Committee, turn to page 37 of your capital estimates book. We will defer this activity at this moment, and I will turn your attention to page 38, Human Resources, directorate, infrastructure investments, $440,000. Any questions? Seeing none, I will ask the committee to return to page 37, total infrastructure investments, Human Resources, total infrastructure investments, $440,000. Committee agree?

Thank you, Ms. Allison. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Madam Chair. For me, this department here, even though we are talking about capital estimates, this department here is literally the lynchpin for the way we do business in the Northwest Territories. So, again, this department has a broader aspect than just the $200,000 that we have before committee.

Madam Chair, we have been told time and time again, devolution will reduce reliance on federal funding, and yet I kept saying show me the evidence where this occurs, and to this day the department has never been able to show how and by what measure those broad statements we continue to...

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Ms. Allison.

Sergeant-at-Arms, if could you please escort the witnesses at this time. Thank you.

Mr. Beaulieu, if you would care to introduce your witnesses to the House.

Thank you, committee. Committee, I would like to turn your attention to page 14, labour development. Ms. Bisaro.

Mr. Speaker, the second report I tabled was an April 16, 2014, Giant Mine Working Group Public Report. On page 3, “Erika Nyyssonen (GNWT-ENR) noted that DOT, at the time, had been made aware of the Queens Soils results, and their vicinity to the highway realignment activities.”

Clearly, the department was aware of the province of arsenic in the area. So, can the Minister indicate to the House, why there was no baseline soil sampling for the potential of arsenic done by DOT before the construction of the Highway No. 4 bypass? Thank you.