Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think we are making headway here today. Can the Minister inform the House what his policy on dealing with obesity is in the Northwest Territories? Does he have a strategy he can share with us? Thank you.

If I can have a little latitude here just so I can compare apples to apples with the number of active positions. We know that the budget that we have for this department is a little over $26 million. Do we know what AANDC ran this very same department with in terms of what their budget was?

Can the Minister inform the House of any specific programs that are integrated with our daycares, our soon-to-be junior kindergartens and our schools that deal with sugar and calorie education? If not, why?

Thank you, committee. I’d like to thank the witnesses here, Ms. Hilderman, Mr. Warren, thank you for joining us today. Looking forward to a good year, and Minister McLeod, thank you very much. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses out of the Chamber.

What is the wish of committee? Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you. So 86 employees from our federal counterparts were doing exactly the same amount of work that we’re undertaking. Is that my understanding? Thank you.

Again, I bring today a study that is thus far singular in design, yet I know the policy climate in the NWT is in dire need of change. So if writing cheques or giving out iTunes cards will improve NWT student attendance and behaviour, then I for one welcome that at least we investigate this option. Thank you.

Committee, if I could get you to return back to 14-7, Lands, department summary, operations expenditure summary, $26.830 million. Does committee agree?

No further questions, Mr. Chair.

Page 14-26, information item, informatics, activity positions. Any questions?