Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Madam Chair. My questions have to do with the increased claims growth of WSCC claims for injured workers which, I believe, corrections is causing some quite alarming statistics, especially in the last two years. Can the Minister indicate what provisions we’re using or doing as a department to reduce the amount of claims growth in this area?

We’ll take the Minister up on his offer and ask him to give Members an update as to what is left in spending in that money and what is pending for projects.

On a different subject under the same topic, the issue of regulatory changes in transportation and the impacts that they could have on the operations within the NWT, can the Minister indicate those federal changes that are being discussed and that were discussed, how is that impacting our operations in the NWT to meet those federal requirements?

Madam Chair, I will be more than happy to bring all of my paperwork to the department on that one as well.

NWT Road Safety Plan, this was something that was brought up by the department and yet we have not seen the framework of this NWT Road Safety Plan. Can the department indicate when this might occur and, if so, is this going to be occurring in the 2013-14 budget cycle?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. We’ll go to Mr. Schauerte.

Madam Chair, I can speak on behalf of I know the people of Range Lake, and I’m sure Yellowknife in general and probably every resident in the Northwest Territories, that this is by far probably one of the biggest frustrations that any one of us deal with on a regular basis. Those of us who have to travel by road know only too well the frustrations that we have out there. We are very cognizant that the department only has so many dollars in their tool chest and their coffers, but I think a strategy would serve well, knowing in terms of priority, in terms of planning, especially those...

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Continuing with questions is Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. For that we’ll go to Ms. Young.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I’m going to start my conversation possibly where I left off earlier today in my Member’s statement. Really, when it was brought forward the first time to the public’s light, was the $299 million cost estimate that was provided to the federal government from this department. Now, in reading the opening comments of the Minister, I was struck back that this number is now being carried forward as a number for negotiations. We’ve heard earlier that the Minister is not closing or doing any deals. Anything that we were talking outside of this $299 million is deemed...

Madam Chair, I’ll bring those direct questions to the department personally. Thank you very much.

The so-called on-line availability for road licensing and safety in terms of drivers and vehicles and NWT driver’s licence, it was indicated, back in this House, that there were going to be upgrades to the system, allowing the opportunity for on-line access for things like abstracts to be done. Can the Minister update us as to where we are at with that initiative? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Schauerte. Mr. Hawkins.