Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a committee motion.

Thank you, committee. Page 8-34, Health and Social Services, information item, community wellness and social services, active positions. Any questions?

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Committee, we’re on page 8-31, and continuing on with questions I have Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Hawkins.

Can the Minister of Transportation indicate what are the capabilities of our highway ground fleet in terms of communication? Do we have the capabilities of full communication or through dispatch along all our highway systems? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Beaulieu.

Okay, I’ll give the Minister that benefit. Maybe I’ll ask my questions more so on the net change in the directorate. We’ve seen an increase in the number of positions in Yellowknife with 70 positions. There’s been a net increase of six positions overall. My question is: Why Yellowknife? Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. We’ll go to Ms. DeLancey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today in follow-up to my Member’s statement yesterday on last week’s devastating highway crash north of Fort Providence. The names of the families were released yesterday, and our thoughts and prayers reach out to those families.

In my questioning to the Minister of Health and Social Services and the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, my questions will not deal directly with the accident itself, as it is still under RCMP investigation. However, they will deal with the level of medical knowledge of our Department of Transportation, of our highway workers...