Daryl Dolynny

I’m appreciative that we’re not drunken sailors and it’s a sobering thought that we’re not.

Again, I don’t want to get into a statistical rampage with the Minister here. Again, I mean, stats-wise they say 42 cents of every tax dollar in Canada is being spent in health, and it’s clear that the NWT is spending well under that. The Minister says 34 cents. I believe that number is relatively lower. If we factor some of the pertinence of real health care, I think the number is probably closer to 27 percent. That said, I’ll have more questions with respect to details in the Health area.

One of the...

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the Minister’s response on policy. I am talking about legislation. These are two different things. They need to protect our students, and policy obviously is not doing what it is meant to do. In fact, I want to take this one step further. If the Minister’s response is such that we are still researching a subject which is being dealt with on a provincial basis today and we have to wait for such means, it may suggest that maybe the Members on this side of the House might have to come forward with a private member’s bill. I know the Members here are going to be very...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today in my Member’s statement I spoke about something that affects many of our youth across our territory and that subject is bullying and cyber-bullying. It is clear that many jurisdictions across Canada have been realizing the need for proper legislation to allow schools and authorities the ability to deal with the burden of bullies and their victims.

Admittedly, at this time I have to give congratulatory remarks to the province of Quebec for their most recent introduction of measures that deal with bullying in schools. I am hoping the GNWT will follow suit...

Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Borrowing Authorization Act. I will allow the Minister responsible for Bill 1, the Honourable Michael Miltenberger, to introduce the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Miltenberger.

We will defer bill and title. Turn to page 1, clause 1.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. The motion is on the floor. It is being distributed now. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Aumond.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Is committee agreed that there are no further comments?

Since this concludes the proceedings, thank you committee. We’d like to thank the witnesses here today, and if I can get the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort our witnesses out. Does this conclude our consideration of Tabled Document 1-17(2), Interim Appropriations 2012-2013?