David Krutko

Out of the $10.8 million, how much of that is for the Inuvik Health Board?

Mr. Chair, I move that the committee strongly recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories take immediate action to develop and deliver a small community chipsealing program;

And further, that the departments of Transportation and Municipal and Community Affairs take cooperative and concrete action to ensure small communities are able to access sustainable funding levels and technical expertise to achieve meaningful progress in regards to the local road surfacing in small communities.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would just like an update from the Minister. What is the status of the airport in Fort McPherson and also the airport for Tsiigehtchic?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, can we get a breakdown on where these $313,000 are being expended, which communities?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. There was a program previously in regard to a chipseal program that was delivered by the Department of Transportation on behalf of the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs in regard to small communities. I believe there were some 15 communities that were identified to have work done on it and I know that because the Department of Transportation has the expertise in regard to road building, that’s why there was the partnership involved with the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs and the Department of Transportation who had the engineering, the design...

Mr. Speaker, in regard to any equity share that you liken to business, there are usually gives and takes. I’d like to ask the Minister, would you also consider that you’d look at an equity share, that you’d forgive the tax by way of corporate taxes and any tax revenue that may come from these developments, and in lieu of those revenues would you consider what the financial implications of those decisions are?

Again I have to agree with Mr. Neudorf, because I did read the parliamentary budget address and it did stipulate the Northwest Territories and Nunavut by way of harbour development. I think that because we’re just as unique as they are, I think that for coastal communities, it works there. But being Aklavik is only 50 kilometres from the coast, so I think it’s something that should be considered for those communities that are either along the coastline and also for communities that require this type of infrastructure.

Next I have Mr. Yakeleya.

Again I’d just like a breakdown by way of P1s, P2s, P3s, and I’d like to note that there has been one position dropped in the Inuvik region and I’d like to know what’s the status of that individual, who comes from my riding, and is he going to receive any severance or competition. This person worked for the government I believe for over 25 years. So I’d just like to know what type of arrangement has been worked out with this individual who has been fired, in another sense of the word.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is directed to the Minister of Finance and his commitment that he’s going to look at a possible equity share in the pipeline. Well, I, for one, do not support that initiative. I would like to ask the Minister of Finance...If you’re going to look into anything, you should look at the hundreds and tens of millions of dollars we’ve put into the diamond industry and really got nothing back. I’d like to ask the Minister, before you decide to look at the pipeline, maybe you should focus on the diamond industry where this government has put tens of...