David Krutko

Just a clarification. I think we’re having some problems here identifying which document we’re operating off of. Maybe if we can just get clarification of exactly which document we’re talking about here. We have the Supplementary Operations Expenditures, No. 1. We have the Supplementary Infrastructure Expenditures, No. 1. I think either the covering page is wrong or misplaced. Could we get clarification of which document we’re dealing with?

As we heard earlier today from the Member for Nahendeh with regard to the closure of Highway No. 7, is this part of anything close to where the washout took place or where the road is closed because of the lack of bridges or bridgework in Highway No. 7?

Again, there are a lot of other needy projects out there, especially in the communities where you have high operational costs in the isolated communities. I’m wondering when this government is going to make an effort to make these type of investments in the more high-cost communities and bring down the cost of living in our communities, than continue to make these kind of capital expenditures. Especially in the capital and for a brand new piece of infrastructure to be built and then to put this into the mix without even allowing other communities the same opportunity to consider those dollars...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to various bridge program, territorial, it’s $1.365 million. Could you give me a breakdown of exactly where these bridges are going to go and where they are going to be expended?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to present a petition dealing with the matter of saving the Joe Greenland Centre.

The petition contains 291 signatures of Northwest Territories residents. The petitioners request that the government leaders continue to provide 24-hour residential support services at the Joe Greenland Centre.

Again, we do have a Plebiscite Act in the Northwest Territories and it is being administered by the Chief Electoral Officer who is in charge of the election which will take place this fall. By having these two events taking place simultaneously, I think it’s important that we do get feedback from the general public on this important policy and political issue in the Northwest Territories. I think it’s important that we do allow the public to give us a sense of exactly where they stand on this issue. I know as politicians sometimes the only time we seem to get direction is during an election. I...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One of the fundamental principles of a free, transparent government is the ability for our residents to vote freely with regard to expressing their views on particular issues, voting people into public office and voting for things such as the division of the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Speaker, there was a plebiscite held in 1992 to divide the Northwest Territories. At that time it was done through a plebiscite with the simple wording, “do you think the Northwest Territories should be divided.” Mr. Speaker, since that time, division has come and gone. Yet, Mr. Speaker...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too will be supporting the motion. I, for one, do feel that we have to fill the gap between market and non-market communities and we have to be fair to all our working residents in our communities. I think that we as government have provided housing in the past, whether we called it staff housing. We still provide housing in our communities for the nursing staff in our communities. They have a fixed rate. They know what their rent is when they go into those facilities in our communities. They know exactly how much they’re going to have to pay for that particular unit...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier of the Northwest Territories.

What is the total cost to date of radio, print and other media advertisement on devolution since the signing of the agreement-in-principle?

Mr. Speaker, just on the issue of what the question should be, I just sort of wordsmithed a little bit of that in regard to: Do you agree the Government of the Northwest Territories have signed the Northwest Territories lands and resources devolution agreement in January 2007? Do you agree or disagree? Yes or no?