David Krutko

I’d like to know exactly — looking at the five year, ten year, 15 year capital plans — where there are going to be major improvements on the existing schools. I’ll use my riding, for instance, in regard to either replacement upgrades or total replacement. I know the Moose Kerr School is scheduled for 2014–15, but I probably won’t be here.

I think it’s important that the community is aware that you can cope only so long. I think there is a point when communities want to know they are not going to be delayed, delayed, delayed to a point where they have to condemn schools or shut schools down...

Sergeant-at-Arms, will you escort the witnesses in.

Mr. Speaker, for the record could you introduce your witnesses, please.

Minister of Education, Mr. Lafferty.

Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like, if it is possible, to get copies of that just to see exactly what those standards are so that when we talk about particular types of schools and costs associated with building schools, we know exactly what is being paid for and what is an add-on.

On another point, in regard to the Moose Kerr School in Aklavik, there was an addition added on to it, but there is the older part which was just a replacement of the roof. In regard to Mr. Beaulieu’s comments about going into the band office in Lutselk’e and having to walk over buckets of water, that was the same...

At this time I would like to ask the Speaker if he would like to bring in his witnesses.

Thank you. Just to remind Members, we’re on page 7-7. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Aumond.

Minister of Finance.

With that, we’ll begin with the Legislative Assembly after a short break.

The Committee of the Whole took a short recess.