David Krutko

The motion is in order. The motion is being circulated. To the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again, I am hoping that the Minister will try to give a little bit here because I think that is what is going to take to get us out of this challenging problem realizing that we are dealing with a budget which basically has major capital expenditures but also we have to realize that there are flexibilities in regards to re-profiling the dollars in regards to community health programs. We have some $69 million in that area. We have money for mental health addictions. We have dollars in regards to dealing with the NGOs in our communities and I think somebody touched on...

Ms. Watters.

Bill as a whole? Mr. Speaker, would you like to make some opening comments regarding the Legislative Assembly?

Moving on to page 1-21, activity summary, expenditures on behalf of Members, operations expenditure summary, $7.476 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I clearly would like to stipulate that we do have an obligation to include First Nations people, and more importantly, that they do have fundamental rights to lands and resources in the Northwest Territories, not only the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories. Again, it is those rights that are being questioned here. I think it is not a question of process, it is a question of fundamental rights. What is the Premier doing to try to accommodate those First Nations groups, especially ones with treaties who have not signed, and to allow them...

Page 9-13, Justice, activity summary, services to government, operations expenditure summary. Ms. Bisaro.

Next I have Mr. Beaulieu.

Does committee agree that Tabled Document 133-16(5) has been concluded?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Sitting here, flashback for the last 16 years. I think I’ve heard the same excuses from this department. To find a way to avoid doing what you’re legally obligated to do. Right now we went out of our way to have a public review of legislation that was brought into place back in the 13th Assembly. Four Assemblies later we’re still talking about the same issue.

We have some 600 children in care -- 600 -- at a cost of over $12 million a year to keep them in that system. I think it’s critical to realize that we have to find a way of breaking that cultural style of dealing...