David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. With that, I would like to ask the Minister if he will be bringing in any witnesses.

Okay, page 3-34, information item, regional operations, active positions.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was looking on...(inaudible)...in regard to geomatics and geographical information system in regard to the government’s responsibility under the geographical aspect. I think that we seem to be looking at the federal government for a lot of this stuff, but again, I think the GNWT is now looking at it. Again, it’s what are we doing to stimulate those economies. We put a lot of money in developing the mineral industry but what are we doing to promote the oil and gas industry, especially in my region, the Mackenzie Delta and also in regard to the Sahtu, and how can we get...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I too have questions regarding the grants and contributions around the Hydro Strategy. I was to understand that they were looking at regional strategies for each of the different regions to look at the hydro potential in each of those regions. I’d like to know where we are with that work and is it part of the overall strategy going forward. Is that part and parcel of the $1.2 million that’s being spent? How are we going to pull those type of regional... Do we have a territorial strategy that’s looking at it from the confines of regional potential for hydro?

We’re on page 12-32, activity summary, economic diversification and business support, grants and contributions, grants and contributions, $12.949 million.

Mr. Ramsay.

Okay, next I have Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just following up on Mr. Yakeleya’s discussions, I know in the Yukon there are corridors along the highway. There are certain times of the year you can’t even put a snowmobile on the tundra unless you have six inches of snow, to enforce that regulation. I find it interesting that we can’t do it here but they have regulations in the Yukon which are pretty forceful with regard to four-wheelers and snowmobiles, that you have to have a certain amount of snow before you can actually drive off a highway and whatnot. Maybe that’s something that can be looked at with regard to...

Mr. Hawkins.

Mr. Minister.