David Krutko

Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in.

Mr. McLeod, for the record, could you introduce your witnesses?

Minister McLeod.

Minister if ITI.

Yes, I just note that, I don’t know why it’s not on here, but you do have an operation in Dawson City, Yukon, in this classification?

Moving on to page 3-18, information item, human resource strategy and policy, active positions. Agreed?

Again, I mean, we know this is just another department. It seems like we’re spending a lot of money on people going out and getting the information on contracting services. Maybe that’s the question I’ll ask under corporate management with regard to corporate services. How much of that $400,000 are we spending? Is that money we’re spending on geologists or people who specialize in different areas looking at geology from the perspective of mining or oil and gas? Could you give me a breakdown of that $400,000 and how much of that is outside sources by way of geologists and people who compile...

The reason I ask is because I haven’t seen information in my region regarding the hydro potential that it has. I know there’s been baseline work done on that. We always talk about the Ross Dam and the potential of the hydro site on the Mackenzie River in the Gwich’in Settlement Area which has been talked about. Again you’re talking a dam that big and you’re talking about what they have in northern Quebec or Manitoba. There’s that potential but it’s a question of how much baseline data has been pulled together. I’d like to know where the data and information is for my riding.

Moving on to page 12-33, again it’s an information item. Active positions.

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.