David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to the Premier and is in light of my Member’s statement and specifically the lack of consultation that seems to be taking place between the Dene leadership.

I’ve received a phone call from Billy Erasmus, who put a formal request into the Government of the Northwest Territories to host a Dene leadership meeting, which includes all the Dene leaders throughout Denendeh, regarding the Mackenzie Valley on this issue that are before us on devolution. The Dene people are the ones that are most impacted by this decision and we do have treaty obligations...

I’ll come back to this question, but I’ll ask another one. I think one of the programs especially on the program officer side, it seems like they’re all in the regional centres and I think this might be a perfect opportunity for this government to decentralize some of those positions from the regional districts to the communities that they serve. That’s something that we should consider looking at, because I think in my riding I have two people, one serves Tsiigehtchic and Fort McPherson, the other one serves Aklavik, but they both live in Inuvik. I think that whenever possible if it’s...

Minister of Housing.

Thank you. Next I have Mr. Yakeleya.

Minister of Housing.

Mr. Anderson.

Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in.

Mr. Minister, for the record, can you introduce your witnesses.

Thank you. Next I have Mr. Beaulieu, Mr. Yakeleya, Mr. Menicoche and Mr. Krutko. Mr. Beaulieu.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Prior to the break we agreed that we will continue on with the NWT Housing Corporation. At this time I’d like to ask the Minister if he will be bringing in his witnesses. Minister Robert C. McLeod.

Mr. McLeod.