David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Again I didn't get a breakdown of what the $320,000 is going to be spent on. I'd like that. In addition to that, doesn't Public Works and Services, just as a matter of regular day-to-day business, keep track of, you know, the disposition of office space, future needs, how they're going to react? Like isn't some of this work already, or should have already been done? Isn't that somebody's job, to be looking after that type of issue? You know not just in Inuvik, but here in Yellowknife or Hay River or wherever the government leases office space, shouldn't somebody...

Mahsi, Mr. Villeneuve. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that $100,000 be deleted from the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs regional operations activity in Supplementary Appropriation, No. 1, 2006-2007 dealing with the Icicle Inn.

Total department, $17.203 million.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m just wondering, again, I want to know why this amount, the $320,000 appears in the supplementary appropriation given the fact that it’s public knowledge that now Public Works and Services has $320,000 earmarked to study office space in Inuvik and something about that just doesn’t make sense to me how Public Works and Services could go out and put a number, suggest a number of $320,000, put it in a public document and then go out and issue a tender for completion of the work. To me it’s saying we’ve got $320,000, why don’t you just come and get it? It just doesn...

Mahsi, Mr. Villeneuve. Mr. Minister.

Yes thanks, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I think the $40.3 million that’s being carried over this year, as I mentioned, causes some concern for me and it perhaps causes some concerns for other Members, but I think that the Minister has to provide some more leadership and some more direction to the departments in order for them to carry out the work that they’re supposed to carry out. As is evidenced by the carryovers this year, that work is not getting done. I’d like the Minister to give us what his plan is to make sure that departments are carrying out this work, otherwise why should we...

Page 27, Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, not previously authorized, education and culture, $12.336 million.

Thank you very much for the suggestion, Mr. Roland. Mr. Hawkins.