David Ramsay

Total activity, $15.068 million.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. I have Mrs. Groenewegen.

Page 9-30, advanced education and careers, active positions, continued on page 9-31.

Thank you, Mr. Zoe. Mr. Minister.

Page 9-39, student loan revolving fund.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to recognize Ms. Barb Barnet, who’s joining us today. She’s the co-chair of the review committee at the Workers’ Compensation Board and also a constituent of mine. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess even sexually-transmitted diseases have politically correct names nowadays. I suppose there’s a medical reason why it’s done that way, but I know most young people out there would certainly fear a disease much more than they would fear an infection. I will just leave it at that, Madam Chair.

The ongoing negotiations between our government and the federal government over resource revenue sharing and devolution continue to come with a hefty price. There’s something fundamentally wrong when a territory with a finite amount of resources such as the Northwest Territories is left having to pay the tab chasing what basically is our money. There is something that is absolutely fundamentally wrong with how this works and I don’t agree that we should have to use what little resources we have chasing the money. We should actually go back to the federal government and demand that they pay...