Floyd Roland

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The one thing I have learned having the Finance portfolio and the whole taxation side and how fuel moves from one location in the territory to another or even from one tank to another, how the categories can change. The big issue will be, as we look at developing a program, is how it would be administered and how do we ensure people are putting the right claims in is an area. That’s something we can work on. I think it’s an interesting area and I would be prepared to sit down with Members to see if we can work this out a little further and look at what we might be able...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it would, as an Assembly of the Northwest Territories to have our infrastructure built, a Mackenzie Valley highway, a highway right from coast to coast to coast, as we’ve said in a number of our plans, previous governments, like the number of documents put out there, that would be a goal of ours to try to continue. We need to sit down as the 16th Assembly and reaffirm that, and that’s the process I think we should be using in this case. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe the last time there was a differentiation between the type of gasoline for transportation versus agriculture or fishing, I recall many years ago it was referred to as purple gas. It was used in equipment outside of transportation. We, as the GNWT, hadn’t put that in place. We could look at options of doing that. We would recognize a certain amount of lost income. The problem I think that becomes bigger is the administration of something like that. How it would work is something that we would have to work around, as well. Thank you.

No, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don’t have a musical note in my body. I don’t know if it will sound like music, but, as I said in the sessional statement, the environment will play a huge role in the Northwest Territories in how we proceed, whether it is the environment in this Assembly, our people, our children, the land, the water. Like I said in my speech when I sought this position, my father walked this land; he lived on this land; it provided for him and he is now part of this land. I intend to be a part of this land as well as raising my family, so we do need a healthy environment to do...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wasn’t intending to respond to comments. I’ll give all Members opportunity to speak towards this sessional statement, then maybe I can also speak at the end of that process. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I thank the Members for making their comments on this. A number of comments saying they would liked to have seen more to this. Purposely it was as it was because we have yet to complete the work of the 16th Assembly and in the spirit of working together, I felt, and my Cabinet colleagues felt, it wouldn’t be appropriate if we started to say this is where we think we need to go. We do realize there are 11 votes on the other side of the floor that has a significant impact on us in the decision-making we make. We are 19 Members of the 16th Legislative...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m aware that, for example, there are criteria for people with disabilities and companies are expected to follow that. I don’t believe we have anything in place at this time for tax breaks for businesses who would comply with the building codes. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I will pass that on to the Minister of Justice for that work to be done. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the relationship we have with the RCMP in the Northwest Territories is one when you talk about members and the number of members in communities is set up through a contract arrangement with the RCMP and that would be upon a renewal basis. I’m not sure of the actual number of years. I’m not aware, as a result of that legislation not moving forward, if there has been an additional request. Thank you.