Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. To the motion. Mr. Simpson.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried. Thank you, committee.

---Carried

We will now continue to consider the details for the section, “Economy, Environment, and Climate Change.”

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank my colleague for his huge support on this amendment. Thank you very much.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that Tabled Document 1-18(2), Proposed Mandate of Government of Northwest Territories 2016-2019, be amended on page 11 by inserting the words, “We will develop and implement the strategy to increase employment in the small communities.” Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister commit to discussing training opportunities with for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, and other relevant departments, to increase the number of Northerners involved in the research and development that is taking place in our back yard? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Can the Minister identify the jobs that may be available at the Inuvik Satellite Station Facility and the Western Arctic Geomatics Centre as a result of the completion of the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Link?

Thank you, Mr. Simpson. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

We'll now continue to consider the details for the section, “Economy, Environment, and Climate Change.”

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and thank you, colleagues. The new fibre optic line belongs to the people of the North. We need to do all we can as a government to help them be a part of the future.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. To the motion.

Just a few comments I'd like to make on our draft mandate here. As one of our former Members always said, we have 1,356 days left in the 18th Assembly.

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That's referring to Mr. Miltenberger. He told me that last week and I just thought of that. A lot of good ideas we have here in our mandate. I'm hoping that, working together, we can accomplish many of these challenges that we have here in the territory, and I look forward to working with everybody here.