Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Welcome to the witnesses. We will now open the floor up to general comments. As with previous bills, we will go through all the Members who want to make general comments and then we will go to Mr. Beaulieu for a response. Is committee agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Would you like to bring witnesses into the House?

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Is committee agreed?

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Prior to going on break we’d agreed to review Bills 1 and 2 in that order, so we’ll start with Bill 1. Is committee agreed?

Okay. Thank you, committee. On that, we will go to the sponsor of that bill for some opening comments. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you. Is committee agreed?

Does committee agree that Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, is now ready for third reading?

Thank you to the Minister for that. I appreciate that response. In talking to businesses that are interested in this geothermal project, many of them talk about the buildings being a little bit run down. Some of the apartment buildings we’re talking about are fairly old and they’re going to need windows and doors and things like that. I’m not suggesting the government pay for those, but would these rebate programs assist with things like that? Would it provide some incentive for these businesses to replace some windows and create some better heat containment within their properties? Thank you.

Consideration of the bill begins on page 1. We’ll defer the bill number and title and we’ll proceed with the clause-by-clause. Is committee agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On Monday there is going to be a referendum in Yellowknife on the Con Mine community energy system. I’ve talked with City officials to get a firm understanding of the project proposal and I want to share that information to help voters make a wise decision.

It’s important to be clear what the vote is or isn’t and what citizens are being asked to approve. This vote is not a final investment decision or a vote to go ahead with the project. Referendum approval would allow the City to talk to partners in a meaningful way. It would give the signal of serious intention private...