Glen Abernethy

Thank you, committee. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. In front of us today are tabled documents 4, 30, 38, 62, 75, 103, 133, 135; Bills 4, 14, 17, 20; and Ministers’ statements 65 and 88. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Although there’s no question, I’ll still go to the Minister to see if she has any sort of response.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Ms. Lee.

Mr. Elkin.

Obviously we have a difference of opinion. I feel that it’s important to give some people a heads up before we drop this act in front of them. I feel that it’s important that the department or, rather, the Minister before he places an act in front of us is sure that everybody’s voice has been heard.

Over the 56 versions in the 17 years of developing this act I wonder if the Minister could tell me how much has been spent in consulting each of the two communities, the Aboriginal and treaty rights holders and those without these rights. Could the Minister give me that information?

I’d like it if we could share that information with all my colleagues.

Just one last thing, just a reminder: yes, it may be delivered by HR, but the people who are making the decisions on the budget are sitting at that table. The Minister is responsible for this budget, she’s the one who’s making decisions on the budget, HR is delivering a program that this Department of Health and Social Services is responsible for and makes the final signing off on all budget lines. We can involve HR, they are administering the program, but ultimately no matter how you look at it, the Minister of health is...

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Next on my list is Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Lee.

Page 8-35, Health and Social Services. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are in follow-up to my Member’s statement and are related to the consultation process currently, or just finished, with the Wildlife Act.

Public consultations are an important tool to the GNWT. They allow us to go out and meet with our constituents and residents of the Northwest Territories and hear what they have to say and allow them input into our important acts and legislational programs. Could the Minister tell me -- and he started to go down this road a little bit -- how he intends to provide some comfort to those groups that feel that their voice was...