Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Aumond.

Thank you, committee. We’re back on page 4-2. Seeing as we have deferred pages 4-4 and 4-5, we’ll have to defer page 4-2 until we get that information we’re looking for. Is the committee agreed?

Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Aumond.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. I didn’t hear any question. Any other comments? We’re on page 4-7, Public Works and Services, Activity Summary, Technology Service Centre, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $7.075 million.

Department of Public Works and Services, Activity Summary, Technology Service Centre, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $7.075 million, approved.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Mr. Aumond.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, October 17, 2008, I will move the following motion:

Therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that the following Members be appointed to the Board of Management of this Assembly: Mr. Jackie Jacobson, Member for Nunakput, and Hon. Jackson Lafferty, Member for Monfwi; and further, that the following Members be appointed to the Board of Management as alternate members: Hon. Robert McLeod, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, and Mr. Kevin Menicoche, Member for Nahendeh. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

We’ll go back to Mr. Krutko. He had some additional comments.

Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are for the Minister of Finance. As indicated in my Member’s statement, the outlook for the North American economy is lowered due to recent economic realities, yet this government is focused almost exclusively on the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline and diamond mining as our solutions for the future. Given that those industries we have counted on to lead economic development in the North have been hit hard, what is the effect on the GNWT, and how does this slowdown in the Canadian economy affect our fiscal framework or fiscal forecast?