Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My Member’s statement today talked about dental surgery services in the NWT and the fact that the Department of Health has worked with the federal government and is now providing dental services through dentists in both Hay River and Inuvik.

My question is to the Minister of Health and Social Services. Now that we’ve worked out this agreement with NIHB, will the department be working with the dentists in Yellowknife to provide similar services here in Yellowknife? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today my questions are for the Minister of Finance. As I indicated in my Member’s statement, solutions to our financial challenges are both complicated and difficult. Just for the record, I don’t support, with the exception of possibly taxes on cigarettes and booze, any increases in taxes that affect our residents or taxes on our residents. I do support resource taxes, and I do support initiatives that will be focused on increasing our population.

So keeping that in mind, my question is to the Minister of Finance, and it is: has the Minister of Finance met with the...

We’ll move along to page 7, Education, Culture and Employment, Operations Expenditures, Advanced Education, Not Previously Authorized: $597,000.

Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Operations Expenditures, Advanced Education, Not Previously Authorized: $597,000, approved.

Does the committee agree to allow us to have one more witness in?

Thank you, committee. I’ll now ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Would the Minister please introduce his witnesses.

Technology Service Centre, Not Previously Authorized: $1.3 million.

Department of Public Works and Services, Capital Investment Expenditures, Technology Service Centre, Not Previously Authorized: $1.3 million, approved.

Total Appropriation: negative $31.712 million.

Summary of Appropriations, Schedule 2, Capital Investment Expenditures, Total Appropriation: negative $31.712 million, approved.

I seek unanimous consent to conclude my statement.

Unanimous consent granted.

Community Justice and Corrections, Not Previously Authorized: $654,000.

Department of Justice, Operations Expenditures, Community Justice and Corrections, Not Previously Authorized: $654,000, approved.

Total Department, Not Previously Authorized, negative $6.522 million.

Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Capital Investment Expenditures, Total Department, Not Previously Authorized: negative $6.522 million, approved.