Herbert Nakimayak

That is actually too bad. I know it's a new department, and I don't know when the last time a barge was missed. I know it was quite a few years ago. Also, in Mr. Blake's region, I'm just wondering what other plans, you know? Like having Hay River as a marine trading centre and area, it's good for the southern NWT, but that doesn't necessarily work for the northern part of the territory. I am just wondering if the department realizes that they are two different places geographically and different types of needs for the communities and regions of the territory because the way it looks right now...

I am just wondering: what stage are they at right now with the airlift to the community of Paulatuk as far as petroleum products and dry goods? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the response and, as well, the timelines. Mr. Speaker, next year is an election year, and I hope, during the development and the final stages of this policy framework, that the Government of the Northwest Territories makes a big push to ensure that our sovereignty and our needs for infrastructure in the Northwest Territories are looked after.

Mr. Speaker, I am just wondering if the Premier would give us an update on any movements any time soon, in the near future, and down within the next 365 days. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I appreciate the response from the Premier. Mr. Speaker, have the GNWT's concerns been addressed in the NWT chapter of the Arctic Policy Framework? If not, what are some of the outstanding issues?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize a couple of pages from Angik School and their chaperone, Stephanie Illasiak. The pages are Kassius Green and Hope Gordon-Thrasher. Also, I have another cousin who is a page here, as well, Tori Haogak. It is good to see the youth up-and-coming and working at the Legislative Assembly and seeing the proceedings. I just want to wish everybody here in the gallery a good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. On the website, there were three delivery dates. You know, the first one was August 12th, I believe. That would have been an acceptable time.

The Minister mentioned to me during committee meeting that the fuel failed inspection at Norman Wells. How could the fuel get all the way from Hay River terminal to Norman Wells and only getting inspected at that point? I think that's where you need to look. Obviously, like I said, somebody was asleep at the wheel somewhere. I think we need to look at this as a learning lesson for everybody. For myself, I believe in the Minister...

I think this error that just occurred with this airlift going on is I don't think we really need a survey to realize that there's, you know, what they found storage for dry goods overnight and whether it would be in Tuktoyaktuk or in Inuvik. I think those places logistically can be a good place. You know, the Minister is talking about maintenance to barges. You can bring a barge up the river to do maintenance on it, you know, every year or every two years, whatever it may be.

The bottleneck on Great Slave Lake when it's full of ice and the Mackenzie River is open is the actual bottlenecks...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am just wondering: there are a lot of businesses that have lost out on tens of thousands of dollars in contracts and business. By the time we reach 2019, some businesses may not stay afloat. I'm just wondering. I'm looking at the newspaper right now, the Nunatsiaq News, and they are talking about looking at compensation that they mention. Mr. Vandenberg mentioned that there would be no compensation for any business or anybody who was losing out. Does the department still stand by their word of not compensating anyone for all their losses for equipment, vehicles...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks to the Minister for bringing his witnesses. Mr. Chair, this affects, actually, three of my communities and one of them being Sachs Harbour, with a sealift of gasoline that wasn't delivered to the community. The Minister stated last week during the session that there would be no airlift of gasoline to Sachs Harbour. I'm just wondering if that's going to be added to or put in somewhere along the lines of the airlift to the other three remaining communities? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I appreciate the response from the Premier. Mr. Speaker, does the Premier know when a draft policy will be released?