Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. I’d just like to thank the Minister for that comprehensive response, and that is good news and some of that I was not aware of, some of those initiatives that may be more recent. So, I’m sure the public will be glad to hear of them and that’s what this forum is all about. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. General comments. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. General Comments. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Next under general comments I have Mr. Nadli.

Thank you. We’ve made general comments. Could I direct Members’ attention to page 27, which we will stand down initially. Actually, we’ll go first to general comments. General comments on the Department of Finance. Any general comments? Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to follow some of my colleagues today in talking about the cost of living. I’d like to start by asking the Premier about this new Energy Charrette that is being held. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea, but we had the first one that seemed to generate a fair amount of enthusiasm.

I would like to ask the Premier if he could articulate for us what we learned from the first Energy Charrette which actually resulted in some kind of a change in the direction that we were going or the way we do things that might have actually impacted the cost of living in the North...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to congratulate the Town of Hay River on opening a new skate park this past August, one month before the town’s BMX and skateboarding competition. Mr. Speaker, this may not seem like a big thing, but I’ve got to tell you it’s something we talked about in Hay River for many, many years, so it was great to see it come to fruition.

Residents of Hay River have worked long and hard to build a bigger and better skate park for the community. Skate parks are a great way to keep youth healthy and engaged in outdoor, unstructured play. They can hone their skills and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It sounds, from what the Premier is saying, that the focus of the second Energy Charrette is going to be away from the infrastructure more to breaking it down to the consumer.

Is the make-up or the composition of the people who will be participating in the second Energy Charrette going to reflect that shift in focus? Thank you.

So it sounds like the first Energy Charrette, then, did produce some very positive results and some recommendations and some plans.

I would like to ask the Premier if we as a government are in a position financially to act on some of those long-range plans.

Has there already been action taken or is there some action to come that we can afford to undertake in the government? Thank you.