Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. Any further questions on page 5-4, asset management, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $19.2 million? Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I listened with interest to my colleagues from Yellowknife talking about the wait times for driver testing. I understand that there is urgency sometimes for people to get their driver’s licence, and it is a concern. I’d like to put a little different spin on it.

About 40 years ago next week I was turning 16 and I wanted to get my driver’s licence on my birthday, so I didn’t stay in the small town or go to the city where you had to wait. I went to this other small town where they issued driver testing and driver’s licences. I got my parents to drive me to that town, and I...

Thank you. Moving on to page 5-7, Public Works and Services, activity summary, Technology Service Centre, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $1.560 million. Mr. Dolynny.

We’re on 5-4 right now, oh, and 5-5. Sure.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have all seen tragedies in our communities. Many of them happen while someone is struggling with mental health, and too often people, our constituents, don’t get the help they need.

In general, there’s a lack of support for families and friends and even lack of support for the agencies who have to work with people who are mentally ill. People are often faced with really hard questions. What do you do when a mentally ill person refuses help or someone with a mental illness refuses to take their medication?

It’s also fairly common for someone to be hospitalized under the...

Thank you. Now we move on to the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs. I would like to ask Minister Miltenberger if he would like to bring in witnesses to the witness table.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. I believe the Minister is going to keep a note of some of these issues and speak to them at the end of the general comments. Thank you that most of your remarks were general comments. It’s general comments, not general questions. Let’s move on to Ms. Bisaro now, please.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Bouchard. Next on the list I have Mr. Yakeleya.

Okay. Does the committee agree that consideration of this department is concluded? Ms. Bisaro.