Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. Page 14, Public Works and Services, operations expenditures, not previously authorized, directorate, $36,000.

Very good. Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my Member’s statement today, I talked about this government’s role, how it is particularly significant right now with the increased potential of resource development in relation to small business. Mr. Speaker, we have gone through some processes here. We have divided RWED. We have Industry, Tourism and Investment. We have consolidated the BDIC, the Business Development Investment Corporation. We have undertaken all these various exercises at some degree of energy and expense. I was wondering if the Minister today could articulate for us how those...

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Back, then, to the bill as a whole.

Thank you. Page 11, Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, not previously authorized, directorate, $58,000; community operations, $35.822 million; lands administration, $297,000.

Total department, $1 million. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the item for $3.520 million for the Deh Cho Hall in Fort Simpson, I had some questions for the Minister on that one. How old is that building and how much extra life does he anticipate we will get out of it by spending $3.520 million? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

That is okay, Mr. Chair. I think I will pass. Some of my questions were already addressed by the Member, so there is no sense in being repetitive. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the interim, then, the positions in Hay River that were going to be reduced through attrition that has not taken place, what is the Minister’s plan for those positions at this time? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, is the Minister in possession of any trends or projections which might indicate that these numbers are going to increase in the near future? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.