Kevin A. Menicoche

Mr. Chairman, I move that we report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With regard to the Economic Development Agreement Act that was created in 1988, at what point did we not require this act to be in existence anymore?

Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the Minister to let us know when this Economic Development Agreement Act ceased to be required for the GNWT.

Mr. Speaker, I would just like to follow up on the honourable Member for Great Slave Member’s statement with regard to income support. Part of the current public debate over health care in this country is the provision of homecare services to the sick and elderly. There is widespread agreement that homecare services are a necessary part of a health care plan. It is my understanding that plans are being made that are considered to increase the amount of money available for homecare services. In light of that, I wonder why we in the Northwest Territories are not following suit. In fact, Mr...

Mr. Speaker, I find it quite outrageous that the Minister would reference how many students are in that school when communities of even smaller sizes do have school gymnasiums. I would like to ask the Minister if he is willing to undertake a feasibility or engineering study to at least cost out this project. Mahsi.

Mr. Speaker, thank you very much. I was going to follow up with some questions to the Minister of MACA with regard to my Member’s statement. MACA officials and the Minister met with the community of Nahanni Butte. The community had indicated that this particular item is a high priority for them. It is my thinking that a community’s priority is our priority. Can the Minister confirm that the government still has no plans to provide the residents of Nahanni Butte with a gymnasium until the year 2017?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee, of course, is concerned and I was just wondering what has actually been done. Is there any evidence that the government is acting so that this situation will not happen again? Could the Minister of FMBS answer that for me, Mr. Chairman?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just with respect to some of the noted deficiencies, as we’re reviewing Bill 9, with regard to providing grants to organizations that have not received a proper accounting from the year before, I’m just wondering, Mr. Chairman, if the Minister can comment on the existing guidelines to providing funds to organizations when they haven’t really been accounting for previous usage. What are the guidelines in use today? Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, we wish to consider the sessional statement, as well as Bill 9, Bill 10, and Minister’s Statement 49-15(3), Fiscal Update.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would be just as interested to partake in those discussions, as well. In fact, there is thinking out there that our current guidelines will be below the standard of other jurisdictions. Is the Minister willing to sit down with Members on this side of the House? When will he be discussing changes to guidelines? Thank you.