Kevin O'Reilly

Merci, Monsieur le President. My question is for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Will the Minister post the feasibility study of universal affordable daycare in the NWT to the Department of Education, Culture and Employment website, yes or no? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Can anyone from the department tell me whether any of the work on schools has been pushed back? Is all of this still on its original schedule? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

I thank the Minister for his reply. The NWT is always complicated, and I am glad to hear that he has been giving some thought to these issues. Another complex element of this undertaking is pricing and revenue. Other jurisdictions have embarked on this legalization in recent years, and there are lessons to be learned. I am just wondering if the Minister can tell us whether his department is doing any research into the experience and lessons of other jurisdictions that have legalized cannabis, and whether that research might be made public.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. If the Minister does not want to tell me while the microphones are on, that is great, but can he provide in confidence, then, to Regular MLAs what the expected ongoing O and M or annual payments are going to have to be for the maintenance of this road once it is constructed? Can he commit to do that? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. My question is for the Minister of Justice, who is responsible for leading our government's efforts on cannabis legalization. We face a unique set of challenges, as I mentioned in my statement earlier today. Can the Minister provide an update of the current state of this work, including the remaining time frame and milestones we can expect? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. One of the three seems to have a Tlicho company. I am happy to get more information from the Minister if he wants to provide it, but that does not sound the sort of Northern content that is often been used to try to drive these quests for large capital road projects by our government. If the Minister wants to provide more information, I would be happy to get it.

I do have one other question. Surely to goodness by now we must have an estimate of what the O and M costs will be on an ongoing basis for that road once it is constructed, even if it is done as a P3. Does the...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister, without breaching any confidence, tell us what are these Tlicho companies? Because that is not the information I have been provided with to date. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am not sure I am feeling terribly reassured about this. Maybe I will just change tack here a bit. I believe the names of the three firms, or groups or whatever, that were deemed to be qualified have been released. Can the Minister tell me whether any of those groups has any Tlicho companies? Are there any joint ventures or anything involved in any of that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am just trying to figure out: what is the rationale for not being able to provide the information to Members until after they have met? Surely, if you are going to put out a news release or something, you can at least provide us with the names in confidence? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I'd like to again thank the Minister for his answer in the House, and I guess once we get those enrolment figures we can look at what rolling out universal childcare would actually cost.

My next question: will the Minister prepare a detailed action plan, including deliverables and completion dates, for the introduction of universal affordable childcare in the Northwest Territories, yes or no? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.