Kevin O'Reilly

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess I will give the Minister an opportunity to make a sales pitch. How soon are these aircraft actually going to be up for sale? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't want to prolong this any more than I need to, but I want to thank the law clerk for the helpful information about the scope of what the fund could be used for. I haven't really heard a commitment from the department that they are prepared to use any of the funds that might be generated for remediation. You know, the issue here is about a polluter pays principle, and these contaminated sites were created by this operation. If there is an excess generated, I don't understand why that excess couldn't be used to help remediate these sites, rather than spread it back...

Merci, Monsieur le President. I'd like to table the following document, "2017-2018 School Funding Framework Finance and Administration Manual, Education Authorities dated May 27." Merci, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the answer, and that increases my discomfort level, but I understand that is going to get sorted out eventually. I think there is a real concern about the ability of Regular MLAs to do their job when they do not have oversight, particularly on the capital expenditure side. I want to move forward to the purpose of the revolving fund. It is to meet the capital operating maintenance requirements and providing grain transportation services and movement of cargo. When our government purchased the assets, they obviously purchased, or acquired a bunch of environmental...

Thank you again to the Minister. There are obviously widespread issues with affordability of housing in Northlands and across the NWT, especially for those on fixed incomes. In the year 2014, Health and Social Services released a long-term care framework for elders in our communities, and one of the commitments in there was for aging in place "to ensure elders and seniors remain in their homes and home community." How is the Minister of housing working with the health Minister on programs and services to achieve our goal and assist residents in Northlands and across the Northwest Territories?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Just so I am clear on the process here, are we allowed to ask questions about the subject matter of these clauses? Is this the appropriate time? I see the clerk shaking their head. Okay.

This is the part of the bill that deals with junior kindergarten. Late yesterday, the Minister sent this document to the Standing Committee on Social Development, which I have got a copy of as well. It is the 2017-2018 school funding framework. In this, there are sort of different formulas for different aspects of school funding. There is administration, inclusive schooling, Aboriginal...

Thank you again to the Minister. It sounds like all of this information is going to get pulled together, and that is a good start. Of course, we have to also think about how this information is going to be shared with the public. Will the results on any health implications be simply posted on a website somewhere? What is the plan to make this information available to the public?

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and I do appreciate the time. Can the Minister's staff let us know whether the John Howard Society has ever delivered a program like this in the past? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. Yesterday, the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources made a statement about arsenic monitoring in the Yellowknife area and how our government would improve coordination of its responses. This is good news and is a helpful response to concerns I raised earlier in this sitting. While it is good to hear that ENR staff have begun monitoring Kam Lake and Grace Lake, look around. Yellowknife is surrounded by small lakes. What plans does his department have for a systematic approach to sampling most if not all the lakes around Yellowknife, and would this include...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Again, I will express some concern here that the Regular MLAs, we actually asked for the program to be reinstated for a full year, and the most the Minister would commit to was six months; and then, all of a sudden, it jumps from a one-year RFP to a four-year contract. That's a very significant change in course, so I will just leave it at that for now. The reason why I am going to ask this next question is, I understand, I have worked for NGOs. All of them sort of go through ups and downs over the years, but there have been some recent changes at the John Howard Society in...