Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'll try one more time. So in forming this corporate services unit that's now going to serve what used to be four departments, now two, all of those people who used to be in their individual departments, were there any positions cut in forming this shared corporate services unit? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am not sure that was actually an answer, but I will try maybe a different way. There was very prescriptive direction in terms of how the Public Utilities Board is to deal with electricity rates that really limit the board's ability to exercise its jurisdiction. I am just curious to know if we are going to continue to do that Public Utilities Board, why bother having a board? Just get rid of it, and you can decide internally how to set the rates through ownership of NTPC or whatever. Why bother having a Public Utilities Board if we are going to continue to issue that...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. It is on page 145, environmental liabilities. It is just a flat $2 million. Are we not assessing these sites so that we understand the liabilities better? Are we remediating the sites and getting these liabilities off our books? What is happening here? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Well, I still remain concerned that we've got the smaller group of people serving maybe four departments, or what used to be four departments, now, and I think this is probably going to take away some focus and support for negotiations at the end of the day. I would be curious to hear whether anybody has anything further to add to that? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. While we are on the subject of the Public Utilities Board, what is the long-term plan for this board? I know that fairly significant and prescriptive policy direction was just issued by Cabinet to the Public Utilities Board. Is it the plan of Cabinet to get rid of this board? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that. Certainly, I was advocating for a heritage fund before the diamond "gravy train" had even arrived. In any event, let's move on to the Mackenzie Valley fibre link. It looks like the project is going to be substantially completed in 2017-18. I just want to confirm that with the Minister? Also wondering when we can expect to see revenues from it and where they might show up? Sorry. It's a complicated question, but there you go. Thanks.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I guess the point here, though, is that these positions were in DAAIR and now they are going to be cut, so there is some loss of corporate knowledge and institutional history and so on. Were all those positions staffed, or were they vacant? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi, Monsieur le President. I wish to table the following document. It’s a letter from the chair of the Giant Mine Oversight Board to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada regarding Giant Mine Oversight Board Funding Roll Over Provision. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that. Of course, I think we all wish it was a lot more. I know it's in our mandate to revise the heritage fund legislation. Can the Minister tell us where the update or the revisions to the legislation are actually at? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. So can I just get a little bit of detail, then, on what sort of functions, what kind of jobs, did those people do? Thanks, Mr. Chair.