Kevin O'Reilly

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that's exactly what I was looking for. So I look forward to it. I thank the Minister for the commitment. I still believe that this is maybe not the best approach and I'll go on record as that. Thanks.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm glad that the Minister has been able to confirm that the GNWT is already going above and beyond the basic court ordered requirements. What I'm trying to do is make sure that we can stay out of court. I don't understand why this department cannot work more collaboratively with these two organizations, that the proposal for the expansion that's been submitted to Heritage Canada hasn't even been shared with these two organizations, there are no letters of support that went in with it. Can the Minister amend this application now and work collaboratively with these two...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, I remain concerned about this item in the Capital Budget and do want to go on record as having concerns about this. I wonder whether the money that's going to be spent on building a facility that's too large might have been better spent on healing and prevention. I guess the Department's going to go ahead with this. What sort of reporting is the Minister prepared to make in terms of the construction of facilities that are going forward and rates of usage in the facility once it is constructed? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, I hear what the Minister is saying, and I'm not prepared to accept that quite yet. You know, look, I'm trying to understand why it wouldn't be better to work with these two organizations and submit a proposal that would include letters of support from the two organizations, including one that's actually taken us to court over this stuff.

So why couldn't we work collaboratively with them to get letters of support? These two organizations also have contacts in Ottawa, connections in Ottawa, that might help ensure that this money is actually approved. What is the problem...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm kind of discouraged with the last comment that we're building it assuming that there might be some growth, but, I guess, can someone from the department tell me is there not some sort of clause in the contract that says that it's all subject to approval of funds in the capital budget by this Legislature? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I don't think the Minister actually answered my question. Has a copy of the proposal that was submitted to Heritage Canada, has that been provided to APADY and CSFTNO, yes or no? Thank you.

I appreciate the efforts of the Minister, as I said before, but I don't think he actually answered my question. There's been communications now from CSFTNO, specifically about the ministerial directive with corrections to the jurisdictional scan that was prepared and raising comments and concerns around the directive. Does the Minister actually intend to respond to that communication and has he opened up further discussions to improve and set that directive off in the right direction again?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that. I don't think I got an answer, though, to the question about whether this was originally put out to tender or is this something we buy off the shelf.

I guess we’ve sunk a lot of money into it now. After 2024, we are off the hook, and we can look at some other system if we needed to? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am just wondering how much have we actually paid for this PeopleSoft system over the years? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Just curious to know who is going to be driving these two trucks? Thanks.