Michael Miltenberger

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a number of hours booked with ENR tomorrow at eight o’clock in the morning and I will confirm that issue, but let me just restate our commitment to the long-term over this process.

We’ve been involved for years. We’ve continued to, and we’ll continue to, be involved in the process. I would like to point out, as well, some of the political changes in the Deh Cho, for example, tend to confuse the issue as well when you start having overlap issues with ADK and other communities, and now the K’atlodeeche, in fact, as well, has indicated they’re pulling out of the...

Thank you. It’s going to be close to the generation site in Inuvik. They’re currently looking at clarifying and finalizing the details on the tankage and vaporization equipment that is going to be required, but it, of course, will be as close as we can actually get it to where it’s going to be used. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I believe the term is five years with a clause in there that would allow us to renegotiate, should a source become available that’s closer to us than is currently the case. Thank you.

The protected area process has eight steps to it. Most of the candidate areas in the Member’s constituency, I believe, are around step five. In my time in government, it has been a process that is… The wheels grind very slow and fine in terms of advancing nominations through the system. We’re committed to that system. We’re going to adjust for devolution, but we’re still fully committed to that. We’re committed to the land use plan in the Deh Cho. We’re committed to concluding our Land Use and Sustainability Framework as a territorial government, so that that broad framing policy gives us the...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The projected cost will total about $30.8 million for 2012-13.

Thank you. In concluding this supp currently before us, it will be $18.961 million.

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013. This document outlines an increase of $16.417 million in operations expenditures for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

The major items included in the supplementary estimates are:

A total of $5.3 million for the Department of Health and Social Services for increased costs associated with adults and children in residential care outside the Northwest Territories.

$4.7 million for the Department of Health and Social Services for increased costs for the provision of health care services to non-NWT residents, which will...

This is a demand-driven service. Given all the factors that affect the health of Northerners, the age, the lifestyle issues, genetic issues, environmental issues, we anticipate that, yes, there will be an ongoing demand. The blood services part of Health and Social Services is one that has seen constant growth. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I with me the deputy minister, Mike Aumond, and the deputy secretary to the FMB, Sandy Kalgutkar.