Michael Miltenberger

We’ll provide that information. In fact, we’ll commit to provide the information for all the sites across the territory so people can see the length and breadth of the network and the coverage it provides. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It’s not clear to me the question. Have we done a full cost accounting of the fire season? Have we done a full cost accounting of this proposal? If the Member could elaborate. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This position is currently in the process of being staffed. I understand they have a successful candidate and hopefully, in the next few weeks, will be operational and up and running. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It would be reflected over time and in the public accounts. There is no daily site available that sort of tracks that kind of day-to-day business of government. We will, as I have pointed out before in the House be coming forward once the Financial Administration Act is reviewed and passed with a borrowing plan that will be brought forward to the floor of the Assembly on an ongoing basis in the future, but at present the main vehicle would be the public accounts. Thank you.

Yes, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Things like the firefighting, it could be infrastructure, it could be any requirements that come up during the course of a year that the government or the Assembly decides expenditures are required. I’ll ask the deputy if he wants to add any other further type of examples.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member…

Thank you, Madam Chair. In this Assembly and the previous Assembly, for sure, have had very ambitious agendas. We’ve had very significant commitment to trying to beef up our infrastructure. During the life of this government, as I pointed out in the budget address, we have delivered or will have committed to deliver about 1.2 or 1.5 billion dollars of infrastructure. The last government was in the same circumstance.

We made a conscious decision. If I could point out, when we went down, when we hit the big economic crisis in 2008, we made a conscious decision to spend money, like every other...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have with me Mike Aumond, deputy minister of finance; and Jamie Koe, the director of the Management Board Secretariat.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just request a moment of the committee’s time as we wrap up our final budget of Environment and Natural Resources. As we’ve been doing, we appreciate all the questions and feedback and support from Members. As I’ve been sitting here in the House and at the table again, I’ve been thinking I’ve been doing this, this is my 20th budget, my 14th as a Minister and my ninth as Environment Minister. I’ve served with some of you four years, some eight, some 12 and my longest-serving travelling companion, Madam Groenewegen from Hay River South, 20 years.

I just wanted to...