Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Aumond.

The Minister indicated earlier in some of the questioning that they were going to do some number crunching and there was going to be an announcement on new numbers. I was just wondering if they’ve indicated that they are going to implement this program, junior kindergarten, and over the three phases, wouldn’t they have done that number crunching before? Wouldn’t they have a complete picture of where the money is going to come from to fund junior kindergarten? Why is the number crunching coming now after they’ve indicated the three phases and all the expenditures that need to be done?

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Kalgutkar. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today will be for the Minister of Education about the junior kindergarten and getting an understanding of some of the concerns I’ve heard from in the South Slave about the education and the implementation of junior kindergarten. I’m just wondering after the three phases, after first phase going into smaller communities, the second phase going into Hay River, Inuvik and Fort Smith and then, finally, into the larger centre of Yellowknife. Once those three phases are completed, how will these organizations be able to operate under the premise of having an...

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 87-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2014-2015, and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted and that consideration of Tabled Document 87-17(5) be concluded and that the House concur in those estimates and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today, too, to talk about the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority. We’re proud to announce that they’ve hired two midwives to come on stream in September and October of the fall.

The authority has been working to get the spaces available for the midwives, to make the medical clinic available and set up for them, as well as a delivery area for the potential birthing. They’ve purchased equipment from last year’s funding.

They set up a Midwives Committee to basically work to see how it’s going to be implemented, how it affects all the different parts of the...