Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just had a question about the $35,000 in the Office of the Speaker. Does the Minister know the information on that?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know they’ve put some deadlines on the DEA, and obviously, I look forward to hearing what happens in Hay River tonight. I apologize, I can’t make it, but I guess the question is that, going forward, we know that there are some dates coming up in March that are very important and key.

When will the Minister get back to us on these numbers and on the decision going forward on this issue? Thank you.

I would like the Minister to also include some of that analysis of the costs, I guess the cost of the whole process. What have they put into legal fees, what are they going to have to put into the school swap? We know the cost, $28 million for both schools in both communities, $13 million for Hay River.

Would the Minister commit to giving us a full analysis of what the government has spent on this whole fiasco, I guess?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Like my colleague, last night I attended a meeting on the Hay River school swap. I’d like to thank the DEA for hosting this meeting; it has been a meeting long time coming. The community was glad to hear all the information.

I can probably sum up the message that should be sent to the Department of Education and maybe my colleagues across the way. From Facebook, a comment from one of my constituents: “It’s a bad idea, just a quick fix, but it puts more students out without a gym. They should just pony up the dough and build a French school gym.”

The whole concept of the...

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Does committee agree we’re completed general comments?

Thank you, Ms. Magrum. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Next on my list I have Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. General comments. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, deputy minister. Next on my list I have Mr. Dolynny.