Robert Bouchard

The Minister indicated he has been working and talking to people in Ottawa. I’m just wondering what he’s been doing as far as with the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation and their monopoly that they have on the operations, and have there been any discussions about opening up the borders and opening up marketing opportunities for the fishers that are producing.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I applaud all the Members here talking about drugs and alcohol, addictions and facilities. This summer we definitely were frustrated with the process that was in place from the closure of the only drug and alcohol facility in the Northwest Territories. This affected three MLAs, the Member for Deh Cho and the two main Members from Hay River.

There were six positions at K’atlodeeche and eight from Hay River. Those people were in the community. Those were people that were given very short notice that their jobs were done. There are 14 families that have been affected by...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 107-17(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2014-2015; Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act; and Committee Report 7-17(4), Report on Review of Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act, and would like to report progress with two motions being adopted and that Committee Report 7-17(4), Report on the Review of Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act, is concluded and that Bill 24 is ready for third reading and that consideration of Tabled Document 107-17(4) is concluded and that the House concur in those estimates and that an...

Does committee agree that Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act, is ready for third reading?

---Bill 24 as a whole approved for third reading

---Applause

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya, and thank you to your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Committee, do you agree that this concludes consideration of Committee Report 7-17(4), Report on the Review of Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act?

Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Liquor Act, Clause 1.

---Clause 1 through 4 inclusive approved

Does committee agree that there are no further general comments?

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Does committee agree there are no further general comments? Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question was if the Department of Health is willing to hand over the facility if an opportunity presented itself for some other department.

Obviously, being the optimist, I’m looking at this as an opportunity for the Department of Health. I am wondering if the Minister is looking at any opportunities to decentralize positions and replace some of the 14 positions that have been lost in the region.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In follow-up to my Member’s statement, my concerns on the closing of the facility on the K’atlodeeche, I’m just wondering if the Minister of Health has a set plan for that facility in the near future.