Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It being the last day, I thought I’d take a simple project, but actually not that simple. I’d like to talk about the Business Incentive Policy and manufacturing policy. The Minister just spoke about supporting manufacturing.

The policy requires that people who are on the list have to do 25 percent of value-added and their pricing has to be within 20 to 25 percent of the cost of the product as compared to other areas.

We have a list of manufacturers. We’ve had this list since 1996. As a Member here for the last three and a half years, I’ve been fighting constantly to get...

To the motion.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. To the motion. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Committee Report 14-17(5), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the 2014 Review of the Official Languages Act, and would like to report progress with four motions adopted and that Committee Report 14-17(5) is concluded. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. I will ask for general comments on the report. General comments. Ms. Bisaro.

What is the wish of committee? Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m wondering if the Minister can indicate to me who in his department will be watching to make sure that departments are not tendering out for manufactured items, and making sure that items that can be built in the North will be built in the North. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. To the motion.

I guess my frustration with this process is five days after the Department of ITI and several departments came to Hay River a tender was issued for the manufacturing of fire pits and it had to meet a southern manufacturer’s standard. Why couldn’t those fire pits be manufactured in the Northwest Territories? Thank you.

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Next I will go to Mr. Yakeleya.