Steve Norn

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just turning our attention to page 80, fire suppression, I did some research on this one here. I know we had some discussions in committee on this. This is the one item that I think that would really, really affect a lot of our mandate items, and this is one that could fluctuate either way. It's hard to say. None of us has a crystal ball, but if we have one bad fire season, we could say good-bye to a lot of our mandate, a lot of our wish list that we may have.

In 2014, we had a really bad fire season. We had, according to the stats here that I have in front of me, 385...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you for the response. Just one last question: that one position that is indicated here in the 2020-2021 active positions, that is one directly for Lutselk'e, then? Is that correct, then?

Mahsi cho, Madam Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to get some clarity on that, and I think I got my answer. Mahsi cho. Mahsi cho, nothing further.

Mahsi cho, Madam Chair. Just going through, I have a quick question about the expansion of our Single Window Service Centres. It looks like it's going to be coming out in three phases. It affects two communities in my riding: Deninu Kue and Lutselk'e. It looks like it's going to be rolled out in three phases. Can the Minister just explain to me what phase 1, phase 2, and phase 3 are, just to give us a little bit of understanding of what that is? Mahsi cho.

Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I want to start off my budget address, my reply to it, by an experience I had this morning with my youngest daughter, Sine, who is eight years old. It was a pleasant surprise. I had my notes in hand. I was scrambling to get my address out and what I wanted to say today, and I was greeted with a "happy birthday." She helped make breakfast. It brought me right down. It humbled me. It brought me down a couple of notches, and that's what we all need, I think, once in a while, just to be humbled and realize what we're doing here.

She told me, "Daddy, I see some grey hair now...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just have one quick question regarding the Ombud. Just looking at page 23, it says there are two full-time positions in the South Slave. I am just reading through. Earlier, my understanding, there were three positions in the Ombud office. Could that have been a typo, or did I miss something? Thank you, Madam Chair.

No, my mistake. I guess, what I was referring to there is that it looks like there is going to be some work with the federal government. I just wanted to actually maybe ask the Minister how this is progressing along and what our end goal is here, working with the federal government for our Single Window Service Centres. Mahsi cho.

Mahsi cho, Madam Chair. Committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 30-19(2), 2020-2021 Main Estimates, Executive and Indigenous Affairs and Legislative Assembly. Mahsi cho.

Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize our two pages visiting from Lutselk'e today, Isabella Nataway and Kelsey Lockhart, and their escort, also with us, is Rita Catholique. I’m not sure if she’s in the gallery, but we say welcome, and you guys are doing a good job. Mahsi cho.