Tom Beaulieu

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Basically, I have the same opinion. I think there needs to be more spending on Highway No. 6, Highway No. 7 and Highway No. 8. I think that all those three highways definitely….

As the Member for Nahendeh said, Highway No. 7 was shut down last year. I think the highway was shut down this summer, actually. Highway No. 6 has not been shut down, but it’s a very, very bad highway. When it rains, you cannot exceed 70 to 80 kilometres on the highway without putting yourself in some sort of danger. So it would be good to see something happen to Highway No. 6 as soon as possible.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just looking at the page for Education, Culture and Employment, I see the various school projects. I just wondered if there was a possibility of getting the school in Hay River, DJSS, started earlier by moving the exact same budget one column over to the left, to get all the projects started. It seems like all of these school projects I’m looking at here are going to be started this year, and then there’s some work continuing in Inuvik and also in Fort Good Hope and St. Joseph, except for Hay River, where there seems to be a one year delay. I’m wondering if the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister also commit to keeping me abreast of all the plans for the use of the Great Elder Facility so that I, too, can communicate with community governments and elders of Fort Resolution in order that they begin to see some progress on the usage of this as a residential facility?

Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Today I’d like to talk about the RCMP Special Constable program and the important role it can play in community justice. In the past I can remember that this program was an excellent way of recruiting aboriginal police officers. Also having local individuals serve as special constables worked well for both communities and the RCMP.

Unfortunately, because of the mobility nature of RCMP members relocating from one community to another after only a few years, it can present a challenge to the RCMP to maintain continuity. With the Special Constable program this situation can...

Earlier in some questioning I was told that there was an assessment done on quite a few buildings for the GNWT in order to prepare a plan for deferred maintenance. I was wondering if there was an assessment done of the school in Lutselk’e.

I know less than the Minister thinks. I actually want a definition of the term “deferred maintenance,” not what they’re going to do with the money.

Could the Minister advise me if there are any plans for renovation, retrofit or replacement of the schools in Fort Resolution, Deninu Ku’e School or Lutselk’e?

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister tell me if my communities of Fort Resolution and Lutselk’e would be impacted by the addition of special constables?

Mahsi Cho, Mr. Speaker. Today I talked about the RCMP Special Constable program. I would like to follow up my statements with questions for the Minister of Justice. Can the Minister of Justice tell me: what is the status of his discussions, if any, at the most recent federal/provincial/territorial Justice Ministers meeting with respect to aboriginal policing and special constables work?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move to report progress.

Motion carried.