Wendy Bisaro

Thanks to the Minister. So, I mean, we’re working on a best guess, and I guess that with any project we’re working on a best guess, but it doesn’t give me much comfort at this point, unfortunately. It’s been mentioned several times already that we have been given, so to speak, $200 million from the federal government, and that’s a huge amount of money. I certainly appreciate the commitment of the federal government to the project. However, it’s my belief, and I believe it’s practiced elsewhere, that new roads are 100 percent paid for by the federal government and we are now getting 67 percent...

Thanks, Madam Chair. I have specific concerns about the only one project on this page, and that’s the Tuk-Inuvik highway. I think certainly Members and the Regular Members, through our discussions, know that I have a lot of concerns with this project. But I’ll ask a couple of questions here and perhaps give my editorial later on.

I heard the Minister say a little bit earlier in response to another Member that, I think the question was, when is enough enough? The Minister said enough is enough when we’re opening the road. I thought to myself, that’s all well and good, but at what price? Where is...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 49-17(4), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013; and Tabled Document 50-17(4), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2013-2014, and would like to report progress with two motions being adopted, and that consideration of Tabled Document 49-17(4) and Tabled Document 50-17(4) is concluded, and that the House concur in those estimates and that appropriation bills to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of...

Thank you, committee. Mr. Menicoche.

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Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Committee, we’re on page 5 of the tabled document, 2013-14, Supplementary Appropriation No. 1, (Infrastructure Expenditures), Transportation, capital investment expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, $60 million, total department not previously authorized, $60 million.

Thanks. Just one last question. How many people are required to construct this road? How many PYs are going to employed over this five-year project? Thank you.

Does the Minister want to guarantee that, on budget? Rhetorical question. Thanks.

So one of the other statements that was made, by either the Minister or the deputy minister, was that geotechnicals will be finalized in the coming months and that’s one of the unknowns for me, and I think it’s one of the unknowns at the moment for the department and for the project. So I haven’t heard it said, in terms of geotechnical, there are concerns from certain Members that the terrain that we’re working in can be very difficult, we’re dealing with permafrost and I’ve heard it said that we are dealing with...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As you and the Premier have mentioned, today is the 102nd International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is annually held on March 8th to celebrate women’s achievement throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace.

On this day, we all need to spread the message of women’s empowerment to our friends, family and the men in our lives. It’s a day that connects women around the world and celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. It is a day...

Thanks to the Premier. That’s good. I would like to see that. If a statement is made and a Minister or a Member believes it to be true – Ministers in particular, if it’s a policy commitment – what action takes place on the part of either Cabinet or staff to follow through and ensure that that information is correct or not?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Premier. I would like to follow up on the questions that I addressed to the Minister of Health and Social Services yesterday and the concept of policy by commitment. I gave an example yesterday of two statements made in the House by two different Health Ministers referencing a policy which was not written and not part of the Cabinet sanctioned official policy. I would like to know from the Premier, when a Minister makes a commitment in the House, if he could explain to me and explain to Members what kind of weight that carries...