Wendy Bisaro

So does that mean I can tell the mayor of the City of Yellowknife that he’s getting an increase in water and sewer funding?

Thanks to the Minister. Really all I asked was when. I’m looking for an estimate of when you think that might be. My point is we do have constituents who have a great deal of interest in this project and will want to tell us what they think so that we can vote accordingly.

I wanted to ask a question, as well, with regard to the Sahtu winter road. You’ve just recently had a lovely experience on it, Mr. Minister. There were a lot of problems, certainly at the beginning of the use of the road this winter. Is there, and maybe this is capital again, and if so, I’m sorry, but is the department...

Thanks, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Ramsay.

I ask all Members to join me in wishing Jazzy good luck with her Olympic soccer hero Heritage Fair presentation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to ask some questions here with regard to funding formulas for communities that the department has. I can’t remember if it’s in the Minister’s opening remarks or whether it’s information that we got elsewhere, but my understanding is that I think in this current budget year there were funding formulas that were going to be reviewed. Particularly the operations and maintenance formula for communities, but I think also the water and sewer formula and the community public infrastructure formula. I think the capital funding formula was reviewed last year and it...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Just a question here. I note that we are increasing the staffing in this budget by three. Could I know where they’re going and why? Thank you.

Thanks, committee. Page 11-34, Transportation, information item, road licensing and safety, active positions. Any questions?

Mr. Dolynny is done. Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a number of comments in no particular order. Some of them have already been mentioned and I’ll just kind of add emphasis to them as I add them.

I want to thank Mr. Hawkins for bringing up 911. The Minister knows it’s something that I’ve been somewhat passionate about for quite some time now, and I recognize that there’s no money in the budget for any kind of 911 this year, but I would hope that the department would seriously consider looking at providing some assistance to the City of Yellowknife if you get a proposal for the 2014-15 budget year. It’s not a huge...