Frame Lake
Wendy Bisaro
Statements in Debates
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, 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 23)
Does committee agree that we have concluded the Department of Environment and Natural Resources?
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Thank you, Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you would please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Does committee agree?
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We will turn to pages 11-11 and 11-12, activity summary, environment, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $65,000.
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Thank you, committee. We will resume after a short break.
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Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Miltenberger.
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I call Committee of the Whole to order. We have before us: Tabled Document 64-17(3), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2013-2014; Bill 2, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2012; and Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Securities Act. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.
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We are discussing capital investment, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Minister, would you care to comment?
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To the Minister, I appreciate this is a very long and involved process. It’s an issue which has been ongoing for many, many years, and it will continue to be an issue because many residents in my riding, in my city, and me as well, are concerned about some of things that are proposed in this remediation plan.
I’d like to know from the Minister: if we are actively involved as a government, and if we are committed to following through and proceeding forward with the plan and looking after the site, I’d like to know how the Minister can explain to me that he is protecting my interests, and the...
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I’m sorry.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to follow up from my Member’s statement and ask some questions of the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. He’s also the Minister responsible for the remediation project at Giant Mine.
I’d like to first ask the Minister: Assuming, because it has been signed off by a GNWT representative, the final submission has a number of statements that present positions that Yellowknife residents are happy with the project going forward and so on, I’d like to know from the Minister whether or not Cabinet was involved in the preparation of or the approval of the...