Wendy Bisaro

Is committee agreed we are concluded the department… Oh, do we have one more? Oh, yes. We need to return to page 11-2, department summary, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $1.861 million.

I will call Committee of the Whole back to order. Committee, we are beginning the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. We are on page 10-2. Industry, Tourism and Investment, department summary, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $2.060 million. We will defer this page until we have covered the various sections. We will move to page 10-4. Industry, Tourism and Investment, activity summary, tourism and parks, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $2.060 million. I will go to the Minister of Industry...

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Seeing no one on my list, we are on activity summary, forest management, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $1.51 million.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Do you have anything further, Mr. Hawkins? Are there any other questions? We are on activity summary, forest management, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $1.510 million. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m happy to accept the challenge that the Minister has offered, and I would be happy to sit down with him and discuss with him some of the things which we are at odds with.

I do need to reiterate to the Minister that if we are involved but if the federal government is taking the lead – which is kind of what I’m hearing him say – why then do we, as a participant, sign off on things which we necessarily may not agree to?

Thank you, Minister, for the clarification. Mr. Hawkins.

Thanks to the Minister for that clarification. I guess I would like to then know whether or not the GNWT, as a government, and the executive and members of Cabinet support the positions expressed in this final submission to the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board. If it has been signed off by a government representative, does that then mean that this is our official GNWT position and that we support the lack of a long-term care plan, that we support the approach that’s being put out there, that we support that there are no concerns from Yellowknife residents?

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to recognize one of our very hardworking Pages from the Frame Lake riding, Raya Laframboise, who has done great work for the last couple of weeks and I’m sure will continue over the next couple of weeks. I would also like to recognize the Special Olympics people behind me, athletes, coaches and supporters. Welcome to the Assembly.