Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Mr. Lewis. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thanks to the Minister for that comprehensive list. I didn’t hear much in there about how we promote our artists’ sales, how we get their products out there and they get the money. I appreciate that there is a database coming, but I don’t think we need a database to link those artists who already have an on-line presence to the NWT Tourism website. I think it is a matter of e-mailing them and asking them for their connection and then we get TSC to do it. Will the Minister commit to do that in the very near future as opposed to waiting for the plans that he has? Thank...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a question here with regard to the change in revenue for the Cooperation Agreement for French and Aboriginal Languages. I know that from the revised main estimates for 2011-12 to the main estimates for 2012-13 there is a significant drop in revenue. I wondered if I could get an explanation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Mr. Abernethy.

Thanks to the Minister. I’m glad to hear that we are going to do something, but I am a little concerned that we’re not doing anything at this point. I guess I would like to know from the Minister, at this point, what we do right now to promote our northern products, whether they be books, whether they be music, whether they be paintings and carvings. All of the products which are produced by our northern residents, what do we do right now to promote them? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Next on the list is Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Mr. Bromley is done. Are there any other questions on page 7-23? Are we agreed that we are concluded page 7-23? Okay. I’ll read it. Page 7-23, Public Works and Services, activity summary, petroleum products, operations expenditure summary, $2.134 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We’re all very proud of our NWT artisans; artists of many different mediums, designers, craftspersons. Certainly the Minister of ITI uses any opportunity he can to promote our arts and crafts industry to the world. We had a lovely example of that earlier today.

As the agent of the GNWT who promotes tourism for us, the organization NWT Tourism should also be promoting and supporting NWT artists and craftspersons. It would seem logical that they would use their website to do that promotion.

After I was contacted by a constituent on this issue, I took a look at the NWT...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. We have agreed earlier, committee, that we will do responses from the Minister after we’re done with general comments. So I’ll move on to the next person on the list, Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Guy. Anything further, Mr. Bromley?