Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a question here related to fisheries. I noted fisheries is mentioned on page 12-28 where it talks about programs to support fisheries and then it talks about commercial fisheries here in a contribution. In that fisheries is a federal responsibility and waters are a federal responsibility, can I get an explanation as to how we are involved in fisheries, why we are involved in fisheries if it really is the feds who ought to be looking after this? Thank you.

On the occasion of Education Week, I would like to salute the Commission Scolaire Francophone on their achievements, and I have to highlight and salute Ecole Allain St-Cyr, which sits in the riding of Frame Lake and provides excellent francophone education to the residents of Yellowknife. Thank you.

Okay, I wondered if that was why, but the Minister said most of the revenue. So if there is some revenue from parks, do we just sweep it under the mat, or is it recorded elsewhere? Thank you.

That’s great. Thank you to the Minister and thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thanks to the Minister. I wasn’t actually asking about monitoring, although I am very glad to hear that we will be doing some monitoring, I was asking about an evaluation of the new system. To me, those are different things. Monitoring is seeing how things are performing and gathering facts, which is what I heard the Minister say. Evaluation, to me, is looking at the system, looking at the facts, and determining whether or not this is what we want to continue to do. We have a two-year period right now in terms of the money that the GNWT is putting into the system. In the two-year time period...

Mr. Chairman, thanks for the explanation. I guess I need to attend the business plan discussions for Transportation and ask him that question on every page where there is other. Most other departments have managed to get rid of that. I did notice that there are small amounts in some cases, but there is a $2 million amount somewhere in one of the divisions. I would really appreciate if the department could look at breaking those things out next year. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It’s a minor amount of money but I was struck by the $20,000 in travel on this page. When it’s, I don’t know, 99 percent grants and contributions I wondered why we have a travel expense. If I could get an explanation. Thank you.

Thanks for the explanation. I guess I have to ask if the Fishermen’s Federation gets $225,000, does the NWT Farmers’ Association get the same amount of money? I would appreciate an explanation other than verbally. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have one question here. In terms of the bridge and the opening of the bridge and then the cessation of the ferry and/or the ice road, can the Minister advise how long the ferry or the ice road construction will continue on after the bridge is open? Thank you.

Now I’m really confused because I thought we were talking about the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation. That’s fine. I have no further questions.