Wendy Bisaro

I didn’t hear any reference to the Building Canada Plan, so can I just get confirmation that the Building Canada Plan money is not going into the Mackenzie Valley Highway? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Not too long ago I spoke about what I consider to be punitive income support policies. I was, and still am, particularly concerned with the Minister of Education’s view that an RRSP, a retirement savings plan, is considered a rainy day fund by the department and that an RRSP must be cashed in for a client to access income support.

With the help of our very capable Legislative Assembly staff, I did a little investigating of income support policies across Canada, and surprise, surprise, most provinces and territories exempt RRSPs from consideration as income for income...

Thank you, Madam Chair. A couple of comments and questions here. In terms of the Mackenzie Valley Highway, it certainly seems to be a project which has now become a priority of this government.

Is there any money in this budget that is being, I guess for a lack of a better way of putting it, earmarked for the Mackenzie Valley Highway? Thank you.

My question was when. I heard lots of info in there, but when will this strategy be complete?

Thanks to the Minister. When can we expect to know, I guess, the results of the review, first of all, and then following on the results of the review, when would we know whether or not there’s going to be a supp appropriation coming forward?

I think that’s good. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have a question here. As the Minister said in his opening remarks, we are separating the functions of Cabinet and corporate communications. I would presume that by setting up two separate communication shops, so to speak, that there is going to be some expense incurred. I realize that it’s over two activities. It’s in the directorate and I think it’s under Cabinet support as well. How are we funding the establishment of these two separate Cabinet and corporate communications functions?

Not being on a committee that has this department as part of their mandate, I would like to ask the Minister if the report that he referenced is public. Has it gone to committee yet and/or has it gone to the public? Thank you.

So, will the Minister be considering trying to find some money to do some dredging in the ’15-16 summer?

HON. TOM BEAULIEU:

Thank you, Madam Chair. We wish to continue with TD 188-17(5), Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2015-2016. We want to continue with the Department of Transportation, then the Department of the Executive and Environment and Natural Resources if we get that far.