Wendy Bisaro

Thank you, Mr. Chair. A question here with regard to the funding for the Prelude Lake access road. There is an indication of some funding for that particular road for the residents and other people who live out there and/or use that space. There was a bit of an issue I think at one point sometime this past winter, a year ago now, that there were other roads which people thought should be maintained by the department. So I guess my question to the Minister is, this funding identified in the budget, does it only cover the Prelude Lake access road or does it cover some of the other roads that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

What was the total amount of inclusive schooling funding provided to each NWT education authority for the school years 2000-2001 through to 2008-2009?

What was the amount spent by each education authority for each of the following areas for the school years 2000-2001 through to 2008-2009?

Inclusive schooling staffing,

inclusive schooling staff development,

inclusive schooling program assistance.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just have one question here and I understand that we now have mobile issuing stations for drivers’ licences, issuing licences in remote communities or small communities outside of the offices here in Yellowknife. I just would like to know if that program is still ongoing and if it is ongoing how successful has it been. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to return to item 8 on the Order Paper.

I guess what I’m looking for from the Department of Transportation is if they are arranging that lease, I want to know certainly whether or not they’re doing it under any kind of an overarching GNWT policy. I guess I have to assume from the Minister’s answer that there is none. Whether or not it’s an attractive dollar amount for the lease, I guess that can be debated. I’m not so sure that the lessee considers it to be attractive. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That’s all.

Mr. Speaker, I am not talking about the whole pot of money. I am talking about a piece of that pot of money. I only said I want five million reasons. I don’t want the whole 60. My problem is that the process as outlined by the Minister -- and I don’t even think there is a process -- is not fair. It does not allow the opportunity for all communities to apply for a diverse number of things. They can’t apply for small things like a feasibility study for a project. They can’t apply to do things like field tests because that is going to get overridden by something like a wind energy project. I...

I guess that begs the question why, if he could advise me of that.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to address a few more questions to the Minister of Finance with regard to an NWT green fund. I have to ask the Minister if lowering greenhouse gas emissions is a priority for this government, which I hope that it is and I think I’ve heard the Minister say that. It also seems to be a priority for our communities to develop community energy plans, because we have assisted them in doing that. Community energy plans have goals and they have objectives. So, in my estimation, we should be involving our communities in all of the activities that we do and we should be...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is all I have. Thanks.

I thank the Minister for the information. Again, I have to agree to disagree with him, unfortunately. I’d like for him to answer for me how a community can get to be one of the many projects which he’s mentioned. I give the government credit for the wind energy, for the recycling, all those things that we have done, but those are government projects. I would like to know how any community can access those funds. What is the application process? What are the guidelines, et cetera, et cetera? Can he explain that, please? Thank you.