Daniel McNeely

Well, I just think, Mr. Chair, it's a good initiative and it's part of the housekeeping on straightening out the Lands Act to reflect our new position as new lands owner underneath the devolution transfer. So I think that's good management and I was just wondering on the short term, are we going to be seeing any short term initiatives towards that say within the next 24 months? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just noticed on this page here you've got purchased services, and I assume that rise in there is probably due to some consulting/hiring charges, and if so can the Minister explain the increase? That'll be one of two questions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On the bottom of the list of programs there there's Yellowknife LNG Plant Feasibility. The way I read it, there was a project undertaken in 2014-15 year, carried over, probably did some finishing and some wrapping up there, that's why there's less funding for 2015-16. And I assume that study is completed. What's going to happen with that project now or potential project after the feasibility study? Is it feasible or not or is it a one-time project and now it's done? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

My next question is in trying to understand the opportunities available with the tenures that were recently done at that time to see if any land monitoring opportunities to see if these applicants or these developers are in compliance with their tenures in creating opportunities to maintain these licenses. That's sort of where I'm going with the question. So my next question is would the Minister provide a briefing on the update of the current licenses to be issued SDLs if there is any?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is on 388 here. It seems like last year's consolidation went into this year with a slight increase here. More specifically, last year there was a number of programs with a budget figure attached to them. Now it's all consolidated into energy programs and policy development with an increase. Do I read it right, Mr. Chair? If I can get the Minister to -- ask clarification, was that the intent, was to consolidate everything into one line program item? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize Vivian Pellissey from Tulita for her huge contribution as one of the inductees, and the rest of the group as well for this huge personal contribution to the whole environment of education capitalization. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I recall previous discussions here, with the department, on federal funding for the assistance of marine site maintenance. Is there any progress on federal funding for that particular cost?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Are those numbers consistent with the projects that were originally submitted? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is there current applications from this government to the federal government for those types of preconstruction studies in that Wrigley/Norman Wells section? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Underneath the resource management unit there, on page 305, and then looking at the language on 304, is there funding within that annual budget there to have an annual review of land tenures, land administration, on an annual basis? Take the Sahtu, for example, would the Sahtu Land Claim Department and other municipalities that have an annual lands administration workshop, if you want to call it that, is there funding within this budget for those types of management systems?