Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, critical to ensuring project fruition is planning. Mr. Speaker, as we recall, the announcement for the summer 2024 sailing season was cancelled. This placed projects on hold for deliveries. Now that the Sahtu region is preparing for the winter road season, planning to ensure deliveries is a priority.

Mr. Speaker, I am told by a trucking company that some 700 truckloads are destined for the communities. Preparations and planning are underway, with the Department of Infrastructure, to put more resources to ensure road construction and maintenance road...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too will be supporting this Bill No. 15 in consultation with the leadership that I represent and the dialogue we've had. I'm happy to support it. Mahsi.

Thank you to the Member from Great Slave. We will move on to the next Speaker, the Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll make my presentation short and to the point and move on. Yes, there's many challenges that we inherited as the 20th Assembly, carryovers, dead carryovers, misled projects, cost increases. That is for the reason why we set the -- or the Minister of Finance gave a fiscal sustainability strategy, a strategy to recognize that and balance the books. And when I look at the budget, it doesn't really 100 percent accommodate and satisfy everybody. Yes, we try, we negotiate, and we come up with the best capital plan we think is best in balancing our books and servicing the...

Thank you again there, Mr. Speaker. I too want to recognize Mr. Bob Overvold. Welcome to the Assembly. And Marc Whitford. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm seeking request to go back to number five on the orders of day, recognition of visitors in the gallery. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thanks to the Minister for that reply.

My next question is the arrivals of materials to the final destination, is the Minister -- will be working with the local LHOs to ensure that the waybills and the product is being delivered? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to recognize Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty. We had the privilege of working together during the 18th Assembly. Mahsi.

Thank you to the Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh. We will pause for a minute.

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Members, we will have the next Member from Great Slave. Go ahead.