Caroline Wawzonek

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So there's some work that's on track, some that's at risk, and some that I'd say is actually advancing well or sort of accelerating. Let me start with the good news. This project won't move forward if there's not ultimately a resolution of the legacy issues surrounding the original Taltson construction from the '70s when there was very little engagement or accommodation or mitigation actions taken. That had been stalled for some time and was probably one of the bigger risks. But I believe we're actually in a different state of affairs now. The Minister of CIRNAC met with...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, on my left, I have Kim Wickens, the assistant deputy minister for strategic infrastructure, energy, and supply chains. And on my right, Miranda Bass, who was here already, director of corporate services.

Yes, please, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, there are rebate programs within the Arctic Energy Alliance to support the expansion of biomass, but I suspect this may be with respect to a project that I think that Tlicho are the lead on, dealing with -- or trying to develop a biomass industry within the Tlicho region and using local biomass products. That's not being led by the GNWT, but there is certainly a lot happening, I understand, still at the Tlicho government level and some interest in that regard. So I can see to what extent there's been some engagement between the GNWT and Tlicho on that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we've structured the pilot process such that it won't bring costs on the ratepayers right now and that we're going to be -- that's exactly is, again, back to why it's a pilot. It's being run as a pilot in a way that if there's not enough savings to pay for it, then we would not be on the hook for anything extra, meaning that it's not going to be on the backs of ratepayers. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, there was a decrease in the years just to give time for discussions that had been underway with the Tlicho government, and as a result of which the funding was moved to a different year to better align with the expected timeline of the project. The good news that I have this year is that those discussions are much further along. I am hopeful that there will be more formal announcements in fairly short order from now to allow the Tlicho government to be the lead on the project with support from the GNWT as appropriate but that this project now will be on track...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the registration of nurses is managed by CAN, not by the GNWT. So I don't know if I'd describe it as a barrier, Mr. Speaker, but certainly would want to ensure that we work closely with them. They do have a process for internationally educated nurses, and it would be that process that anyone obviously internationally trained would have to go through. Again, we certainly have looked at some opportunities that the GNWT could find ways to support folks who are foreign trained to make their way through that system, and I am happy to take that back and to see...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So some of the sunsets the Member is mentioning, we actually, earlier this week in dealing with the supp, were -- I was able to put forward that there's now a renewal of the low carbon economy fund -- I hope I've got that right. I think I might be missing an acronym, though -- and, which at the time of preparing the main estimates that had not been signed and approved at that point in time and so the sunsets were standing as sunsets. But those funds were -- are now being reinstated through that funding program with the federal government.

The second part of the question...

Mr. Speaker, again, there's some of the groups -- the housing corporation may well be able to more quickly move to set up an office there. That does not necessarily make it an administrative region. ITI may have a superintendent. That does not necessarily make it an administrative region. There are some government services -- TCSA already -- where does that fit into an administrative region? Which departments need to establish new positions? Which departments could move positions? It is not as simple as simply saying there is a new region, and everything is sorted. It is more complicated than...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So there is funding available at this point for Fort Providence -- or sorry, for the Fort Providence-Kakisa transmission line under ICIP and waiting final federal approval on being able to sort of announce it publicly. Thank you, Mr. Chair.