Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Minister.

Thank you, assistant deputy minister. I'll remind the Member that we're on the activity of administrative and support services, so if you can maintain the questions related to that activity there, please. Please go ahead, Member of Monfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thanks to the Minister for that basket of support programs to this huge project that is potentially coming. Aside from that readiness could be looking at the daycare needs of the community. And I've heard numerous times we need a daycare so that parents can go take advantage of the opportunities, which leads me to my next question there, Mr. Speaker.

Will the Minister of ITI hold readiness sessions to bring awareness and preparatory thoughts in the right-of-way communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. To the Member of Yellowknife North.

Thank you to the Member of Yellowknife North. Please go ahead, Minister.

Thank you, deputy minister. To the Member from Great Slave.

Thank you, Minister. To the Member of Monfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I will not be in the chamber next week, I took the opportunity of sharing my reply to the budget. But from yesterday's three presentations by my colleagues, I couldn't have said it any better so I will echo their replies in addition to emphasize our declining economy. To some degree, the level, and as mentioned by our business Minister this morning, the North needs capital. We've already seen that. So it's inspiring to see the defense spending allocated for the North in the billions of dollars. That is going to be welcoming news to our commerce community. And I see a...

Thank you, assistant deputy minister. Back to the Yellowknife North Member.

Thank you, Member of Yellowknife North. Please go ahead there, Minister.