Daniel McNeely

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Due to previous engagements I will be leaving afterwards but I, too, will be joining the theme day on the learning centre closures. I wouldn't be doing my job, Mr. Speaker, if I didn't voice the concerns that I heard recently from constituents in the Sahtu. We are going to see, and layoff slips have been awarded, to nine positions, and the loss of training opportunities by this government and also the closure of these facilities is going to be a loss to the education foundation of each community.

There's projects in the horizon. How do we readiness our workforce in...

Agreed. Thank you. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses into the chamber.

Would the Speaker please introduce his witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Do you wish to bring witnesses into the house?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your hardworking committee has been considering Tabled Document 275-20(1), and I would like to report progress with zero motions carried. And Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

I really want to thank the Minister for providing those measures. This window is going to close in another seven weeks, so we got to make sure that we have the schedule and monitor the schedule. My last question here will be, to the Minister, provide advanced notices to my office and the public travellers for the transportation of the Colville Lake school wide dimensional loads. Mahsi.

Okay, mahsi. The motion is in order. The motion is non-debatable. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Seeing none, the motion is carried.

---Carried

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my four questions today is to the Minister of Infrastructure on the Sahtu winter road resupply and public safety, to some degree, survival.

My first question to the Minister of Infrastructure is how is it the Department of Infrastructure monitoring this heavy traffic north of Fort Wrigley? Mahsi.

Agreed. Thank you, Members. Please turn now to the Legislative Assembly summary found on page 5 with revenue summary information on item page number 6. Are there any questions? Seeing none, no further questions, committee, I will now call the Legislative Assembly summary.

Legislative Assembly, operations expenditures, total Legislative Assembly, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $25,446,000. Does the committee agree?

Thank you. Moving on to the Office of the Speaker beginning on page 16 with information items on page 18. Are there any questions? Seeing none, no further questions, please turn to page 17.

The Legislative Assembly, Office of the Speaker, operations expenditures summary, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $564,000. Does the committee agree?

Thank you. Moving on to the Office of the Clerk beginning on page 13 with information items on page 15. Are there any questions? Seeing none, no further questions, please turn to page 14.

Legislative Assembly, Office of the Clerk, operations expenditures summary, 2025-2026 Main Estimates, $11,365,000.