Bob Bromley

Thank you. We’re getting there. I appreciate the Minister’s comments. I would say the world has balanced itself into a box, a boxed canyon if you will, and I guess I’d ask if the Minister would agree with that on many issues. So, it’s all in that expression of balancing. We have balanced ourselves to death in many cases and we know that we’re losing species at an untold rate and so on.

The Minister notes that we’re responsible for assessing, monitoring, mitigating impacts of development on our forests, water, as well as wildlife habitat, but he doesn’t mention the climate and that’s probably...

Mr. Chairman, thanks for that information. Will greenhouse gasses be part of the monitoring and assessment work that goes on with the projects? Is that now automatic in consideration of projects? Thank you.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I know this department is putting a lot of effort into community capacity building and I know that it comes up again under the School of Community government, I believe. I believe we were putting about a million into it, and obviously, there’s less than that in the School of Community Government so I’m assuming that it’s in here. If that’s the case, and this is the appropriate page, what’s the status of that work? We’ve been doing it for a little while now. Is there some sort of evaluation? I think the Minister got this question last year and was, I think, intent on getting...

So, at this moment in time, there is no requirement to set up financial security for a leased property. Is that my understanding? Just if the boards decide to do it, or can we request it or require it? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Very quickly, I am very excited about the Detah road. I am happy the Minister has decided to move on that and I’m wondering when exactly that negotiation or that request for proposal or whatever will start happening. I know the summer season is the best to do the work and I am obviously hoping to see that come out in April.

I also want to mention that in the Inuvik-Tuk highway, I think the concern is that the economic benefits are not rippling very widely, they are largely accruing to the large companies there.

There was one other issue. The forecasting of runway issues...

Mr. Chairman, thanks for that information. What will be the participation of the federal Ministers in this decision-making?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. That’s good to know and I think it would be of interest if committee could see that report, obviously. Territory-wide, was it like all our communities or did it include the highways and other transportation corridors? Do we know? Just in association with that, and I’ll see if I can finish this up here, I’m wondering if we’re working with Transportation on this, as well, because they might have a role to play too.

You do indeed have a duty to consult. That’s exactly what I’m talking about. You are choosing to fund only half the people of the Northwest Territories.

I brought this up during early discussions on this department and got the agreement of people at the table that this needs to be recognized. This government is dividing people by not recognizing this need. This has been brought up repeatedly and recognized as a legitimate point. Nothing is happening. We’re at the birthing of a new department and a new approach by this government. Where is this recognition? I mean, let’s put our money where our...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to table a press release, entitled “New Study Demonstrates Alberta Failing to Enforce Environmental Legislation,” which includes highlights from the report Environmental Incidents in Northeastern Alberta’s Bitumen Sands Region, 1996-2012.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Everything is in the definitions, of course, so I guess I would ask, what does coordination mean to the Minister. Does that mean he will just make sure the formatting is the same and that the departments’ voice will be clearly heard and they will be contributing directly into the decision-making? Thank you.