Bob Bromley

That’s it. I appreciate the Minister’s offer. Thank you.

That’s good. I think I’m finally seeing some light here. Does the Minister have any idea what the first bit of capital construction, what size of project we’re talking about here for ’14-15?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. So we completed the technical and operational. We are now in block planning. I am not familiar with that term, but I am assuming it has something to do with the layout of where particular aspects of medical care are delivered that are related to each other and so on in the hospital. Was it a Class B design? I missed the letter on the class of design where we are at. I understand we are looking for a Class B estimate. Maybe they are different before we go ahead.

The last part that I am a little bit unsure of is the intent for the following year to actually start...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just had a couple of questions on the plans for Stanton Territorial Hospital. This is my sixth year as MLA and we have been planning for this facility every year that I have been here. I am wondering what exactly we are proposing to plan in 2013-14, our sixth year of planning. What plans are completed? What plans are left yet to be done before we actually start to put boots on the ground to give this really keystone health facility for the NWT health system the comprehensive renovation that it so clearly and desperately needs? Thank you.

Thanks again to the Premier. An even sadder state of affairs indeed. Apparently we are expected to pass mirror legislation to adopt the federal regime as our own at the time of devolution and will be resourced just for those responsibilities, is my understanding. So here again the federal government is ransacking the environmental protection regime in anticipation of devolution without our input or approval, leaving us to try and shore up the regime later with our own resources.

Can the Premier remind me why devolution is a good deal and what resources we’re going to use to bring environmental...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Premier following up on questions that I had during the spring session and are with regard to the changes in federal laws, environmental laws in particular. I had previously asked the Premier questions on the major changes underway in that area – withdrawal of habitat protection in the Fisheries Act, collapse of our regional land and water boards into one, creation of artificial mandatory deadlines for completion of assessments, and so on. The Premier said he had belatedly written the feds inquiring about the Fisheries Act changes, but I’ve...

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I appreciate that offer. We can follow that up. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That’s all I had.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to ask about a Detah health services delivery facility, a trailer. I know the Minister is aware of this. I believe he committed to removing that from the community. It’s essentially abandoned and a bit of an eyesore, but it’s mostly using up valuable land there and is a bit of a concern for the safety of kids, being an abandoned structure. I’m wondering if the Minister can confirm that the removal is in this budget, or would that fall into operations, I’m wondering. If I could just get clarity on that.

I don’t want to take up too much time with this, but it sounds like a briefing would be useful. I’m not a member of Social Programs, or I’m an alternate member, but I wonder if the Minister would be prepared to do a briefing of where we’re at with Stanton so we could spend a little time on it. Thank you.