Bob Bromley

Mr. Chair, I appreciate that information. Has there been a decision yet to reinstate that authority to Ndilo? Is it just a matter of when and figuring out the funding? Where are we at on that? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to the motion here, and appreciate my colleague bringing this forward. I would like to start by just noting that there has been an incredible amount of new research in the area of early childhood development that jurisdictions are drawing upon, and we’re starting to realize that and it’s quite an opportunity. I’d like to go over just a little bit of that here today.

Brain development occurs during the first few years of life. It really starts during the prenatal period and happens, really, the physical development, during the first...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a quick question. I understand this revolving fund and I’m just wondering why the increase this year. I’m just trying to compare the two and, actually, I see the increase between ’10-11 and ’11-12 is roughly the same as between the most recent two years. I thought it was more, so I retract my question. No question.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d also like to recognize a couple of constituents from Weledeh: Barb Hood, executive director of NWT Seniors’ Society; and Amanda Mallon, city councillor.

Thanks for the comments from the Minister. I feel like he and I have been obviously contributing strongly to the system and perhaps helping out with the costs here and perhaps we can get that service going. I appreciate the Minister’s interest in doing so. Thank you.

I think there certainly is interest in that, especially in association with development of our Anti-Poverty Strategy. I think there’s a real opportunity there to have a good thorough review in the normal way plus other ways. I appreciate the Minister’s expression of openness there. I think that’s something we should do. I’m just wondering, is there a set time that we would normally review our income security programs.

The Minister could be dead on there. The other possibility that I’ve heard is I’ve heard them called hybrid air vehicles. So they do use runways and so on. It could be either one alright. That’s the last comment I have.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to follow up on my Member’s statement and ask questions of the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. Since devolution seems to be the lynchpin of this government’s thinking, I’ll start by asking about the process and effects of federal environmental actions on our future ability to manage our resources.

While critical final negotiations are underway, the federal government is changing the apparatus used to evaluate and regulate development. The one-board proposal, imposition of unsubstantiated deadlines and so on. How are we being treated by the federal...

Thanks for that information. Very good news on the eight graduates there on the move to a diploma. Just on the duration, at one point we were offering the programs at such a low rate that it would take 10 to 20 years to achieve all the programs and the courses required for that qualification. So is it possible to do this now in two or three years of going to school? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The government says it will seek input this summer on the vision, principles and objectives that should frame the management of our lands and resources in the future. I have called upon the government for some years to seek this input from the public. When devolution does occur, we must be ready to put in place a new management regime that reflects our values, priorities and environmental needs. I congratulate the government on beginning this work and look forward to hearing the details.

Meanwhile, the federal government seems intent on disassembling environmental...