Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you for this opportunity to contribute to general comments. I want to start off by saying I’m very happy to see the department coming in at a 3 percent including a forced growth raise this year and nothing higher as the previous department did. I think that’s responsible and I appreciate the effort that that takes. I also agree with most if not all of the initiatives that the Minister highlighted here. The $150,000 proposed for the De Beers project, I would ask the Minister to please not use the model he used to develop the socio-economic agreement for the Mackenzie...

Again, my concern is, you know, we have looked at this agreement in committee and it’s full of holes. It doesn’t hold water. Is there nothing, I suppose we are just committed to this now, we have signed it, there is nothing else we can do to improve that in the five to eight years in the meantime.

Page 12-30, Industry, Tourism and Investment, activity summary, economic diversification and business support, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $625,000. Agreed?

Thank you for that clarification, Minister. Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Once again, committee, Transportation, information item, revenue summary. Agreed?

Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Committee, we are on page 11-33, Transportation, activity summary, road licensing and safety, operations expenditure, $4.603 million. Agreed?

Thank you, Ms. Magrum. Anything further, Mr. Krutko?

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, so much again for cross-departmental coordination in this government. My second question is related to the Coalition Against Family Violence which has been our most successful partnership for combating family violence. Will the Minister commit to reporting to this Assembly next week on the outcomes of this meeting either by her own Minister’s statement or by offering a timely briefing in the House and being prepared to answer our questions? Mahsi.

Page 11-26, Mr. Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Committee, general comments, Industry, Tourism and Investment. Mr. Ramsay.