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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Mr. Speaker, I very much appreciate that response from the Minister. I had very good reasons, of course, for asking this detail. For example, the tabled response gives a sole identifiable cost of a particular trip to Calgary as $1,455. However, I have learned that this one trip listed as $1,455 actually cost several times this for travel plus additional costs for hospitality, media and consultant services. So $21,000, in fact, is a far cry from the $1,455 listed. I am not saying that it is not in the total response from the Minister, but it is very difficult to determine. Again, will the...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Reports indicate increasingly severe effects of climate change on northern regions. The latest U.S. reports describe conditions such as increasing permafrost temperatures around the globe, the lowest snow accumulations in the North since 1966, warming summers with longer spring melt seasons, and increasing rates of loss of sea ice.

Record low water levels reveal an example of local effects. How many props did you go through this year out on the big lake? It’s estimated that permafrost melt at past rates will cost us greater than $400 million over 20 years repairing...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Are there any cases where outfitters have taken payments that credit cards would not be able to provide that protection? Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thanks to the Minister for that commitment. That sounds good to me.

I’ve raised the concern in the past about how much we’re actually saving with these sorts of things and I’m hoping here that there will be clear savings. I will be interested in what the costs of these configurations are as well as the maintenance, so I will be watching this in the future, possibly. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

The Green Procurement Policy, I understand, is currently, I believe, either farmed out to each department or under Public Works and Services. But I think it’s the hope, perhaps optimistically, the intent is to move that into the Department of Finance so that it could be done under one hat. I’m wondering, currently it’s a rather hollow policy but should some teeth be provided in the Green Procurement Policy, would it fit under this module for implementation administration? Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

When did we purchase the SAM system and how much was it?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

That sounds imminently reasonable to me. I guess perhaps the statement “the total remediation costs for the building was estimated over one million dollars” would more accurately read “the total replacement cost for this building.” I would just ask the Minister if he would check that and confirm that. I’ll leave it at that.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Sorry; can I just confirm that we’re on forest management? Is that correct?

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Finance from whom I received the written reply to my written question of May 19th regarding the cost to this government of supporting the Mackenzie Gas Project.

In my question, I asked the cost by year during the 16th Assembly for costs such as (b) travel and receptions by Ministers, MLAs and other officials, (c) staff positions and contractor services, and (d) communications, planning promotional events, publicity and advertising.

The tabled response I received, however, is inadequate and almost evasive. It does not supply the costs...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you for those remarks. I understand that and I guess I would just ask the Minister to consider a little research in this area and provide that research results to our businesses, our tourism operators, so they are operating with full information there. Thank you.