Bob Bromley

Okay. So we’ll start with the infrastructure investment summary, which we will defer until after the details. So we’ll start with airports, which is pages 9-3 to 9-5. First of all, I understand there are no opening remarks, so will the Minister bring witnesses in with him?

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Committee, we are on page 9-14, Department of Transportation, activity summary, road licensing and safety, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $698,000. Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. I’m not sure the Minister can commit to the next Assembly but… Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I moved, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that Tabled Document 75-16(5), Response of the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project on the Federal and Territorial Governments’ Interim Response to “Foundation for a Sustainable Northern Future” be referred to Committee of the Whole for consideration.

Thank you.

Thank you, committee. The next section we have is on page 9-13 through 9-15. Road licensing and safety. On page 9-14 is the financial section. Mr. Yakeleya.

The next question goes to Mr. Menicoche.

The Minister was referring to my first question. My second question, I was broadening it up to the whole business of common sense. I wasn’t talking about students in that case. I am sure the Minister, however, does agree that there are many cases of this lack of common sense, or perhaps a better way to say it would be lack of flexibility of the system. I am talking as much perhaps more of a system, if you will, Mr. Speaker, than the Minister.

Again, I do understand the rule, the need for rules and procedures, but I am looking for flexibility might be a better way of putting it. Will the...

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Yakeleya, did you wish to ask more questions on airports? Okay. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. They are really about trying to introduce some common sense into the process of decision-making recognizing the need for rules and procedures. I would like to ask, first of all, would the Minister confirm that post-secondary students attending school outside the Northwest Territories who have a need for treatment or facilities or experts not available in the Northwest Territories must return to the Northwest Territories before they are actually able to access that and, of course, greatly increase cost and...