Bob Bromley

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Thank you, committee, and we are... Sorry, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does committee agree?

I appreciate the Minister’s remarks there and his reference to these as alternative energy dollars. Can the Minister commit that the $3 million will remain as dollars that will be put towards alternative energy, as he calls it? I would say renewable energy. Energy efficiency.

I hope we don’t have to wait until somebody asks us to do something when we see a need out there. Obviously there’s been considerable press, as I’ve mentioned: radio coverage, newspaper coverage, electronic coverage. I was asking what initiative we have taken to step out and meet these people halfway. Perhaps the response I got means that we haven’t done that and I would ask if the Premier would be willing to get our government to actually do that, to recognize the citizen effort here and offer to meet with them.

Thank you, Minister. Next on my list I have Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Perhaps a similar situation, I’m not sure. I’m wondering about the Agricultural Policy Framework Agreement. I see we had funding for the last couple of years. I’m wondering where we’re at with the development of that and if we’re expecting it to be renewed this year.

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The Minister brings up a good point. We do have a lot of stories to be told. Unfortunately, right now, it’s people elsewhere who are coming up and trying to tell our stories, spending a few dollars and then leaving and spending all the big dollars in production and labour and so on elsewhere. I know that’s one of the real motivating factors of our artists in the film industry, is that they want to be telling their own stories, the northern stories themselves. So I hope that will be considered as well.

My last focus, Mr. Chair, is will the Minister be bringing this review, the framework for the...

I appreciate that the Minister is in a bit of an awkward place here. It’s just that all the numbers are here. If he would play a role or take the lead on that, it would be great. I know at home I use Freeware myself and it does all the same things. I know there are lots of specific and specialized requirements and so on. I think there would be ways... If people have to, they usually get pretty creative and inventive about how to live within their means. I appreciate that commitment. Just a comment.