Bob Bromley

I appreciate those remarks. I recognize there is the conservation issue for the caribou. According to the Minister’s experts, mineral developments have removed about 4 percent of the Bathurst range from them, through disturbance and avoidance. The experts also say that the harvestable rate, the maintainable rate is about 4 percent. With the range diminished by that much, ongoing harvest would be focussed on either fewer caribou or on caribou with reduced vigour and unable to handle the same amount of harvest. This could contribute to the decline and it requires consideration and management...

Thank you to the Minister for those comments. I presume part of that participation is a financial sort of scoping exercise and I am wondering... It seems a pretty aggressive schedule that has been set for a response and our various committees are on record wanting to play a significant role in developing that response. Will the Minister be bringing that information as it is being put together to committee, either in written briefings or in person when possible, so that we can fulfill that role that the committee has expressed a desire for? Thank you.

Thank you. Page 8-10, information item, active position summary. Agreed? Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’m returning to the topic of sole-source contracts to former Ministers in yet another attempt to wring some accountability and transparency from this government.

Mr. Speaker, in the last session, I filed a written question asking three very simple questions about sole-source contracts awarded to two firms. The firms -- John Todd Holdings and the Northern Strategy Group -- were hired at the same time to provide exactly the same services, each described as “uniquely” able to provide the service, for a total value of up to $228,000 at $1,500 a day.

My written...

Thank you, Minister Lee. Committee, we are on page 8-18. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Next I have on my list Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Next I have Mr. Krutko.

Deputy Minister Meade.

Thank you, Ms. Meade. Ms. Bisaro.

I would say that is really important and I think at the very least we should have some committee briefing and discussion on this. It is a huge, very key list of services that we are provided and I know that we are going to continue with those, but at what cost to other programs and so on. Is there any criteria that has been used with the authorities that the public could know about? There is 55 days left here until one thing happens or the other. So these are substantial enough that obviously some major planning work must be happening. So I think anything the Minister can offer to assure us...