Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Does the committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 93-16(2), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2009–2010, and would like to report progress.

Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Does the Minister have any opening remarks he’d like to make?

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Aumond.

Thank you. We will proceed to general comments. I understand we’re all ready for a break.

The Committee of the Whole took a short recess.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Moving on. General comments, Mr. Ramsay.

Okay; I would like to call the Committee of the Whole to order. We have two documents before us for consideration: Minister’s Statement 80-16(2), Sessional Statement, and Tabled Document 93-16(2), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2009–2010. What is the wish of committee? Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. I’ll take that as a comment. No question. Moving on, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Mr. Speaker, the point I certainly agreed with in the McCrank report has already been highlighted by the boards and agencies themselves and by other reviews and the environmental audit. But a big one is the lack of funding to our agencies, especially the Mackenzie Environmental Impact Review Board. Will that be addressed in the report, and is this government lobbying to get that big gap taken care of so we can do a better job there?

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Moving on, Ms. Bisaro.