Bob Bromley
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Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)
Mr. Ramsay.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)
Thank you, Minister McLeod. Any further questions on the active positions? Mr. Robert McLeod.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)
Does the Minister responsible have any opening remarks or comments? Minister McLeod.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)
Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Just a reminder to people that we’re not supposed to be referring to documents that are not before the House, at least not extensively. Moving on to the response, Mr. McLeod.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)
Thank you, Minister McLeod. Follow-up, Mr. Robert McLeod.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)
Okay. Apparently the normal procedure is to do general comments first, but I’m quite happy to take a break at this point in time, so that’s what we’ll do. We’ll take a break.
The Committee of the Whole took a short recess.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 16)
Thank you. Ms. Woodward.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This shortage of oil was forecast, but it’s happening now.
Mr. Speaker, both of these issues are upon us. The 16th Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories will decide our future. The opportunity, the responsibility, the requirement for immediate, comprehensive and effective action is ours. In light of the facts and today’s communications, we cannot deny that we are fully aware of these issues. History will record our response to these critical challenges. The time for action is now. Mahsi.
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)
Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk to you, our Premier, MLAs and all people of the Northwest Territories. I am gravely concerned that this budget does not address some crucial issues.
As the Premier said on CBC this morning, we have to start taking actions to secure the future. Unfortunately, this government does not appear to have a good grasp of the key issues we face today. In a nutshell, government planning and budgeting must recognize and respond to the full implications of climate change and the rising costs and uncertain availability of oil. Almost daily, between reports of catastrophic...
Debates of
, 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)
Mr. Speaker, there are some things I like in this budget, and a number of them were emphasized in the highlights of the budget by the Minister of Finance last week: $3.1 million for nurses in small communities, $500,000 extra for the arts and culture programs. I like the land-use planning focus and policy development on water and some of the renewable energy initiatives. However, many of these — and all of the highlights, essentially — add up to about 6 per cent of the budget and really don’t reflect the degree of change that I think we need.
I have concerns regarding the lack of a cohesive and...