Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks for that information, Mr. Minister. Again, I feel very confident that putting $195,000 for the front-line workers so that they can do education and all that prevention of all these things, I think that would be utilized a lot better than doing a survey and a conference. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. There is a request to report progress. Does committee agree? The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

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I shall now rise to report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. I think we are going a little bit ahead, but maybe I will get the Minister to answer.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to thank my colleague Mr. Yakeleya for putting forward this motion. I think the motion is straightforward in terms of what we’re expecting the government to do. A lot of private people appreciate the 700 kilowatt subsidy in the small communities…(inaudible)... Although it’s not enough, I think we can live with it, but to a certain point. Also it’s the small businesses in the communities. One hundred kilowatts, maybe that’s not enough for them also. So I think that motion that we’re putting forward today is important for both private and residential users...

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Ramsay.

Total department, not previously authorized, $8,000.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess my follow-up then is about, in the unedited transcripts, Mr. Speaker, he’s indicated that, again, I’ll say it one more time, "there is also extra capital money, $25 million a year in there. We don’t intend to use big chunks for that money." I think I’d like to ask him, like, in my interpretation of that, Mr. Speaker, is that the money there for infrastructure funding, that somehow that the government will use some of that money for part of this project? Can he explain that to me whether or not that’s what he intended to imply? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Roland.

Total department, not previously authorized, $2.851 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Sunday, May 13, 2007, was a special occasion for all mothers across this beautiful country of ours. I am speaking of none other than Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, some underlying could not spend time with our loved ones on this special occasion. At this time, I would like to extend a belated Mother’s Day greeting to my wife, Lucille, in Tuktoyaktuk.

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She has been by my side since 1978 as a wife and dedicated mother to our two boys, Bertram and Darren, and now our granddaughter. Mr. Speaker, I am fortunate. My older son, Bertram, and...