Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Over the last three years I have been pursuing funding in the budget to construct an access road from Tuktoyaktuk granular source No. 177. Mr. Speaker, I have indicated on numerous occasions, source 177 is only 22 kilometres southeast of town and it is the closest source that will address the gravel needs for Tuktoyaktuk.

Mr. Speaker, the Tuk Highway Working Group met with Premier Handley and the Minister of Transportation and the working group was able to receive $25,000 to conduct a survey of the access route. I appreciate the funding from the Department of...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee recommends the government introduce amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act as set out in WCB’s mandate, including its duty to assist injured workers in clear terms. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to table a document that I received by hand delivery today from the Yellowknife Inuit Katujjiqatigiit hear in Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can I ask the Minister, he indicated that the federal government is non-responsive to the highway to Tuk at the present time. I guess I’d like to ask the Minister, how strong is the Department of Transportation trying to work with the federal Minister of Transportation to get these type of documents identified? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as I indicated in my Member’s statement today, for the last three years I’ve been working very hard to try to get the all-weather road from Tuktoyaktuk to Inuvik. However, Mr. Speaker, recently I’ve been trying to get an access road to source 177, which is 22 kilometres away from Tuk. I’d like to ask the Minister of Transportation, the Honourable Kevin Menicoche…Mr. Speaker, like I indicated, for the past three years I’ve been working with the previous Minister of Transportation with regard to trying to get access to the gravel source. I’m just wondering...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that clause 5 of Bill 15 be amended by adding the following after proposed subclause (5):

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the first Chief Electoral Officer appointed after that subsection comes into force holds office during good behaviour for a term of two years. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister, he indicated that after the session is over he’ll be going down to Tuk and Inuvik to discuss the all-weather road and the access to source 177. Will the Minister come down with any funding or will he bring down lip service? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just like to ask the Minister, back a couple years ago there was Corridors for Canada and there was money identified in that document. Also, I understand that right now they’re looking at Corridors for Canada II and Connecting Canada from Coast to Coast to Coast. Can the Minister indicate on whether the federal government has identified those documents and put money to it? Thank you.

Good afternoon, committee. I'll call Committee of the Whole to order. We have a number of items to discuss today. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Lafferty.

Bill as a whole.