Daryl Dolynny

I’ll take that more as a comment, but if Mr. Brock wishes to respond.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Committee, we will just have to break for a second to prepare an amendment to this motion. Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There has been a lot of debate around junior kindergarten and much of that has to do with funding or the apparent lack of funding that is provided to educational authorities to implement this new program. Most of this criticism was around the funding and, I believe, not the merits of junior kindergarten itself. Again, my questions today will be for the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.

I think the burning question here today, and I think in the minds of many, is: Why did the Minister just not seek additional funding to pay for junior kindergarten?

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

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Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, committee. Bill 26, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act, clauses 1 to 5. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are just taking our first steps in a new regime in which a Minister responsible for non-renewable resources is also the regulator of these developments. This structure is quite common across Canada, but this is now a new reality for the Northwest Territories consensus-style of government.

I believe many Members of this House are still a bit perplexed on how we will plan to collaborate as a Caucus in our roles in consensus government with senior bureaucrats and other key stakeholders to establish a balanced and reasonably sustainable approach to project development in...

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Again, speaking to the motion.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. We’ll open up the floor to general comments. We’ll go to detail then, committee. I’ll turn it over to Mr. Nadli.