Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Page 13, Transportation, operations expenditures, corporate services, not previously authorized, $349,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $349,000. Does committee agree?

Okay, I am hearing we should proceed. Does committee agree to go clause by clause?

At least we got an answer that’s quick and easy. I guess maybe I’ll ask the Minister to expand on what exactly this $10.957 million will be specifically spent on in relation to these one-time transitional costs. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We in the NWT suffer from many forms of addiction. Some of these addictions are to drugs and some are alcohol related. Both are bad, both destroy lives and both can be treated. However, we in the NWT also suffer from a severity of another modern day addiction and it’s getting worse, not better, and we’re ignoring all the warning signs. Of course, I’m referencing our addiction to connectivity while driving a motor vehicle.

Just this morning on my way to work, just in a couple of blocks I counted nine motorists on their cell phone while driving. My questions today are for...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to thank my colleagues for stepping in and giving some good comments here today. Unfortunately, I too did not get a chance to throw some comments when it was going around and we were dealing with the line entry on the supplementary estimates.

I’m actually gravely concerned. I come from the corporate environment and if I was a corporation listening in or even having a copy of these transcripts, I would be second guessing my community sponsorship program and my community involvement or my giving back. We’re clearly sending a really wrong message here.

As much as I...

Thank you, Mr. St. Germaine. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Again, just to recap very briefly what was found during the audit and why the committee felt compelled to include this motion. The procedures manual currently being used is fairly dated. It is a fairly large document. I believe it was over 600-and-some pages. We have recently been given an update that they are looking at certain chapters, that they will be performing or at least the department will be looking at. We encourage and hope for the facilitation of the completion and modernization of this procedures manual in the short order rather than the long order. Again...

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Aumond.