Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley, for doing that. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, committee. Page 8-18 and 8-19 are together. Activity summary, program delivery support, grants and contributions, $24.416 million. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Moses. To the motion. I have Mr. Yakeleya.

Maybe I’ll rephrase my question a bit better here. We are definitely putting a dent into poverty with this current budget, I’m not going to deny that. I applaud the government for at least putting that small amount in, I’ll use small, but I think poverty is going to be a lot more than just $2.6 million.

Again, we’re talking about strategy, we’re talking about overall coordination and forward thinking here. What is missing in terms of hitting those highest points possible within the strategy? Are we just tackling 15 percent of the overall plan in this budget? How much more is entitled to the...

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Abernethy, the audio did not pick it up, but I think the Member did want a copy of those statistics you offered earlier. Minister Abernethy.

Question has been called. The motion is defeated.

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Committee, we’re on 8-31. I can go back to Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 22-17(5), Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2014-2015, and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.