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Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 35)

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort witnesses in.

Alright, Minister Lafferty, please introduce your witnesses to the House.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 35)

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Ms. Allison.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 35)

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Lafferty.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 35)

Okay, we will continue on with that. Please open your capital estimate books to section seven, Education. To open that up, we’ll go to the Minister of Education for opening comments.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 35)

Question has been called.

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Committee, we are on 8-7, Education, Culture and Employment, activity summary, education and culture, infrastructure investment summary, infrastructure investments, $2.986 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 34)

Do you have any witnesses you’d like to bring into the Chamber?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 34)

Now we’re getting into some of the details, which is good. We’ve been waiting for this for a while.

My interpretation of the plan is my interpretation. I’m assuming anyone on this side of the House who read the plan, as well, would have their own views. We know the department has their own views and I think the public might have their own views. So would the Minister like to enlighten us and maybe table this plan for everyone to see, because, quite frankly, Nats’ejee K’eh is closed, so what harm would that do?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 34)

Thank you. Does committee agree we have concluded consideration of the Department of Finance?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 34)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m going to continue my questions from yesterday with the Minister of Health and Social Services on addictions and, more importantly, the closing of the Nats’ejee K’eh Residential Treatment Centre.

It’s clear that this Assembly and the people at large have a Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for 2012-2015, which we were told were the guiding principles, or I guess the compass points, if you will. We waited meticulously for many months for the Minister’s Forum on Addictions. That’s on one side of the equation.

All the while, what’s happened on the other side of the...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 4th Session (day 34)

Committee, if I can get you to turn page 3-6. Finance, activity summary, office of the chief information officer, infrastructure investment summary, information technology projects, $450,000. Does committee agree?