Daryl Dolynny

I do appreciate the Minister’s response, I just don’t like using constituents as a means for a testing ground for inadequacies in our programs. I’m hoping the department has their own measures placed inside. Which leads me to another question.

We don’t talk about employment. Sometimes driver’s licences are required for employment. Employers who desperately need drivers sometimes are now in the same boat, where they’ve got to wait three months, potentially, for drivers to come on board for employment.

What is the department doing to address the employment component of employees and employers...

Thank you. Last on my list I have the Member for Weledeh, Mr. Bromley.

CIO meaning Chief Information Officer. I guess the question many would have is as we’re replacing this equipment, which is basically a natural attrition and prudent business practice, the old equipment, equipment that in terms of lifecycle it might have some use yet. What does the department do with the remaining equipment?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Hawkins brought up earlier about the department of motor vehicles and I particularly like the Food Network and it makes the wait feel less long. The people at DMV are great, once you get to work with them.

I have a constituent concern that came forward to me about a son of a constituent who was told that there was a three-month waiting list to get their road test. This was confirmed by the office of the Department of Transportation. The unfortunate thing is that not everyone passes their first road test. So in this situation here, we may have people in Yellowknife...

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. I do remind the Members that we are in capital estimates. Some of the questions we’re entertaining here have more operational overtone. So I’ll go back to Ms. Bisaro.

No further questions, Madam Chair.

We are moving to further questions. We have the honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro.

I heard the word “deferred” many times, and “midlife”. Sometimes I feel the same way.

I guess the Minister did a great job in terms of setting the stage for my next set of questions. He did indicate that Public Works and Services is bringing this number down. This is a number that should be going in the right direction for taxpayers. I guess my question is: As members of committee here, we should see a decrease in that number over the next couple of budgets, that we will not see the repeat of $5 million on an annual capital assessment for budget purposes. Can we get some reassurances that that...

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. There are no further questions. We will go next on the list. Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Madam Chair. My questions will be under the project listing of deferred maintenance. Before I ask my questions here, I think it’s important that the people listening at home understand the definition of what is deferred maintenance versus regular maintenance, and I would ask the Minister to set the record straight on the definition of both those terms. Thank you.