Daryl Dolynny

Madam Chair, probably a clarification in order. We know that the details of other expenses both come to the same total from the revised estimates of 2011-12 to $10.471 million. Could the department indicate why the insertions of the numbers and the mannerisms that we see here before us? Thank you.

We are on page 8-30, 8-31, Health and Social Services, activity summary, grants and contributions, total grants and contributions, $69.941 million.

Thank you. Page 2-10, Executive, information item, active position summary. Are there any questions?

Page 2-22, Executive, activity summary, executive operations, grants and contributions, grants, total grants $350,000. Contributions, total grants and contributions, $350,000. Committee agree?

Thank you. Page 4-26, Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, activity summary, intergovernmental relations, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $350,000. Contributions, total grants and contributions, $350,000.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’ll be speaking again, like some of my colleagues have on the Deh Cho Bridge. Earlier today we heard from the Minister himself who said it’s not going to cost us more money. I guess I’m really questioning why we’re really here. It is costing us more money. We’ve heard that there’s going to be a supplemental coming and I think the people of the Northwest Territories are feeling this new ask feels more like a ransom than the completion of a project, and I think the people are sick of it. Really what we have here is a new negotiated deal with a negotiated price with an...

At such time as we do get a result to this question – and I know I’m speaking to the Minister of Social Services and that’s why I wanted the Minister of Justice to be within earshot – at such time as we can have programs in place, that we can actually have these protocols in place to create programs for these people who need purpose. The issue of violence, the issue of safety, the issue of theft is widespread in the downtown corridor. Merchants are screaming for our attention. I guess with this could also be brought to the social envelope Ministers is to have more policing in place with more...

Thank you, committee. I’d like to thank our witnesses here today, Mr. Elkin and Ms. DeLancey. If I can get the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort them out of the Chamber, please. Thank you.

Noting the time, committee, we will take a short break and we’ll return after that. Thank you.

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Thank you. I’ll get the Sergeant-at-Arms to bring the witnesses in, please. Thank you.

Premier McLeod, please introduce your witnesses, please.