Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Moving on, we have Mr. Moses. Sorry, Mr. Moses, Mr. Bromley has just a few seconds left, Mr. Bromley.

Good afternoon, committee. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. Today on our agenda we have a number of tabled documents: Tabled Document 2-17(3), Commissioner’s Opening Address: Creating the Conditions for Success; Tabled Document 3-17(3), Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2012-2013; Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act; Committee Report 1-17(3), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2010-2011 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories; Committee Report 2-17(3), Standing...

Page 8-13, Health and Social Services, activity summary, directorate, operations expenditure summary, $7.924 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Ms. DeLancey. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. For that we’ll go to Ms. DeLancey.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Back in July 2008, oil peaked to an alarming $147.30 a barrel. The world stood still, not knowing how high oil prices would go. Luckily, and I say luckily, oil has somewhat normalized to under $100 a barrel, but many believe that we’ll once again see the rise of this commodity to levels of $200-plus, and if so, one only needs to ask are we really ready for what would happen.

The North is very different from the rest of Canada in many ways. With our sparse population dispersed over many millions of square kilometres, the cost of logistics of energy distribution is a major...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Page 8-10, Health and Social Services, department summary, information item, active position summary.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Thank you, committee. It appears that we’ve concluded general comments. We’ll allow the Minister to reply to those comments. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Would you be able to provide that information to the Member?