Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. More of a question; a valid one. Again, Members, we’re on page 13-33, information item, Environment Fund. Any questions? Being none, a combination of pages here, Members, 13-34, 13-35, 13-36, 13-37, 13-38 and 13-39, information item, work performed on behalf of others, $6.203 million. Any questions? Being none, this concludes the Department of ENR. Unfortunately, we have a deferral on 13-17, so the committee will be returning back.

I’d like to thank the Minister and his delegation, Mr. Campbell and Ms. Magrum. We’ll be returning to the House. At this time, I’d like the...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Ramsay.

Contributions, total contributions, $13,043, total grants and contributions, $13.686 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I agree that annual reports are great, but annual reports tell you what you’ve done. I’m asking what you’re going to do. Can the Minister indicate if we have something we can do to protect the industry while we have it in our fingertips?

Thank you, Madam Chair. If I heard correctly, I heard 13-38, work on behalf of others. There’s no category that deals with fire management or fire suppression. Again, can I get clarity from the Minister?

I agree. I mean, we’re very proud of all the work that’s been done in the North with many of our colleagues and the film industry. The film industry is a wave; it’s a wave you have to ride on and we don’t have to look too far to the south of us in Saskatchewan. They had some great run-ons for years. Unfortunately, in Saskatchewan the film industry has dried up only because the government of the day didn’t react in time. The film industry is very nomadic in nature and if you don’t ride the wave properly, you miss your opportunity.

Again, my question to the Minister is: What other steps such as...

Would it be false for me to say this is actually a federal initiative or a federal amount of money that would have come to us and is not coming to us in 2013? Would it be fair to say that this has anything to do with personnel or aircraft, this amount?

I just want to thank the Minister for coming forward today and helping out the consumers. No further questions. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and welcome to the Minister and delegation from ENR here this evening. I want to first say I strongly commend the Minister and the department for a lot of the background work over the years, especially in transboundary agreements and water. So much so that I’ve read a recent book called Ethical Water, which places the NWT in the forefront of the actions of this government. So I think it’s important to give praise when praise is due and I think that’s important.

That said, water is an important component of ENR and it does touch other departments, as well, retrospectively...