Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For the record, I do support the Inuvik-Tuk highway. What I’m going to be questioning here later is the process on how we get there.

Less than a year ago, the Auditor General of Canada brought forward to this House their statements or findings regarding the Department of Transportation and their handling of the Deh Cho Bridge. My question today will be around some of the findings in that study that have to do with the risk matrix. The risk matrix, Mr. Speaker, is what worst-case scenario could happen, and would have happened, and did happen, and quite frankly we know...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I sat yesterday eating my cold Valentine’s Day supper shortly after a long and grueling debate on approving appropriations for this government to commence its due diligence on the Inuvik-Tuk highway, and it hit me: the Gravina Island Bridge. What does that have to do with the Inuvik-Tuk highway, you may ask. Let me tell you.

The Gravina Island Bridge controversy started in 2006 during the campaigning of Alaskan governor hopeful, Ms. Sarah Palin. Coined as the bridge to nowhere, this behemoth project clocked at over $398 million was a proposed bridge to replace the ferry...

Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Mr. Nadli. We’ll move on to Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Highways, not previously authorized, $2.5 million. Ms. Bisaro.

COMMITTEE MOTION 7-17(2):

DELETION OF $2.5 MILLION FROM

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAYS ACTIVITY,

DEFEATED

We will continue with general comments. Sorry; details. Minister Miltenberger.

Total department, Environment and Natural Resources, not previously authorized, $104,000.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Moving on to detail we have Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Moving on with the detail here, we have Mr. Bromley.

Total department, not previously authorized, $2.927 million.