Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. Clause 1.

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Thank you, Minister Abernethy. Does committee agree?

The Minister is actually correct. In fact, dialogues behind the scenes reveal that there were at least seven reports in the 20 years in terms of trying to find a solution to this problem. Which leads me to ask: On February 10, 2015, in a series of oral questions from the Member for Range Lake, the Minister made a number of statements that the Yellowknife Airport governance was identified to be reviewed yet again by this government. Can the Minister elaborate? Thank you.

Thank you, committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you can please escort the witnesses into the House.

Minister Abernethy, if you could please introduce you witnesses for the record.

Thank you, Minister Abernethy. I will now go to the chair of the Standing Committee on Social Programs that reviewed Bill 38 for committee comments on the bill. Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In business when one is faced with limited cash flow and facing tough expense control, you look at your balance sheet to find ways to leverage your assets. In all cases, whether you’re in government or in business, you strive to isolate financial risk and look at the balance sheet of self-financing your paid service models.

One such asset and paid service model is our Yellowknife Airport, to which the current governance is in dire need of a shake-up. Mr. Speaker, let me explain.

The Yellowknife Airport is under the care and regulations of the GNWT. This entity is at...

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Minister Abernethy, do you have witnesses you’d like to bring into the House?

We will commence after a short recess.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 38, An Act to Amend the Jury Act, and Bill 41, An Act to Amend the Partnership Act, and would like to report progress and that Bill 38, An Act to Amend the Jury Act, is ready for third reading and that Bill 41, An Act to Amend the Partnership Act, is also ready for third reading as amended. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

I’d like to thank Minister Abernethy, Ms. McLaughlin and Ms. Ingarfield for joining us today. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses out of the Chamber. Thank you.

Committee, on committee’s wishes, we’re going to continue on Bill 41, An Act to Amend the Partnership Act. Again, we’re going to go to the Minister responsible for introducing the bill for opening comments. Minister Abernethy.