David Krutko

Forest management, special warrant, $4.130 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, would like to have a stab at the Minister’s statement. I’m coming at it from the aboriginal perspective. It seems like you are also going to look at the extended health benefits, but also Metis health benefits. The same thing applies to the aboriginal benefits by way of non-insured health benefits. It’s a federal program. What are we doing to consult those organizations, those aboriginal groups, Metis locals, band councils and memberships of those particular programs to ensure they are engaged in whatever we are doing here? If we are going to claw back and...

Page 6, Transportation, capital investment expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, $15 million.

Comment. Next I have Mr. Ramsay.

Total department, not previously authorized, $1.078 million.

Page 3, Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2009-2010, Human Resources, operations expenditures, management and recruitment, not previously authorized, $787,000.

Next, Mr. Bromley.

Mr. Miltenberger.

I will now rise and report progress.

We have heard a lot of issues, whether it’s regarding the cap that’s been put in place or the aboriginal 25 percent or the whole area of how the powers are going to be shared, and what exactly the aboriginal role is going to be with regard to the negotiations and implementation of this arrangement. I’d like to ask the Premier if he is dealing directly one on one with those aboriginal groups that have those issues and are trying to find solutions to resolve these outstanding issues and trying to assure both the Government of the Northwest Territories and the federal government that these...