David Krutko

Minister of Health.

You can get in trouble passing around notes in this House. Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Yakeleya. Grants and contributions, directorate, activity summary. We are moving on to page 8… Mr. Hawkins.

Mr. Speaker, again, we are not privy to the ATCO proposal. We haven’t seen it. There have been meetings between the Premier and the Minister of Finance in regards to meetings with Nancy Southern. And yet I know that the Minister is responsible for the Power Corporation. The Minister of Finance is responsible for Finance. I would just like to know in regards to those discussions, if at some point the framework of the ATCO proposal will be put out there so we can get an idea of exactly what is in it, what the benefits are or the advantages or disadvantages are to the people of the Northwest...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to the Beaufort-Delta, they have some 208 positions. I’d just like to ask the question again to the Minister: why is it that they can’t find a full-time nurse for Tsiigehtchic, considering they have 208 positions operating in that health authority?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 62-16(4) and would like to report progress. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Mr. Elkin.

Page 8-14, grants and contributions, directorate. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regards to my Member’s statement, in regards to the Robertson report, very simply is that proposed NWT residents will receive the first right to purchase shares and no individual or group could own more than 10 percent of the shares. That was in the Robinson report. Now it seems like we are in the game of selling all possible assets of the Power Corporation, looking at venture capital by way of the Taltson project. I know that at the Beaufort leaders meeting, especially with the Gwich’in leadership, the issue came up in regards to equity partnership or ownership of...

If the Minister can provide me with that information, I think it would be helpful. I just want to compare the numbers in regard to the expenditure of health care prior to division and now where we are today, because I think prior to division we were spending more money in those smaller communities than we are today. Again, it comes back to my original question in regard to, you know, we always hear, especially, why does the federal government pay these dollars for indigenous people and I think, again, it comes down to they have an obligation under the treaties. They have to pay those dollars...

Mr. Yakeleya.