David Krutko

Mr. Chair, again, I think that is one way that we can look at it by way of, say, a pilot project on the different highway systems, Highway No. 7, Highway No. 8, and see exactly how this can be applied and tested in those different areas to see how it holds up. Because we are seeing a major difference in regard to the type of weather that’s shifted by way of climate change, the major downpours that we’re seeing by way of major rainstorms, which we haven’t really seen in the past. Also, we’re seeing with permafrost and the effect that it’s having in regard to the changing climate and the...

General comments, Mr. Yakeleya.

Sergeant-at-Arms, could you escort the witnesses in?

For the record, Mr. Minister, can you introduce your witnesses?

Does the committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services.

Please provide a precise breakdown of health care provided to the people who reside in Tsiigehtchic.

How many times this past year has the doctor provided care in the community, when the visits were scheduled and how long did the doctor stay in the community?

Also, can I get a breakdown of how many visits per year has a registered nurse been to the community and how long was the visit?

And finally, does the health and social services board provide care in the means of mental health counselling, and does the...

I also got some research done in that area. Number one, the location where the Peel Crossing is and where they were talking about the crossing, that one side alone, you have to go down 180 feet in order to hit bedrock. That is the reason that it is so costly. That’s why I am saying that in order to make it economically viable, you have to have an ideal location where you can cross the river. There is a location upstream from the existing site and all we are asking the department to do is to do a bunch of core sampling to see if that is a more ideal position than what you are looking at. That...

Again, this government is doling out money to the outfitters industry because of so-called impacts, because of the numbers dropping in caribou. I mean, the same herd is going to affect the people that depend on subsistence harvesting, especially the aboriginal people that depend on those herds for subsistence. You have to offer them an alternative for hunting or harvesting caribou. One of the areas that you can seriously make a difference in is the trapping industry so that those people can realize that if we support them in that sector, that they’ll be able to continue to sustain the...

Just on that, I’d just like to ask exactly what is the relationship between this department and the so-called MAC Group which is looking at a similar objective but they’re looking at...What are we doing to work with our partners to try to achieve this and also being able to leverage more federal funding or by way of some sort of a partnership arrangement to meet the final goal of eventually seeing a highway down the Mackenzie?

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witness in.

At this time, I would like to ask the Minister to introduce his witnesses. Mr. Miltenberger.

I would like to ask the Minister if he would like to bring in any witnesses.