David Krutko

Does the committee agree to bring in his witnesses?

Total department, not previously authorized, $5.413 million.

Total department, not previously authorized, $1.567 million. Agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Environment in regard to the biomass initiative in Scandinavia. I think it took them 30 years to get to where they are today. We don’t have 30 years. I’d like to ask the Minister, in light of the efforts by this government to look at biomass, which are mostly taking place in larger centres, what is this government doing to ensure that we are able to put biomass projects into communities such as Jean Marie or other communities who have resources or have the assets in those communities and expand those systems so that we can cut down our...

Okay, we are dealing with Supplementary Appropriation No. 4, 2008-2009. Executive, operations expenditures, Financial Management Board Secretariat, government accounting, not previously authorized, $9.348 million. Mr. Beaulieu.

Committee agreed that Mr. Minister brings in his witnesses?

Advanced education and careers, not previously authorized, $7.004 million.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. General comments in regard to Bill 2. Clause by clause?

With that, I’d like to thank the Minister and thank the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses out.

As we agreed, the next item to deal with is Bill 15, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009. At this time I’d like to ask the Minister responsible for sponsoring the bill, Minister of Justice, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you. With that, I would like to thank the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses out, please.

As we read the next item, we are going to deal with Tabled Document 35-16(3), Supplementary Appropriation No. 1, 2009-2010. With that, I would like to ask the Minister responsible for the supp for opening comments. Minister of Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.