David Krutko

Again, going back to the original questions, I think that, as part of our Highway Strategy, we do have to have some sort of a policy in place to allow to look at things such as P3s in regards to sort of the Deh Cho Bridge or even the Mackenzie Highway. That has to be an option or an alternative. I know we don’t have the capital dollars to do all of these things. I think that we have to find a way to finance it, knowing that we don’t have tens of millions of dollars. We need to do all these things, but I think we do have to look at alternative ways of financing projects.

I was in Manitoba with...

Mr. Chair, knowing that we had seven years and I think that four years is probably more reasonable than the two years the federal government are asking for. For me, that’s the issue, is that we have to ensure that those communities that are working on a similar project which basically we are expending money by way of engineering design, that we should try and find a way that we allow for those projects to be treated in a similar manner as this project. I’d just like to get some assurances that the project, especially the one in Aklavik, will be coming forward by way of some capital...

I’d like to ask the Minister if it’s possible for his staff either in Transportation or Housing to move on this matter as quickly as possible. I think with the warm weather coming, the problem is going to get worse and I think it’s already bad enough as it is right now. The elderly gentleman did freeze his foot. He has been unable to walk for the last two months. He’s housebound because of the frostbite to his feet because of the overflows. I’d like to ask the Minister if he can also keep myself and Mr. Niditchie in tune on exactly where we’re going with this and try to move on it as quickly...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister tell me when their water licence is up so that maybe we can intervene by way of the application?

Mr. Chairman, in regards to another aspect of the problems we are seeing especially on the Dempster Highway, the collapses that we have seen over the years in regards to the culverts that have collapsed, I think I asked for a report from the department. The majority of those culverts are almost 35 years old. They were put in place when the Dempster was built. They are in the process of having to replace a lot of these culverts. Again, because of the lifespan of these culverts, there is a risk associated with the public travelling that highway where we have had collapses. I would like to know...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’d like to know, with the Building Canada Fund, what’s the availability of other communities to be able to take advantage of this program in regard to the Community Access Road Program, such as the community of Aklavik.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for either the Minister of Transportation or Housing, whichever Minister wants to take it. I’ve raised this issue before in the House. It’s about an elderly gentleman in Tsiigehtchic, Mr. George Niditchie, who is 73 years old and just got out of the hospital not that long ago from frostbite, suffered as a result of the problem he’s facing with flooding around his home. His home is across the river from Tsiigehtchic. The problem arises due to overflow coming along the Dempster Highway and down towards his place. I noticed that the overflow is now running...

Mr. Chairman, in to the ferry crossings, I know the Minister is aware the letters that he has received from a family in Tsiigehtchic who basically has fished there. The family had that area and fished on that side of the Mackenzie River for years, long before the highway was even there. Now they are being encroached on by the ferry landings, which has moved towards the individual’s harvesting area where they set their nets and that. I know there was a letter sent to you as Minister. I already spoke to you about this matter. Again, I think this government should do everything it can to avoid...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to ask the department if they can get the information based on the affirmative action numbers that are on this chart, P1s, P2s, P3s, and also if they can identify anybody with a disability or, basically, female management.

Thank you for the 16 cents price reduction, but they are still paying $1.56 a litre in those communities. That didn’t really do much by way of bringing them in line with other communities where they have to pay $1.20 a litre. Again, that is neither here nor there. How come we can do it for government departments but we can’t do it for agencies and communities to help them deal with this issue such as departments?