David Krutko

Mr. Speaker, again I’d like to ask the Minister if he can seriously take a look into this. I think we as government have the responsibility to protect our consumers from these types of unjust acts by big industry. I think it is an issue right across Canada, an issue in regard to oil companies making $30 billion profit. It seems like the consumer at the end of the day is the one getting the end of the pipe here. I’d just like to ask the Minister: will he seriously take a look at this and bring something back to the Legislative Assembly?

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Welcome, witnesses. General comments in regard to Bill 17? Clause by clause. I’ll get you to move to page 3 of Bill 17 with regard to Schedule, Debts Forgiven. Moving on to page 5, Total: $855,168.32.

Bill 17, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2008–2009, Debts Forgiven, Total: $855,168.32, approved.

General comments on the bill? Mr. Bromley.

Bill 14 is now ready for third reading.

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

Mr. Speaker, as we all know, the prices, especially with fuel commodities and gas, have no problem going up whenever there’s a fuel increase or there’s a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, but it seems like they have a real problem bringing down the prices when the price decreases.

Again, I’d like to ask the Minister, since we don’t have that legislation, if that is something the government would consider looking at, knowing that this problem does have implications right across Canada. I think as a territory we’re not exempt from that, especially when we do depend on provinces such as Alberta and...

At this time I would like to ask the Minister if he will bring in any witnesses.

Ms. Bisaro, for the record, could you introduce your witness, please.

Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act. The bill as a whole.

Bill 14 as a whole approved.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We’ve been seeing the decrease in the markets in fuel prices; it’s now below $80 a barrel. Yet in our communities we continue to pay exorbitant amounts for fuel. In Aklavik they’re paying, right now, $1.76 a litre, and it supposedly went up by 3 cents. If anything, you’d think it would have come down.

As the government we also have a responsibility to protect our consumers to ensure there’s not price gouging and to realize that there has been emerging a decline in the price of fuel and the effects it does have in regard to our economy: power rates, operating and...

For the record Mr. Yakeleya has declared a conflict of interest on this bill.

At this time I’d like to ask the Minister if he’d like to introduce the bill’s opening comments. Mr. Miltenberger.