David Krutko

Could Mr. Aumond elaborate on exactly what the $500,000 is going to be used for?

Minister of Health, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. I’ll request a formal invitation to the Speaker to come before the House and answer those questions. We’ll request the presence of the Speaker to respond.

We’ll continue on. If it’s okay with the Members, we’ll stand down. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Clarification in regard to what is now the schedule of capital expenditures for this project going forward.

Mrs. Groenewegen.

As we all know, the Gwich’in have an MOU with the Government of the Northwest Territories in regard to contracts. There’s presently a major capital project being constructed in Inuvik, yet a lot of the Gwich’in companies have not been able to take advantage of that contract.

I’d like to know, in regard to the Gwich’in MOU, will the Gwich’in have an opportunity to look at the possibility of taking on some of this work under that MOU we have, to allow them the opportunity to bid on this work and also through a negotiated contracting policy?

Mr. Ramsay.

Minister of Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regard to the 2008–2009 Main Estimates the schedule that was laid out at that time, which was approved, states a new computer data centre for Yellowknife. In 2009–2010 it’s $1.3 million; in 2010–2011, $6 million; in future years, $5.7 million. Is that the schedule that is still being contemplated for this project?

I’ll call Committee of the Whole back to order. Before the short break we were at the Department of Justice, Community Justice and Corrections, and on the list I have Ms. Bisaro.