David Krutko
Statements in Debates
With that, we’ll take a short break and begin with Bill 6.
The Committee of the Whole took a short recess.
Mr. Menicoche.
Mr. Jacobson.
I call the Committee of the Whole to order.
We have several items to deal with. We have Bill 6, Committee Reports 2 and 3, and Minister’s Statement 62-16(2). What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Groenewegen?
Mr. Hawkins.
Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Jacobson.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my questions on this matter over the last number of days and weeks, I did request that the Minister of Transportation make an attempt to go into Aklavik along with me and meet with the community and the general public on exactly where we can go next on this matter.
I’d like to put out a formal invitation to the Minister of MACA; he can also tag along with us. I’d just like to know, with your busy schedule, if we can maybe look at a date to go into Aklavik in the next couple of weeks — hopefully, sooner rather than later. I’d just like to formally ask the Minister...
Motion’s in order. To the motion. Question has been called.
Motion carried.
On the report? Detail? Mr. Menicoche.
Mr. Speaker, as we all know, we do have $185 million now. There is a pot that we can access. Knowing that Tuk was able to develop their proposal, I believe they did receive some seed money from this government. I’d like to ask the Minister: is seed money available to communities to develop their proposals and bring that forward so we can also get on the list for the Building Canada Fund?