David Krutko

We’ll continue on page 1-19, information item, Office of the Speaker, Active Position.

Legislative Assembly, Activity Summary, Office of the Speaker, Active Positions, information item (page 1-19), approved.

Does the Committee of the Whole agree with the bill as a whole?

Bill 11 as a whole approved.

Is it agreed the Minister bring in witnesses? Agreed?

Okay. We’re on page 1-27, Activity Summary, Statutory Officers, Operations Expenditure Summary. Ms. Bisaro.

My question is in regard to the Beaufort-Delta Health and Social Services Authority at $4.3 million. I’d just like to ask the Minister if he can give me a breakdown of the $4.3 million. Exactly what’s the deficit for?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Premier, and it comes down to a question of fairness. Over the years, as long as I’ve been here and as long as the Premier’s been here, I’ve been asking questions about developing road connections from Aklavik to the Dempster Highway, and also trying to find ways we can do that. I was always told that the only way you’d be able to do that is to be part of the Highway Strategy in the Northwest Territories. In order to make that grid, you have to be part of the strategy.

Yet I seem to see a lot of initiatives that aren’t even in the strategy, and also...

Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, information item, Active Positions, page 2-100. Mr. Hawkins.

Okay, going to 5-13, Directorate, Operations Expenditure Summary, Activity Summary: $6.589 million.

Department of Public Works and Services, Activity Summary, Directorate, Operations Expenditure Summary: $6.589 million, approved.

Total Department: $12.159 million.

Department of Public Works and Services, Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, Petroleum Products Division, Total Department: $12.159 million, approved.

General comments, Aboriginal Affairs. General comments? What is the wish of the committee? Detail. Can we turn to page 293? Program Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: that is going to be deferred. We’ll move to the next page. Active Positions — By Regions, information item, page 2-94. Mr. Abernethy.