David Krutko
Statements in Debates
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The road from Aklavik to the Dempster Highway…. There’s a motion passed by the Beaufort-Delta leaders going back to 1991. I believe I’ve moved motions in this House and have supported motions on the floor in regard to this. This item has been on the radar for quite a few years, yet I don’t know if we’ll ever see the light of day under the process we’re using where the rules change every time you try to do something. One group gets it free and the other group has rules attached to getting something.
I’d just like to ask the Premier exactly what we are doing to connect...
We’re on page 2-100, with regard to Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations. Mr. Hawkins.
Asset Management, page 5-17, Operations Expenditure Summary, Activity Summary: $49.229 million.
Department of Public Works and Services, Activity Summary, Asset Management, Operations Expenditure Summary: $49.229 million, approved.
A motion is on the floor. The motion is not debatable.
Motion carried.
Active Positions — Community Allocation, page 2-95.
Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, Program Summary, Active Positions — Community Allocation, information item, approved.
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. General comments in regard to the department’s Main Estimates. General comments? Detail? Committee agree with the detail?
The motion is in order. The motion is being circulated. To the motion, Mr. Bromley.
The point I’m trying to make is that we have all these different programs. In the case of my community I was told the only program out there is the community access road project, which is about $50,000 a year and capped at $450,000. You can’t really do much with that, yet you see communities where you’re building roads in excess of $4 million or $5 million that are basically being paid by this government. I’m being told that in order to get your project, you have to come up with half the money.
I’m just wondering where the consistency in this government is with regard to fairness for...
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Mr. Roland.
5-14, Active Positions, Directorate, information item.
Department of Public Works and Services, Activity Summary, Directorate, Active Positions, information item (page 5-14), approved.