David Krutko

The motion is in order. The motion is being circulated. On the motion, Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As we all know, for this department and also all government departments, we have some major challenges in front of us. For ourselves, especially in the northern region of the Mackenzie Delta and the Beaufort Sea area, where there are very identifiable problems we're running into — from permafrost shifting, to buildings shifting and rotting pilings — I think we're starting to realize that the infrastructure challenges we face in the North are becoming more and more apparent. It's becoming more and more expensive to deal with those issues.

The same thing applies in regard to...

Page 5-33, Petroleum Products Revolving Fund, Active Positions — Community Allocation.

Department of Public Works and Services, Petroleum Products Revolving Fund, Active Positions — Community Allocation, approved.

Mr. Speaker, capital projects within the Department of Transportation.

Of the projects identified for funding under the proposed Building Canada Fund, how many were brought forward from the NWT Highways Strategy or from the department’s Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, and how many are new initiatives?

What level of consultation was undertaken with community and aboriginal governments on the infrastructure projects identified for funding?

Can the Minister provide to me copies of any agreements or motions from community or aboriginal governments in support of the infrastructure projects that are...

Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, information item, Active Positions, page 2-101. Agreed?

Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, Activity Summary, Active Positions, information item, approved.

Page 5-18, Grants and Contributions, Asset Management, Activity Summary, Grants.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Committee Report 7-16(2), the Economic Development and Infrastructure Report on the Main Estimates 2008–2009; Tabled Document 37-16(2), Main Estimates 2008–2009, Volumes 1 and 2; and would like to report progress with two motions being adopted.

I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, Operations Expenditure Summary: $6.5 million. Agreed?

Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, Activity Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $6.5 million, approved.

General comments, Mr. Bromley.

We’re on page 5-31, Petroleum Products Revolving Fund, information item.

Department of Public Works and Services, Petroleum Products Revolving Fund, information item, approved.