David Krutko

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.

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.

Does the committee agree that consideration of the Department of Public Works and Services estimates is concluded?

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...

Okay. We’ll take a break until the witnesses get here. Thank you.

The Committee of the Whole took a short recess.

At this time, I would like to ask the Minister if she’d be bringing any witnesses. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In regard to the area of program delivery and services, I think as a government we have tried different things in the past. Some things have worked out, and other things have been problems by way of recruitment, implementation. I’ll use some examples. The midwifery legislation that was passed — and we were able to activate that program — seemed to be originating in one community, which is Fort Smith. But to enhance that program to other regions and other communities…. I know my colleague from Deh Cho made reference that it was something that community would like to also...