David Krutko

Environment and Natural Resources, appropriation authority required: $1,765,000.

Environment and Natural Resources, $1,765,000 approved.

Welcome, witnesses.

General comments in regard to the bill? Is the committee agreed with the detail?

We’ll go back to the preamble on page 1. To the preamble.

Preamble approved.

Again, Mr. Speaker, I ask: what is the reason behind having to do a pilot project? A lot of the government staff housing was sold off to a lot of development corporations. They purchased these assets strictly for staff, by way of teachers and that, in our communities. But yet the possibility of doing that is already in place.

I’d just like to ask the Minister: why aren’t you following existing programs and services to do exactly what you’re saying you’re going to do, without having to do a pilot project?

The motion is being circulated. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Is the committee agreed that the Minister bring in his witnesses?

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion to amend sub-clause 3(2) of Bill 1 carried.

Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to announce here in the House that I have some 32 athletes who will be taking part in the Arctic Winter Games, 12 of whom are coming from Aklavik and 20 from Fort McPherson. Who says small communities can’t compete in the Arctic Winter Games?

Applause.

In the area of youth, there have been Jennifer Greenland and Bobbi Rose Koe participating in the Youth Ambassador program. Liz Wright will be coaching the male snowshoe team, Joanne Tetlichi will be coaching the female snowshoe team, and Wayne Greenland will be chaperoning the snowshoers. The snowshoe team...

Environment and Natural Resources, appropriation authority required: $1,765,000.

Justice…. Ms. Bisaro.