David Krutko

We are moving on to page 5-18, information item, fiscal policy, active positions.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 133-16(5), Northwest Territories Main Estimates, 2011-2012, and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In regard to the NGO funding, I know there’s a lot of community organizations that are struggling just to run their organizations. Again, is there sort of a time limit or an amount of times that you can apply for funding over a period of time? It is a Stabilization Fund to assist those organizations to stabilize their operation and get them on the way of being some sort of an independent process. So is there a possibility of looking at a different type of criteria where you can use this money up? I know that there’s some frustration with some community programs. I know...

Page 4-24, Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, activity summary, intergovernmental relations, grants and contributions, total grants and contributions, $350,000.

Agreed. We’re on page 5-32, information item, Mr. Bromley.

Mr. Chairman, again, 4-15, contracting services, $125,000. Can I get a breakdown of that?

Ms. Melhorn.

We are moving on to page 5-15, information item, deputy minister’s office, active positions.

Agreed. Does committee agree that we’ve concluded the Department of Finance?

Again, you’re saying you’re coming forward with a supp. Right now there are only two parties who have signed on with the government, which is the Metis and Inuvialuit. So is the supp only going to pertain to funding that’s going to be required by those two organizations to participate going forward, or will there be dollars available for those other regional leaders that you mentioned that are out there who are members of the Northern Leaders’ Forum?