David Krutko

Could you tell me what that $1,000 was spent for in the Mackenzie Delta?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question is basically dealing with energy contributions. Especially in my riding, there is a lot of talk about biomass but in order to make biomass work, you have to have some sort of a residual system. Fort McPherson already has a residual heat system which is in partnership with the Power Corporation and the Gwich’in Development Corporation, but in order for the project in Fort McPherson to work they are going to have to expand the existing system in order to bring on biomass. I think that is a good opportunity to join these two initiatives together in which we...

Fur Marketing Service Revolving Fund. Mr. Hawkins.

Agreed. Moving on to page 3-22, information item, management recruitment services, active positions. Agreed?

Minister if ITI.

Yes, I just note that, I don’t know why it’s not on here, but you do have an operation in Dawson City, Yukon, in this classification?

Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in.

Mr. McLeod, for the record, could you introduce your witnesses?

Minister McLeod.

Again, I mean, we know this is just another department. It seems like we’re spending a lot of money on people going out and getting the information on contracting services. Maybe that’s the question I’ll ask under corporate management with regard to corporate services. How much of that $400,000 are we spending? Is that money we’re spending on geologists or people who specialize in different areas looking at geology from the perspective of mining or oil and gas? Could you give me a breakdown of that $400,000 and how much of that is outside sources by way of geologists and people who compile...

The reason I ask is because I haven’t seen information in my region regarding the hydro potential that it has. I know there’s been baseline work done on that. We always talk about the Ross Dam and the potential of the hydro site on the Mackenzie River in the Gwich’in Settlement Area which has been talked about. Again you’re talking a dam that big and you’re talking about what they have in northern Quebec or Manitoba. There’s that potential but it’s a question of how much baseline data has been pulled together. I’d like to know where the data and information is for my riding.