David Krutko

Mr. Chairman, just on the funds in regards to the sunsetting of federal programs, are there any new federal programs that are rising that probably can replace those programs? In most cases there are new programs that do come forward every once in a while. I would just like to know, is there potential of new federal revenues by way of programs in the area of housing? Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, again, I noticed that under contract services, a lot of these dollars seem to be expended outwards and not really to deal with the public safety side in regards to fire retention and making sure we... I would just like to know under contracting services, what is that $355,000 for.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’d just like to ask the Minister about the facilities such as the Joe Greenland Centre, the facility in Behchoko, and I believe there’s a facility in Fort Simpson, with respect to long-term care facilities. I’d like to know where in the budget you can show me that there are actually infrastructure investments and how much money is going to be invested into the Joe Greenland Centre for the retrofits that are required for the two reports from Public Works and Services and the Housing Corporation on the condition of the facility and the work that has to be done to bring...

In regard to an illustration, I’ve noticed that there has been an increase of about $300,000 from last year’s mains to the revised mains. Can you illustrate what that $300,000 increase was for?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to table the document that is a letter of support from the Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk to the Hamlet of Aklavik in regard to support for the Joe Greenland Centre.

Looking at the budget, there is an increase of about $100,000 in regards to emergency management. Could you elaborate on that?

Just following up on a question asked by my colleague Mr. Bromley in regard to how do we help LHOs getting out of arrears. I think Tsiigehtchic should be a good role model for people to follow because they had the same problem. They basically had to downsize their operation in which they, like you mentioned, they just simply cut themselves right down to two people. You have a maintainer and basically a local administrator. But again, what they did there was they worked with their tenants, they found a bunch of units they had to dispose of, they hired people, or didn’t hire them but basically...

So is that over and above the $4.4 million or is that in addition, a separate cost altogether for the nine communities and the $44.3 million is for the remaining 24 communities?

It was my understanding that the Department of ITI is responsible for implementing the guidelines to ensure that the completion of those reports are filed and done on a quarterly or annual basis as part of the contracts that are let by way of negotiated contracts. Can the Minister assure me that those reports will be available to myself and anyone who requires them?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regards to public safety, one of the issues in regards to fire safety regulations -- and again I mentioned earlier in my opening comments – and giving the communities and volunteer firefighters in our communities the tools that they need to ensure that they not only have the training and they have the equipment, but more importantly, that we are able to not only enforce the regulations that we put in force but also that we ensure that we have the capacity in our communities to ensure that we are there in regards to protecting the public when it talks about fire...