David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 62-16(4), NWT Main Estimates, 2010-2011, and would like to report progress. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess the Ministers’ offices, I’m just wondering, on a breakdown percentage or a breakdown of the 17 positions, how many of those positions are aboriginal people of the 17? Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just had a few more questions that I wanted to ask pertaining to former deputy ministers being hired by sole-source contract by this government. I’m just wondering if the Premier could let me know if there’s a cooling off period for former DMs and senior staff before they are sole-sourced by this government. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Are there any further general comments on the Department of Finance? Mr. Bromley.

Thank you. I’d like to thank you, Mr. Minister. Thanks, Ms. Melhorn and good luck at the Briar, Mr. Koe.

Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could escort the witnesses out. Thanks, committee. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Hawkins.

I like to think so, Mr. Chairman.

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Mr. Speaker, as I understand it, some of this work performed by BDK Applied Management Services for consultation and communications services is, in fact, for our participation in Vancouver at the 2010 Games. I’d like to ask the Premier -- we have known about our participation at Vancouver 2010 for a long period of time, and again, getting back to the process -- why didn’t this go to RFP or why didn’t it go to tender? Why was that sole-sourced, Mr. Speaker? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Minister.