David Ramsay

Thank you, committee. Industry, Tourism and Investment, operations expenditures, page 10, economic development, $3.083 million, total department, $3.083 million.

Clause 6.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That money could be used in education, health care or housing. It’s just that now future governments will have no say in the matter, and that, Mr. Speaker, is a shame. Mr. Speaker, once again I will state for the record that I do support a bridge being built across the Mackenzie River but not without substantial funding from Ottawa and not without the proof from this government that costs will not increase in the city of Yellowknife or in the North Slave region. I just cannot believe the government is moving ahead with this project when it’s faced with so many...

The question was whether you would be willing to share the correspondence, Mr. Minister.

That’s good. Thank you.

Clause 4.

Thank you, Minister Roland. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No, 2, 2007-2008, and Bill 15, Liquor Act, and would like to report that Bill 18 is ready for third reading, as amended. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don’t know; this is just the way things work. I mean last week we had, and the public is going to be able to read this and I have to still be careful with what I say because I don’t want to breach any protocol issues, but we have meetings, we had meetings on the supp last week, issues were raised at that meeting. The government had ample opportunity to come back and give us some information. We asked for information last week in regard to the delegation going to China. It’s Monday; we haven’t got that information. We were trying to get the information last week...

Clause 2.