David Ramsay

I'll draw Members' attention to page 2-51. That's the operations expenditure summary, $30.051 million.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I can appreciate that, but, again, maybe it’s just me, but I don’t understand how you could get away with a $64,000 travel budget one year and have to increase that twofold the next year. The Minister is trying to explain it, but it doesn’t make a great deal of sense to me. Thank you.

Page 2-73, budgeting and evaluation, operations expenditure summary, $1.485 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to ask the Minister today how close Deton’Cho Corporation is to actually proceeding with the housing development at the area known as the sandpits here in the city of Yellowknife. I know under the agreement that he’s given permission for it to July 31st, but through reputable sources, Mr. Speaker, they’re very close to proceeding with a 400-unit housing development at the sandpits and I’d like to ask the Minister what information he has with regard to that development. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Roland.

Page 2-87, corporate human resource services, active positions.

Thanks, Mr. Chairman. The Minister doesn’t have to supply that detail, but I wouldn’t mind understanding a little bit more on what tables and who has to be where with regard to the increase. Thank you.

Page 2-71, government accounting, active positions.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Territorial Court Act; Bill 19, Appropriation Act, 2005-2006; and, Committee Report 9-15(3), and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted and that Bill 18 is ready for third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to honour Mr. Whitford with his presence here today, the former Speaker of the House, Member of the House and Deputy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

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