Floyd Roland

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Northern Strategy money that we’re flowing out to communities for their use, we have set some guidelines as to impact on future expense by government. I gave them a fair bit of latitude as to what they have selected as being important to them and where they would identify this money for, what they would identify the money for. We’ve got a number of examples of projects that have rolled in. For example, on the Hay River Reserve, they are looking at an arbour, a cultural camp, recreation equipment, and an adult education centre. They are looking to...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I did give out some of the reasons for why we feel there’s an increased cost. One, departments were able to cover some of the shortfall from their own budgets. But for more of the detail, I’ll have Mr. Voytilla provide that level of information.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'll have to provide that later. I don't have that information at my fingertips at this moment. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we have our processes in place when it comes to disputes with contractors. I have laid out what the intention is from our government’s side, and our focus in this area was to repair the flooring situation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, Ms. Lee is correct. It is for our employees. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I'll have to apologize if I don't get all three responses to his questions. I believe there were three. The first one is the lease is in effect until August 2008, with two further options to extend by one year to 2010.

In regards to the improvements to the facility, once we are concluded with the use of that facility, we would not return it back to its original state. We end up leaving the upgrades that were done.

I have to apologize; I missed the second question.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, there are discussions still going on in this area as to what avenue we would take. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I guess just before I get into it, a word of caution about wage parity with our unions. One of the things we look at with forced growth, wages are a part of it, but there’s a whole number of factors that come into this area and as we have setting up this criteria, we’ve just done this for this 2006 business plan process and we can look at going into the next business plan cycle to look at this criteria and seeing how other organizations may fit into this as well. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess what I could say at this point would provide little comfort to the Member in what we’re doing with the request for this funding to be spent in this area, and he raises a lot of valid points and concerns about that level of service. Many of them, which would use as well when we have to ship a lot of our patients out of the territory because we can’t provide a level of service that is found in the larger centres across Canada. It’s unfortunately a fact of life in a lot of places. In the smaller places you go to, the level of service isn’t the same as in the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, this area here, there was a fair bit of back and forth with the Department of Public Works and Services and Municipal and Community Affairs as well as the contractor in the community, as to who would have to cover these costs and what was required. It got to the point where we just had to proceed with the repairs. As the Member stated, when he had an opportunity to visit in the community to see the state of it, it was not a satisfactory state. At some point, injury could be the result. So it was felt, at that point, that we just had to proceed with the...