Frederick Blake Jr.

Mackenzie Delta

Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 56-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral of Corporate Management Activity, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Minister Schumann.

Committee Motion 56-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral of Corporate Management Activity, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. O'Reilly.

Committee Motion 56-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral of Corporate Management Activity, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. Thompson.

Committee Motion 56-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral of Corporate Management Activity, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

That's all I had for now. Thanks.

Committee Motion 56-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral of Corporate Management Activity, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. Thompson.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just quickly to the Community Access Program. For many years I have always said that it is a great program for the communities. I hope there is no plan to make any drastic cuts to this department in the future. It would have been nice to see an increase in this. I know there is money going to the small communities, but a lot of the communities actually make use of this fund. It would have been nice to see an increase in this as well as the other funds under ECE, but I know I received the majority of those funds in the future. It would be nice to see an increase in this...

Committee Motion 59-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral of Further Consideration of the Estimates for the Department of Infrastructure, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. I will excuse the witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Thank you for appearing. There is a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed?

---Carried

I will now rise and report progress.

Committee Motion 56-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral of Corporate Management Activity, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Thank you, Mr. Guy. Mr. Thompson.

Question 624-18(2): Reductions to Ferry Services on Peel and Mackenzie Rivers
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you never know how long this freeze-up could last. It could be two months; it could be three months, depending on the weather. For some reason, the pipeline to Ikhil, for example, something happened to that. That would have an impact on the LNG storage that is in Inuvik. Will the Minister take a closer look at this operation, and possibly reinstate it? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Motion 57-18(2): Tabled Document 261-18(2): Main Estimates 2017-2018, Infrastructure, Deferral of Programs and Services Activity, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 57)

Yes. You know, I hope I don't have to say, "I told you so," in the next year or two, but let's just hope that Inuvik is not put in danger with this decision that was made by the department. You never know how long freezeups can last, especially with climate change right now. The average is two months from the time they pull out the ferry until the heavy traffic can move through the ice road, so that is a lot of time. That is over 60 days that something tragic could happen with the situation that they have in Inuvik with the natural gas and LNG. We will just have to see what happens here...