Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Simpson. Next, we have Mr. Testart.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just briefly, I know that when we have any development, like, say, in the Gwich'in settlement area, we have Gwich'in Tribal Council who is responsible for our economics benefit agreements. Any time we have ever had any, whether it is oil and gas or pipeline work, they have had agreements with the Gwich'in. They look after the best interests of the GSA. Same with the Inuvialuit.

Also, we have heard the Premier and Minister, when they travelled to Vancouver for the mineral expo there, there were investors that looked at this territory and the benefit agreements that we have...

There is a big demand for childcare in Fort McPherson. A lot of people want to get back into the workforce. We are always trying encourage, especially women, to come back to the work force. I would like to ask the Minister: can someone start off out of a private home if there is no space available?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In follow-up to my Member's statement, I have a few questions for the Minister responsible for ECE. As I mentioned, there is no childcare in Fort McPherson at this time. I would like to ask the Minister: how much funding is available for childcare, for setup and operations? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize a couple of friends in the gallery, Dr. Danny Gaudet (ph) and also former Member and Minister Dave Ramsay and also Ms. MacPherson. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Just real briefly, I keep referencing Tsiigehtchic, but actually, the way that the charter community is made up, they have the band that is in charge of the charter community, municipality, but once we signed our land claims, basically, a lot of our lands went over to the land claim group.

The designated Gwich'in organization, along with the Gwich'in, actually look after all of the surrounding lands, the Gwich'in lands. That is the responsibility of the RRC. If the charter community wants to expand their lands or protect any lands outside of the municipality, then they need to consult with the...

The Minister answered a part of this, but I will ask it anyway: is the department willing to work with a provider in the community to start a daycare before the school year begins?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Section 50 of Bill 45 authorized the Minister to provide inmates with services for personal phone calls, entertainment, canteen, and other services. Motion 28 clarifies that the Minister is required to provide these services in all correctional facilities, subject to reasonable restrictions on individual inmates.

Bill 45 requires the person in charge to make rules respecting inmate conduct, inmate activities, and other matters. Motion 16 replaces section 27 of Bill 45 with a new section to provide that, on an inmate's admission to a facility and in a form he or she...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As summer nears its end, so does the summer school break. Parents have been planning for the children heading back to school, and parents with young ones at home are planning for babysitters or daycare. In smaller communities such as Fort McPherson, we don't have the option for daycare.

Mr. Speaker let me note a few points about the benefits of daycare:

The emotional well-being by sending our children to daycare at a young age: they become comfortable in social situations.

The developmental opportunities: daycare staff are trained and can teach our children developmental...