Glen Abernethy

Agreed. Page 7-9, Public Works and Services, information item, revenue summary.

Next page is 7-27, Public Works and Services. It’s an information item. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Premier Roland. Mr. Krutko. We’re on page 2-10. Executive, information item, active position summary.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister McLeod.

Thanks to the Minister for that. I would encourage the Minister, as part of transition planning, to put some additional attention on that within the department and continue work and the good work that you’re doing to upgrade that road so it is a reasonable road.

My second question is what is DOT, the Department of Transportation, doing to work with industry and Aboriginal governments to improve winter road access to both the Tlicho communities as well as the North Slave Geological Province? Both of these are economic; the cost of living in communities, but also resource extraction and...

Thanks to the Minister for that. Everything you just said is great and fantastic. I’m really excited by the last point you made about this last project you’re putting together to find ways to market. I think that’s brilliant and I’m really looking forward to seeing that. That’s the type of thing I’ve been talking about since I got here, is these people have a valuable product and partnering with them I think will prove dividends. So I’m very excited about that.

Just in closing, I spend a lot of time looking at the products that we’re putting out there by way of Spectacular and stuff like that...

Mr. Chairman, I am happy to hear that there is some work going on with DOT. I think you both play an important role in this particular area. I am glad to see that is going. We have a lot of Aboriginal organizations right now that are really seizing the opportunities through the Tlicho and the Akaitcho to provide essential services and other services to the diamond mining industry here in the Northwest Territories. I know that there is some interest in becoming more engaged and more active in road construction, which means there has to be an opportunity for them to build some capacity that they...

Mr. Chairman, I look forward to hearing more.

Next is 12-23, Industry, Tourism and Investment, information item, energy, active positions.

Committee has agreed. Go ahead, Mr. Krutko.