Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. McLeod. Mr. Polakoff.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In the Minister’s opening comments he talked about a lot of the good things that the Housing Corp were doing and clearly a lot of good work is being done there and a lot of progress in the last couple of years. The Regular Members had a lot of concerns from the beginning, but I think a lot of progress has been made. One of the areas that I’ve been asking about is flexibility in our programs, things like PATH and CARE and whatnot. In the Minister’s opening comments he did indicate that there is some flexibility and some alternate intake dates for some of these programs. I...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to raise this motion strongly urging the Government of Canada to develop and announce a successful strategy for Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership program, also known as ASEP. This will ensure that local partners like the Mine Training Society, Building Inuvialuit Potential Society and the Dehcho First Nations can continue to train Aboriginal Northerners for employment in the mine, transportation and construction and petroleum exploration sectors.

The federal government created ASEP in 2003 to meet a very real need specifically to increase...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Next on my list is Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Improving workplace safety is not an easy task but is a crucial part of all of our lives. Every one of us knows somebody who has been seriously hurt or even killed at work. When it happens, it can be a heart-wrenching tragedy for the worker, the family, co-workers and the businesses involved.

Northerners have been working under our current Safety Act and the current regulations since 1990, with only a few minor changes in 1992. It’s high time that we revisit them. In 2008 the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission’s Minister appointed a Safety Advisory Committee to...

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Are there any other Members who would like to make general comments? Mr. Beaulieu.

Okay. We’ll now go with general comments. Is committee agreed?

Sergeant-at-Arms, could you please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Can I please get you to introduce your witnesses for the record.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Do you have witnesses that you would like to bring into the House?

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Next on my list, Mr. Beaulieu.