Glen Abernethy

Great Slave

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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 43)

We have a quorum, so let’s reconvene Committee of the Whole.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Just as a reminder, it’s getting a little bit noisy in here. If Members wish to carry on sidebars, they could take them outside of the Chamber. Minister Miltenberger.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Minister Miltenberger.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. To the motion, the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Michael McLeod.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, October 20, 2008, I will move the following motion.

I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, that this Legislative Assembly recommends implementing a tiered vehicle registration system where fees are based on the fuel economy rating of vehicles, thereby encouraging ownership of more fuel efficient vehicles and supporting the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 43)

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. The time has expired, but I’ll let Mrs. Groenewegen re-ask the question.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 43)

I like yeses. Yeses are good. I’d obviously like to hear her tell me today that she is actually going to communicate with the local dentists and whatnot. Just as a note, I don’t think the insured services are different in Hay River and Inuvik, so we’re not talking different prices there.

There are savings to the Government of the Northwest Territories to move forward and provide these surgeries to kids. Hay River has indicated to me that they’re quite happy, but they’re overwhelmed. They’re not able to move forward on these oral surgeries as quickly as they’d like. We do need to do something...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 43)

The next department is the Department of Transportation. We’re going to defer until after consideration of the Activity Summary page 8-2, so we’ll move on to 8-4. Page 8-4, Department of Transportation, Activity Summary, Airports, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $17.103 million. Agreed?

Department of Transportation, Activity Summary, Airports, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $17.103 million, approved.