Glen Abernethy

Thank you for that information. Looking in the Inuvik Drum today, it still strikes me looking kind of like a half moon. I get what you’re saying, and I understand the importance of this building. Like I said before, I am going to support it. It comes back to some things I heard earlier this session about our capital getting out of hand from time to time. Maybe it’s time that we walked away from pretty buildings. Maybe it’s time that we started talking about buildings that are based on form and function and reducing our costs.

Like I said, boxes are cheaper to build. You know, I don’t want to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The committee has been considering Tabled Document 93-16(2), Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2009–2010, and would like to report progress.

Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee as a Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Lafferty.

Mr. Speaker, that’s good to hear. The process may in fact work. I don’t know, and the pharmacists don’t know, because they haven’t seen it. I’ve seen the letter that went to the pharmacists. It’s a one page letter with two paragraphs. It’s incredibly vague and just says: Attention pharmacies, authorities and stakeholders. I think we need to work a little harder to get that information to our pharmacists.

I’d like the Minister to commit today to actually have her department contact the pharmacists with a bit more detail as to why and the process they need to follow. It’s not working right now...

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Next on my list is Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Community Visits and Public Hearings

The committee conducted community visits and public hearings in September 2008. The committee held public hearings in Délînê, Fort McPherson, Fort Resolution, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Inuvik and Yellowknife. The committee also had meetings with community aboriginal language groups in Behchoko, Dettah, Délînê, Fort McPherson, Fort Resolution, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, K’atlodeeche (Hay River Reserve) and Inuvik. To ensure all aboriginal language community groups had a chance to participate, they were invited to attend the meetings for...

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Aumond.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Miltenberger.