Glen Abernethy
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Mr. Krutko.
Okay. We’ll move on to the next department, which is the Department of Health and Social Services. We’ll defer page 5-2 until Activity Summary, so let’s turn to page 5-4. Health and Social Services, Activity Summary, Health Services Programs, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $16.003 million. Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Before we move forward and decide whether we’re going to defer this, I’ll go to Mr. Aumond and let him answer your other questions. Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Minister Miltenberger.
Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Mr. Beaulieu, any further questions?
We’ll move along to page 4-10, Public Works and Services, Activity Summary, Petroleum Products Division, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $5.230 million.
Department of Public Works and Services, Activity Summary, Petroleum Products Division, Infrastructure Investment Summary, Total Infrastructure Investment Summary: $5.230 million, approved.
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Miltenberger.
Mr. Beaulieu.
Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Miltenberger.
Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Any further questions? Mr. Krutko.
I would like to thank the Minister for that. To me this is something we need to be concerned about: the drop in the market and whatnot. It worries me that we have put a lot of our direction into the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline and the diamond mines. I’m not suggesting that we stop; I think that if we can develop a pipeline in an environmentally responsible way and get the benefit such as hydro and roads out of that, that would be brilliant. But I noticed that we have not spent a lot of time focusing on other economic opportunities in the North, such as fishing, agriculture and tourism. These...