Glen Abernethy

The question has been called.

Committee Motion carried.

So will the Minister commit to working with the diamond mines to ensure that they do meet the terms and conditions of their socio-economic agreements, thus encouraging more employees to live in the Northwest Territories, which will help us with our financial situation?

Total Department, Not Previously Authorized: $3.649 million.

Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Operations Expenditures, Total Department, Not Previously Authorized: $3.649 million, approved.

We’re on page 13. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.

Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today my questions are for the Minister of Finance. As I indicated in my Member’s statement, solutions to our financial challenges are both complicated and difficult. Just for the record, I don’t support, with the exception of possibly taxes on cigarettes and booze, any increases in taxes that affect our residents or taxes on our residents. I do support resource taxes, and I do support initiatives that will be focused on increasing our population.

So keeping that in mind, my question is to the Minister of Finance, and it is: has the Minister of Finance met with the...

We’ll move along to page 7, Education, Culture and Employment, Operations Expenditures, Advanced Education, Not Previously Authorized: $597,000.

Department of Education, Culture and Employment, Operations Expenditures, Advanced Education, Not Previously Authorized: $597,000, approved.

Does the committee agree to allow us to have one more witness in?