Glen Abernethy

Now, Committee, we’ll turn to the bill. I would ask you to stand down the clause-by-clause and Preamble, and turn to the Schedule found on page 3, if the committee agrees.

Economic Development, not previously authorized: negative $1,864,000.

Total Department, not previously authorized: $2,764,000.

Total Department, $2,764,000 approved.

Road Licensing and Safety, not previously authorized: $300,000.

Road Licensing and Safety, $300,000 approved.

Total Department, not previously authorized: $1,533,000. Agreed?

Total Department, $1,533,000 approved.

Justice continued, Operations Expenditures, Community Justice and Corrections, not previously authorized: $214,000.

Page 23, Transportation, Highways, not previously authorized: $1,500,000.

Ferries, not previously authorized: $201,000. Agreed?

Ferries, $210,000 approved.

In my Member’s statement I also talked about our lovely drivers’ licences, the ones with the nice little holograms on them. To get those, you need to go in with a picture ID as well as proof that you live in the Northwest Territories, often a power bill. Once you get that card, you would think that would be a valid piece of ID, which suggests you wouldn’t need to necessarily bring in a different form of valid ID when you come back again.

In the situation I described, the person went forward with that nice piece of ID, took it forward. They were told, by policy: “Not acceptable. We need you to...

Moving on to page 22, Education, Culture and Employment, Education and Culture, Special Warrants: $250,000.

Education, Culture and Employment, Capital Investment Expenditures, Education and Culture, Special Warrants, $250,000 approved.