Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I briefly alluded to in my Member’s statement, the population of the Northwest Territories is declining. This presents problems on many fronts for us as a government. I’d like to direct my question to the Minister of Finance and ask him if he has, and I’m sure he has… I mean, I have my theories about why the population is going down, but I’d like to ask the Minister of Finance if his department has done some extensive analysis of this situation and what kinds of reasons are emerging for this decrease in population.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With this being our last day in the Legislature and Remembrance Day coming up on Monday, I’d like to dedicate my statement today to Remembrance Day.

There will be a service in Hay River sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. I have been very proud to participate in that service in past years. This year, as well, my colleague MLA Robert Bouchard and I will be proud to lay wreaths at the cenotaph at the Legion Remembrance Day service and read the scriptures for that service as well.

After I mentioned this week earlier, having left home at such a young age and coming from...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to also recognize two Pages from Hay River that have been helping us out in the Legislative Assembly this week: Hannah Courtoreille and Tori Blake. I’d like to thank them for good work.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Transportation, capital investment expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, $2 million.

Detail? Okay, thank you. Please turn your attention to page 5 of the document. Government of the Northwest Territories 2014-2015 Supplementary Appropriation (Infrastructure Expenditure), No. 1, Transportation, capital investment expenditure, highways, not previously authorized, $2 million. Mr. Bromley.

Agreed. I’ll ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses to the table.

For the record, Mr. Miltenberger, please introduce your witnesses.

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. I’d like to ask the Minister if he’d like to bring witnesses into the Chamber.

We’ll proceed with that after a brief break.

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Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 1-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditure), No. 1, 2014-2015, and would like to report progress with one motion being adopted, that consideration of Tabled Document 1-17(5) is concluded and that the House concur with those estimates and an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Ms. Bisaro.