Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Ramsay.

So just to be certain then, I want to confirm with the Minister, the transfer of that socio-economic agreement to the new owner, is that accomplished by any kind of legal instrument or is that just by their commitment in the way of good will?

Page 11-19, Transportation, information item, airports, active positions. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Neudorf. Ms. Bisaro.

Is committee agreed?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I will also be supporting the motion. At the beginning of the 17th Assembly I did pose a question to the Minister of MACA and I asked if we could begin, as a government, to track the cost of fuel at the pumps and at the home heating delivery trucks compared to the price of crude or what other benchmarks are out there, and I believe that this was undertaken by MACA and I do appreciate that. But we are at the mercy of the folks that set these prices. It does seem curious that when the prices go up at the pump it’s an immediate reaction, and when the prices go down nothing...

When the federal government was located in Hay River with their dredging program under the Department of Public Works, it was an annual event. This was not a one-time thing. I would like to ask the Premier if some of the funding that he’s talking about that may be available through federal programs, if this would be something that would re-establish an ongoing activity in Hay River to see that harbour kept in good condition.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My daughter told me that a friend of hers overheard a peripheral conversation with me talking about how wonderful the Ministers were and they said, what’s happening? Is your mother resigning? Anyways, let me assure you I am still alive and well, and I have had too much coffee today so I need to talk about Hay River dredging. I’d like to direct my questions to the Premier today because I do believe that this is an area of federal responsibility, the dredging of the Hay River Harbour, which was, for some reason, vacated by the federal government without due consultation...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I’d like to follow up on my colleague from Hay River North when he spoke about dredging in the Hay River this week.

Hay River is the second largest community in the territory. When communities locate where they do, it’s for a reason, and the reason, I assure you, that Hay River is located where it is, is because it is at the mouth of the Hay River which flows into Great Slave Lake. The industry of Hay River, our recognition as the Hub of the North, is all based on the transportation industry.

Our community was founded on the fact that we are...

We will resume that after a recess.

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