Jane Groenewegen

Page 7, Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, education and culture, not previously authorized, negative $3.935 million, total department, negative $3.935 million. Mr. Dolynny.

We are proceeding along with spending money to look at the feasibility and viability of building an all-weather road from Inuvik to Tuk. But even if the project came in at $200 million and the federal government put in $150 million, I’d like to ask the Minister of Transportation where is our government going to get their share?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Public Works and Services, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $300,000, total department, not previously authorized, $300,000.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I had the opportunity to look at a media transcript of an interview that I did with respect to the Inuvik-Tuk highway. Just so that it isn’t only the sensational clip of saying maybe it is 50 percent off, the fact that the road is on sale, 50 percent off isn’t a good reason to buy it. Maybe I should make that a little more fulsome explanation on where I stand with this project.

We are inching closer to the information that we need to proceed with a project such as the magnitude of building a road between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. Our government is doing the preliminary...

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Next, I have Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. General comments. Do Members have any general comments? I guess there are no general comments. We’ll proceed, then, to the detail.

If I could refer Members to page 5 of the document, Public Works and Services, capital investment expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $300,000, total department, not previously authorized, $300,000. Mr. Bromley.

Minister Ramsay.

Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Miltenberger.