Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Any further comments? Page 8, Transportation, capital investment expenditures, highways, not previously authorized, $2 million, total department, $2 million.

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.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to talk about a fundraising initiative that has been most beneficial to Hay River through the Hay River Hospital Foundation.

The Hay River Hospital Foundation was established in January 2000 to assist with the mandate of Hay River Health and Social Services Authority. The role of the foundation was to support and assist the health authority in achieving its goal, with particular emphasis on providing much needed funds for capital equipment or training needs for its residents.

Raising money is never easy and I’m always intrigued at how organizations...