Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Committee agreed?

Thank you. And our final page, number 17, Transportation, operations expenditures, airports, not previously authorized, $4.646 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Deputy minister’s office, not previously authorized, $743,000.

Agreed. Thank you. Corrections, not previously authorized, negative $108,000

Road licensing and safety, not previously authorized, $4,000.

Agreed. Thank you. We’ll commence with that after a brief break.

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Energy, not previously authorized, negative $1,000.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Does committee agree?

I agree with all that. Thank you to the department for all of the workshops and all the awareness they’ve brought to this potential remarkable industry for the Northwest Territories, renewable resource industry. But the fact is, we have many, many non-residents who have come to the Northwest Territories. It’s like a mushroom rush out there. There is no registry. There is no place to sign in. We don’t know their names. We don’t know where they’re from. We don’t know who their next of kin are. There are all kinds of dangers in the bush and that’s where these people are going to be operating and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In response to Minister Ramsay’s statement today on morel mushrooms, I have a few questions. We have seen the morel mushroom pickers converge on Hay River. It’s an interesting group, the ones who are from outside of the Northwest Territories. You can recognize them readily. “Hi. You must be here to pick mushrooms.” That’s what I usually say to them. I can’t tell you why I recognize them, but anyway, they are coming in and the Minister has indicated that this is an industry that could result in millions of dollars for harvesters. They say the department has offered on...