Jane Groenewegen
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Debates of
, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The NWT population is declining. Mr. Speaker, the Northwest Territories has been good to me. I chose the Northwest Territories as a high school student sitting in a classroom in southwestern Ontario. I picked it off the map. I came here. I didn’t come here with my family, I didn’t transfer here with a job, I didn’t come here as somebody’s spouse. I chose the Northwest Territories. The Northwest Territories has been good to me. I should be the poster person for the Northwest Territories.
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But, Mr. Speaker, might I also say that I found a man here that wanted to...
Debates of
, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, operations expenditures, activity, economic diversification and business support, not previously authorized, $63,000.
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, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Community justice and corrections, not previously authorized. Ms. Bisaro.
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Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Next on the list I have Ms. Bisaro.
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, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Moving on to the Department of Transportation. Activity, airports, not previously authorized, $280,000.
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, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
I’ll ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.
Mr. Miltenberger, for the record, please.
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, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Miltenberger.
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, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Income security, not previously authorized, $1.779 million.
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, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be voting against the motion as well. However, as I said in my general comments, I have serious concerns. I support the project in principle. I said in my comments that I’m having déjà vu of the Deh Cho Bridge. The Minister of Transportation assures me this is nothing like the Deh Cho Bridge, but that’s how I’m feeling, and if anybody had a front row seat on the Deh Cho Bridge, I did. And strangely, my colleague was sitting right beside me and he shared my concerns about the Deh Cho Bridge. Anyway, I guess what I’m trying to say is respect the trepidation we’re...
Debates of
, 17th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 6)
I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Where we left off yesterday on Tabled Document 3-17(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2011-2012, we left off on page 10. We had concluded Health and we’re ready to move on to the Department of Justice now. I’ll ask the Minister if he would like to bring witnesses into the Chamber.