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Does committee agree we’ll move on to Tabled Document No. 2-17(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2011-2012?
Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. Miltenberger.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Miltenberger.
I can’t say categorically that I have come across this a lot, but in my time as MLA, I have been approached by people in the public service who do have ideas of different ways of doing things and didn’t really feel that their input would be welcomed, that they would be rocking the boat, if they would be potentially... I guess when we work in a group of people, sometimes people don’t want to stand out or take that kind of a step. From an inter-jurisdictional point of view, what do other provinces or territories do with their public service that allows them to participate in looking for ways to...
Thank you. Mr. Menicoche.
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. General comments. Next on the list I have Mr. Moses.
Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Minister.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Lots of houses for sale in Hay River. I just thought I’d throw that in there.
One of the other things that we’ve seen is with the mining companies that come in here. They have trained our northern people, they have employed our northern people, but it is even easier for them to go live in St. Albert or Spruce Grove. We’ve had out-migration. One of the side effects of our people getting jobs at the mine is that they say, you know what, it’s easier to live in Spruce Grove than it is to live in Behchoko, and we’ve had out-migration as a result of that.
What can we do about...
Total department for Environment and Natural Resources, not previously authorized, negative $1.067 million.
Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Miltenberger.