Jane Groenewegen

Health services programs, $336,000.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. To the motion.

I will call Committee of the Whole back to order. As indicated before the break, we said we were going to deal with Bill 1, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2005-2006. I would like to ask Minister Roland if he would like to make opening comments. Minister Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. To the motion. Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Menicoche.

As I understand it then, you are going to put $3.5 million worth of renovations and upgrades into this building and in two to four years you are going to tear it down and replace it anyway. This has got to be the ultimate case of throwing good money after bad here and I do respect the fire marshal and the code, but the fact of the matter is that usually upgrades to code and bringing things up to standard don’t come into play until there is a major renovation in the building. Once you start that process and start that ball rolling, then you have to comply with the newest codes. There is just a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, some people listening to this debate may think we have taken leave of our senses when we talk about our infrastructure and our capital deficit here in the Northwest Territories. However, I have a slightly different idea about how a motion like this and how artistic expression can be incorporated.

To me, I don’t quite envision taking a bunch of northern crafts and things and hanging them on walls and having them as an add-on. I think, again, this building is a perfect example of where the culture and the artistic expression is integrated into the building...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I’d like to know if a demand for increased capacity would include re-examining the vacant space and vacant cells which now exist in the South Mackenzie Correctional Centre in Hay River. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister responsible for Justice. Recently we’ve heard some news in the media that perhaps the North Slave Correctional Centre doesn’t have the capacity that’s required for persons incarcerated in the Northwest Territories. I’d like to ask the Minister, when the North Slave Correctional Centre was built, how many inmates was it intended to house in relation to how many are in it today? Thank you.