Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, you committee has been considering Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Education Act, and would like to report that Bill 4 is now ready for third reading. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. At this time, I’d like to ask Mr. Dent if he would like to bring witnesses into the chamber.

You have to make a motion.

Okay. I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. We are, today, dealing with Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Education Act. At this time, I’d like to ask Mr. Dent if he has opening comments related to the bill. Mr. Dent.

Agreed. Does committee agree that Bill 4 is ready for third reading?

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Does committee agree?

Agreed. Clause 2?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would suggest that probably November is the best time. I don’t know what the Minister’s schedule is like, but if the MLAs for Hay River coordinated this, would sometime in November fit into your schedule to come into Hay River to spend at least a day or two? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Minister Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we all know, on this side of the House, that it is the nature of the private sector that there may be, from time to time, competing interests amongst competing businesses, and perhaps even competing communities, on this. Again, it isn’t always possible to share all of your business's plans on the floor of this House. In a general sense, Mr. Speaker, since there may be people who have already expressed interest and there may be other people potentially interested, I would like to ask the Minister if he feels that he is familiar with what Hay River has to...