Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Is the committee agreed?

Just before we deal with your motion, Mr. Hawkins, I would like to thank Minister Dent, Mr. Cleveland, and Mr. Aitken, for their attendance here. You can now leave the table. Thank you.

Mr. Hawkins' motion is in order to report progress. The motion is in order; it's not debatable. All those in favour of the motion? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

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I will rise and report progress.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Now I will ask the Member for Range Lake, Ms. Sandy Lee, chair of the Social Programs committee, to present the committee’s comments on the review of Bill 4.

Bill 4 is now ready for third reading. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Hawkins.

We will do that after a brief break. Thank you.

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Agreed. Thank you. To the bill as a whole?

I call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Minister Dent. General comments. Detail. Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Education Act, clause 1.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Certainly, the Minister is right; in order for the North to be competitive on this, you do need to look at things like access to raw materials, material that could be brought in by train into Hay River, and the fact that the finished products could be shipped out by barge down the Mackenzie River system. All those kinds of things go together to give the North the competitiveness that they need to get involved in these activities. I would like to ask the Minister, for the benefit of those people in Hay River who are interested in, perhaps, participating in such a...

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Ms. Lee.