Jane Groenewegen

Agreed. Thank you. I would like to thank Minister Miltenberger and his witnesses. I will ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort them from the Chamber.

I will now recognize the clock and rise and report progress. Thank you.

Office of the comptroller general, active positions, information item. Any questions? Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Kalgutkar. Department of Finance, department total, $211.262 million.

Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Ms. Bisaro. You’re finished? Thank you. Mr. Yakeleya.

None. Could we please return back to page 147, Finance, total department, $211.262 million. Mr. Dolynny.

Agreed. Thank you. Finance, Liquor Revolving Fund, information item. Any questions on page 176?

My apologies; I missed a page. Office of the comptroller general, grants, contributions and transfers, total contributions, $6.778 million from page 174. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have questions about the Public Service Alliance of Canada union in Hay River which represents the workers of the Hay River Health Authority. Mr. Bouchard and I have a constituency meeting tonight and questions continue to surface in the community.

There are two things afoot right now. One is the move to a new hospital facility, the other is the establishment of a territorial health authority board that’s territory-wide. Those are two things that have caused people to wonder if our government has given further contemplation to the price and their willingness, or any...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I told my colleagues in the Regular Members’ Caucus this morning that I was going to title my Member’s statement today “The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker.”

Mr. Speaker, we talk a lot about jobs in this House; we talk mostly about government jobs. And government jobs are wonderful for those who have them and those who aspire to have them, but our economy cannot function without the janitors, the room attendants, the servers, the cashiers, the gas station attendant.

When I left the building where I live this morning, I passed by the lady vacuuming the lobby. I...

Yes, I’m aware of what that price was. When we met with the union in Hay River, I don’t know, 15 years ago, they were talking about this, and Mr. Miltenberger probably remembers that meeting as well. It has grown; the price tag to this has grown substantially and I would suggest that putting it off for many more years is just going to continue to see that price tag grow.

So, thank you for that information. I will pass that along to the folks who will probably be at our constituency meeting tonight and tell them that the government is continuing to review it and we will have more information in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to recognize the two hardworking Pages from Hay River South who have been able to join us in the Chamber here this week, Jolene Lamalice and Davida Patterson. Thank you for your great services, and welcome.