Jane Groenewegen

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Yesterday when we recessed, we were on the NWT Housing Corporation. The Minister had delivered his opening comments and Members were making general comments. I’d like to ask the Minister at this time, in continuance of that, if he would like to bring witnesses into the Chamber. Minister McLeod.

Okay. Thank you. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Not to the substance of the budget dialogue but to the process, I would like to say that I applaud the Minister for his efforts to consult with people in the communities. It is always a debate, to dialogue or not to dialogue, to consult or not to consult, because we don’t have any way of realistically predicting how many people, how many constituents, how many people in the communities will actually be interested in taking the time to come out and speak with the government. Perhaps there could be some tweaking or adjusting done in terms of the timing of the consultation...

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. We’ll go on to two other Members before we turn the floor over to Minister McLeod to respond. Next on the list I have Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. Stewart.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. For general comments from the list left from yesterday I have Mr. Yakeleya. Did you want to make general comments? Okay, Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Does the committee agree?

Agreed. Thank you. We’ll commence with that after a brief break. Thank you.

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I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. There are three items before us today. What is the wish of the committee? Ms. Bisaro.