Katrina Nokleby

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A business plan update and a paper with recommendations for public sector business structure of MTS was delivered to the department by a consultant in 2019. A consultant has recently been engaged, a second consultant, to propose an alternative private sector business model. The department will review and consider these recommendations to inform a business structure recommendation paper to be completed this summer. After that time, we will be prepared to present recommendations to the committee. I commit to the Member that I can have further discussions with them on his...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't believe I have the breakdown by region on hand. I'm just looking over at my witnesses to see if they have it on hand. I see Ms. St-Denis is nodding her head, so I'll pass it over to her. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I think that this is just stating that part of ITI's role in these programs is for the end game to have an economy around traditional methods. So there is not an actual, say, program called "Traditional Economy." It's just the catch-all for our harvesting and furs, et cetera. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We are starting the development of a 10- to 15-site campground at the North Arm. We also are constructing an outhouse and a new access road, a new gate house. In total, it's a capital project of $1.225 million. I do have a little bit more of a list of the breakdown: the gate house and living quarters; a campground loop design; an access road, as mentioned; the outhouse. So, yes, we are investing in the North Arm park. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We have closed the intake on the applications of the CEO. I believe that they will be coming to me soon with their recommendations. Hopefully, we will have someone in that role within the next couple of months, and then I would imagine that it would take that person some time -- I just have clarification that it closed last Friday. During that time, the person will need a little bit of time to get a climatized to their job and to learn the role after which the first task will be to tell me what they're going to do with the BDIC, and tell the board, and how we're going...

One of the first discussions I had with my department was to ask for a review of MTS, so I will commit to that, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. We do work with the marine training centre on training as well as providing funding for safety programs and safety equipment around the fishers. I would agree, with my other hat on, WSCC, that I very much want to see the fishers stay safe. I do commit to the Member that, putting that hat on, I am going to have a conversation with WSCC soon about what we do to ensure that the fishing is a much safer industry. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, there was a report that was done. It was a benchmarking report that did not contain any recommendations. I just want to preface that. We are putting it through our deputy ministers and Cabinet, and then, afterwards, we will bring it to AOC to share. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I think that is in line with what we were already talking about with the fees. I will take that back to the department and just get back to you with an answer. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The BDIC job opening has closed. We have received a good number of applications. We are encouraged by the applications we have received. We did not use a headhunter. When I first came into this role, that was one of the first conversations I had, was the new CEO. At the time, with my history of what I've seen in the North, to me, what I found we get from headhunters is often someone from a southern centre who may be very good on paper and qualified in the work that they're going to do, and no disparaging them, but they don't understand the North, so, when the corporate...