Kevin A. Menicoche

Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight has reviewed Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Financial Administration Act, and wishes to report that Bill 13 is ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to thank the honourable Member for that response. I wasn’t quite sure, was that this coming business plan will the contact be made, this coming year? Will it be in the workshop forum? I know that it has to interest some people who want to be qualified and expressed interest and get training. Is that the type of information that will be shared in the communities? Thank you.

Mahsi cho. Thank you, honourable colleagues. For now, Mr. Speaker, I want to assure people that although they may not see any dramatic changes in this year’s budget, we have set things in motion to put us on a better course for the future. We have not forgotten what the people have told us and they can expect to hear Members in this session, and in future sessions, continue to raise the issues that they brought to our attention. This is not the end of it, Mr. Speaker. It is just the beginning. Mahsi cho.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, October 24, 2005, I will move the following motion: Now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that pursuant to section 91 of the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, the Legislative Assembly recommends to the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories that Gerald Gerrand be appointed Conflict of Interest Commissioner, effective December 1, 2005. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I have another 45 letters of complaint with respect to the ferry situation in Nahendeh and Fort Simpson. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm glad to hear that the department is looking at some type of plan to resume service, but next week may even be too late, Mr. Speaker. I have been receiving phone calls from some families, that their propane tanks are at 10 percent. The way propane works, Mr. Speaker, is that at the 10 percent level, the tank is empty. There's a truck waiting on the other side. Can the Minister look at resuming services as soon as possible? Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Today I will be addressing community policing concerns raised by my constituents and the residents all throughout the North. Several years ago, particularly in the 14th Assembly, the small non-tax based communities met with the special committee members to discuss this issue. All remote communities indicated that safety of residents and community policing was the highest priority. There was a case where a victim was so injured that he could not even walk to get help. Even this did not get the police to their community. That was pointed out in the final...

Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee wishes to consider Bill 4, An Act to Amend the Education Act.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to go back to item 14, notices of motion.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As well, I have been receiving numerous enquiries about the ferry being actually shut right down. As the Minister is aware, we have freezing temperatures, and a big concern is that our ferry, our piece of equipment, will freeze up and be irreparably damaged, that it won't be running next week. I would just like to know what the department is doing about saving our piece of equipment from freeze-up. Thank you.