Kevin A. Menicoche

Thank you, Madam Chair. I think one of the things when we were contemplating this early in our term here was that I had thought that when we suggested the two percent increase to the corporate income tax it would have helped us alleviate the personal income tax increase, which is something else I am going to have to think about later. Is it true that we are only going to be expecting to raise $8 million per annum with the two percent increase to our corporate income tax?

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’d just like to recognize Mr. Frank Pope, a former Fort Simpson resident now residing in Inuvik. Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I won’t use up the committee’s time anymore in procedural matters. Thank you.

Just switching gears with respect to activities around the Nahendeh riding, not so much to…(inaudible)…negotiations, but with the actual Deninu Kue, is it under the Minister's portfolio with regard to transboundary negotiations that are happening between Fort Liard, BC government and the Yukon?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I was just wondering if it will be better served if we, as a government, kind of handle Aboriginal Affairs under one department and interact with the other departments. One of my biggest concerns, of course, is reducing the O and M of having Aboriginal Affairs served in RWED as well as in MACA. I was just wondering, without getting it too costly, about having a sit down just so we could look at how all these functions could be best served.

Thank you, Madam Chair, for allowing me to question before you finish off the figures. Just with references to other expenses category for the Minister.

Madam Chair, yes.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, that's my immediate concern, is to keep as many PYs in our region as possible. I thank the Minister for his answers. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Perhaps the Minister can just let me know how many active positions are in Yellowknife with regard to petroleum products.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the gallery today, we have a young man I spoke about in my Member’s statement, Mr. Arthur Lafferty; his mother, Christina Holman; his partner, Tracy Covalenche; friends, Indira Bagg and Jake Waugh; and members of the recruitment team, Captain Frank Bird and Warrant Officer Floyd Powder. Mahsi cho.

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