Kevin O'Reilly
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Thanks, Madam Chair, and thanks for that information. How do we pay for maintenance on highways? Is it found here, or is it found in the capital budget? Thanks, Madam Chair.
Thanks, Madam Chair. On page 236, I see a few areas where funding is actually declining: facilities and properties in the program detail, and then contract services and purchase services in the expenditure category. Can someone explain to me, as we build more and more assets and we just had the largest capital budget ever, how these are declining over time? Thanks, Madam Chair.
Thanks, Madam Chair. I am just trying to figure out: how do we get any traction on this issue? I think as my colleague from Yellowknife North said, it's $2.8 million this year, which might help those people who actually do not get any benefits whatsoever. I don't know. Have we tried writing to the federal Minister? Is there any talk of a reference to the federal courts? I think there is a questions act or something where you can actually refer a matter for a ruling of the court in terms of jurisdictional matters and so on. Any sort of thoughts about what kind of strategy we can use to get the...
Thanks, Madam Chair. Is there any indication whatsoever that the federal government is actually going to contribute towards this, and has it been raised, for example, at FPT tables? Thanks, Madam Chair.
Thanks, Madam Chair. Can someone tell me how many Metis are actually eligible for the Metis Health Benefits in the Northwest Territories? Thanks, Madam Chair.
Okay. Thanks, Mr. Chair. Maybe it's been a long week. How does the money then flow from the department of health through the NTHSSA to provide out-of-territory services? Maybe I am just a little bit thick today. I'm trying to understand how that money flows or does not flow. Thanks.
Thanks. Nothing further.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I know that there is a pilot program in progress. Can we just get a bit of an update of where that program is at? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Merci, Monsieur le President. I wish to table the following document. It's a letter from the Giant Mine Oversight Board dated February 23, 2021, to the Minister of Lands,with regard to Giant Mine land use planning. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I move that the chair rise and report progress.