Kevin O'Reilly

I want to thank the Minister for that. It sounds like the mandate, the 20-year capital plan, is driving what we submit, but I had hoped to hear that there were some other kinds of rigorous analyses around the number of jobs that would be created, greenhouse gas reductions, regional distribution, and a balance between physical and social infrastructure. If the Minister has these criteria that he and his Cabinet colleagues use internally, can he share those with this side of the House?

Merci, Monsieur le President. Back in March, the Minister of Infrastructure announced the signing of an Integrated Bilateral Agreement for federal infrastructure funds. The 10-year Investing in Canada Plan would see $761 million spent in the Northwest Territories. There are apparently more federal infrastructure program announcements to come. My concern is how projects are selected and how submissions are made by Cabinet. Regular MLAs have little, if any, input in how the priorities or submissions are determined.

Data on the Infrastructure Canada website shows that each of the three territories...

Thanks. I don't have any further questions at this point, Mr. Chair, but I thank the Minister for those commitments and look forward to getting the information in a public forum. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I look forward to getting that information.

In the Minister's statement, I think it is down on page 4 here, he talks about how there is going to be a $19.5 million investment in procuring four double-hulled barges. Those barges, is that going to come out of the Marine Transportation Services Revolving Fund as well? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am not sure; is the briefing next week going to be done in public, and is the Minister prepared to bring that information forward to the briefing? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Can I find out what, then, the cash reserves are for both of these funds? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I want to ask the Minister some questions about his October 18th statement on Marine Transportation Services. In here, the Minister, and he just talked about it, that there are two revolving funds that the costs for airlift are going to be assigned to. The first is the Petroleum Products Revolving Fund, and the second is the Marine Transportation Services Revolving Fund.

Can the Minister or his staff tell me what the current balance is in both of those two funds? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le president. I would like to table the following document entitled "Thaidene Nene: Critical Path to Establishment - Presentation to the Standing Committee of Economic Development and Environment," dated October 17, 2018. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

I would like to thank the Minister for that commitment. As I said, I hoped that the criteria would include things like the number of jobs likely to be created, greenhouse gas reductions, regional distribution, and balance between physical and social infrastructure.

The Minister has committed to share whatever criteria he has developed with our side of the House. How does he intend to share those criteria with the public?

Merci, Monsieur le President. My questions are for the Minister of Infrastructure. I fully understand that the federal government sets guidelines for its infrastructure programs. My concern is with the lack of transparency on what our government submits. Is there a general call put out to departments? It is just not clear to me.

Can the Minister explain how his department and Cabinet as a whole determines how and what projects are developed, reviewed, and approved for submission by this government for federal infrastructure funding? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.