Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks to the Minister for that, but I didn't actually get an answer about when it was completed. It is just very curious that they would hold on to this study until after all of the public engagement meetings were finished. As the government's discussion paper on the Mineral Resources Act is actually devoid of any presentation of alternatives, options, analysis, or even recommendations for change, it is very curious how this study on NWT mineral sector was released so late in the public engagement process.

Can the Minister tell us what studies or reviews his department has prepared for the...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Those barges, they are going to be moved out of the supplementary reserve pot of money. They will go into the revolving fund and over what period of time? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker, and thank you to my colleagues. The discussion paper released at the outset of the Mineral Resources Act process presents virtually no best practices or lessons learned from other jurisdictions, no analysis, and no recommendations for changes. The late release of Mr. Bauer's study throws into doubt how ITI can have a meaningful and informed Mineral Resources Act delivered in 2018. There are many questions for our Mining Minister and I will start later today. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Is the supplementary reserve in a surplus or deficit position and by how much? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. That is helpful information to get and I appreciate the answer. Do we have any assurance that the federal government is actually going to come up with any of this money, the $53 million to build a new bridge? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Since we are deferring this from Building Canada Plan, where is the money going to come from to build a new bridge? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President.

The three reports from Elections NWT and reviewed by the committee contain more recommendations to the Legislative Assembly than from any CEO in the history of the Northwest Territories. However this fact is not an indicator that our election administration is in crisis, or even in need of substantial overhaul. Elections in the NWT are very well-organized, reliable, and firmly based on competent legislation. The committee is confident that the recommendations in this report will help ensure continuity in that regard, provide additional flexibility to adapt to new...

Merci, Monsieur le President. In August, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued a request for proposals to clean up the former North American Tungsten Company's Mactung property. This government purchased the property for $2.5 million under special warrant in the summer of 2015 after the company went belly-up and left its mess for the taxpayers. A partial clean-up contract for Mactung was issued for $87,455, but I am told that I can't see the details because they are protected as third-party business under ATIPP legislation. The request for proposals details a list of...

Merci, Monsieur le President. Again, thanks to the Minister. I'm glad to hear him say that promissory notes are not good. What he should be looking at is something called an irrevocable letter of credit from a charter bank. That's what you want. I'm helping him out with his homework here, but public consultations are under way on a new Mineral Resources Act. The words "financial security" are nowhere to be found in the discussion paper and the word "abandonment" appears once in the table.

The discussion on rehabilitation closure takes up three paragraphs and four questions with no analysis or...

I want to thank the Minister for that response. I think it doesn't really quite jibe with what he said on October 5th when he said, "We know the present system is working quite well." Earlier in my statement, I described the financial security mess involving a promissory note created against the closure and reclamation costs of the Mactung and Cantung properties. Can the Minister update us on the costs at work to property reclaim of Mactung and Cantung?