Kevin O'Reilly

Okay, thanks. I know I keep asking this question, and it probably is kind of annoying - as I can be. The Northwest Territories Heritage Fund, why is there just this placeholder figure of $7,600,000 for, it looks like, you know, last year the revised estimates. Surely to goodness we must know what that figure is by now? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President.

I MOVE, second by the honourable Member for Nahendeh, that when this House adjourns on Thursday, March 9th, 2023, it shall be adjourned until Monday, March 27th, 2023;

AND FURTHMORE, at any time prior to March 27th, 2023, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier date, earlier time during the adjournment, or at a time later than the scheduled resumption of the House, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall...

Perfect, thanks, I'm ready to go. So I think that we're how many kilometres of chip seal are we doing this year?

Thank you, Madam Chair. And thanks to the Minister. Okay, that was the first part. Second part, when are we going to start spending that money? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. So if I wasn't confused before, I am now. I know that LCELF is Low Carbon Economy Leadership fund. It's federal money. So what's the issue here we can't get the projects out the door? They keep changing the program? What's the issue here? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. It's kind of a weird situation that we're having some debate and discussion back and forth in this kind of forum, but I think it's an important debate and discussion that the public needs to hear, and maybe we can still reach some kind of a compromise. But, you know, I guess the other thing I want the public to know is that the ability of the Regular Members to change this bill is zero. We cannot change it in any significant way. The way that it was crafted, the way that it was put together, it's a carbon copy of what happened in the last Assembly. In the last...

Thanks, Madam Chair. I can hardly wait for that meeting. But I do want to ask now about Yellowknife Airport Revolving Fund on page 283. It's now a staggering $49 million of accumulated surplus. When are we going to start to get some of that money out the door to actually improve what's happening at the airport? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Well, let's sorry?

Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. I too support this motion. And I think it's you know, if you look at this in the context of the report itself, it comes back to how residents that have expressed to us as Regular MLAs and through the committee review process that they feel that there's not enough alternatives in terms of energy choices for people. And as I understand it, this you know, we've talked about net metering for at least the seven years I've been an MLA, the need to review that and improve it. It's tied up with our energy future future, bigger picture issues. You know, we've got NTPC...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Well, if that's a priority, MTS has failed twice in my shortterm here since we took it over. That's not a good track record. So is there an intention to ever create a written policy that says we're going to resupply communities first and everything else comes after that? Thanks, Madam Chair.