Kevin O'Reilly

Merci, Monsieur le President. My statement today is on the proposed Prairie Creek Mine, its precarious financial position, and the environmental liability at the site. This property was first discovered in 1928 and almost went into production in 1982 before silver prices crashed. The site is currently owned by the Canadian Zinc Corporation. According to a 2016 pre-feasibility study for Canadian Zinc, the company requires about $244 million to take the property into production. In its 2015 annual filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the company noted that it has incurred...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. There is quite a big change, of course, in the way that we’re… Or the funding for the youth facilities. Am I on the right page? Are we on 267?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the response from the Minister. Are these fees then reviewed on an annual basis for comparability with other jurisdictions? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I guess I just want to start with I’m glad we’re talking about the cost of justice here and increasing access to justice. What role does the Minister see the court library playing in public education? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the response from the Minister. I’m wondering if there are other opportunities to perhaps raise more revenues within the Department of Justice. Mr. Chair, I’m wondering if I can get some comment from the Minister and his staff. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks Mr. Chair. That’s helpful information to have. Anything above $50,000 that we’re going to save with the staff person is being spent on publications? I’m trying to find out, I want to get a specific breakdown of this $467,000, and I don’t seem to be getting it from the department?

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I apologize; I neglected to ask the Minister and her staff, there was a reduction of $115,000 for pre-1986 private non-profit housing under the contribution section. Can someone explain that to me, please? Thank you.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the response. The Diavik socio-economic agreement funding of $50,000: it was my understanding that the company had done work to do away with the Diavik Communities Advisory Board. Is that body still working and if so can the Minister or staff tell me whether that board is still functioning? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the commitment of the department to look at trying to make the fund a little more transparent and accountable and representative of the public interest. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I’m not sure I can top that one. I have questions for the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations regarding the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. As I said in my statement, Minister McLeod co-chaired the inaugural Federal-Provincial-Territorial Indigenous Forum in Ottawa; he was chair of its Aboriginal Affairs Working Group. Can the Minister give us a report on the substance and outcome of that meeting and what future actions are planned towards compliance with the UN Declaration? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.