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Thanks, Mr. Chair. Just so I understand it, this was some money that was given to us for devolution implementation as a pot or something, and now we’ve spent it all? Is that what I’m hearing here, Mr. Chair? Thanks.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I had a couple of questions here. I’m just wondering what’s happening with the Film Rebate Program? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. Can anybody tell me how often does this Mineral Industry Advisory Board meet? Is it once, twice a year, and have they actually met in the last year? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the answer from the Minister. It’s helpful, but the fact is that we’ve got a limited pool of money to work with for housing for our own people. Now that has to be spread a little bit thinner because we’re going to be putting in housing and managing that for the RCMP. I don’t know why we’re all of a sudden now providing housing for the RCMP, but I guess that was a decision from another Minister, but we’ve got a limited pool of money to work with. Is this taking away from our capacity to provide housing for our own residents? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I don’t have any further questions.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. Look, I’m not questioning in any way the commitment on the part of the Premier and the Finance Minister to do this, so I’ll be quiet about this, but at the end of the day, I still want to sort of understand how, whether we’re sort of voting on these amounts or how does it get reprinted or how does it show up at the end of the day. I don’t question the commitment in any way. This has been the subject of some ongoing discussions, and really appreciate the work that the Minister of Finance, the Minister of ITI’s undertaken, so I’m just trying to understand how it shows up in a...
Thanks. I think, again, the concern is that we have new federal dollars starting to finally come in. That should not be a reason or pardon me, an excuse for us to withdraw money out of housing. I will be watching the public accounts to see if that is indeed the case. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I’m just wondering if the Minister can explain what the difference is between the Mineral Industry Advisory Board and the Chamber of Mines. I understand the membership might be different, but can you explain now the function of these two organizations is different? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Thanks, Mr. Chair. These project officers are managing all of this work. I’m just trying to get a sense of what portion of that work would be this RCMP work, and I’m not asking for an exact figure. Is it one per cent? Five per cent? Fifty per cent? Just trying to get an understanding of what level of work is involved for those folks in managing this particular project. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Yes. Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am asking for a breakdown similar to the description on page 238 where it says, “Specific programs support arts and fine crafts, agriculture, fisheries, trapping and commercial game harvesting.” That kind of a breakdown if that is helpful at all. That, I think would be a reasonable thing to look at, rather than a $17 million investment in a whole number of different areas. But, Mr. Chair, I do have one other question here. It is about the money for the diamond secondary industry. Can the Minister or his staff explain what we are actually getting for the $617,000 that...