Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate that commitment from the Minister. I guess what’s driving my concern or issue here is that the department is committed to develop a Mineral Resources Act, and that’s something that I support as well, but there are some, I think, fundamental issues that are going to arise during the development of that legislation such as whether we want to continue the free entry system as the preferred or the only method of managing mineral resources. I’m just a little bit concerned that the Minister would be getting advice on that legislation primarily from the Mineral...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I love being given deadlines, so my last question is the reduction of funding under other unilateral contributions, if I could get an explanation? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. As I understand it, the property is basically sort of in care and maintenance. Do we actually expect to spend this money this year if there’s not much happening at the site? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I understand that the department is going to be looking at the Petroleum Resources Act and reviewing that during the 18th Assembly. Is there any plan to look at the composition of the board and try to make the process a little bit more open and transparent? I don’t think there’s actually like a public call for proposals, and the board could probably use a little bit more public interest representation. Are those matters that the department will be looking at in reviewing the Petroleum Resources Act? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I am very pleased to congratulate Camille Rourke, Josee Martin, and Nadia Wood on their graduation from Ecole Allain St-Cyr. I wish them all the best with their future studies and encourage them to be ambassadors for the francophone language and culture of the Northwest Territories. Masi.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. NFTI would continue to be eligible for Growing Forward 2 funding and perhaps something under the Northern Food Development Program? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. That’s helpful to know, but is the Minister prepared to expand the board to make it more representative of other public interests, environmental organizations or tourism or whatever? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate the commitment from the Minister to publically table that information in the future. I had one other question I’d like to ask about the coop two-per-cent write down. I see that there’s declining contributions there. From $195,000 last year to $155,000 this year, can the Minister or her staff explain what’s going on there? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Like a previous colleague speaking, I’m not sure why we continue to support the Aboriginal Pipeline Group when we’ve actually wound down our own office in Hay River, but in any event I’ll just leave that as a comment. I did want to ask, though, about Canadian Zinc socio-economic agreement. There’s $30,000 there and is that money that we contribute to the company or what is that money actually for? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thanks, Mr. Chair, and I appreciate the answer. I’m somewhat familiar with the fund and what it does. We’re not actually collecting any revenues this year to support work under the fund. Is that what I’m getting here, Mr. Chair? Thank you.