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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. In March, our Premier took part in the first federal/provincial/ territorial leader summit in almost a decade. It was largely focused on climate change. At that meeting, carbon pricing was a central issue in achieving greenhouse gas reductions. Can the Premier inform us of the position he took at the meeting on the issue of carbon pricing? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. First off, I'd like to ask the Minister and his staff about the funding for francophone affairs. It's a rather significant reduction. Last year it was $124,000 and this year it's to be $77,000. Has part of that been combined in this arts organization operating fund or can someone explain that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker and thanks to my colleagues. Advocacy for the adoption of a made in the Northwest Territories carbon tax has been underway for some years. I will be urging this government to look again at a carbon price as an indispensable and inevitable tool for decreasing emissions. I will have questions for the Premier as the primary Minister responsible for energy and climate change later today. Thanks, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Appreciate the answer very much. Might we see legislation… As I understand it, there is an Aurora College Act that sets up the institution and allows them to accept monies from other orders of government, but also gives them the ability to grant degrees. Are we looking at doing the same thing with Dechinta and College nordique, and any idea whether that legislation would come forward in 201617? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, I know we are all working flat out to try to get this done, but if that information could be provided sooner than later, it would be really helpful, I think, as we start to go through the other departmental budgets, so just a heads up that it would be really helpful to get that information sooner than later. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I might contact the council myself, but like my colleague, Mr. Thompson, I wonder whether the issue here is really one of promoting the programs to ensure that there is stronger uptake, but I appreciate the answers from the Minister. That's it for me for now. Thanks.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. The Minister is then quite confident that this reduction from $1,250,000 to $600,000, we can still accommodate the needs of our residents based on that sort of reduction in expenditure or revenues coming from the feds and presumably the same on our side? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Then I just want to check, have we made any approaches to the new federal government in terms of capital funding for French school expansions? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 15)

Mr. Chair, you probably never want to have me as your Finance Minister because I can't even add and subtract anymore, but those four positions, have any of those people found other employment within the GNWT at this point? Do we know that level of detail? Thanks, Mr. Chair.