Louis Sebert

Mr. Chair, I understand that the Auditor General's report did advocate or propose this type of facility, so in line with that, that's why we're building the facility. Thank you.

Perhaps Ms. Schofield could also assist on that. Thank you.

Yes, I would. Clearly we share the concerns expressed by the Member, where we are hoping to move to a system where there might be fewer. But I do notice, looking at the highs and lows over the last five years, that the numbers seem to be going up. Now, one of the reasons for that might be, and this is a problem across Canada which I heard a good deal about when I was in the FPT in Halifax, is that there are more and more people being in custody who are on remand. So that might be one of the reasons for the increase in numbers. But the peak high in the last year is 18, which is not that many...

Ms. Schofield could best answer that, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I understand the capacity to be 21, and the current numbers are 14. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, continuing to invest in our power system and looking for innovative approaches to meeting NWT energy needs will be critical to our efforts to reduce the cost of living for NWT residents and protect the NWT environment. I rise today to provide an update on how the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, or NTPC, is contributing to that work.

Mr. Speaker, NTPC is a member of the Northern Energy Consortium which is driven to solve electricity-related problems across Canada's North and includes utilities in all three territories. The federal government is matching funds provided by...

We had some difficulty in hearing the question. The question was about whether we have a maintenance plan for these vehicles? I would imagine we do, but I will find out.

I would expect that competent employees will be driving these two trucks. Thank you.

Yes, I do. Willard Hagen, deputy minister of Lands, and Brenda Hilderman, director of finance and administration.

Yes, Mr. Speaker, I did have the opportunity some months ago to go on a visit to the facility. I had been there many times in my former capacity as a defence lawyer. I do not speak to, and I don't think it would be appropriate for me to speak to the individual workers there with respect to this incident.