Michael Miltenberger

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 15, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2010-2011, be read for the first time.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Boot Lake, that Bill 13, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2010-2011, be read for the first time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Pursuant to Section 32.1(2) of the Financial Administration Act, I wish to table the following document entitled List of Interactivity Transfers Exceeding $250,000 for the Period April 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009.

I will just point out for the people that the reality is the one area where there’s some difficulty is in the North Slave area because of the newness of the process in the Tlicho, with the Tlicho Government that’s getting up and mobilized, and the fact that we have unsettled claims adjacent that are part of the Bathurst herd range with the Akaitcho as well as the Northwest Territories Metis, and the need to come up with basically a tailor-made interim arrangement as these claims are settled. The Wek’eezhii process is underway. We’re committed to that process, as well as to a process that’s...

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 15, Supplementary Appropriation Act (infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2010-2011, be read for the third time. Thank you.

The intent, as I have indicated, is prior to the start of next hunting season, is to have an agreement that the Wek’eezhii process will hopefully be complete. As well, that we will have had a chance to have a broader discussion, both with the Tlicho, the Akaitcho and the Northwest Territories Metis as well as other stakeholders, about a Bathurst management plan that covers the whole range of the Bathurst and the North Slave. It’s going to be a challenging process, but that’s the date that we’re working towards. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Boot Lake, that Bill 13, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2010-2011, be read for the third time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize two of the Pages here today from Fort Smith: Crystal Andersen and Kiana MacDonald, who’s just coming in with a glass of water, and Ms. Charlotte Andersen, the mother of Crystal, who has been here all week with her two charges. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 2, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2009-2010, be read for the third time. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 14, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2009-2010, be read for the second time.

This bill makes supplementary appropriations for operations expenditures for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.