Michael Miltenberger

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We can provide a detailed accounting of the cost of the trip and in one of the supps coming up we could come back, if necessary, with a negative supp.

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Without knowing the specifics, I could just indicate to the Member, I know that when they had the major fuel spill at the college in Fort Smith, out at the landfill site they fenced off a fairly large area and they dug it out. They put in a big membrane and they did all the things necessary under that particular policy to set up a contaminated site area and they put all the dirt out there and they turned it over the years. It is possible. It has been done just down the road in Fort Smith. It is an issue of finding some assistance to get it done and identifying the land where it would occur...

The Member is welcome.

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Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document titled Northwest Territories Liquor Commission and Liquor Licensing Board 2008-2009, 55th Annual Report.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It would depend on where the fuel spill occurs, in municipal boundaries, outside municipal boundaries, private property. There is a significant responsibility as we heard from the Member for Great Slave when he talked about leaky fuel tanks when it goes on your own property. Chances are you are going to be charged with that responsibility. There are a number of questions that we would have to figure out the answer to, to clearly answer that question. Thank you.

I would assume it covers the ground transportation and everybody is going to be travelling economy, so if we don’t spend all the money, then it will be returned unspent. Thank you.

As the Member asked again, I will answer again. We recognize that there is an issue here between the Sahtu and the Gwich’in and a licence that covers overlaps in two regions. We have embarked upon a process, as I have indicated to the Member in this House and in writing, that will involve the Sahtu government, Gwich’in government, stakeholder, management boards, the Government of the Northwest Territories and gather around and sort out the issue that I am sure will have some complexities to it and will take some time. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I don’t have the detail that the Member has referred to, but I will, once again, commit that we want to honour all our requirements and our obligations in this process within the land claim acts and within all the policies and regulations that govern us, to make sure that we avoid this kind of circumstance in the future. We’ve indicated we have some work to do and we are going to do that. Thank you.

We budgeted $50,000 for travel, $29,720 for accommodation, $6,170 for per diems, which gave us $85,890 and was rounded up to $86,000.