Michael Miltenberger

Work is underway to get this process going, recognizing the complexity of the situation and the circumstances, the two land claims, different jurisdictions, a number of questions to be resolved in relation to aboriginal governments, management boards, the full role of the GNWT. We started this process, we just anticipate that the discussions may take some time, but we are on this one already.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, November 5, 2009, I will move that Bill 8, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 3, 2009-2010, be read for the first time.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, November 5, 2009, I will move that Bill 9, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures) No. 2, 2009-2010, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regard to this particular issue referred to by the Member, due process was followed and the Gwich’in exercised their rights and declined to exercise their right of first refusal. But it has pointed out some other issues and, as the Member indicated, we have an outdated piece of legislation -- the Wildlife Act -- that needs to be remedied, which we are doing, and we intend to have a new Wildlife Act before this House, hopefully passed in the life of this Assembly.

We also recognize the circumstance between the Gwich’in and the Sahtu. There’s an overlap issue in that...

Mr. Chairman, these projects, from what I understand, are going to carry us over the two-year time frame of this program to get them in the ground and up and running. Thank you.

As far as I’m aware, that is the practice. Thank you.

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

We estimate a savings of 232 tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year and an eight-year payback. Thank you.

Yes, I will, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Looking back over the years it would seem that our bigger challenge is the tendency, especially on capital projects, to underestimate and it’s something that we’ve worked very hard to come up with a process to be more accurate. This particular trip is unique, one of a kind.

A couple of years ago I was in Italy and I remember paying $10 for a cup of cocoa. So when I looked at the per diems, I thought for the amount of time we’re all going to be there it may not be a lot and I know our hotel rooms, for example, are to us very expensive but the norm, probably, in Europe...

Sandy Kalgutkar, deputy secretary to the Financial Management Board.