Michael Miltenberger

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Monday, October 20, 2008, I will move that Bill 21, Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) 2009–2010, be read for the first time. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. These letters are considered a very important part of the process. In the case of the schools in Inuvik there are letters of support from the Gwich’in, the Inuvialuit and all the communities, as well as all the affected MLAs. They are an important part of the process.

That’s a level of detail into the internal workings of the IRC and the Inuvialuit that I’m not privy to.

I understand the majority owners are the Inuvialuit.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to note that while the Members have indicated they want to make a point about how money is allocated, we’ve spent in my life in this Assembly probably over $100 million on highways No. 3, No. 4 and No. 2, and we’ve waited patiently for 12, 13 years to try to get a piece of road upgraded. It is interesting to hear Members tell one of the smaller communities — the ones that already have the best roads in the country — to suck it up and donate some of the money back. There are tens of millions of dollars in there for highways No. 3 and No. 4 but no suggestion...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I don’t have that record of decision with me, so I couldn’t speak specifically, but I could get that information.

I’d refer that to Mr. Neudorf, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is a record of decision.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. If there was any interest to get an opinion from the conflict commissioner, I would suggest we’d have to very clearly articulate the question so that we could get some indication as to the clear question that the Member would want put to the conflict commissioner for his advice. I would suggest at this point that when negotiated contracts are in the mix or being considered…. Right now a letter of support from the appropriate MLA or MLAs is a part of the process. With a negotiated contract, if an MLA happens also to be a Minister, then once that letter’s written, the...

I’d like to refer the question to Mr. Aumond, to speak to the Tulita school specifically.