Michael Nadli

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. This week Canada agreed in writing to complete the final stages of their Protected Areas Strategy initiative to establish a co-managed national wildlife area of the Edehzhie. The federal government has also agreed to pay the cost of the litigation of the Dehcho First Nations. In return, Dehcho First Nations have agreed to withdraw their judicial review application.

Today Grand Chief Herb Norwegian said that he would renew calls for the Dehcho First Nations to the Harper government, to work with them to complete the process of protecting Edehzhie and establishing a co...

I think one of the very explicit policies that the community is going by is looking at the cost measure in terms of doing some comparative analysis in terms of having trucked water versus having their own source water and whether the department continues to engage the community in this enterprise and whether, at some point, there could be a common ground in terms of meeting their desires to ensure that they have their own water source. Has that discussion been ongoing with the community?

Thank you. Another simple question, but it more likely would pertain to the working that’s in existence right now, but obviously another question. Who is responsible for a vehicle that is on fire on the highway and in distress?

Yes, that’s correct. Who is responsible?

Thank you. Have a lot of communities taken advantage of that amount of funding? This is not new funding; this was in place in the previous year. So I’m just trying to come to an understanding of whether communities know of this existing program, that it’s going to continue for this year and if communities did, indeed, apply and take advantage of this $200,000.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I’ve raised a consistent concern of mine, namely because the communities that I represent are situated down the Mackenzie Highway. Of course, the highway extends from the 60th parallel right to Yellowknife and at this point of the year we have a very high volume of traffic passing through, trying to beat the seasonal warming of springtime and transporting goods to the mine. This is the vital link of transportation of goods. It’s been long established, it’s heavily used and I would describe it as the artery or lifeline that brings goods from down south right to...

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a question again in terms of community operations. At this point, it’s fairly consistent practice that the department works very well with communities in terms of delivering water services to most communities. I just wanted to know, there’s one community in particular that’s very interested in wild water, of course, by going into the subsurface and then piping the water from underground. What’s the department’s stand on it? Is there a policy? Are there health-related concerns? What’s the department’s perspective on that?

Thank you. The other question is I want to check to ensure the status. I know the Minister has made reference to some issues that seem to be fundamentally challenging this government to come to a position where it could fairly and consistently deliver a vital service to people on the highway and plus the communities. He’s pointedly stated that it’s a liability issue, plus, at the same time, it’s a lack of training or lack of personnel that are qualified to almost become paramedics, and in some instances, too, there is an obstacle of lacking equipment in terms of vehicles and transport vehicles...

Thank you. This question is quite simple, and more likely this could be made in reference to other departments, but it’s a very simple question. The question is: Who is responsible for an individual in distress at home in the community that requires immediate medical assistance and need of transportation to the health centre?

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just some general comments. The Minister and the department might be familiar with some of the points I’m going to highlight and this goes to the communities that I represent. For some time it’s been their aspirations to try to at least take on the responsibility of serving their citizens to the fullest. One of them is being able to have their own water source. There are two communities in particular that I represent, Enterprise and Kakisa, that have for a long time aspired to ensure that they have the responsibility.

I have raised this on a number of occasions. It...