Norman Yakeleya

Can the Minister maybe advise me within the next four years if he has any type of indication that we could be receiving or we are eligible for any type of infrastructure funding other than advising me that there are some discussions going on with the provincial Transportation Ministers and the federal government? If we can receive some infrastructure dollars for our winter roads.

Not at this time, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are directed to the Minister of Health and Social Services.

Can the Minister outline the process, with measurable outcomes, that will be used to ensure that water sources are safe to drink?

Can the Minister provide a departmental work plan that will guide this government to build and implement safe drinking water sources in our communities?

Can the Minister provide a strategic plan on how the community of Fort Good Hope can be involved in developing new water sources for the community?

Thank you.

I understand that it is a federal government responsibility and a huge chunk of that cost is on the federal government’s hands. I want to ask the Minister here, for these 10 communities without RCMP officers, we are going to look at projects such as the Deh Cho Bridge and we’re looking at putting additional dollars to that project. Why not to the communities without RCMP officers such as Tsiigehtchic, Nahanni, Wrigley, Kakisa, Colville? People are more important than steel and metal. I want to ask the Minister if he would go to his colleagues and say let’s put an RCMP detachment in those...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to continue my questions to the Minister of Justice on the communities that do not have RCMP detachments. I want to ask the Minister if, being Christmas, we were to wish for a detachment in Colville Lake, what will it cost this government to have a position in Colville Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to ask the Minister when they are looking at new infrastructure such as the office or warehouse or any other assets in the communities, I notice that in some of the ones in my communities that I visit they certainly could do with some upgrades or some office and storage facilities or just expand on their operations. Some of these buildings have been built some time ago. Some are a bit older and they certainly could be improved. Mind you, we’re all aware of the limited dollars that the government has, and each department has their wish list and only a certain...

I look forward to the Minister and I going into Colville Lake to talk about specifically this issue here.

I want to ask the Minister, there are 10 communities without RCMP officers and that’s a crying shame in the Northwest Territories in this day and age. What can this government do to ensure that somewhere down the line there will be a police station or an office, officers in Colville Lake? These numbers are…(inaudible)... It’s crazy that we have 10 communities without RCMP officers. What can this government do to make sure that this issue here gets the attention and that it gets onto some...

I appreciate that from Mr. Ramsay, to get the details to me on this piece. I still have a hard time accepting that this piece of work is contracted to a southern firm. Even though it could be right on the button here on the computer system, they have their reasons for their madness. I will accept that.

I guess, in short point form, we have a bridge in Norman Wells called Oscar Creek and it’s been sitting there for a couple of years; maybe four or five or six years. Nothing has been done about it. This southern engineer that put it in there didn’t listen to the elder in terms of location and we...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister inform the House and inform the people in Colville Lake when there’s an issue in our communities without an RCMP member? For example, if there’s an issue in Colville Lake, is there a protocol that the members in Colville Lake can take to establish that, yes, this issue will be taken very seriously and they will see a member in that community as soon as possible? Because it makes it very difficult for the people to know if the issue is taken seriously or not by the local detachment.

Could I be so polite as to ask how many dollars? He said the majority. Can he answer that question?