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?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to acknowledge one of my constituents from Deline who was recognized this past week as the recipient of the Northwest Territories Fire Service Merit. This officer is Constable Kirk Hughes. Constable Hughes, amongst his duties as an RCMP officer, also serves as a volunteer firefighter in Deline. Constable Hughes, along with the other recipients, is receiving the NWT Fire Service Merit and they must be recognized as people who give their time to a worthy cause to the people of their communities. Thank you to all of them for serving as firefighters.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I wanted to ask the Minister for the improvements to the road licensing operations, the infrastructure type of support systems, they could help in our small communities where sometimes the contracts are interrupted because of a lack of financial appetite to operate these important services. However, I wanted to ask the Minister if that is something that could be looked at in this infrastructure budget. How do we set up something that the communities can take more advantage of? Because sometimes these operations are costly and their offices actually shut down until...

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to ask the Minister on infrastructure and the federal government’s stimulus plan and if the Minister has any type of indication as to any type of further costs, potential federal funding to improve our highways, improve the bridges and the airports, if there’s any type of discussion to improve our infrastructure other than we know the Mackenzie Valley Highway PDRs are completed, or some of them are completed, and if there’s any type of requirements that they’re going to put on our infrastructure to meet or match the federal government’s requirements that may not...