Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions, again, will be to the Minister of Transportation on the dredging issue. Can the Minister indicate to me what communications have been done with the federal government to get dredging done in the Northwest Territories and the Hay River area?

Thank you. We are on page 35, corporate management, operations expenditure summary, $4.018 million.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Committee, I will remind everyone that the items under Housing Corporation are items only. Members may, of course, ask questions on these items. We will open it up to general comments. Mr. Blake.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Thank you.

Premier McLeod, could you please introduce your witnesses.

Thank you, Premier McLeod. Committee, we’re on page 47, negotiations, operations expenditure summary, $2.609 million.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise again to speak about dredging in the Hay River area. I think this is, at a minimum, the tenth statement I’ve made on dredging and the requirements of dredging to be done in the Northwest Territories. I’ve made this statement to two different Ministers and to several different departments.

There is no progress in this activity, and it’s frustrating for me and for my colleagues in the area who know that there’s an interest that dredging be done in the Northwest Territories.

This government has indicated that there’s lots of infrastructure money going towards all...

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Premier McLeod, any comment?

Does committee agree?

Thank you, Premier McLeod. Do you have witnesses to bring into the Chamber?

Page 47, negotiations, operations expenditure summary, $2.609 million. Ms. Bisaro.