Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. For those responses we will go to Mr. St. Germaine.

So, Mr. Speaker, I guess the problem with the handi-van in Hay River is the fact that we found an initiative. We actually got some sponsors for the purchase of the vehicle and we got some private funding to start with. We should have first come to the government and begged and pleaded and nailed them to the cross here in this House to get the money. Now that the shortfall is coming, the government still wants to deny their responsibility here. Downloading, yeah, there’s no downloading because you aren’t providing any funding.

I am asking the Minister to commit to looking at all the different...

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.

All those abstaining, please stand.

The difficulty with that solution is we are downloading the information to a municipality where some of these services aren’t just a municipal issue. We are dealing with people from Katlodeeche that use the service as well as the fact that this is not public transportation. This is transportation for a specialized group that need wheelchair access, that need low ramp access. So we’re not talking about public transportation, as the Minister indicates from MACA.

Is there a way that we can have all these departments, whether it’s the department for seniors, people with disabilities and MACA, to...

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Miltenberger, about some of the costs, Internet, et cetera, that Mr. Hawkins was asking about.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.

Question has been called. The Members have asked for a recorded vote. All those in favour, please stand.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On the heels of Mr. Nadli’s speech about disabilities, I have to bring forward an issue that’s in the community of Hay River. It has to do with the handi-van services that have been provided by the Hay River Council for People with Disabilities and the fact that the last few years they’ve been striving to get private funding to operate this service. This service is being used by seniors and people with disabilities to get around the community, to get to job interviews, to get groceries and to actually get to medical appointments. Because of the increased costs, the...