Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. The motion is being distributed. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Dolynny.

I guess I’m having difficulty with the Minister’s answers to these questions. It makes sense to expand offices that you currently have, it makes sense to be in the areas where the offices are and I know, from the rest of the departments and the other expenses to devolution, that the Beaufort-Delta experienced a lot of positions. So I guess I’m having a tough time swallowing what the Minister is giving us for an answer and what the government’s given us for an answer on the decentralization and equalization, it’s in a different region. So I’m wondering if the department has done an evaluation...

Thank you, Mr. Vician. Noting the time, I will rise to report progress. Sergeant-at Arms, please escort the witnesses out. Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Thank you, witnesses.

Thank you, committee. Page 5-9, information item, revenue summary. Any questions? Mr. Bromley and then Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Miltenberger.

Yes, I guess the question that I have is why we put nine positions into there when we actually see more of the activity in the Sahtu and why the division wasn’t some into the Sahtu, some to expand the South Slave and only a few into the Beaufort-Delta where the potentials may be there but we actually haven’t seen very much activity. I think some of the decentralization and devolution concepts have been synergies in keeping groups of people together. It doesn’t make sense to create an office in the Beaufort-Delta.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Ramsay.