Robert Bouchard

Go ahead, Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you. My question is about the evaluation making sense where you have an office that already has six people in it, and I appreciate the Minister keeping those positions in the Hay River area, but like I said, the government has indicated that they’re trying to keep synergies together and they’re basically creating a bigger office, even bigger than they currently have into a new area where we currently don’t have a lot of activity, and we have a lot of activity in the Sahtu and we have an office in the Hay River area. So I guess my concept is that the thing would have been to expand the...

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Vician.

Thank you, Mr. Blake. Deputy Minister Vician.

Thank you, Mr. Vician. Mr. Yakeleya.

Agreed. Page 12-29, activity summary, economic diversification and business support, operations expenditure summary, $22.970 million. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Next on my list I have Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a question about the Mackenzie Valley petroleum planning office. My questions are about the expansion into the Beaufort-Delta area and the positions that are expanded there. Why are we expanding in the Beaufort-Delta and not expanding the office in the Hay River area?

Page 12-26, activity summary, tourism and parks, grants and contributions, $5.558 million. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Ramsay.