Robert Bouchard

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

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Does committee agree we have concluded consideration of Committee Report 14-17(5)?

As I indicated, there are many examples. I’m just wondering what the Department of ITI is doing to collaborate with all the departments to buy products and services to make sure that we’re supporting northern manufacturers?

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The motion is on the floor. The motion is being distributed.

To the motion. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My example of the plow truck is only one of many that I could bring up in this House. My next question is for the Minister of ITI responsible for BIP manufacturing and BIP.

My question is: With communication that we’ve had before these tenders for the plow truck went out, about the concern, about the value-added in the Northwest Territories, how can the Department of ITI improve this system? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Moses. To the motion.

I guess the manufacturing policy, if there’s a 25 percent value-added is the indication, and the information I’ve been given is that the value of this tender was 70 percent of manufacturing and the truck was only 30 percent of the cost.

The department has bought plow trucks from a northern manufacturer before. How does this company not get on a manufacturing list? How does the Department of Transportation not support northern manufacturing?

Question has been called. The motion is carried.

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Committee, I’ll go to Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Minister of ITI made a statement about manufacturing and the GNWT’s support of manufacturing in the Northwest Territories. I guess one of the problems I have is that I’m not seeing that in real life. I have a question for the Minister of Transportation today.

In October the Department of Transportation issued a tender to have a plow truck manufactured in the South. It was given to a northern contractor, but all the work is being done in the South.

Can the Minister of Transportation indicate why this tender was issued? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. A motion is on the floor. The motion has been distributed. To the motion. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It being the last day, I thought I’d take a simple project, but actually not that simple. I’d like to talk about the Business Incentive Policy and manufacturing policy. The Minister just spoke about supporting manufacturing.

The policy requires that people who are on the list have to do 25 percent of value-added and their pricing has to be within 20 to 25 percent of the cost of the product as compared to other areas.

We have a list of manufacturers. We’ve had this list since 1996. As a Member here for the last three and a half years, I’ve been fighting constantly to get...