Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As everyone knows, Hay River is the hub of the North. March is a very mad time of year. We have a lot of the shipping of fuel getting up to the northern communities. Right now tends to be a time when we get a lot of questions about the road systems, about how winter roads can be extended and how we can keep those roads open for longer.

We’ve been hearing lots of issues about cycles, the amount of money that the GNWT puts into road construction at the beginning and as well at the end. How do we keep these roads open? We’re getting a lot of questions and concerns from...

Thank you, deputy minister. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Bill 47, Deline Final Self-Government Agreement Act; and Tabled Document 188-17(5), Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2015-2016, and would like to report progress and that Bill 46, Deline Final Self-Government Agreement Act, is ready for third reading. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Next on my list is Mr. Yakeleya.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort in the witnesses.

Minister, could you please introduce your witnesses.

Thank you, deputy minister. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, committee. We’ll go the Minister responsible. Minister Lafferty, do you have witnesses to bring into the Chamber?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Lafferty.

We’ll continue after a short break.

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