Robert C. McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, to my right, I have Mr. Paul Guy, who is the deputy minister of Public Works and Services. To my far right I have Jayleen Robertson, who is the assistant deputy minister of Public Works and Services. To my left, I have Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar, who is the deputy secretary to the Financial Management Board.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the GNWT has made a commitment in its mandate to continue to implement the Regional Recruitment Program to assist with increasing regional employment opportunities by linking residents with onthejob training. In 2014, the GNWT introduced the Regional Recruitment Program to help increase regional recruitment and retention by providing a link between vacant regional positions and northern residents seeking employment.

The Regional Recruitment Program supports participants by providing them with developmental plans and onthejob training. This enables...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I am here to present the capital estimates 2017-2018. The capital estimates 2017-2018 totals $266 million, which includes $28 million for community infrastructure investments. As in previous years, the capital estimates 2017-2018 do not include appropriations for housing infrastructure proposed by the NWT Housing Corporation.

The appropriation for these investments will be sought during the Legislative Assembly's review of the 2017-2018 Main Estimates. However, the NWT Housing Corporation's 2017-2018 xapital estimates, which total $24.3 million, is included in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents entitled "Northwest Territories Liquor Licensing Board 62nd Annual Report 20152016" and the "Northwest Territories Liquor Commission 62nd Annual Report 20152016." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, well, communication plan is obviously very important, and, if there were folks out there that are interested in this particular type of training, as I said before in response to the questions from the Member from Tu NedheWiilideh, that, you know, if they approach the department, I'm sure that we can work with them to see if they fit into any of the programs that we offer; and, as far as anything else besides communication, our conversation right now is also a good way of getting the message out there; and, hopefully those that have an interest in the public service are listening...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I can.

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Of the 39 applications that we received, 24 of them are P1 candidates. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

My understanding is that the folks in the Detah-Ndilo area, are they eligible, the short answer is yes, they are.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Generally the duration is about one year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, when you look at the projects that we've proposed for across the Northwest Territories, I believe every constituency and pretty well every community in the Northwest Territories is represented; $298 million in infrastructure spending would go a long way to helping the communities, especially the smaller communities.

To me, that fits within our mandate. Some of the other projects we would like to see go ahead, and these are discussions we are having with the federal government as to some of the hydro projects, where we could reduce the cost of living. We want...

Mr. Speaker, we can't control the correspondence from any external parties during the ministerial decision phase of the water licensing process, and correspondence received during the decision phase is not considered in making the decision. The Minister, we rely on the board's reasons for the decision, and, as far as any policies in place, I would have to do some research and follow up with the Member.