Robert C. McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, this was a report that was done in 2006. It was the review of ground ambulance and highway rescue services in the NWT, and this report is actually available on MACA’s website. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, there will be no reductions to community funding. Thank you.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I take the Member’s point and I will commit to working with my counterparts from the northern regions to see how we can address this. We get together with our financial colleagues again I believe in December, and we’ll have an opportunity through business plans, I think, to have further discussion. But I do commit to the Member that I’ll keep this on the radar, and this is one that I will raise. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will refer that to Deputy Minister Williams. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes. Thank you. Their job was done. They helped set the website up so it’s there now. I mean, they’re available to get into our consumer affairs website. Electronic, yes. Their job was done so we don’t need them anymore. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, there is no strategy that I know of. This is gas tax funding that we’ve been receiving since 2005, and we’ve been getting basically the same amount every year. We’ve divided that amongst the communities on a per capita, as part of the funding review, and there is a certain criteria around the gas tax funding that this money can be used for. Starting I think last year there was an increase to the gas tax funding, an increase of two per cent. My understanding is it’s going to be a two-per-cent increase every year, or every two years there will be an increase...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the communities are aware of the money that’s available through this particular grant and contribution. They are aware of the funding. The longterm goal is to see as many communities that may be on the highway system, or any community for that matter, have the capacity, the training and the equipment they need to provide this service. We will work with them. If we come to a point where we have to come back to the Assembly to enhance the pot because we have more people that are trained up and more communities that are wanting to access this money, then it’s...

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I would have to follow up to those particular details. I don’t know if we have that information handy yet or it’s even been developed yet. Once we find out exactly who’s paying for what or if we’re bringing them in or if we’re going in there, we will inform Members. Thank you.

Mr. Chair, we would have to be back to FMB and seek that authorization. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The audits are done every year. Then we review the audits. We have conversations with the communities if we need to but the audits are done every year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.