Robert C. McLeod

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. I’ll commit to the Member that we will look at that, because I take his point that, if they’re in a location and they have to fly home and come back, then there’s an extra expense to the government. I will commit to looking into that and see if there are any opportunities for us to make some changes to that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, this was money that was to help the communities as they applied for water licenses, and they do have some money through the money we provide to them. We provide them with some technical assistance and some administrative assistance, and I can assure the Member that the quality of the drinking water across the Northwest Territories, with the work that the communities have done building their own water treatment plants, is very good, and they’ve done a really good job with that. It was for water licenses, and they use the money that they have now, and we support...

Do you want to go through me to go to him?

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, that’s correct. It can be used to help supplement the other capital programs. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have with me today to my left Mr. Tom Williams, the deputy minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. To my immediate right I have Ms. Eleanor Young who is the assistant deputy minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. To my far right I have Mr. Gary Schauerte who is our director of corporate services. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we had the one report done, and it identified a lot of issues that are still relevant today. I don’t really see the need to go out and do another report when we know it’s basically going to say the same thing that this one is saying. The numbers may have changed a bit, but, I mean, we’ll have a review of the report, and we can have a review of it with committee and, if we feel there’s a need, to go do another one. I think at the end of the day, we’ve had one report done. Why do another one when it’s going to tell us the same thing? Let’s just try and implement...

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I can assure the Member that there will be no reductions. I think we have regional staff going into the Member’s community next week to work with the community. I just want to assure Members that our Premier has stated, I think before the NWTAC, that there was going to be no reductions to community funding. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we’re currently working on an options paper and we will provide that to the Regular Members. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I will refer that to Ms. Young. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Member is correct. Some of the feedback we got was the communications part of it. The Member is correct; it was to improve our access to the website and to enhance our consumer affairs. Thank you, Mr. Chair.