Robert C. McLeod

Inuvik Twin Lakes

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, for that, I would like to go to the Minister of Infrastructure.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, to my right I have Mr. David Stewart, who is the deputy minister of Finance. To my left, I have Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar, who is the deputy secretary to the FMB. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, that is a "Health Station Replacement," so that would be in Sambaa K'e in the Member's riding, formerly Trout Lake, Sambaa K'e.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we can't doom this project to failure before we even start. We need to make a business case. If we build a business case and we are able to secure customers, then that, in turn, will have an effect on ratepayers across Northwest Territories. That will bring their cost of living down. There is a trickle-down effect. It is $200,000 in the overall big picture. I think it is a worthwhile investment. If you are trying to sell something, you need to put a good business case forward. The Member may disagree with me. We have a number of initiatives government-wide, a...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

I will have a conversation with the Minister of Infrastructure. A lot of the information that goes on within the government, we will share it with the Member, and then we will make a determination if that information could be shared with the community or not. We will share it with the Member first, and then we will have a discussion. We will go from there. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents entitled "Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019;" and "Supplementary Estimates (Operation Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the quick answer is yes, they will be in place. Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, when this was originally introduced, I believe we had passed it in the capital budget session, and it seemed to be appropriate at the time. Again, without knowing the details and the specs required for the new facility, it is probably not fair for me to comment on that, but once we know the details or have a conceptual design, then we will have a pretty good indication.

Maybe it's the cost of doing business in the capital, as well, and I don't mean that in a negative way, but there is a higher cost to doing business in the capital. It is less expensive in some...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, it is my understanding that there is no new work being done, and we will have a look at it. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Member is correct. There is a new complex that is going up there in Shell Lake. It is getting fairly close to completion. I believe it is July 31, 2018. Then the two other buildings that are there, one of them is being replaced by this particular piece of infrastructure. I believe some of the folks in that office are going to move over to another office. Then the abandoned office will either be written off or come down, because they have been there for an extremely long time. I know there is some foundational work that was done to them. That is the plan at...