Steve Norn

There's a little bit of a bright light at the end of the tunnel for me in terms of this whole capital plan booklet. I'm glad to see there's some work being done, but as I said, I think there could have been a lot more. I'm just going to turn my attention to some of the various items here on page 49. I just wanted to see if there's any ballpark estimate of what else is being spent in the Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh riding in terms of the work being done? Marsi cho.

Marsi, Madam Chair. Just going through this long list here, I counted 37 items for the project listing, and again, I only see one. It's frustrating, very frustrating. I did have some questions on the one project here that's clearly listed here, Lutselk'e, the Lutselk'e Power Plant. I just want to ask the Minister when, this project, can we expect to see up and running and to completion and just give an idea, an update, to the House on when it's going to be started and finished. Marsi cho.

Marsi cho, Madam Chair. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the estimates for the NWT Housing Corporation at this time. Marsi cho, Madam Chair.

Thank you. That is encouraging to hear. I did have one other question, too. When I do my constituency visits, it really pains me to see, like I said, when you have existing buildings and infrastructure there that are not being used as best as they can. You still see a lot of abandoned buildings, and you know they used to be NWTHC assets or probably still are. I can count at least four or five occasions when I was walking around in Lutselk'e and Deninu Kue that I've seen that. What are the plans for buildings that are deemed abandoned? What is the threshold where they are deemed abandoned or...

Thank you. I am disappointed to see the other communities in my riding not in this, like Ndilo, Detah, Lutselk'e. I know, a lot of us in the small communities, we get a lot of housing complaints, a lot of them, and it doesn't ever stop. You are always advocating for these types of things, and that's why we're here. Again, it's a bit frustrating, and we do get a lot of these programs turned down. A lot of my constituents get turned down for things like the CARE and SAFE programs. It gets a little bit disheartening, but like I said, I don't take no for an answer the first time. I keep plugging...

Marsi cho, Madam Chair. I move that the committee defer further consideration of the estimates for the Department of Infrastructure at this time. Marsi cho, Madam Chair.

Marsi, Madam Chair. Yes, I will absolutely clarify. In the various items up here, I'm seeing hydro infrastructure. There's Raven fuel management, renewable solutions for off-grid diesel, Taltson expansion. Those four items, if you can give me a ballpark of what benefits this will be coming towards my riding? Marsi cho.

Marsi, Madam Chair, and thank you for that response. What is the total cost of this project? Thank you.

Marsi cho, Madam Chair. Committee wishes to deal with the following items: Tabled Document 181-19(2), Capital Estimates 2021-2022, for the departments of Infrastructure and the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation. Next item, Committee Report 4-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2018-2019 Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission Annual Report, and also Committee Report 5-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Review of the 2018-2019 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories.

If I could just get something in writing, too. If there is a list of buildings slated for demolition, that would be good for our communities to know. Like I said, a lot of these buildings, they are eyesores, and nobody wants to see that. It's always good to keep our stock updated and keep them up to date. That's all I have for now. Thank you. If I have more questions, I'll forward them when ready. Marsi cho.