Tom Beaulieu

I'd like to ask if the Minister has been in touch with his federal counterparts or infrastructure counterparts from the federal government, and if they recognize the urgency of the approval of these bundles so that the constructions companies that will be doing the work can do their planning for the summer.

Marsi, Mr. Speaker. Today I would like to recognize our interpreter in the Dogrib language, Wiiliideh dialect, Mary Rose Sundberg. Thank you.

Beyond a contingency plan and beyond the fact that water levels look good now, there's still potential for water levels to be down again and us being faced with this type of cost. Are there any other alternatives that the Power Corporation is looking at should the water levels go down again? Alternatives to diesel, is what I'm referring to.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, over the last couple of years it has been well publicized that the Power Corporation has received large amounts of money from this Legislature to keep the costs of power down to the residents of the NWT. I'd like to ask the Minister responsible for the Power Corporation if he can tell the House what the water levels look like at Bluefish Dam. Thank you.

I wonder if the Minister would be able to provide us some sort of a status on bundle number two from the Canada Building Plan, sort of like a status that gives us the next steps so that people out there that are in the business of construction can hear firsthand what type of schedule they're looking at in order to do their planning.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Under the Building Canada Plan last year the GNWT received a little over $300 million with just under $300 million of those dollars going to the Department of Transportation. Just under $300 million was put into bundles of under $100 million each, sorted out into the three bundles. Bundle number one has been rolled out and construction is underway. I'd like to ask the Minister of the Department of Transportation, when will the department be rolling out bundle number two? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday I did some short eulogies for people that passed away in my riding. I'm going continue to do the same and finish those up.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The committee wishes to report progress.

---Carried

That is good news. Good news for the residents of the Northwest Territories. If the water levels are not as high as anticipated by the Power Corporation, is there an immediate contingency plan that can be used, as opposed to just coming and asking for money? Is there another contingency plan that would address the issue if the water levels are down?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm assuming we're beyond that, where we have gone to the federal government, the federal government has approved one bundle. This is a matter for holding out the second bundle. I think I need to know, and I think the people need to know, when. If it's approved, then if it's going to approval, what is the anticipated time that we can approve it? It's very important that people in construction have things like bridges. I know that there's two bridges that go between Hay River and Fort Resolution that need to be replaced. There's going to be some heavy...