Tom Beaulieu

My question for the department is, should the band government or First Nations government decide not to incorporate if they felt that incorporation at this point would have some impact on the current governance negotiations that is going on between the three governments, First Nations government, federal government and territorial government, and they decided not to incorporate, is there another avenue in which they can still receive the funding whether it be through a contribution agreement where they would be allowed to spend it or would the government, or can the government, come in and do...

Specifically Lutselk’e, are they incorporating to become a hamlet? If they choose to incorporate with the negotiations going on right now between Lutselk’e and MACA, are they incorporating to get hamlet status or settlement status?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011, to review Public Works and Services and Municipal and Community Affairs today. Thank you.

Then is the Minister prepared to develop and present a new expanded Access Road Program to the House? Thank you.

I just confused current year with the budget year that we’re referring to for a second there. On the Highway No. 6, I guess to ask the question that I guess is a similar type of question to how the budgeting works, I noticed that the project title indicates that this project goes from kilometre 0 to kilometre 90, but the actual budget, prior year’s budget plus this upcoming year’s budget will all be spent on kilometre 67 to kilometre 90. So I’m wondering if this again is an item where the budget will eventually be cash flowed out at the same amount that’s indicated in 2010-11 all the way to...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess I did have more specific questions, but I’ll try to keep them as general as possible.

On the runway stabilization of the Department of Transportation, the projects, I noticed that there is a project cost only for this year in the plan. I’m curious as to what system the department uses to purchase the products, because the products are already in the communities but there’s no prior year’s cost.

Mr. Speaker, as per an earlier commitment, during his next visit to Lutselk’e, can the Minister commit to meeting with the local DEA and the teachers so he can hear firsthand on the issue in Lutselk’e? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister give myself in this House an update on what the NWT Housing Corporation is doing on the long-term solution? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to talk about the lack of adequate housing for teachers in Lutselk’e. This is a serious matter that could have many negative implications for the community.

Mr. Speaker, this is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed immediately. I first raised this issue in May of last year after meeting with the local district education authority in discussion with the South Slave Education Authority under which Lutselk’e falls. Both groups were experiencing frustration, because after raising the issue on numerous occasions with this government, they...

So I’m wondering if the money was to be cash flowed out fully to essentially the next five years, counting this upcoming fiscal year, could that flow into the budget and becomes a part of the previously committed section of the acquisition plan.