Tom Beaulieu

I understand. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I know we had gone through this in committee. I just wanted to get clarification on page 6. It starts off with a number and then the grant-in-kind net book value of the transfers occurs, not previously approved. That adds together for a total. The same number is added again, which appears to increase the total by the same amount twice.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Standing Committee on Social Programs conducted its public review of Bill 12, Securities Transfer Act, on May 25, 2009. Bill 12 concerned commercial transfer law. The proposed Securities Transfer Act deals with modern security market practices, in particular the holding and trading of securities electronically through multiple tiers of intermediaries.

The bill follows the uniform Securities Transfer Act created by the Uniform Law Conference of Canada in 2004. It is anticipated that all Canadians, territories and provinces will adapt this modern law resulting in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to report to the Assembly that the Standing Committee on Social Programs has completed a review of Bill 2, Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act; Bill 12, Securities Transfer Act; and Bill 15, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009. The committee wishes to report that Bills 2 and 12 are ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole and Bill 15 is ready for consideration in Committee of the Whole as amended and printed.

Further, Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 70(5) to have Bills 2, 12 and 15 moved to...

Can the Minister advise me if there are budget numbers in the capital plan for communities to complete midlife retrofits for the assets that are being transferred from the GNWT to communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I spoke about the transfer of governments to communities. Now I have questions for the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs. Mr. Speaker, has the Minister reviewed the issue of the GNWT deferring maintenance on the buildings that will ultimately be transferred to the communities and has the fact that deferring maintenance on the buildings and the lack of maintenance as a result of that being considered prior to the transfers? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I wish to update the Lutselk’e constituents of various items that I have been working on as MLA. I will do Fort Resolution tomorrow.

Mr. Speaker, home initiative programs of Lutselk’e has been a major issue in Lutselk’e especially for the senior homeowners. However, the NWT Housing Corporation has received an additional $50 million to put into infrastructure and housing across the Northwest Territories. I am confident that Lutselk’e will see a positive impact from that.

Mr. Speaker, dust continues to be one of my top priorities and I will continue to come up with...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Standing Committee on Social Programs conducted its public review of Bill 5, Professional Corporations Act, on January 16, 2009. The committee thanks the witnesses, Ms. Linda Whitford of the NWT Law Society and Mr. Robert O’Rourke, for their participation. The committee also thanks the Minister and his staff for presenting the bill.

Mr. Chairman, the bill allows members of certain professions to incorporate. In addition, the governing bodies of these professions are enabled to create bylaws or rules regarding the professional corporations. Members of a profession...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 17-16(3), Supplementary Appropriation No. 3, 2008-2009, be now concluded and that the Tabled Document 17-16(3) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The reason I am asking is I am trying to do some sort of comparison what it’s costing the department to do the highway maintenance directly and what it’s costing to do highway maintenance to a contract, specifically around Fort Resolution with Nuni (Ye) Construction. My understanding is that the contract is a fairly good contract and it’s set up in a way that you have to have machinery working in order to maximize the contract. An example that I’ve been advised of is that if it’s not snowing and in the wintertime and the machinery isn’t moving or it’s not snowing heavily, then the contract...