Wally Schumann

I do.

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to point something out. Total department for Health and Social Services, I believe, you called $30,000,000 and it is actually 38. I just want to make sure we get the correction right for Hansard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I agree with the Member. This is a very important program for the film industry. It has been successfully used by 10 productions since its inception two years ago, but, as we know, we are reviewing the success of this program and an annual budget going forward. We are in our budget cycle coming up, and we want to find ways hopefully to find money to support this and make this initiative continue to grow. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

As we all know, the Agricultural Strategy that we have tabled in this House is a five-year strategy, and we are into year one of that. There have been a number of initiatives that were identified in that strategy around the growers and implementation of the strategy and the challenges that we have around regulations and stuff to bring this industry up to where it needs to be. In the meantime, I want to remind all Members that local growers already have access to real supports of $1.2 million that we have that we spend annually to help support the agriculture industry, and, as we move forward...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not think the Department of Infrastructure wants to look after the toilets, so I will have to talk to the Minister. Keeping them separate, it seems to be working, as the washrooms are more of a seasonal thing, even though they have got to be looked after a little better in the wintertime, which we are addressing. The thing with Infrastructure looking after the garbage and such, we have people that go out there daily, doing the highway checks, so we will continue on in that manner and that agreement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't know if I am going to be able to convince the Member to vote for this or not, but first of all, I want to say that we are not saying that this couldn't be done; it could be done if we had chosen to. We are doing some low-cost cleanup this year with O and M on a small barrel cleanup that is at the site, but the biggest problem, I think, with trying to remediate the contaminated sites once they are identified going forward, is if we do that within the revolving fund, that is going to be a cost bearing on the communities that use this service.

If we are using that...

The turn-off responsibility would be the Department of Infrastructure for all the garbage there. I will take this opportunity to also talk to the House. It was mentioned to the House when we were in Inuvik for the NWTA. This issue came up. I informed the communities at that point that we have undertaken a harder look at how we maintain these turn-offs in the Northwest Territories. I have instructed ITI to put the turn-offs on a regular basis of cleaning, particularly around the winter season when it is a little more challenging, and have a look at that. With our contractors now in place, the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will defer that to Mr. McCormick.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize Mr. Chuck Lirette from Hay River, who was introduced into the Education Hall of Fame today. Mr. Lirette is a dedicated educator, and has always been an active part of his community. As Herb said, he has been in Inuvik and Hay River. His positive influence in helping students engage with science has made a lasting difference in their lives and in their school community. It is an honour to congratulate Mr. Lirette today and all of the inductees, as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

No, no one else. Thank you, Mr. Chair.