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Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Thanks to the Minister for that commitment. I look forward to seeing that report made public. I guess I still don’t quite understand the rationale for this current situation, so I would like to ask the Minister again: Is there a reason why the report would not be tabled before the management response is prepared?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. I have nobody else on the list. Are there any other questions? Mr. Bromley.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to follow up with the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. I’m a little confused about some of the information that he was giving me with regard to the Student Financial Assistance Program review. I understood the Minister to say that the document or report has been done. There has been a response from management – I presume that to be the department staff – and that he as a Minister must review that before anything can be made public.

I’d like to ask the Minister why the report must remain private before the Minister determines the response. Why...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. Mr. Moses.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

To the Minister, he’s telling me that it’s public information and yet the report is not in the public realm. I’m having a little trouble understanding how he references it as being public.

So to the Minister, since the report is not yet available to the public and the recommendations are not there so that the public and Members can discuss them, I’d like to ask the Minister if he could give me a bit of a summary of what the recommendations in the report are.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Lafferty.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Quite some time ago, I think it was in 2010, certainly it was in the 16th Assembly, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment advised Members that they would be doing a review of the Student Financial Assistance Program. I’d like to know from the Minister, it’s been quite some time since that announcement was made, it’s been two years down the road, plus some, I think. So I’d like to know from the Minister whether or not that review has been completed, and if so, is it...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Committee, we are on page 8-4, Education, Culture and Employment, activity summary, advanced education, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $876,000. Any questions, committee? Is committee agreed we can move to the next section?

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A couple of weeks ago I had an opportunity to attend an exciting announcement made by Discovery Air in conjunction with Spanish-based Airbus Military. Discovery Air and Airbus Military will be presenting a proposal to the Government of Canada for fixed-wing search and rescue, SAR, north of 60. There are currently only three SAR bases in Canada: Victoria, Trenton and Halifax. All three are a long way from most of northern Canada.

The need for a SAR base located in the North has long been recognized by Northerners. Our vast, uninhabited expanses and extreme climates puts...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 21)

Does committee agree?