Wendy Bisaro

Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, would you escort the witnesses into the Chamber, please?

Mr. Beaulieu, welcome to you and your witnesses. If you would introduce your witnesses for the record, please.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some questions today for the Minister responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation and following up on my Member’s statement and the need for housing in Yellowknife.

The corporation, to its credit, did a shelter policy review within the last year to two years, and the results of that review were a report, and basically, I believe that that report is a plan for the future for the NWT Housing Corporation. I’d like to ask the Minister, relative to the report that came as a result of the shelter policy review, and in light of the need in Yellowknife for both public...

Thanks, Minister, I think. So, I guess, what portion of this planning study is for upgrades? What upgrades are required and when are the renovations going to start? It’s a tough question. I know it’s a major reno and we don’t really have the money at this point, but if I could get a little bit more of an explanation on just what the planning study is being done for, what are the upgrades that are required, and when you say renovations, are you talking about the major renovations of the facility of $200-plus million or what? Thank you.

Does committee agree that we are concluded the Department of Public Works and Services?

Thanks to the Minister for that clarification. I wanted to also follow up on Mr. Hawkins’ question about the flexibility of funding for doctors to our various health authorities. I understand that the Minister needs to make a business case, but I thought I heard him say that this business case is only going to be made for three of our health authorities. I wondered why this would not be applied to all authorities. I would think at one point in time or another every authority would need the opportunity to be flexible with their funding and hiring of doctors and nurse practitioners. So I’d like...

Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Are there any further questions on this section? Mr. Bromley could probably question us for the rest of the afternoon. Seeing no further, Public Works and Services, activity summary, petroleum products division, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $3.776 million.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Minister Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Abernethy.

Are there any further questions on this section? Mr. Hawkins.

There are no further questions. Do we have any further questions on this section, page 5-7? Does committee agree that we are done Public Works and Services, activity summary, Technology Service Centre, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $1.560 million?