Wendy Bisaro

Thanks to Mr. Bohnet. I guess my next question then, would be, and maybe I missed the answer already, but when is this review going to be done and when might we see the results of it? Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, thanks to the Minister. That is the answer that I wanted. I wasn’t expecting details, but I am really glad to know it is the position of the Minister and presumably this government that, yes, we are going to do all we can to protect our residents and our Territory from harmful effects and financial costs, too, in terms of cleaning up the environment. That is just a comment. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I have two further questions. Should a site be missed in the analysis and the identification of all the sites within our Territory, should a particular site be missed and it be discovered some time after devolution, whose responsibility would it then be? I am assuming that a site that was the responsibility of the federal government when it was initially developed, it is missed in the census of sites, whose responsibility is it after devolution to clean that up? I will start with that. Thanks.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m really pleased today to have a constituent in the gallery. Ms. Jenni Bruce is a constituent from Frame Lake. Welcome, Jenni.

Mr. Chairman, I wanted to ask some questions here related to waste sites and the management of them and cleaning up of them and responsibility for them. With the AIP having been signed, I believe there is a section in there which deals with environmental liability and cleanup of waste sites, mine sites and so on. I would like to know from the Minister if he could explain the department’s responsibility in terms of waste sites and the impact the AIP will have on that responsibility. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a question here related to the money in the budget for geothermal. At the time of business plans there was a statement… I’ll back up. The Minister is well aware that the City of Yellowknife is putting intensive efforts into determining the feasibility and possibility to go forward on a geothermal project there in Yellowknife. I think the Minister probably should also know that the federal government has promised almost $15 million or up to $15 million based on whether or not the City is willing to sort of put in the other necessary funds. My question to the...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to follow up on the question from Mr. Abernethy on the land use framework. It may be led by the Executive, but from the information in business plans, there was a fairly large investment by ENR in 2008-09, not so much in 2009-10, but then an $800,000 investment in this current year for develop and implement a land use framework. In the upcoming budget year, the information shows a reduction of $83,000. What are the actions of ENR relative to the land use framework in budget year 2011-12? Thank you.

Yes, it is indeed there. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Thanks, Ms. Gareau. So if there’s $70,000 in contributions, I guess I’d like to know what the other, the 236 to 180-something thousand dollars, what that’s used for. I mean, I presume its PYs and so on, but is it all expended within the division of sport, recreation and youth for staffing, or does some of it go to programs? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. I have some questions for the Minister in regards to the draft Wildlife Act. One of the clauses of the draft act speaks to the power of the Minister to establish conservation areas. The Minister knows from both me and from submissions made by various organizations that this is a concern and particularly for mining industries and companies. As a government, I believe the GNWT states that we want both economic development and the preservation of the environment, so I’d like to ask the...

Thank you. Maybe I ought to wait until page 6-41, but the youth corps, if it’s territorial, we’ve got $675,000 on this page and another $500,000 in regional operations. So maybe I’ll ask the question when we get there.

The other question I wanted to ask on this page has to do with the amount for volunteer contributions and at some point it was increased from $20,000 to $70,000 and I’m glad to see that that has gone up. It’s still nowhere near the money that it should be and we don’t have the structure that we should in terms of volunteers, but it’s a good thing we’ve got a little bit more money...