Denny Rodgers

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the main estimates for the Department of Infrastructure at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Sorry if I wasn't clear in my question, Minister, I apologize. No, it does say that it was to the testing of the wind potential of specific sites of interest to the GNWT. I guess is what that specific funding, that $70,000, was used for. So I guess my question was is this out of the budget, I didn't know if it was a sunset clause, if it was a grant, or if it was just we're done studying wind in Inuvik because it's expensive to build windmills up there?

Thank you, Madam Chair. Energy poverty, I could show my heating bills for the last two years if you want to talk energy poverty. But thankfully, thankfully, IRC is taking a risk in developing some natural gas up there, so we may get some relief in the near future. That's not my question, and I'm not trying to do a Member's statement. But it popped in my head when I saw the term energy poverty. I'm like, yeah, you know, I got ten minutes.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'll be brief. You've heard me make comments in this House about the fact that these illicit drugs are destroying our communities. I support the motion. If I could support it twice, I would. And I think anybody in this House should feel the same way. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move that the chair rise and report progress.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the main estimates for the Department of Finance at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.

I am, but you don't necessarily have to pull it up now. It's something I can get from you. I'm just interested on the policy, whether or not how I understand if Wood Gundy is managing the fund, then obviously they would manage it based on our policy and whether that we're looking at if how it's tied to the indices, whether or not we look at ethical/unethical investments, so on and so forth, I assume that would be in the policy? And, yeah, if the Minister could commit, I would if it's a document I can see, I would absolutely love to see the investment policy.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just because I'm new and I'm interested, on the heritage fund, the $62 million, who manages this fund?

Thank you, Madam Chair. No further questions on this initiative or activity, sorry.

I wish we had some clean natural gas somewhere near Inuvik we could access. That's not my question, I apologize. It's late, it's been a long week.

I'd like to ask the Minister, the $70,000 for the ARI energy projects. Is that a sunset clause, or are we just done studying wind in Inuvik given the magnitude of our last windmill project up there?