Shane Thompson

I love that short, brief answer. It still gives us some more time for asking other questions. I thank the Minister for that great answer. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please advise this House what parts of the negotiated contract policy was identified to proceed with these two northern companies that have been long-term companies in the North and have been doing a great job? What was the part of the negotiated contract policy that Cabinet and the Executive Council used to renew the negotiated contract? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I hope this is my last question on this section here. Does the department cover 24-hour services for the smaller communities, i.e., for medevacs and that, when there's the need for runways to be cleared? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I had one question I didn't ask. With the affected employees, were any of those positions, are they federal transfers, or were they existing GNWT employees when they started out? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for his answer, and we look forward to LNG in our community of Fort Simpson so we can get the longer ferry service.

In regards to the old Merv Hardie in Fort Providence, there, what is the status of that ferry? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I thank the Minister for his answer. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please confirm that this was a joint project through funding with the federal government and what was the GNWT's percentage of this project? Share of the project?

Thank you, and I thank Mr. Neudorf for that answer. I guess right now I'm looking at the airports. Do you have that split between the airports and the highways? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for the willingness to work with. I do have small communities which is not territory land, it's Commissioner's land. It's about elders, and, you know, all of a sudden, they're getting these lease things or lease agreements coming to them saying you've got to do a lease. They're going, well, we've never had to do it before. And then there's demand for payment on these lands, so, for the leases. So they're trying to be lawabiding citizens, but they can't afford it. So I've had some bands ask me: is there some way we can work out? I thank the...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I know the Minister gave me a commitment to give me the breakdowns of the regional costs of the ferries by the 29th; it's magically the 29th now. In regards to ferry operations, I notice that my colleague up in Tsiigehtchic and McPherson has got a nice little bit of an operation going till December. Has the department looked at the potential of doing the same thing in the Deh Cho? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and I thank the Minister for his great answer. Yes, some of us who have been involved with this program understand the importance of it. Now, we've talked about the challenges of making this program successful. Can the Minister commit the department will look at increasing funding for this program, or add a coordinator position that will lead to more success for this program, not this year but for the next business plan? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I thank the Minister for that response. In regards to forced growth, how is that developed? Thank you, Mr. Chair.