Shane Thompson

Thank you, Mr. Speaker and I thank the Minister for his answer. He’s kind of answered, but I’m going to rephrase it a bit here. Will he commit to a timeframe when his staff and the DPW staff will get into the community, consult with them? He’s already made a commitment to come in and I’m assuming we’re going to have to do that in the fall because we’re in session right now, but will he commit to a time frame when the staff from DPW and Education get into the community and talk to the DEA and the council. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I guess I'm trying to better understand the efficiencies here. We've gone to a four-man crew to a five-man... From a five-man crew to a four-man crew. Is the efficiencies in fighting the fire or is the efficiencies in saving money for the department? In other words, the helicopters, equipment, stuff like that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Way too fast today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I thank the Minister for his answer. However, he didn’t really answer the question; I was asking if he’d get his staff into the community. But I can ask that a little bit later on. Mr. Speaker, with the construction happening to the school, has the department come up with a plan to house the students during this construction phase?

Sorry. Just to clarify. It's in another section for firebreaks around the community? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too, would like to stand up here today and recognize a few constituents from my riding. Emma Amundson and Violet Jumbo and a shout out to Tammy Steinwand there. Thank you.

Thank you. All these things for that one number, so it's quite interesting. Thanks. Contract services: I notice that there's a $343,000 reduction from the revised main estimates. Is there going to be less usage of contract services or what was the contract services used for? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm not questioning you about the program. Yes, it's one of the best things and you're doing a great job in it; however, it comes back, I believe it was 2009, so six years later, 2014, you're doing it, so we're not seeing an increase. You know, six years down the road. I understand that it's a lot of work to do. I am hoping that you can do the scan, but at the end of the day, what are we telling the people of the Northwest Territories that earn low income? That, you know, it's the best program out there, but we have other priorities? That to me is wrong. I think we need a...

Thank you, Minister, for that answer. Have you guys seen or looked at the forecast of increases with the junior kindergarten age group and the birth population and that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We talked about April 1, 2015, as the first time it was 20 per cent. Why hasn't the department developed a policy that shows there will be annual increases to this program to the cost index? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I thank Ms. Craig for the answer. I'm good, thank you.