That Committee Motion 518(2) be amended by deleting the words “erecting emergency shelters along remote highways”. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
To the amendment of Committee Motion 5-18(2). The motion to amend Committee Motion 5-18(2) is in order. It is being distributed. The motion to amend is in order. To the motion to amend Committee Motion 5-18(2).
About some of the rationale for moving this amendment, and we have had experiences with our toilet facilities and also in the past, as I mentioned, with emergency shelters, so we have those kinds of concerns, Mr. Chair. I would also call for a recorded vote on the amendment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
To the motion to amend. Mr. O'Reilly.
Mr. Chair, I am going to be voting against this amendment. As a resident of Yellowknife, I have travelled a number of the highways in various seasons for work purposes, holidays, and so on, and certainly, our family has a much better piece of mind travelling along those roads and seeing emergency shelters, knowing that if we ever had to use them, they were actually there and available. It's not just folks from the small communities, but even for people from Yellowknife, it's created, I think, a better sense of safety and peace of mind knowing that those sort of facilities are there, so I am going to be voting against this amendment. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
