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Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 62)

Now, we have $15,000 and some supports here. Will the Minister provide some dates for a stakeholder's meeting?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 62)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Adding to my Member's statement earlier on the preservation of the Deline culture and heritage by establishing a library similar to ours, but probably a little bit smaller, my first question to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment is: are there appropriate funding support and programs for this initiative? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 62)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is it expected on the operational side for 2017-18, assuming everything goes right, to have a clean bill of health, I would say, for an unclaim, unleave on this program transferred to our books within the fiscal year? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 61)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am looking on page 68 and finding this financial allowance quite consistent outside of corporate services, quite consistent, and I am glad to see that there is consistency there to support communities like Colville Lake who are very active in trapping. Everybody knows one of the best sable comes out of Colville. The youth there are working very cooperatively and very positively with the resource council and the band to get subsidies by them as well as this government and this department to continue that trade. I just point that out. I recognize the consistency, and I...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 61)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I too look forward to going through this department. Like my previous colleagues have mentioned, we have post-devolution activities to modernize the current acts related to that chapter of taking on responsibilities, and I see we have several funding initiatives for several important areas related to my large area, for example, some new equipment there to cover fire suppression and funds for conservation initiatives such as the Thaidene Nene, and in the Good Hope area we have the initiatives under way for the Rampart Wetlands, so that is similar Thaidene Nene, and we also...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 61)

Once policies are being worked on and they are currently working on the strategy, as well, my next question is: will there be some form of notice given out to the customers in those respective communities in the offgrid system?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 61)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Guess what, my question is on climate change and directed to the Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation. What preparatory notice has the Power Corporation staff done to notify the customers that are on the potential carbon tax on the 26community offgrid system? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 61)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is on page 63, conservation planning. As I mentioned in my opening comments here, and the Minister has answered earlier or Dr. Kelly has answered earlier on the cuts taken to continue on with conservation planning, and I just want to mention, is there sufficient resources there after Thaidene Nene is done to move on to the next task at hand, and if it may be the Rampart Wetlands, I just want to hear that you have enough confidence or enough resources here to proceed to that conclusion request for preservation? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 61)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My last question is: when is this notice going to be sent out on the impacts on the dieselburning generators creating electricity in the offgrid communities, and is this notice going to take into the account the potential effectiveness for this tax to take place in 2018? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 61)

Well, that means, if there are no notices given, will there be notices given on the dialogue that has been taken by this government in regional consultations, so the information is going out there rather than hearing it thirdparty?