Robert Hawkins

I’m sure that information would be useful to all Members, of course. I think the Minister alluded that when he said he’d share it with the Members, he meant everyone.

Mr. Chairman, just to continue on this, I’m trying to find out what support services we provide for early childhood development programming. I’m going to pursue the area of assessment. That’s the particular area that I’d like to pursue. Assessment, when I refer to it, is things like speech language behaviour and play and motor skill development. What type of support do we provide?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In my Member’s statement today I raised a number of issues about the Liquor Board and its regulations and rules that govern it. Mr. Speaker, quite simply, the residency and the fair representation are the points I’ve been trying to raise. I feel that they could be addressed quite reasonably and fairly here today. Would the Minister of Finance, who represents this particular area in his portfolio, be willing to go back to the table and review the particular regulations that we have accordingly at this time and make residency a requirement as well as acknowledge...

I think we’re sort of saying the same thing, but supporting an independent campus in Yellowknife is not supporting Aurora College in Yellowknife. I think those are two particular differences that we shouldn’t try to drive a wedge between, that shouldn’t exist. I believe it’s the same thing. That’s why I’m asking the Minister, although he says we’re working towards that, I’d like to know if the department supports an independent campus for Aurora College in Yellowknife.

I thank the Minister for that answer. Is it the position of the department to support an independent campus in Yellowknife?

So the Minister is confirming that there is no administration fee or service fee whatsoever, in any form or other name, hereafter being charged. Is that what she is saying clearly in the House? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In reflection of my statement and line of questioning last week in the House, the Stanton deficit is certainly a concern and great passion of mine which I fear may have gotten the best of me on that particular issue. If I offended anyone, I certainly want to make amends to the House by withdrawing any tone or individual comment that may have caused any offence. I, of course, as always, am prepared to work in the most collegial way in the House as possible and always do with that intent.

Can the Minister provide that breakdown to demonstrate that? Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate that clarification. One of the criticisms I have heard from some vendors out there is that they are not able to compete in a fair and open manner. The reason I was asking is this authority money, they are pointing particularly at authorities to be specific but they are also referring to the headquarters potentially as being a problem in this particular area, where they are either sole sourcing or just going south and, of course, contracts are written in such a way that it really comes down to one vendor can only supply knowing full well that, of course, medical...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess if we are on page 8-21, I would like to take the opportunity to ask another question under program delivery details. Medical equipment under $50,000 appears that the department is budgeting. It looks like a consistent budget just under a million dollars. Would the Minister help me understand this particular amount? Is it money spent under the departmental sort of as a broad spending initiative or is it actually money that is filtered down into the authorities and spent, well, for running the authorities? Is it department money or is it money further transferred...

I’m looking for the program funding. So in other words, the dollar amount. If the dollar amount, how is that particularly... How would that line item be broken out? It’s easy to say $5 million, but what does that actually interpret? Does it break off from there into further programming? Thank you.