Shane Thompson

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today, I would like to speak about a very special young lady from the Nahendeh riding. I have had the pleasure of witnessing her grow and develop into a leader since she was in grade seven. The person I am talking about is Janelle Bruneau. She is a daughter of Doris Pellissey and Daniel Bruneau. Her mother is from Wrigley and her father is from Fort Smith. She is very thankful for their continued support and guidance.

After graduating, she wanted to see what Canada had to offer, experience a different culture, face new challenges, and meet new people. McGill University...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have heard everybody here talk about it, and I appreciate that the Government of the Northwest Territories has reached out to the federal government to work on a deal for heating fuel so that it's not going to have an impact, but we are still going to have an impact on it because we are going to have to pay for the transportation costs here. I am not going to reiterate everything, but it's the cost of living. I have listened to my communities, and I have heard the concerns about gas. It is an issue. We do not have to go on a road trip to hear it. We have heard it in...

I noticed that, on page 4, table 2, "Contributions by clients exceeding $100,000," the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines received $190,600, and on page 8, the table "Contribution funding by major program activities for 2018," there is $100,000 for Aboriginal Development Support Program and $90,600 for the NWT Chamber of Mines. Can the Minister advise if these funds are the same funding?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I recently read the 2017-2018 ITI Grant and Contribution Report. I was happy to read that $17.6 million was provided to more than 500 individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses, and groups with an economic interest in our territory. Can the Minister of Infrastructure, Tourism and Industry explain how they report on the use of these fund? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Maybe I wasn't very clear. I am talking about seniors. Are seniors lumped in with all tenants, or do we have a different system for our seniors? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Have we gotten written confirmation from these groups that this is what we are doing, or has it been a gentlemen's agreement? I guess that's the question, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't think that I am going to get a commitment to look at it biannually, so that is disappointing. The Minister is talking about, and the president talked about, this meeting happening there. Is there training that occurs? What type of training? Is it just once a year, or is it ongoing yearly? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am fully aware of that. I am just trying to find out what the uptake has been from the Indigenous groups. I have been aware that we have reached out to them. There have been letters. There have been presentations to the Indigenous groups. What has been the uptake with them to help us identify traditional cabins versus unauthorized occupancy on the land? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I understand the community plans, and that is very important, but I am looking at this reinvestment. If we are only doing it yearly, how do we know that they are actually fulfilling that commitment? Should it not be quarterly or biannually looked at? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I counted seven, but maybe I didn't calculate that correctly. I just saw it from there, on page 314, it just showed five increases, so are those the equity leases positions? Are those positions dealing with the equity leases? Thank you, Mr. Chair.