Pardon me. I caution Members to avoid reference to who or who is not in the House. Please respect that and state your question to a Minister. Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs seriously consider bringing forth a supplementary appropriation on this matter?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In light of the question, and I am going to restate what I said in the last three days, that there are two keys factors before I would consider taking a position on a supplementary appropriation. One is that we would like to determine very clearly what is considered an emergency matter. Secondly, on a debt-recovery plan with the municipality we established last week, a mediation role that we would talk about some of the outstanding debt because we have no capability of reducing that debt or recovering it.

The other fundamental question is that we have expended approximately $2.5 million investing in the new water system for Fort McPherson. The point I am trying to raise here, Mr. Speaker, is we have made all the attempts to legitimately establish why we should go to a supplementary appropriation. I believe the first step is to determine whether we can declare it an emergency situation or not. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Allen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, everybody knows the Minister is new, but this item is not new. It has been around from the 13th Assembly until today. It was made a priority of this government in regards to the THM contamination with the water system in Fort McPherson, so it was this government that made it a priority to spend $2.5 million to try to find a way to get through the process. However, that $2.5 million that is being expended is to try to find a new water source. That will not be coming on stream for another year or so due to the timing problem. We are dealing with the problem today, which is the increased cost because of the contamination with the existing facility. Again, I will ask the Minister, will the Minister be doing anything on this matter or will he just basically tell the community of Fort McPherson that he does not have the willpower or the ability to do anything?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Two questions there. You may deal with either one or both.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we have gone to great lengths in trying to ratify this problem. We have communicated that back to the municipality and hopefully they will agree to the method in which we are trying to achieve the objectives here. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Allen. Supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe there is a supplementary appropriation coming to this House within the next days or weeks. There is an avenue for this Minister to deal with this problem that he might not think is a crisis situation, but it is having a major impact on the residents of Fort McPherson and the Hamlet of Fort McPherson to carry out their duties. When you have a cost of delivering a particular service taking up half of your budget to administer a community, that is a crisis. Because of these crises, will you consider bringing it forth through a supplementary with regard to approaching the Minister responsible for Finance and making sure it is in there?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. The honourable Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am trying to establish very clearly the legitimate reason for supplementary appropriation. The question was raised earlier in regard to the health and to the quality of water. We will take that into full consideration. I must advise the Member that we will undertake all endeavours in trying to resolve this problem. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Allen. Final supplementary, Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, could the Minister tell me if he has any timeframes that he sees this problem being resolved in? I would like to see this resolved as soon as possible. Does the Minister have any idea how long it will take to resolve this issue?

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, again, I refer back to the answer I gave yesterday. We will have our senior staff work with the municipality to try to come together with a quick plan of action that will resolve the problem. Hopefully we can settle the issue. That is my answer. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Allen. Item 6, oral questions. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Mr. Krutko, you had your hand up under what item?

I have a written question to the Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs.

Mr. Krutko, I had passed it. You can seek consent to return, but I had passed it already. Mr. Krutko.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to return to item 7, written questions.

The Member is seeking unanimous consent to return to item 7, written questions. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Mr. Krutko, you may return to written questions.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a Written Question for the Minister responsible for Municipal and Community Affairs. Why are the residents of Fort McPherson having to pay more for water that is contaminated with THMs and the people do not trust the water that comes from their taps? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.