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Calvin Pokiak

Calvin Pokiak Nunakput

Ms. Lee.

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Sandy Lee

Sandy Lee Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Considering all that I said about the Yellowknife Facilities Review Committee and all the issues surrounding it, I just want to put on record that I agreed to vote on this budget subject to my concerns about that, and I think it's a difficult issue that the Minister has to work to resolve sooner than later. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Page 9-7.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Mr. Yakeleya.

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Norman Yakeleya

Norman Yakeleya Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under the contract services, does the department keep, in terms of northern professors such as George Blondin, Rene Fumoleau, do they contract them to come into Aurora College facilities and campuses to do lectures? I know George is going throughout Canada in terms of the universities. They have him in universities to do lectures. Do they have that under contract services?

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Norman Yakeleya

Norman Yakeleya Sahtu

I am getting guidance from my colleagues here, Mr. Chair. I want to ask that under contract service, because I wasn't here yesterday. I apologize.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under the $40,000, that sort of contract wouldn't appear. It would appear, perhaps, under grants and contributions because the college looks after its own contracting. It is entirely possible that the college may enter into that kind of contract.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Yakeleya.

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Norman Yakeleya

Norman Yakeleya Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Not to go too far into this, but could I ask the Minister to give me a list of professors, such as George Blondin and Rene Fumoleau and other professors down the Mackenzie Valley, that go into the colleges to talk to the students about some of the northern issues? That's good.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will ask the college to supply us with a list of guests or lecturers that they use, or have used, in the course of the past year and provide that to the Member.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Mr. Yakeleya. Thank you. Page 9-7, operations expenditure summary, $259.205 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Now can we turn to the volume II of the main estimates, page 7-5. Infrastructure acquisition plan, education and culture, tangible capital assets, total capital assets, $21.252 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Page 7-6, infrastructure acquisition plan, education and culture, infrastructure contributions, total infrastructure contributions, $1.315 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Total activity, $22.567 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Page 7-8, infrastructure acquisition plan, advanced education and careers, Mr. Villeneuve.

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Robert Villeneuve

Robert Villeneuve Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Chair. A quick question on the Green/Brown House Apartments replacement in Fort Smith for total prior years of $2.7 million. What is the status of the project on that? As far as I know, when I was last in Fort Smith, really nothing has changed. What's happening? For 2.7 I will paint it.

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The Chair

The Chair Calvin Pokiak

Thank you, Mr. Villeneuve. Mr. Dent.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Perhaps I could ask Mr. Devitt to see if he has a current update on that project.