Thank you. Infrastructure acquisition plan, services to the government, tangible capital assets, total tangible capital assets, $84,000. Mr. Yakeleya.

We have been asking for some other things to be done in the communities in terms of office space or court spaces or any kind of spaces that the court uses in our communities. Can he explain to me in terms of the $84,000 in terms of the office space renovation in Yellowknife? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Bell.

Mr. Chairman, as committee knows, I did make the commitment to review our infrastructure in communities, specifically to the provision of court services. There was discussion and some concern that some of our facilities, not our facilities, but some of the facilities we were using weren't adequate. We are talking about how we might be able to deal with that. This line item here, this $84,000 was to provide for the coroner's office. That deals with new office space in the new fiscal year for the coroner's office. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Mr. Yakeleya, thank you. Page 6-5, infrastructure acquisition plan, services to government, total activity, $84,000.

Turn to page 6-8, infrastructure acquisition plan, courts, tangible capital assets, total capital assets, $3.170 million.

Total activity, $3.170 million.

SOME HON. MEMBERS: Agreed.

Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you. For the record, Mr. Chairman, I want to state that my region does not support the building of the new courthouse that is proposed for Yellowknife. They have adamantly made the request that the priorities of this should be somewhere else. Again, it's a long history of needs of the small communities versus the needs of the large centre, such as a territorial courthouse and I understand the Minister made a good business presentation to us to have this courthouse here. It just doesn't make sense, just like there are no RCMP officers in small communities. We have 13 communities, yet we are putting money into large facilities like this and you say we have no money for RCMP. I think this government has to get its priorities straight in terms of putting this in the budget here. We need to get those RCMP in our small communities where there are no RCMP, and build this later on when there is money there. I want to say on behalf of the Sahtu, we are strongly opposed to this new building coming into Yellowknife as the courthouse. Let's work on our people, let's work on prevention, let's not work on buildings. That can come later on. I want to say that for the record. Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Yakeleya. I have Mr. Pokiak next.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to follow along the same lines as Mr. Yakeleya because when I did go back home and I did travel to my constituency, they are discouraged about the new courthouse proposed for Yellowknife. Just for the record, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Pokiak. We are on page 6-8, infrastructure acquisition plan, courts, tangible capital assets, total tangible capital assets, $3.170 million.

Total activity, $3.170 million.

Thank you. Page 6-10, infrastructure acquisition plan, community justice and corrections, tangible capital assets, total tangible capital assets, $715,000.

Total activity, $715,000.

Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This page details, Mr. Chairman, a number of smaller, if you will, upgrades or replacements in some of our correctional facilities. For instance, building repairs in Inuvik at $150,000; vehicle replacement here in Yellowknife for 60; fire suppression systems. A couple of things do jump out here, though, and I am wondering if the department could explain the $225,000 allocation for a new boiler in the North Slave Correctional Centre. This facility has just opened up in the last couple of years, then we are being called on to replace a boiler for almost a quarter of a million dollars? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.