Thank you, Ms. Lee. Next I have Mr. Yakeleya for general comments.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I make comments to the Minister's opening presentation. Also, I have specific questions to some specific departments that the funding is spoken for in terms of what their plans are for. Madam Chair, the remarks would be similar to my colleague Mr. Lafferty, in terms of ensuring that the small communities are looked after in terms of standards of services and programs. I know this government and past governments have struggled with how we balance in terms of having larger centres versus some communities, as Mr. Lafferty alluded to in terms of the RCMP issue here in terms of having RCMP in communities that do not have any detachment. How do we have that sense of balance and fairness and rights for people to feel safe and protected in communities? I know it has been a really hard struggle and issue to deal with because the little amount of funding that we have before us and the little amount of resources that could ride RCMP services to communities like Colville Lake and Tsiigehtchic. I am happy for the communities of Wrigley and Gameti for receiving an amount to look at their communities. I am hoping that Colville Lake is on the list for something they can look at. It also requires lots of dollars, Madam Chair.

I am looking forward to some interim solutions that could be dealt with in terms of helping out the people in Colville Lake in terms of having some type of law enforcement be a little more consistent in their community and a little more on a regular basis. I am going to just make mention of that and I will get to the point when this comes up in the supplementary appropriation.

Madam Chair, regarding the supplementary, what I heard overall I like what the Minister presented to us. Madam Chair, in our small communities, we certainly look for support and help in our communities. We are looking at the issue of reducing our cost of living. How can we do that? A big ticket item issue is greenhouse. What are we doing to help with the greenhouse issue here, and the environment, the caribou, the training? I am certainly glad to look at the department's role in this to look at the aboriginal languages in our communities and support that concept here in terms of strengthening our aboriginal languages in our communities.

Madam Chair, I am really happy to hear from the Minister in terms of the apprenticeship programs that are going to be introduced back into the system to help our people and establish some strong skilled people that could be role models for people who are finishing high school. I think that is a real dead on bang on job in terms of how we get this type of work into our communities.

There are some good things about this. There are some things that I think need to be voiced. The Ministers need to hear that we need some flexibility in some of our regions. In my region, of course, we don't have the all-season road. We don't have a bridge. We don't have the luxury of some of the other regions. That is the nature of the Northwest Territories. However, we have to give some consideration to our communities who don't have these types of services available to them and make provisions in there to strengthen them. Madam Chair,

what is the best part of equalization amongst our communities in terms of standards, programs and how we can help each other? Otherwise it is always going to be the small communities versus the larger centres in terms of programs and services. If the small communities do not see that that is going to be it, then they will be a little more boisterous and a little more persistent as to how funding is allocated in the government here. That won't be a good thing for us in terms of our Assembly here. I wanted to say that, Madam Chair, in terms of my opening comments. I will get to the specifics later on when we do clause by clause.

Overall, I think this is a good thing. I think the government is looking out for our smaller communities at the start. But for me, it is not enough yet. I am going to ask the Minister, I think he can do more. But that is another matter at another time.

However, Madam Chair, I just want to conclude my statement by saying I will get into the budget when it is the appropriate time. I just want to give my comments to the Minister. I think helping out in our region is a plus. Looking after certain things for us would benefit the whole North. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. General comments. Mr. Hawkins.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just have a few brief comments. I would like to say I am impressed and quite pleased with the Greenhouse Gas Strategy that is coming forward. I am very pleased to see some of the initiatives that I was asking for last year finally coming to life: hybrid vehicle credits, wood pellets and wood stoves. Those are very important things. I think we still have a long ways to go in this particular area. I think we still tend to focus in on the individual rather than the bigger problems, which are industry and the transportation sector. But I think we are certainly demonstrating that this government is serious about this problem and we are putting money up front to deal with it.

I have heard from parents who are foster parents, that is, and they will be quite pleased to hear that foster care rates are being looked at. Certainly, I think the Minister of ENR heard last session very well from all of the MLAs about the caribou problem. It is nice to see that money is going in to look at the bigger picture.

Madam Chair, just to close it off, we have some money going in for RCMP in Wrigley and Gameti. I look forward to the day that we can say, just like we say no kid left behind, well, no community left behind, whereas no community left behind without RCMP or legal services. I realize the difficulty. If something happens in that community, no one is going to say could we just pause while we fly in RCMP and then we will restart the whole incident over again? Sometimes nasty things happen at the heat of the moment. It is a real sad case by the time that the RCMP can get there; a lot of things have happened and it is too late to go back. I look forward to the day that we can have appropriate staffing levels in every community. That is all I have at this time, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. Are there any further general comments? Detail, Members. Please turn in your books to Bill 8, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 1, 2007-2008 and turn to page 5. Mr. Lafferty.

Mahsi, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move to report progress. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The motion is in order. It is not debatable. All those in favour of the motion? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

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I will now rise and report progress. I would just like to thank Minister Roland and his witnesses for being with us today. Thank you.

Could I have the report of Committee of the Whole, please, Mrs. Groenewegen.

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Nahendeh, Mr. Menicoche. All those in favour? Opposed? The motion is carried.

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Third reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Partnership Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

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Bill 1 has had third reading. Third reading of bills. Honourable Minister responsible for Justice, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Condominium Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. To the motion.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

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Bill 2 has had third reading. Third reading of bills. Honourable Minister responsible for Justice, Mr. Bell.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 3, An Act to Amend the Legal Services Act, be read for the third time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. A motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. To the motion.

Question is being called. All those in favour? Opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Bill 3 has had third reading. Thrid reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Monday, May 14th, at 1:30 p.m.

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The House adjourned at 13:12.