Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. In the past I’ve spoken about when the department relocated a marine position out of Fort Simpson and moved it to Hay River and that position ended up in Yellowknife. I have been consistent in asking for the return of that position to Fort Simpson. If I could just get the Minister to comment on that. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Minister McLeod.

Mr. Chairman, I will have Mr. Neudorf speak to that situation.

Mr. Neudorf.

Thank you, Mr. Neudorf. Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Having, of course, any government positions in any of the communities is part of economic development of a community. Have at least one staff member with those salary dollars. I seem to recall that I had thought it was a temporary move, only because the incumbent I believe was thinking about later relocating to Fort Simpson. I don’t know if that’s still the case there. Maybe I can ask about that. In any event, despite those facts, I urge the department for any future long-term considerations that we had that position there before and I see no reason why it cannot be returned.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Mr. McLeod.

Mr. Chairman, we had some challenges to fill the position while it was located in the Member’s riding. We will certainly consider relocating it back at some point as the restructuring is done to deal with the management of the change in the ferry systems in the southern part of the Territories. I guess, more specifically, when the Deh Cho Bridge process has come to conclusion and that ferry system is planned to go

out of service we will look at rearranging and relocating positions back to Fort Simpson.

I have no further questions on this page.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. Committee, we’re on page 11-10, Transportation, information item, active position summary. Questions.

Page 11-13, Transportation, activity summary, corporate services, operations expenditure summary. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a question here which relates back to a discussion that ensued during business plans. I know that in all departments this year the utility payments have been transferred and consolidated with the Department of Public Works. I presume that has happened also with Transportation, that they’ve moved their utility payments over to PWS. When we discussed business plans, there was mention of a number of departments, including Transportation, being involved in discussion of the creation of an infrastructure department. I wonder if the Minister could comment on where those discussions are at.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. McLeod.

Mr. Chairman, there has been as part of our reviews on how to be more efficient and more effective and when one Minister held the position of the three departments that had a lot of capital responsibility we did take a look at the possibilities of how to do things better. One of the things that we looked at was to create one department. It has been looked at. It has not had a detailed review. However, it was decided that at this point we wouldn’t move any further with it. There has been a report drafted for other changes that could be made within the departments to make it more effective and efficient and we certainly could provide that to committee.

Thank you for that update. I would appreciate if we could receive a copy of that report. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That’s all.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro.

Ms. Bisaro. You’re finished? Page 11-13, Transportation, activity summary, corporate services, operations expenditure summary. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to ask quickly, I believe the department has put in place an environment program and I’m sure they would have had an evaluation system and whatnot to go along with that. I’m wondering where

we’re at on implementation of that environment plan to particularly reduce our impacts in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, but the other aspects of the environment that were addressed there as well.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. McLeod.

Mr. Chairman, we do have a document that was put together entitled Green Light that was shared with the Members. It was put together primarily by the Department of Transportation. As to where we’re at on some of the initiatives in it, I’ll have Mr. Neudorf speak to that.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Neudorf.