Thank you. I would like to ask the Minister to go a step further in terms of providing what he says is his mandate was to provide quality education in the Northwest Territories, specifically for Colville Lake, Mr. Speaker. That school that I talked about still has no running water, it has a honey bucket for a sanitary facility. I want to ask what things can bring Colville Lake School up to a quality education standard in the Northwest Territories, like any other school in the North. Again, if I could ask the Minister, how many schools like this in the Northwest Territories are under similar teaching conditions for the mandate that he is supposed to be working on?

Part of the discussion that we’ve had in the community was also... At times it is the wish of the community not to have running water, but at the same time we are pursuing with the school to put in a piping system for running water because we feel that we need to have students healthy in the school so the germs don’t spread around. So, Mr. Speaker, we are committing $225,000 to deal with that matter. At the same time we need to look forward at how we can work with the community on expansion down the road. So, Mr. Speaker, again, we need to work with the DEC and DEA at the community level. They’re the ones who the schools are under and we need to work closely with them. The visit to the community was a good opportunity for us to get into the community with my staff and just to see the school, the size of the school, how compact it is and so forth. So, yes, we will be putting in the piping system this year.

I do want to say that the community certainly appreciates the Minister’s tours in the Sahtu region that we had. I want to ask the Minister about his consultation and discussion and if he will come back in time on his review and if his review reviewed the adequacy against school capital standards and criteria for the Colville Lake School.

Once we identify assessment that needs to take place in that particular school, again, DEA -- sorry, DEC -- we need to work with and to identify as a capital project as well, either for next year or the following year. It depends on the space required.

I realize that, visiting the school, the space was maxed out. That is a concern to me, as well, having visited the school. We’ll continue to work with the DEC on identifying what is a priority for the community of Colville Lake and for our Department of Education, Culture and Employment.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. Item 8, written questions. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request unanimous consent to return to item 5 on the Order Paper, recognition of visitors in the gallery.

---Unanimous consent granted

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was remiss earlier as I didn’t have the names of two Pages from the riding of Frame Lake who have been working here this week. I’d like to thank them for their service and welcome Mikaela Tuccaro and Branden Horn.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Minister responsible for Industry, Tourism and Investment, Mr. Bob McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled Efficient, Affordable and Equitable: Creating a Better Future for the Northwest Territories Electricity System.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following two documents entitled Supplementary Estimates No. 1, 2010-2011 (Operations Expenditures) and “Supplementary Estimates No. 3, 2010-2011 (Infrastructure Expenditures).

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Mr. Ramsay.

First reading of bills.

Notices of motion for first reading of bills. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, May 17, 2010, I will move that Bill 8, Social Work Profession Act, be read for the first time.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, that Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act, be read for the first time.

Bill 7, An Act to Amend the Elections and Plebiscites Act has had first reading.

---Carried

Item 19, second reading of bills. Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 4-16(5), Executive Summary of the Report of the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project; Tabled Document 30-16(5), 2010 Review of Members’ Compensation and Benefits; Tabled Document 38-16(5), Supplementary Health Benefits – What We Heard; Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Veterinary Profession Act; Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Dental Auxiliaries Act; and Bill 3, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010, with Mr. Abernethy in the chair.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. Matters for consideration are: Tabled Document 4-16(5), Executive Summary of the Report of the Joint Review Panel for the Mackenzie Gas Project; Tabled Document 30-16(5), 2010 Review of Members’ Compensation and Benefits; Tabled Document 38-16(5), Supplementary Health Benefits – What We Heard; Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Veterinary Profession Act; Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Dental Auxiliaries Act; and Bill 3, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Committee wishes to consider Bills 1, 2 and 3 today.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Is committee agreed?

With that, we’ll take a short break and return to review Bills 1, 2 and 3.

---SHORT RECESS

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Prior to the break, committee agreed to review Bill 1, An Act to

Amend the Veterinary Profession Act; Bill 2, An Act to Amend the Dental Auxiliaries Act; and Bill 3, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010, in that order. Does committee agree that we proceed with Bill 1?