Yes, an open invitation to Paulatuk. Getting back, the units for the road licensing equipment, I asked last year is it possible to get road licensing units for the hamlets to work with them to purchase these units so they have them in the community and then it’s no more hassle to get general identification and licensing upgrades. Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, I think for mobile equipment to go into Paulatuk, we would need more than just an MLA’s invitation. We probably would require the community to work with us to at least ensure that we have more than one or two people to deal with. As to having permanent units in the community, that is something that we had tried on a number of occasions to put out to contract. We need to have staff, of course, that are trained. If there is a recommendation or consideration, we would certainly be open to discussing how we can provide the service in the

communities. We are finding in a lot of the smaller communities in the Northwest Territories it is difficult to have this service delivered under a contract basis as it is something that would have to be part of another business or service that is delivered. There is not enough to warrant having a business run solely on the revenues from this type of service.

Mr. Chairman, well, we can put it under the hamlet staff in the community at the local hamlet office. I think we don’t have a high turnover in those offices for staff secretary or SAOs. I would just like to make sure that the Minister does try to see if we could get this equipment into the community of Paulatuk. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, we have in several communities done the very thing the Member is suggesting. Not all have continued to deliver, of course, but it is something we certainly can suggest to the community. I believe and expect that that has happened already, but we will make the gesture to the Municipality of Paulatuk. Of course, it would be up to them whether they wanted to agree to take it on or not. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister. Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Committee, we are on page 11-33, Transportation, activity summary, road licensing and safety, operations expenditure, $4.603 million. Agreed?

Thank you, committee. Page 11-34, Transportation, information item, road licensing and safety, active positions. Agreed?

Thank you. Page 11-6, Transportation, information item, work performed on behalf of others. Agreed?

Thank you. Finally, committee, 11-37, Transportation, information item, work performed on behalf of others, continued.

Thank you, committee. I will ask you to return to page 11-7 for the summary. Department of Transportation. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister McLeod.

Mr. Chairman, I apologize. I was trying to get clarity on what the question was. Mr. Chairman, we are following the template that has been set out by Finance. In this budget line there are a number of expenses that are included in here. They include the PWS mail, SAM, contract registry chargebacks and Deh Cho Bridge interest expense.

Mr. Chairman, thanks for the explanation. I guess I need to attend the business plan discussions for Transportation and ask him that question on every page where there is other. Most other departments have managed to get rid of that. I did notice that there are small amounts in some cases, but there is a $2 million amount somewhere in one of the divisions. I would really appreciate if the department could look at breaking those things out next year. Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, we hear the recommendation and we will see what the other departments are doing. As far as we are aware, we are following the template that is set out and if there is a way that we can get rid of the budget line listed as other, we will certainly do so.

Thank you, Minister. Anything further, Ms. Bisaro? Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. I understand you have no further questions, so we will continue. Page 11-7, Transportation, department summary, operations expenditure summary, $110.777 million. Agreed?

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that concludes the Department of Transportation?

Thank you, committee. I would like to thank the Minister and his witnesses and ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

Thank you, committee. Our next task is to review the budget for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Does committee agree?