Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Thursday, May 31, 2012, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on May 31, 2012, it shall be adjourned until Monday, June 4, 2012;

And further, at any time prior to June 4, 2012, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at a time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Item 17, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 18, motions. Item 19, first reading of bills. Item 20, second reading of bills. Item 21, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 2-17(3), Commissioner’s Opening Address: Creating the Conditions for Success; Tabled Document 3-17(3), Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2012-2013; Bill 1, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act, with Mrs. Groenewegen in the chair.

By the authority give to me as your Speaker by Motion 2-17(3), I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the daily hour of adjournment to consider business before the House. Thank you.

I’d like to call Committee of the Whole to order. Yesterday we were considering the main estimates of the 2012-2013 budget. We left off on the Department of Public Works and Services on page 7-17. What is the wish of committee today? Mr. Menicoche.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The committee wishes to continue deliberations of the Northwest Territories Main Estimates 2012-2013 with continuation of Public Works and Services and then moving into Education, Culture and Employment.

Thank you. Does committee agree?

Thank you. We’ll have a brief break and we’ll commence with that. Thank you.

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Alright, committee, we will come back to order. Minister Abernethy, do you have some witnesses you’d like to bring into the House?

Yes, Madam Chair.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort in the witnesses. Does committee agree we bring the witnesses in?

Thank you, committee. Mr. Abernethy, could you introduce your witnesses for the record, please?

Yes, Madam Chair. On my left is Steve Lewis, the director of Corporate Services; on my immediate right is Paul Guy, the deputy minister; and on my far right is Laurie Gault, who is the director of the Technology Service Centre.

Thank you. Committee, we are on page 7-17, Public Works and Services, activity summary, asset management, operations expenditure summary, $82.229 million.

Page 7-18, Public Works and Services, activity summary, information item, asset management, active positions. Seeing no questions we will move on. Page 7-21, Public Works and Services, activity summary, Technology Service Centre, operations expenditure summary, $1.361 million.

Page 7-23, Public Works and Services, activity summary, petroleum products, operations expenditure summary, $2.134 million. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to follow up from my earlier alerts. I know the department had said earlier this year that they were working on incorporating other fuels like wood pellets into their programs and I’m wondering if I can get an update. I don’t see it referred to here specifically, but perhaps I missed it. Something committee has been asking for for years. If I can get an update on that and if it appears in the budget identified.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Guy.

That’s great. I guess I would like to ask the Minister if he does agree that that report is available and we can expect that in the immediate future.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Abernethy, to the report.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The report is completed and it is ready to be forwarded to committee for review and discussion and I will forward it on to committee right away.