Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Committee, again, 9-13, Transportation, activity summary, road licensing and safety, infrastructure investment summary. Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My questions are related to licences in terms of small communities. Recently it has been brought to my attention that a person did try to, a young person in particular, did try to get their licence on numerous occasions, and the facility that they have on the highways camp is used, and of course, it’s used as the headquarters of the staff, the personnel that work at that camp. The concern that was brought to my attention is that after several attempts, it became very apparent just the distractions of the noise level within that building was perhaps the cause of this student maybe trying for the third time and then finally succeeding to get their licence after about four tries.

The point is that there is a lot of traffic within that little office that they have. Are there, perhaps within the future, plans to perhaps expand that office so that people within the community there could have a proper facility and at least a level of quietness where they could focus and ensuring to get their driver’s licence? Are there plans, perhaps, to maybe have the facility expanded in the future for providing that service? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. For that we’ll go to Minister Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the Member for his question. We’ve looked at that facility the Member talks of and we have made some improvements to the facility. I want to assure the Member that some of those improvements have been made. If the Member has specific concerns going forward, I’m more than happy if the Member wants to bring those concerns to our attention. We have no plans to expand the facility, but like I’ve said, we’ve taken some steps to improve things there. If the Member hears any further complaints or concerns, please bring them to our attention and we’d be more than happy to look at those. Thank you.

Can the Minister explain what kind of steps they’ve made to improve the situation? Was there an addition added?

We didn’t do an expansion there, but for the specific improvements – and all I am aware of is there have been some improvements – I’ll go back to the department and we’ll endeavour to get a list of the improvements to the Member.

Again, committee, we are on 9-13, Transportation, activity summary, road licensing and safety, infrastructure investment summary, infrastructure investments, $850,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. Committee, if I can get you to return to the department summary page. This is 9-2. Transportation, department summary, infrastructure investment summary, infrastructure investments, $90.4 million.

Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that we report progress.

---Defeated

Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to move that the committee defer consideration of the department summary for the Department of Transportation at this time.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Just give us a second and we’ll circulate that motion. To the motion.

Question has been called.

---Carried

What is the wish of committee? Ms. Bisaro.

Mr. Chair, we have concluded Transportation. We could move on.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Hawkins.

Mr. Chairman, I move that we report progress.

---Carried

I would like to thank our witnesses here today. If I can get the Sergeant-at-Arms to please escort our witnesses out of the Chamber. Thank you very much. I will now rise and report progress.

Can I have the report from Committee of the Whole, please, Mr. Dolynny.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 107-17(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2014-2015, and would like to report progress with four motions being adopted. I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Do I have a seconder? Mr. Hawkins. You didn’t put your hand up? I thought you had your hand up. Sorry. Mr. Beaulieu.

---Carried

Item 22, third reading of bills. Madam Clerk, orders of the day.