The Minister is correct; the positive side is that we’re racking up the infrastructure to support the thousands of truckloads that the oil companies bring into the economy of the Northwest Territories, specifically into the NWT into the Sahtu. So I want to ask the Minister about the carry-overs. Does the Minister have a suitable, qualified personnel to say yes, because this is happening we’ll have someone saying you need to get this contract in place, we need to look at this, we need to look at if there’s applications for permits or water licences, we need to do this and put some emphasis into that, otherwise we’re going to have carry-overs?
The Minister is right. The oil companies are also and we’re also, in the Sahtu, looking to provide services for the oil companies and heavy equipment. Sometimes we can’t wait for the department to say, well, here’s a contract and you’ll bid on it or whatever. The oil companies need you right now at double the price they pay the GNWT. So do you want a nice steak sandwich or do you want pizza? You know, what are you going to go for?
So I want to ask the Minister what to do in the Sahtu in regard to the completion of these projects and not have the carry-over.