As I indicated, if the employee then wishes to have a copy of the entire file or is asking for the entire file to be given to, say, a lawyer or something, for that process the entire file will be copied to the employee through an ATIPP request. Thank you.

Just moving on with more of these human resources issues that have come to my attention, when we’re trying to get casual employees into the workforce, in some cases the individuals have to go through a criminal records check and there’s a cost to that. Most recently, I’ve heard when people are seeking employment with the GNWT, when they are filling out their forms and applications, now they have to look for a Commissioner for Oaths to sign off on the new forms.

I just want to know if the Minister would look at waiving those fees or if there is a process and how we can get this done a lot quicker? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

The Department of Human Resources has many employees who are a Commissioner for Oaths. We are able to provide the signatures or signed documents for people who are looking for employment or need some documents signed in front of a Commissioner for Oaths free of charge by our employee who are commissioners. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Final, short supplementary, Mr. Moses.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In regards to signing off on these forms, if the Commissioner for Oaths is not available to sign it off or they might be working or out of town – some communities don’t have too many of them – it seems that an easy fix to this may be to have someone in the Human Resources department sign off on these forms.

Could the Minister look at developing a position or giving someone in the Human Resources department authority to sign off on these? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Commissioners for Oaths are trained by the Department of Justice. They are given the circumstances under which they sign off on statements or declarations by various individuals. I’m positive that if a person is to receive the required training from the Department of Justice and recognizes the responsibilities and knows the responsibilities of signing off declarations under all circumstances, then we would work with any communities or any groups of people who wish to try to get a commissioner to sign off on documents. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Blake. The honourable Minister of Public Works and Services, Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I don’t have any recent updates on the parking lot at

Moose Kerr. I know that we have passed information on to the department and we had asked for some information. So as soon as the information is available, I can pass it on to the Member. Thank you.

When can the community expect to see a parking lot in place at Moose Kerr School?

I don’t know what date or if there would be a parking lot at the school at this time. I have indicated to the department that it appears as though the community feels, for safety reasons, that there should be an area where individuals are able to pull off of the main road in order to pick up their children. So, that’s something the community considers a priority and we are taking a serious look at it.

As I mentioned in my statement, the community is very concerned about the safety issues that traffic has on that facility.

Would the Minister commit to having a parking lot in place for this coming fall? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I would certainly like to get some feedback from the department if there are any detriments on putting a parking lot at the Moose Kerr School in Aklavik. If there isn’t any and the money is there, I do believe it is part of maintenance. We’ll take a look at it for sure. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Final, short supplementary, Mr. Blake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That sounded like a yes. I’d like to ask the Minister, was that a yes? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I certainly am committed to having the department work with the Department of Education to put a parking lot at Moose Kerr School. It appears to be a priority for the community and we’ll work with the community to try to make it happen as soon as possible. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Bouchard.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to ask the Minister of Transportation some questions about the Mackenzie Valley road. He had a Minister’s speech about it today, and last week I was asking questions on the maintenance of the road.

My first question for the Minister is: What is the current status of the Mackenzie Valley road? Is it closed to nighttime only or have we been able to keep it open all week?

Thank you, Mr. Bouchard. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Due to the current temperatures, all of the ice roads that are in our system are currently under normal operations.

Thank you. In the Minister’s statement he talked about ConocoPhillips and industry participating in the road construction. I’m just wondering what kind of feedback we’re getting with these closures from industry. Are they concerned about the length of time and the early closures of these roads?

We are not anticipating early closures. In fact, each year as we build the winter roads they improve. Sometimes it is extreme warm weather for the season and then there could be some problems, but this year we’re not anticipating any problems. We have sent out a communicae saying that there was a possibility, because we want to give industry as much warning as possible. People don’t like to be told things at the last minute. So we like to kind of forecast a bit in advance of what we think we’re going to be doing, but at this time normal operations. Cold weather doesn’t seem to be an issue. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, the importance of these roads is obvious. In the beginning, getting them open and then keeping them open as long as we can is very key. That’s the success of the road.

So I guess the question to the Minister is – I also questioned last week about the maintenance – are we continuing to maintain these roads currently or are we shut down on maintenance and letting the weather take its course?