I don’t have a specific date in mind. However, after I meet with the departments, review that report, look at the recommendations, we will come up with a decision and we will present, we will send letters out to all the stakeholders that are involved that will be affected by the ministerial directives. As soon as we get the report and look at the recommendations that were provided to us, we will get letters out to the stakeholders.

I appreciate the response from the Minister. Can he tell us though, whether the information that he’s going to provide to the Commission scolaire is going to be a draft, and if he’s looking for further input, or is this a final decision that he’s going to table with the Commission scolaire?

As this has been an ongoing concern, both in Hay River and Yellowknife, a lot of consultation went in to developing this report. When we look at the recommendation and come up with our decision, it will be a final decision moving forward and hopefully be ready for the next academic school year.

I’m just trying to understand this, the process that the Minister has discussed here. There’s going to be a report, and then a decision. Is the report going to be shared with the Commission scolaire separately? Or are these two documents going to come with the report and then a decision? If the Minister could shed some light on how this process is going to work, it would certainly help this Member understand where we’re going with the process.

In terms of the report, when it was brought forth in this House in a previous sitting, there was discussions about reviewing the ministerial directive, which we did. We got an independent review to go out and speak with all the stakeholders on how they wanted to proceed and move forward. From that consultation, we developed a report which was an independent report. We will take those recommendations from what we heard from the stakeholders and we will make the final decision, moving forward from the academic school year. We will talk to the department about sharing that report. Obviously, it’s going to be, I wouldn’t say discrepancies, I don’t want to say that, but because it’s a different situation in Hay River than it is here in Yellowknife, the ministerial directive will reflect all of the Northwest Territories.

Oral questions. Written questions. Member for Nahendeh.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a written question to the Minister of Transportation.

Would the Minister provide the following information?

1. What is the total amount spent on capital projects on Highway No. 1 since 2011-2012, including the winter road section?

2. Which company, both northern and southern owned have been awarded capital contracts on Highway No. 1 since 2011-2012, including the winter road section and what was the process for selecting them?

3. How many companies requested negotiated contracts from the Department of Transportation between November 2015 and June 2016? and;

4. How many companies were successfully awarded negotiated contracts between November 2015 and June 2016?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Written questions. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Masi. Written questions. Member for Frame Lake.

Masi, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister responsible for the Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations. In Return to Written Question 27-17(5), asked on March 10, 2015, information was provided regarding horizontally fractured wells in the Northwest Territories. A portion of the response provided indicated that, “The information requested is currently subject to the privilege provision of Section 91 of the Petroleum Resources Act.” Since the privilege period for this information has expired, can the government now supply information on the quantity of greenhouse gas emissions due to flaring and for how many days flaring occurred and

1. Information on the total volume of fracking fluid used, fracking fluids recovered and fracking fluids left in the ground.

2. Information on activities carried out to monitor the condition of well casings including details and results of any plan for the continuous monitoring of well casing integrity and measures to detect leakage.

3. Any results from the annual surface and ground water monitoring, indicating changes to the ground water and surface water quality, as a result of the ConocoPhillips horizontal fracturing program.

4. What monitoring and inspection takes place to verify the contents of the surface and ground water monitoring plan reports submitted annually by ConocoPhillips?

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Written questions. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have questions for the Minister of Finance. On June 17, 2016, the Minister of Finance said, "I can say that we probably have 50 per cent of our small businesses in the Northwest Territories. I believe they don't pay any tax at all."

1. Over a ten-year average, how many small businesses are operating in the Northwest Territories and how many do not pay taxes based on GNWT tax regulations?

2. Please provide details of the policies, legislation, and any additional regulations that permit small businesses in the Northwest Territories not to pay taxes?

3. What is the projected impact on government revenue over a ten-year average of a reduction of one per cent to the lower corporate income tax rate?

4. What is the projected impact on government revenue over a ten-year average of a reduction of two per cent to the lower corporate income tax rate?

5. What is the projected impact on government revenue over a ten-year average of a reduction of one per cent to the higher corporate income tax rate?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Mr. Clerk.

Masi. Returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to Commissioner's opening address. Item 11, petitions. Member for Nahendeh.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of the extended operating hours for MV Lafferty ferry. Mr. Speaker, the petition contains 153 handwritten signatures of Northwest Territories residents and three electronic signatures of Northwest Territories and Canadian residents. Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request that the Department of Transportation extend the operating hours of the MV Lafferty ferry to 6:00 a.m. to midnight daily without creating a service break in the afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Petitions. Member for Frame Lake.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition dealing with the matter of the closure of the Mark de Weerdt Law Library. Mr. Speaker, the petition contains 36 electronic signatures of Northwest Territories and Canadian residents, and, Mr. Speaker, the petitioners request that the Department of Justice continue to maintain the core library collection and keep the law library open to all members of the public. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. Minister of Health and Social Services.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents entitled "Patient Supports (Escorts): Stakeholder Engagement and Program Options Medical Travel Modernization Project, Public Interest Options and Recommendations Report, May 2016" and "The Results Report (2015-2016) 20/20: A Brilliant North, NWT Public Service Strategic Action Plan." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of Public Works and Services.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled "Energy Conservation Initiatives Report 2015-2016." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Tabling of documents. Minister of Transportation.