Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister.

"In time." No. That information should be readily available, and I think we will maybe even try to pull together some of the other projects so that we can get an example of what has been done in the department.

One thing I can say about it is that, when we are working on these projects, we try to put as much in the RFP as we possibly can to make sure Northerners benefit from these things, and training is a big part of it. We work closely with the Minister of ECE. He has his Skills4Success. These things are important to all Northerners. We have to make sure that we try to benefit the most we can out of them. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Yes, I appreciate the commitment from the Minister on that one. I am actually going to be going to a public meeting tonight on the Giant Mine remediation, and that is one of the questions I have there, because that is going to be the single largest government project that has ever been undertaken in Yellowknife. It is over $1 billion.

From what I understand, there really is no northern training. I don't know. I have questions around that, but is this something that the Department of Infrastructure is involved with in any way, and have there been any discussions about ensuring that Northerners are actually going to benefit from training, building capacity, apprenticeships, and so on in relation to that project that the department is aware of? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Well, our department for sure doesn't have anything to do with Giant Mine, but one thing I can tell the Member is that a number of us are down there talking to the federal Ministers, and we can certainly raise the issue of the opportunities that arise here.

I know the last time we were down there, I was talking to the federal Procurement Minister about some of the issues that we have in the Northwest Territories around some of their public tender processes. This is something that I can certainly talk to my Cabinet colleagues and make sure it is on everyone's radar with federal procurement and the Northwest Territories that we try to get the best out of it we can. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

Yes, thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the commitment from the Minister on that. I will be happy to give him a little bit of an update from what happens at the meeting that I am going to go to tonight, because we want to make sure that we have a real meaningful way to benefit from those opportunities. I think those are going to be transferrable skills when it comes to dealing with Norman Wells and the other 700 sites that are part of the devolution agreement that are going to require some remediation. Because we have Giant Mine happening in our backyard, this is a real opportunity for us to develop some of that capacity.

Nothing further. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Infrastructure, total department. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do have a question about procurement and NGOs. Has the department looked into this further and seen if NGOs need to be BIP registered? Thank you. I will just leave it at that first, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. As I have mentioned in the House, NGOs can't be BIP'ed unless they have a corporate entity on their side. I have answered this question in the House already. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Mr. Thompson.

Thank you. I guess the question that comes back, though, is: does the policy follow the Societies Act that we presently have? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Are you referring to the Business Incentive Policy? The Business Incentive Policy is housed in ITI, but I will let the Minister respond.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Now, I think I have said this in the House, too. NGOs can bid on stuff. It is just that the BIP proponent doesn't apply to them. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Mr. Thompson.

No, I will find other avenues to deal with this matter. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Anything further, Mr. Thompson? Nothing further from Mr. Thompson. Infrastructure, total department, $239,941,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Does committee agree that this concludes our consideration of the Department of Infrastructure?

Thank you, committee. Thank you to the Minister and your witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Chair rise and report progress. Thank you, Mr. Chair.