First of all, I disagree with the Member that the communities know what they want. Communities understand what their needs are. They make some choices. So we need to be very respectful of that. I have a problem when somebody says, well, we need to tell them what to do. No, we need to work with them, we need to educate them, we need to also make them understand what the challenges are out there. So we work with the municipalities. I know the Member represents Yellowknife North. I represent small communities and they tell me what they need, whether it's a pool, whether it's an arena, whether it's a community hall, whether it's a new sewer lagoon. So we work with the communities to do it. So that's our job, not to tell them what to do. So I would have to disagree with the Member on that. But we're more than willing to work with the municipalities, and we have amazing staff that are able to be reached out to and we're able to work with them on that. So as far the infrastructure deficit, depending on who you talk to, we would see what the deficits are. So that's one of our challenges moving forward is -- that's why we're willing to work with NWTAC to see these challenges moving forward. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Shane Thompson on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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