Thank you, Member. Minister responsible for Northwest Territories Power Corporation.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. So the structure of a government department and electricity utility are very different. What makes sense for a government may not be appropriate for operational companies such as NTPC. In electricity utility, it is not best practice from an operational or safety perspective to establish one individual, such as a supervisor for all workers in a regional office, as that individual may not have the required knowledge or skill set to effectively lead the various roles and functions within that office. Every utility is structured differently but most utilities in Canada are based on functional responsibility rather than a geographic location, which is how NTPC is also structured. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Member. Minister responsible for Northwest Territories Power Corporation.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. There was a previous manager of operations and maintenance position in the hydro operations division that was based in Fort Smith. It was not a superintendent role as that was not part of NTPC's corporate structure. NTPC recruited for the manager position when it became vacant but it was unable to recruit a qualified candidate. As the Member pointed out, we have talked on numerous occasions about the Fort Smith NTPC positions, and she has sent emails on the subject. As these emails basically reiterated her positions from our conversations, I did not reply.

I can advise that with our reorganization of human resources in the South Slave, due to the purchase of the Hay River franchise there will be a manager position in Fort Smith. However, there will not be a superintendent position. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Supplementary, Member for Thebacha. Member for Thebacha. No more questions?

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All right. Order. Oral questions. Member for Kam Lake.