Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanted to touch base. It's my understanding that this section here talks about communication. And I raised in the House, in Caucus as well, about the communication that we have in the community of Lutselk'e. And you know, we -- like I said, I mentioned also that the GNWT spent a lot of money building a broadband system up and down the Mackenzie Valley, and that's been ongoing for some time now. And, you know, when I was in the community of Lutselk'e and whenever I'd go there, there are a lot of issues in regards to internet services. Even the telephone services as well. In fact, I -- we can make a call to the band office there right now and you would -- you would get a one or two second delay. And -- or if you were to call for emergency help with the RCMP, you had to go through Yellowknife. Again, you got one or two second delay. And also just the basic essentials of using your internet for Zoom meetings and that kind of services. They -- by the time the guy gets the bill back from Northwestel, it's very expensive. One I even heard as high as $1,600 to have a four-hour meeting by Zoom in the community of Lutselk'e. So there has to be a way with ITI to bring this issue up and see how we could improve the internet services for the community of Lutselk'e so that it could be used for fire, ambulance, RCMP, medical health, medical imagery for x-rays, etcetera, of telehealth and so on. I guess my question to the Minister is -- is -- I guess, what are the plans are of this government to look at improving the internet services for the community of Lutselk'e? Mahsi.
Richard Edjericon on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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