Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just want to make sure that I understood quickly if I haven't covered that the Member would like, please let us know. But with respect to the Giant Mine remediation project, ITI did complete a procurement review of what monies were spent in northern and Indigenous NWT businesses contracted by parsons. We found that there was strong overall performance with about 65 percent of those dollars going to NWT Indigenous and NWT businesses. And that number's ranged from 56 to 76 percent overall. And largely, the dollars that are going south are southern contracts that aren't available in the North. The work we do is working with companies to right size those contracts. For example, we met with Diavik on Friday last and talked about their closure, and it's a big contract, and how can they right size and break those contracts down to make northern firms able to bid on them. And that's the work they're doing right now. We know, for example, De Beers at Gahcho Kue has been very successful at breaking down the contracts. So I hope that answered the Member's statement. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Pamela Strand on Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
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Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
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