Question 9-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Now that the costs are in, now that we've got Imperial's numbers, then we should be able to get on with these discussions in earnest. I don't believe that there's ever been a three-way discussion where all of us are in a room at the same time. But I think

Question 9-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand that there are some technical discussions going on and our people are involved in those discussions. But I know there are also conversations that have happened between Ministers and the president of Imperial, and the president of Imperial Cana

Question 9-15(6): Federal Subsidies For The Mackenzie Gas Project  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have made it known that we expect to be part of the discussions. We have asked to be consulted on any discussions that will be taking place. Mr. Speaker, I can't say whether there have been discussions without our participation. I don't know all the

Question 8-15(6): Tuktoyaktuk-inuvik All-weather Highway  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think we will have to wait until Monday for the answer to that. Mr. Speaker, I was encouraged by the fact that the Prime Minister didn't seem to be negative at all on the discussion on infrastructure and Minister Prentice went as far as to say that thi

Question 8-15(6): Tuktoyaktuk-inuvik All-weather Highway  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was told to say that I was grovelling for gravel or something like that. ---Laughter Mr. Speaker, I did raise the issue of infrastructure, devolution and so on with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister, of course, is not as familiar with the specif

Question 7-15(6): Recognition Of Deline As The Birthplace Of Hockey  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When we were in Deline, what we had said to the community, we want you to own this project. This will be your project, something that the community drives from the bottom up. Mr. Speaker, at that time, we said to the community give us a proposal. I am

Question 7-15(6): Recognition Of Deline As The Birthplace Of Hockey  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We want to put a lot of emphasis on sport. I think, through MACA, there has been a lot of good work done on healthy lifestyles and sports and so on. As we approach and now participated, and I think very successfully, in the Canada Winter Games, that we

Question 7-15(6): Recognition Of Deline As The Birthplace Of Hockey  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have said, every opportunity I get to remind people at the appropriate time that the birthplace of hockey is in Deline in the Northwest Territories, I take advantage of that opportunity. Mr. Speaker, we had a very good meeting and a celebration in D

Question 7-15(6): Recognition Of Deline As The Birthplace Of Hockey  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know the Prime Minister is a man who has a tremendous interest in the history of hockey. Whenever I have an opportunity, I do raise this issue with him. I have to say, quite honestly though, that the Prime Minister has never said to me let's work toge

Question 6-15(6): Renovations Required At The Jimmy Erasmus Senior Home  Mr. Speaker, I will speak to the Housing Corporation about that. I am, as the Member knows, travelling with him in some of the Tlicho communities in early April. I expect to have more information by the time we get together at that time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 6-15(6): Renovations Required At The Jimmy Erasmus Senior Home  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can't tell exactly when it will be, but I can assure the Member that we are aiming at no later than June to have a report done that will tell us whether we continue with repairs to the existing facility or we go to a new building. Mr. Speaker, I have a

Question 6-15(6): Renovations Required At The Jimmy Erasmus Senior Home  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we will commit to providing units for the seniors in Behchoko. Now, we need to look at the review that is being done. This is not something that we are going to ponder or cogitate on forever. We have to take some action here. We realize that we h

Question 6-15(6): Renovations Required At The Jimmy Erasmus Senior Home  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Housing Corporation is also very concerned, as am I, with the condition of this facility. There were, I think, seven areas of deficiencies that we committed to working on in the meantime in the short term. I don't have an up-to-date report on exactl

Question 483-15(5): Candidate Protected Areas  Mr. Speaker, I would give the Member, and this House, assurance that we are going to move this ahead as quickly as we can even if the pipeline wasn't being built. I think it is important to protect these areas, that these are areas that have been, for hundreds if not thousands o

Question 483-15(5): Candidate Protected Areas  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I hope that the length of time it took for the Sahoyue and ?ehdacho areas is not indicative of how long it will take on these. In fact, Mr. Speaker, the federal Minister yesterday was speaking about months, not years, for designating some of these new ar