Establishing Of NWT Ombudsman Office  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Later today I will table a draft act to establish an office of the ombudsman. You and all Members will know that I have been pursuing the issue since I was first elected eight years ago. It’s not a new issue by any means. MLAs have been talking about estab

Question 902-17(5): Draft Conservation Plan  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions today are addressed to the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources. About I think three weeks ago now, ENR had put out a draft Conservation P lan and it was done in conjunction… ---Interjection

Question 902-17(5): Draft Conservation Plan  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It was done in conjunction with the Protected Areas Strategy, which has been in the process, in development since 1999, so that’s a very long process. It’s been many years of work and also many partners involved in the Prote cted Areas Strategy. I’d like

Question 902-17(5): Draft Conservation Plan  Thanks to the Minister. I need to ask the Minister, there was a press release from the NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines just yesterday, actually. It states: “According to the mine recorder’s office, 32 percent of the NWT is off limits to staking and exploration. That figure i

Question 902-17(5): Draft Conservation Plan  Thanks again to the Minister. So, we’re talking 14 percent that is going to be totally prohibited, but there’s another percentage which is going to allow some development. I’m wondering if the Minister could try to advise me and the public what’s going to be allowed in this other

Question 902-17(5): Draft Conservation Plan  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to thank the Minister, as well, for his explanation. As we go forward, the Protected Areas Strategy has been in place for a very long time. As the Minister says, the areas in that Protected Areas Strategy will continue to go forward. But this draft

Tabled Document 322-17(5): Draft Ombudsman Act For The Northwest Territories  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table a document, entitled “Draft Ombudsman Act for the Northwest Territories.” Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we wish to continue with Tabled Document 281-17(5), NWT Capital Estimates for 2016-2017, starting with continuation of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment and, time permitting, Environment and Natural Resources; Industry, Touris

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I might be on the wrong page. Next page, thank you.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thanks, Mr. Chair. I have a question here with regard to the type of lab equipment. I seem to recall that we spent some money on the Taiga Lab last year. Because of devolution, we took over the lab, took over the federal responsibility. Could I get an explanation, if my recolle

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks for those explanations. Just a follow- up question. If it’s likely that we are going to see expenditures for lab equipment in each year, the background information that we got did not show expenditures in following years. It simply shows the e

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thanks, Mr. Chair. Are we including page 50 as well?

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  Thanks, Mr. Chair. I just have a question with regard to the Gwich’in Park Lake access road. I know we have a program within Transportation for access roads. I’m wondering why – this is obviously a road issue – it’s in this department as opposed to being in the Department of Tran

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  So, to relate it to something I understand within Prelude Lake Park, it would be the same sort of a road as from the highway to get to Prelude Lake itself. Would that be a good comparison? Thank you.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters  That’s good. Thank you, Mr. Chair.