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February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee We'll be working that out through negotiations with particular provinces and communities.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee They're always replacing something that was there before, which might have been energy inefficient and cost more to run.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee They're new, but they're replacing buildings that were there before. Sorry about the....
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee This would be the first installment of the new partnership program that was announced in December. In the last budget we obtained some money for education partnerships, where we would work with the provincial government and first nations organizations. Those are willing partner, large project-based things to move forward, and this would be an installment on that initiative, which I think, if you add it all in, was $260 million over five years.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Yes, it's tripartite. If you don't have three partners, it won't happen.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee It think it's largely a call for proposals, and the first call is out now.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee The pipeline project is still proceeding—
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee I'm not sure how they'll get their money for the current fiscal year that is about to start. That secretariat will be operating in 2009-10.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Yes. It moved to Industry Canada when Minister Prentice went to Industry Canada. They're the same people and the same offices, but they now report to Industry Canada, and we provided some of the operating costs for the secretariat through this transfer.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee It's a bit premature. I think we'd have to ask the Government of Yukon, which is coming for Yukon Days next week.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee A ballpark answer is about 10%, but I can give you a more accurate answer--
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee This is the secretary to the federal officials who are following the regulatory process.
February 5th, 2009Committee meeting
Michael Wernick