Mr. Todd.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We did, in fact, present to the federal Minister of Transportation a wish list of projects we thought could come under the $500 million Mazankowski initiative. The Yukon made an announcement indicating they had $10 million, I am not sure if that is fact, we would have to check with them. At the present time, discussions are under way between deputies within the Department of Transportation and within the Department of Finance to reach an accommodation with the menu we have presented to the federal government. At this time, we have not had a definitive response to what we have requested, however, I am optimistic that there will be dollars allocated to the Northwest Territories. Whether they will be allocated to our needs, as my department has presented them, I am not sure. I am hoping an announcement will be made jointly between the federal and territorial government within the next two weeks. Thank you.

Supplementary, Mr. Patterson.

Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the honourable Minister would care to speculate, and perhaps his officials have gleaned some hints, as to what kind of money we might be talking about for our share of this $500 million new initiative in the Northwest Territories?

Mr. Todd.

As I indicated earlier, the initial menu that we sent in was somewhere around $29 million. It did detail some of the areas we felt, territorially and federally, we could collectively finance. Some of the airports that are incomplete and some of the marine infrastructure required across the Arctic, in particular the east, were included. Subsequently, we have priorized $10 million worth of projects that we think the federal government will look favourably upon and while I do not have a response at this time, I am cautiously optimistic that we

will be in a position soon to make a joint announcement that these funds will be available to the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

You are still within the time, Mr. Patterson, your last supplementary.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This news is encouraging. Is there a predetermined formula for the share or contribution to be expected from the Northwest Territories as a condition of receiving this money, or can we get it and use it without necessarily matching it? Thank you.

Mr. Todd.

It is my understanding that this was a federal political initiative. There are few strings attached to how it should be expended. As I said, we have put forward a priority list of approximately $10 million worth of initiatives. They go from the spectrum of finishing off some of our airstrip projects to marine infrastructure, as well as some hydrographic work perhaps in the Izok Lake and Coppermine area. I could not say definitively what kind of response we are going to get from the federal government. I do know there are discussions under way, not just with respect to our application, between senior federal officials, the Departments of Transportation and Finance and Mr. Siddon's office in trying to reach some decision as to what level of financing we will get and what kind of projects they feel would be appropriate.

Time allotted for oral question period has expired. Item 6, written questions. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a written question for the Minister of Personnel.

Will the Minister please table the following information in the House:

a)the number of male staff hired as correctional officers, administrative staff or managers at the Territorial Women's Correctional Centre in Fort Smith;

b)the number of applications received from males for employment at the Territorial Women's Correctional facility;

c)the number of female employees working as correctional officers, administrative staff or managers at the South Mackenzie Correctional Centre; and,

d)the number of female employees working as correctional officers, administrative staff or managers at the Yellowknife Correctional Centre. Thank you.

Item 6, written questions. Mr. Patterson.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a written question to the Minister of Personnel.

Would the Minister responsible for the Department of Personnel please provide the following information:

a)as to whether it is the department's intention to pursue what appears to be a two-stage rent increase within a period of less than one year for employees who refuse to sign new leases as indicated in Tabled Document 66-12(3) and Tabled Document 112-12(3) in contravention of section 47(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act; and,

b)if it is not the department's intention to contravene the Residential Tenancies Act, please provide this House with a clear and understandable explanation of how the department will handle the issue of utilities charges for those tenants who do not agree to sign new leases. Thank you.

Item 6, written questions. Item 7, returns to written questions. Item 8, replies to opening address. Item 9, petitions. Item 10, reports of standing and special committees. Item 11, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 12, tabling of documents. Item 13, notices of motion. Item 14, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 15, motions. Item 16, first reading of bills. Item 17, second reading of bills. Item 18, consideration in committee of the whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 2-12(3), The Justice House - Report of the Special Advisor on Gender Equality; Tabled Document 19-12(3), 1992 Master Plan for Corrections Service Division; Tabled Document 91-12(3), Northwest Territories AIDS Project - Review; Tabled Document 92-12(3), HIV and AIDS in the NWT in 1993; Bill 5, An Act to Amend the Social Assistance Act; Bill 17, Appropriation Act, No. 2, 1993-94; Bill 18, An Act to Amend the Public Printing Act; Bill 19, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act; Bill 21, an Act to Amend the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act; Bill 22, an Act to Amend the Mining Safety Act; Bill 23, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 1992-93; Committee Report 10-12(3), Report on Tabled Document 21-12(3): Payroll Tax Act; Committee Report 11-12(3), Report on the Review of the 1993-94 Main Estimates; Committee Report 15-12(3), TD 33-12(2): Government Accountability: A Legislative Action Paper on Access to Government; Committee Report 17-12(3), Report on Television Guidelines; Committee Report 18-12(3), Public Review of TD 5-12(3), Report of the Auditor General of Canada on a Comprehensive Audit of the Department of Health, with Mr. Ningark in the chair.

This committee will now come to order. What is the wish of the committee? Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to suggest that we attempt to address the Department of Finance and hopefully complete that department. If we can successfully complete that we will then deal with the Standing Committee on Public Accounts report on the Comprehensive Audit on the Department of Health. If that is completed we will consider Tabled Document 91-12(3), Northwest Territories AIDS Project - Review, Tabled Document 92-12(3), HIV and AIDS in the NWT in 1993, and if those are completed we can get into the main estimates of the Department of Health. Thank you.

Thank you. Do we have the concurrence of the committee to deal with those items? Agreed?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you. I understand there will be a full Caucus meeting. We will take a 15 minute recess.

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Department Of Finance

This meeting will come to order. The only business item which is left in the Department of Finance main estimates is tax administration, page 04-12. What is the wish of the committee? Are we prepared to deal with this item? Mr. Antoine.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to move a motion on the activity of tax administration on page 04-12, Mr. Chairman.

Tax Administration