Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I had an agreement with the Minister that if he tabled something in this House that I would not pursue this item too vigorously, and he did table the item, but there are some gentle questions I still feel I must ask about this. I know we were told earlier today that the internal audit should be submitted to the House some time this week, but I was wondering if we could get a ball park figure from the Minister as to what the total expenditures will be for Expo with this $2.4 million.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The Minister of Finance.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, the previous expenditure was $1.8 million, this is $2.4 million and the total amount is $4.2 million, at the present time, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Economic Development and Tourism, operations and maintenance, Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Quite awhile ago, in response to a question from the Member of Inuvik, the Minister told the House there would be probably more than 50 people hired from the Northwest Territories. I was wondering if he could indicate to us approximately how many people from the NWT received jobs at Expo.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Pollard Hay River
There were 48, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could we find out if the Minister's department has carried out any formal follow-up or assessment of what these young employees may have gained from their work experience in Seville.
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Minister.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, we have not followed up with those employees yet, but it is our intention to do that. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Perhaps we could find out from the Minister if that follow up will also include whether or not these people have since found full time employment, either inside or outside of the territories.
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Minister.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, yes, thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Over the course of asking a number of questions to the Minister about this, I was always looking for rhymes to make sure we would not forget about Seville. I always wanted to make sure we learned something from what I foresaw as a tremendous loss. Along the way I have been thinking about other world fairs or expositions and want to know for sure we are not going to lose the rest in Budapest, when Hungary hosts Expo in '98, or that we are not going to have to go back in the hole in Seoul, when Korea hosts another world fair. Just to be sure, Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the Minister if we have any current plans for future NWT participation in upcoming world fairs.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, I think it is common knowledge that we were invited to go to the exposition in north Korea and we respectfully declined. We have no plans at the present time to participate in any other world fairs. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Lewis.
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
As I understand it, the money that was appropriated for the participation of our government in Seville was established through a revolving fund and there was an amount of approximately $4.5 million. That is the amount as I remember it. The authority for that was a piece of legislation. Is that still the authority for spending money on that project?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Brian Lewis Yellowknife Centre
...in conflict with another piece of legislation which we passed a few years ago.
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The Chair John Ningark
Quannamiik. Mr. Minister.
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John Pollard Hay River
Mr. Chairman, the first piece of legislation authorized the fund, this piece of legislation, this particular section, recognizes the loss in the fund. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.