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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Total grants and contributions, $5.636 million. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

Mr. Chairman, can I ask the Minister with regard to the grants area, the trapper incentive subsidy is not in this year's budget. Can I ask why it's not in this year's budget or has it been taken over by the fur price program? Now the fur price program is what used to be the trappers' incentive subsidy. Thank you.

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mrs. Marie-Jewell. Mr. Minister.

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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik

Yes, Mr. Chairman. The trapper incentive subsidy was finished in 1994-95 and was replaced by the fur price program in 1995-96.

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

I just have one more question, Mr. Chairman. How does the Nunavut hunters' income support trust program work?

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mrs. Marie-Jewell. Mr. Minister.

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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik

That is a trust that is being administered by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated. I'm not aware of the particulars of this program.

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

If you're not aware of the particulars, you must have some idea with regard to giving $3 million for this particular program. How does it work? Does it work anything like the fur price program? I know it's part of their claim so I'm just trying to figure out how it works.

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mrs. Marie-Jewell. Mr. Minister.

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Silas Arngna'naaq Kivallivik

Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask Mr. Handley to respond.

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Handley, please help.

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Handley

Mr. Chairman, our government puts in $3 million a year for a five-year period and the residents of Nunavut, through their land claims agreement, put in a matching amount. The money then is managed in a trust fund by a board. That board has worked out their own schedule of how they make contributions to harvesters. It's more than just assistance to trappers, it's also to assist people with hunting and so on. They have worked out their own arrangement and I believe, very generally, what they're doing is providing a program similar to the old special ARDA program doing it through this. They also have money available for individuals who need support to get out on the land and do their harvesting. I think, generally, the way their trust is set up is they are working on the interest from the money that's provided through the claim and through our government.

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Handley. Total contributions, grants and contributions, $2.021 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Grants and contributions, $5.636 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Information item on 10-19 for marketing service revolving fund, more detail of work performed on behalf of third parties on 10-21, detail of work performed on behalf of third parties on 10-22, total department, $3.258 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you. Program summary on 10-7. Program summary, operations and maintenance, total O and M, $48.092 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair Tony Whitford

Does the committee agree that Renewable Resources is concluded?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

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The Chair Tony Whitford

We have agreement. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the Minister and his witnesses for assisting the committee to deal with Renewable Resources.