Thank you. The Honourable Member for Kivallivik, Mr. O'Brien.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The next issue to be discussed is entitled "Inadequate Reporting by Crown Corporations and Others".

This year's report noted that many public entities, including Arctic College, N.W.T. Power Corporation, N.W.T. Housing Corporation, N.W.T. Development Corporation, N.W.T. Business Credit Corporation, Workers' Compensation Board, and the N.W.T. Liquor Commission, were not filing Corporate Plans and Annual Reports that met the requirements of the Financial Administration Act. Any reports for 1994/1995 were all submitted later than the time prescribed and Corporate Plans did not include the information required. Members were informed by the Auditor General's staff that the Federal F.A.A. requires special examinations of Federal Crown Corporations and similar entities every five years. The Committees agreed that a similar position would be useful in the N.W.T. F.A.A.

The Members' concerns were centred around the need to better monitor and evaluate the performance of Crown Corporations and other agencies, especially since many of our Crown Corporations carry out policy initiatives that would usually be done by Departments in other jurisdictions.

RECOMMENDATION # 3

The Standing Committee recommends that the Financial Administration Act be amended to provide for regular examinations of Crown Corporations and other entities of the government similar to the provisions in Part X of the Financial Administration Act.

RECOMMENDATION # 4:

The Standing Committee recommends that the Government amend relevant legislation, regulations and/or policies to provide that.......

Mr. O'Brien. I believe that you wanted to move Recommendation 3 in the form of a motion. Are you making a motion? Would you please state that "I move" and

then carry on. Recommendation 3.

Thank you Mr. Chairman. I move that Recommendation # 3 be moved as a motion.

You have to read it -- "I move the Standing Committee", and so on. Mr. O'Brien.

I move that the Standing Committee recommends that the Financial Administration Act be amended to provide for regular examinations of Crown Corporations and other entities of the Government similar to the provisions of Part X of the Financial Administration Act.

Thank you, Mr. O'Brien. The motion is in order to the motion. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you, Mr. Ootes. Mr. Todd

Is the question in relation to the annual report or is the question in relationship to future business plans?

Thank you. Mr. Ootes, would you clarify the question for the Minister please.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Thank you. You know they did not spend it without legislative approval. I say that with all due respect to my colleague. Secondly, yes they will be developing business plans and corporate plans similar to what other agencies have done on a regular basis, yes.

To the motion. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you. Mr. Minister.

Corporate plans are always presented, Mr. Chairman, and we table the WCB Annual Report every year. Other Members and Ministers responsible table that on a yearly basis, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Thank you. To the motion. Mr. Ootes.

Thank you. We have just reviewed the mid-year

business plan of the government. Mr. Todd.

We present the case when you present the budget in the business plans in these entities. I am not quite sure where the Member is coming from. I mean, when the old Department of Economic Development and Tourism presents its budget or presents the business plan for the N.W.T. Development Corporation; when the Department of Education presents the business plan for education, its business planner presents the business plan for Arctic College, etc. So yes, the answer is yes.

Thank you. To the motion. I hear a question. Others in favour of the motion please signify. Thank you. Down. Opposed. Motion is carried. Mr. O'Brien, please carry on.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

RECOMMENDATION # 4

I move that the Standing Committee recommends that the Government amend relevant legislation, regulations and/or policies, to provide that Crown Corporations and other entities of the Government, which do not meet the requirements of the Financial Administration Act regarding corporate plans and annual reports, have their budgets withheld until such time as these requirements of the Act are met.