Thank you. Regarding GNWT properties, I believe it does fall within the directorate regarding the departmental goals. That is why I asked the question regarding the properties of this government, so that we can have an idea of what properties this government presently owned, what properties are they getting rid of, so that we can have an idea, as Members, of exactly what properties are being maintained and what properties are being let go. So it is in relation to the GNWT properties and departmental goals.
Debates of Feb. 12th, 1997
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The Chair Vince Steen
Mr. Krutko, I do not know if you are challenging the chair's ruling, but if you are, we have opportunity to appeal this thing to the Speaker, but right now I am ruling that you are off the subject and the questions you are asking are in relation to assets management rather than directorate. Unless you are challenging the chair and we will then take a break and ask the Speaker for a ruling, I am again on total operations and maintenance, $12,245,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
I have to think of something here. What communication facilities is this department regarding in the maintenance and the effectiveness of communication? Is that computers and services?
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Chairman, I did not get the question. I heard, "got to think of something here," then he read something off. I ask for some clarification about what the question was. I missed part of it.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Arlooktoo. Mr. Krutko, could you be good enough to repeat your question?
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Regarding the directive of the department regarding maintenance of effective communications, is that in relation to the computer systems between departments, telecommunication systems?
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Chairman, I take it that the Member is now referring to the computer section, but what I believe the line says is that the directorate, which is the policy and planning division, the finance division, is the deputy minister's responsibility. Part of the responsibility is to make sure that there is good co-ordination between other departments, especially departments that deal with infrastructure, just to make sure that the GNWT priorities and goals are achieved. It is just a motherhood statement of what the goal of the directorate is.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Regarding the directorate, is there a way of incurring that there is a fair and equitable way of ensuring that the distribution of projects and also the upkeep of facilities in communities, which the department presently maintains is fairly equitably distributed in relation to capital projects and in relation to upkeep of facilities, to ensure that communities are not being left out, yet some communities be getting some things that the other communities are not? Is there a way of monitoring that through the directorate?
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Chairman, maintenance of buildings is done through a maintenance management system, which is the same throughout the territories, and that system will tell our maintainers when it is time to check out a certain part of a building, check the electrical, et cetera. There is a system already in place to make sure that the buildings and assets that we have are maintained as well as possible and it is equitable no matter where you are.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Minister. I have total expenditures, $12,245,000. Mr. Krutko, you are on your last question.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
I might as well use them all. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Regarding the question of distribution and the problems that we have run into in relation to the Fort McPherson water treatment plant and also in the case of Aklavik where there seems to be a real problem with that facility also regarding the upkeep of the facilities and also in relation to the department, who makes the decision regarding which projects will go and which projects will not. Do you wait until there is an instance, such as McPherson, or is there a way of monitoring to ensure that you are overlooking the whole departmental assets in relation to water treatment plants versus utilidors and that type of things to ensure that there is money being spent on each of them to ensure that the upkeep is there. How is that being carried out?
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Goo Arlooktoo Baffin South
Mr. Chairman, I think this is partly more of a question on a government-wide basis. There is not a lot to talk about in the Department of Public Works, our capital budget is $3 million. The issue that the Member refers to, the water treatment plant in Fort McPherson, the community and the Member has raised it as an issue. We recognize it is an issue. We have taken steps to understand exactly what is there and how we can deal with it and until that occurs, we can not go in and start spending a whole bunch of money trying to fix something we are not exactly sure what it is.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Arlooktoo. Total expenditures, $12,245,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Project management, page 5-9, operations and maintenance, total operations and maintenance, $5,784,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Krutko.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In regards to the project manager's position, is there right now with the other departments a way of sharing management responsibilities between one department and other, to ensure that there are no duplication of services in certain areas? There may be an overlap between Transportation and Public Works and also with the Department of Education.