Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Moving on to page 11-21, details of grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $4,172,000. Mr. Ootes.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Madam Chair. Could the Minister tell us what the grants to the western hunters and trappers associations are? How much do they total this year? This past year?
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. The revised forecast for this current year is $2,667,000. There may have been a very recent addition to this number, but I do not have that number. As you can see, we are proposing to spend less than $2.5 million this coming year as requested by the committee.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
If I recall correctly, the committee had recommended that communities be advised of the process and the communities should apply a year ahead of time, so the government could budget correctly for this particular area of expenditure. I wonder if this procedure is being followed, Madam Chair?
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. We have worked with the communities to let them be aware of this program and have indicated we would like to stay within the projected budget figures on a yearly basis. Thank you.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Madam Chair. Is the program running now on the basis of a community can apply at any time throughout the year and obtain funding this particular year?
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. We have been operating on a first come, first serve basis. Some communities apply in a year and it takes six months, sometimes a year before the necessary work for them to be eligible comes about. We have been working on this type of basis. In complying with the requests for the committee, we have attached this proposed figure, that I think is realistic, of how much I think would be accessed by interested, eligible communities in the coming year. Thank you.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
I understand there is a sunset clause on this particular program. I believe in Nunavut it was a five year program for $3 million per year matched by the federal government, if I recall correctly. Could the Minister tell us when this particular program sunsets, both in Nunavut and in the western territory?
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Stephen Kakfwi Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. I cannot remember. I think in Nunavut it was $15 million over five years. The annual allocation has been $3 million that this government contributes every year to that trust. In the west, the Cabinet had indicated there was a total maximum contribution allowed up to $15 million as well. There was no timeframe for that, except it would be done over a period of years as communities became interested because of the different make-up of the western part of the territory. Allocating roughly a little less that $3 million a year for five years would get the job done. Thank you.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you, Mr. Kakfwi. Mr. Ootes, your questions are related to grants or contributions? We are still on grants.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Madam Chair, they do relate to page 11-23, but now that we are on it I may as well finish it.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you, Mr. Ootes. I am afraid we are going to have to ask you to hold your questions until contributions comes up. Mr. Steen will be taking the chair for consideration of contributions. Thank you. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Madam Chair. In the fur price program, can the Minister tell me, there is a reduction here of $100,000. Are there certain pelts that will be affected by this? What is the overall reduction here? What areas will it be felt in the most? Thank you.