Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can we get an indication of how much of this budget is for casual wages?
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Todd, would you provide the detail?
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John Todd Keewatin Central
$77,000, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
How many positions does that equate to?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
It depends on how many employees we need at the time and the degree of work we have done. Theoretically, it would be one and a half positions, approximately. It could be a number of positions over a short period of time, one and a half positions over a long period of time, etc. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is there currently a casual position that is filled?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Todd.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
I am not aware there is any, I would have to double check on that.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What was the budget for casuals last year?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
Terribly sorry, Mr. Chairman. I do not have the information available to me at this time, but I will provide it tomorrow when I am here in the House.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Human Resource Management. Mr. Erasmus.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just one final thing. The Minister had indicated that there were grievances in this area. How many grievances were there last year and how many were upheld? Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
I just want to check the government's report here. I do not have it at my fingertips. Thank you. How many grievances were resolved? Was that the question? Forty-four grievances were resolved at the third level. There were 33 grievances sent to arbitration. The average cost of an arbitration was about $5,000.
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I did not catch whether the Minister had indicated how many grievances were actually filed.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you, Mr. Minister.
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John Todd Keewatin Central
My apologies, Mr. Chairman. I will be able to provide that to my colleague tomorrow when I am before the House. Thank you.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. I will recognize the clock and rise and report progress.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The House will come back to order with item 20, report of committee of the whole. Mr. Ningark.