Thank you, Mr. O'Brien. I can ask the committee to go back to detail of capital after we have finished with page 1-8. I will ask again. Operations and maintenance, total operations and maintenance on page 1-8, $6,962,000. I recognize Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, on 1-8, Office of the Clerk, could the clerk's office indicate what role they are going to play logistically, financially, and administratively in the upcoming plebiscite on the gender parity issue in the Nunavut region?
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
I will ask Mr. Hamilton to respond to that.
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Clerk Of The House Mr. David Hamilton
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Under the auspices of the CCON, the Co-ordinating Committee on Officials of Nunavut, guidelines have been drafted on the possibility of holding a public vote on the gender parity question for the first Nunavut Legislature. These guidelines are presently being developed and have now gone forward to the federal government to see if the federal government is prepared to fund the holding of this public vote. It is estimated to be in the neighbourhood of $350,000 to hold this vote on gender parity. The matter is now before the federal government to see if they are prepared to fund the vote. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, does that include the enumeration and the operation of polling booths?
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Picco. Mr. Picco, are you asking questions in relation to office of the Chief Electoral Officer on page 1-12?
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
I think it could be asked in either area, Mr. Chairman. For clarification, it is being run out of the Clerk's office as the Clerk is often asked that question under the Chief Electoral Officer. The Chief Electoral Officer is not present, so I am asking the question to the Office of the Clerk.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Picco. I would just like to remind the Members that you will have an opportunity to ask more questions on Chief Electoral Officer when we reach that page. Mr. Gargan.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
I will ask Mr. Hamilton to respond.
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David Hamilton
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amount that is estimated does include the total operation of a partial enumeration and revision. The plan would be to use municipal lists from the last election in the municipalities with the exception of Iqaluit where we are proposing a more comprehensive enumeration of that community if a vote is to be held.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you, Mr. Hamilton. I have operations and maintenance, page 1-8. Total operations and maintenance, $6,962,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you. Now I am again going to ask the Members if they would agree to return to detail of capital. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Vince Steen
Thank you. That is on page 1-9, detail of capital, Office of the Clerk, total region, $540,000. I recognize Mr. O'Brien.
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Kevin O'Brien Kivallivik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question is basically that I wanted some further detail and elaboration on
the necessity to spend $540,000 on this paving program for the Legislature and the capital site. I ask that question in reference to the other more serious needs we may have, i.e., shortage of housing and so on and so forth, the fact that Mr. Roland's centre, Delta House, had to be shut down, so just from a clarification detail standpoint.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Chairman, this building here is the centre of all government for the territories and requires on-going improvement. As such, we decided this year that Members have expressed a concern during the last few years of dignitaries coming here and looking at the sad state of the access roads that come to this building. That is the reason why we have decided to spend it. They have done geotech work on the site itself already. We do not know the results of it, but once the geotech is in, we probably would be able to say whether or not we will be spending that amount or less.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I heard the chairman indicate earlier there was a bylaw in place that necessitated the paving of this area. Could we have a little more detail as to how the bylaw is made up and what it consists of? Thank you.
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