This is page numbers 19 - 39 of the Hansard for the 13th Assembly, 8th Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was nurses.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Can the Sergeant-at-Arms escort the witness. Mr. Dent, can you please introduce your witness.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Yes, Mr. Chairman. With me I have Mr. Lew Voytilla, the Secretary to the Financial Management Board.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Thank you, Mr. Minister. General comments? Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Minister had indicated, in his opening comments, that if this supplementary appropriation is approved, that the total supplementary appropriations for the 1999-2000 fiscal year will be $26 million. I was wondering if the Minister could indicate how this compares with the total supplementary appropriation from the last fiscal year?

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Minister.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am advised that in comparison to this time last year, we are substantially reduced in our supplementary appropriations.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Erasmus.

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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Could we get a better explanation of what substantially reduced means?

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Mr. Minister.

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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess we are $26 million now. The total last year was over $60 million, and we are not forecasting that we will exceed the supplementary appropriation set in the budget this year. We are looking at probably $20 million to $25 million less than last year, perhaps half the amount in the supplementary appropriations for the entire year as what we had in the previous year.

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The Chair David Krutko

General comments? Call for detail. Page 5, 1999-2000 Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, Executive, operations and maintenance, not previously authorized, Financial Management Board Secretariat, directorate, negative $42,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Total department, not previously authorized, negative $42,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair David Krutko

Municipal and Community Affairs, operations and maintenance, page 6, regional operations, not previously authorized, negative $148,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Emergency services, $152,600. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Total department, $4,600. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Public Works and Services, operations and maintenance, not previously authorized, asset management, negative $49,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Technical support, not previously authorized, $70,000. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Krutko

Total department, not previously authorized, $21,000. Agreed?