Thank you. Mr. Delorey.
Debates of March 1st, 2001
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I know it shows under here grants and contributions, commercial fisheries, $395,000. It seems to me that last year when we met with the fisheries and the department took over what could be done for the fishermen to help them offset that, it seems to me the freight subsidy was at $110,000 and there was something like $50,000 left in that subsidy. That is what the fishermen were given to offset their costs for the year. Maybe I could get some clarification there from the $110,000 that I see to this $395,000. What is the difference?
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Handley.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, that $395,000 is broken down into different kinds of activities. For example, the winter fishery is different from the summer fishery. There is $395,000 that is held by the department as a freight subsidy for fishermen. It is given to them at a rate of 15 cents per pound for the fish that they bring in, if I remember correctly. Last year, the catch was low, so there was surplus money. This year, we are running into the same thing. Even though the catches are higher, there is a little bit of surplus left over and rather than have it come back into the department, we are going to provide assistance one time again for the commercial fishermen. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Delorey.
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Will the fuel subsidy for the fishermen then be over and above this access funding in that freight subsidy?
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Handley.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, it will be over and above the money they receive on a per pound freight subsidy. That amount varies from fisherman to fisherman and it is only for the ones who are fishing off of Great Slave Lake. The program we are talking about is above that. It is a flat $150 per fisherman who has sold $500 worth of fish. Typically what happens under the $395,000, there is a holding figure. If it just lapses, it comes back to the government and just lapses. This year, we are taking some of that and using it to give them back rebates. The surplus in there is much smaller this year than it was last year.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Mr. Delorey.
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Paul Delorey Hay River North
I just have one more question and that is with the positions from DIAND for oil and gas. What is the latest in how many positions DIAND is setting up, and is there a push on getting those positions moved to the North? If so, where would the department be looking at setting those positions up?
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Minister Handley.
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Joe Handley Weledeh
Mr. Chairman, as I understand, the documentation is being prepared to go to the federal Cabinet or Treasury for approval. DIAND does not tell us exactly how many positions they are talking about. When I met with the Minister of DIAND at the end of January, he told me that it would include positions for DIAND but also in some cases for other federal departments.
He could not confirm how many, particularly from other departments, have come to the North and certainly there has not been any discussion at all until we know how many people we are talking about as to where they would go.
As I have said before, my preference would be they go in the areas where the activity is. Thank you.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Thank you. Resource management, economic development, operations expense, total operations expense, $32,631,000.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Resource management, economic development, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $678,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Contributions, total contributions, $9,252,000.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Total grants and contributions, $9,930,000.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Page 11-25, forest management, operations expense, total operations expense, $28,503,000.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Page 11-27, forest management, grants and contributions, grants, total grants, $100,000.
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Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Leon Lafferty
Page 11-28, active positions, information item, lease commitments, infrastructure. Page 11-29, information item. Page 11-30, Fur Marketing Service Revolving Fund, information item. Details of work performed on behalf of others. Page 11-34, work performed on behalf of others, total department, $3,322,000.