Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I suggest we proceed with Bill 2 along with Committee Report 1-14(5), Committee Report 2-14(5), Committee Report 3-14(5) and continue on with the Housing Corporation. Thank you.
Debates of March 5th, 2002
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
I would like to call the committee back to order. At this time, I would like to ask the Minister if he will be bringing in any witnesses. Mr. Minister.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair David Krutko
Sergeant-at-Arms, would you please escort the witnesses in? Mr. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses for the record?
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To my left is the president of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Mr. Tom Beaulieu. To my right is Mr. Jeff Anderson, the chief financial officer of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation.
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The Chair David Krutko
Thank you, Mr. Minister. Welcome, witnesses. We are on page 8-23, human resources, information item.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Some Hon. Members
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Mr. Chairman, on page 8-23, we have compensation and benefits increased by $200,000 in these main estimates over the current year's main estimates, and other expenses decreased by $200,000. I was wondering if we could get an explanation. It looks like there was a switch between the two lines in the budget. Can we get an explanation as to why that change was made?
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Roger Allen Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to refer the question to the chief financial officer of the Housing Corporation.
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Anderson
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As the Member noted, there is no change overall in that budget. We have moved $200,000 from other expenses to compensation and benefits to be consistent with the presentation of other government departments. Those types of expenditures include dental premiums, removal costs, storage costs, those types of expenditures. Thank you.
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When the Housing Corporation appeared before the Standing Committee on Social Programs, we had some discussion about the marketing of Northwest Territories products in other jurisdictions. I think the last time we talked about the business plan, the corporation had indicated they were very active in marketing Northwest Territories products, and actively seeking contracts in places like Alaska, for instance, to build homes that were manufactured by Northwest Territories manufacturers. We had some discussion about panelized homes and other approaches to housing.
Members of the committee were somewhat concerned that the corporation did not appear to be providing wholehearted support to the marketing of all the products manufactured in the Northwest Territories in the housing area. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, the standing committee is bringing forward this motion.
Committee Motion 6-14(5): Transfer Of Responsibility For Marketing NWT Products And Services (carried)
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Charles Dent Frame Lake
I MOVE that this committee recommends that if the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation is not going to comply with their mandate to market Northwest Territories products and services, that this responsibility be transferred to the Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.