Thank you, Mr. Braden. Mr. Roland.
Debates of March 22nd, 2004
This is page numbers 113 - 182 of the Hansard for the 15th Assembly, 3rd 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 chairman.
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Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. We don't have the number of businesses subscribed. All we have available at this time is the dollar value of the subscription for the small business corporate subsidy. Thank you.
Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you very much. The departments or the aspect of conservation in here, Madam Chair, is there any one department or agency within our government that has a mandate or a responsibility to promote conservation? Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. The department that has the principal area of responsibility for that section would be Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development. As well, the government has tied into the Arctic Energy Alliance as one of the areas of promoting energy savings. Thank you.
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Madam Chair, are there any targets that either RWED or the Arctic Energy Alliance have been assigned or have agreed on? Are we actually working toward some level of awareness and conservation in the growth of our electricity use? Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't have that information available, but I am sure the Minister of RWED would be able to provide that when his turn comes up here. Thank you.
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't know if this is appropriate, but given that we had a 30 percent growth in this program over the last two years, and that is from $6.5 million in 2003, we are now looking at $8.3 million in 2005. Is that a consistent growth rate? Should we be anticipating that this program is going to continue to balloon at this rate? Thank you.
Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. We were not anticipating as large a growth in that section over the next cycle. The majority of the growth has been in adjustments for the rate riders, as well as the increased rates themselves, the changes in the rates. So that accounts for, I believe, over 80 percent, or around 80 percent of the increased costs. Thank you.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you, Mr. Roland. Government accounting, grants and contributions, total contributions, $8.307 million. I have Mr. Ramsay. Okay, thank you. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
I will move on to the next page, budgeting and evaluation, total operations expense, $1.641 million. Ms. Lee.
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Sandy Lee Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. May I have the breakdown for $221,000 under other expenses? Thank you.
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Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Travel and transportation, $12,000; materials and supplies, $69,000; purchased services, $19,000; contract services, $113,000; and, fees and payments, $8,000. Thank you.
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Committee Motion 2-14(5): Options For Measures To Stabilize Power Subsidy Costs, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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March 21st, 2004
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Agreed. Thank you. Budgeting and evaluation, grants and contributions, total grants, $120,000. Mr. Braden.
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Madam Chair. My colleague, Mr. Delorey, started to explore this one a bit the other day and I would like to continue in this area. First of all, I am wondering if the Minister could confirm the total extent of this debt settlement. Could you describe the total amount and over what period of time we are committed to this? Thank you, Madam Chair.
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