Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Some of the funding here that is outlined in his opening comments, are some of these one-time funding proposals or ongoing transfers from the federal government to the territorial government? Are we going to see this again next year in terms of the funding? What type of pattern are we seeing? In light of what the Minister said regarding the news he got from the federal government, are we developing a strong

pattern? That is what I want to ask the Minister. Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the funding would break down in a number of ways. I think the best way to do it is once we get into the detail, we will be able to show which ones are one-time funding, and which may have a three-year window. For example, the Northern Strategy dollars are what we would call one-time funding. That's the way it's been explained to us. We can draw it down over three years. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amount that is going to be needed to finalize the Collective Agreement between the GNWT and the Union of Northern Workers, is this over one year, or three years? The Northern Strategy funding trust fund is going to have a large percentage going to the communities. I think that is a good way to begin our working relationships with the communities. Thank you.

Mahsi, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The UNW and the NWTTA numbers that are in this supplementary appropriation are ongoing. The dollars identified in this document are for this fiscal year for 2005-06. They will be added to the base and added to the budgets going forward. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My last comment is in terms of how a portion of this fund will be allocated to the smaller regions and communities. There is huge money going to operations. The majority of the $20 million is going into the communities as we listen to the people who were voicing their opinions as to having no control over the funding. It's not so much of a question, Mr. Chairman; it's more of a comment. I think we can get into details later on. I will leave it at that.

Mahsi, Mr. Yakeleya. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the Northern Strategy dollars for the community capacity building fund is one of those where we were transferring the spending authority to the communities. There are a number of stipulations that are on that for accounting purposes between ourselves and the federal government. We've broken that down so that it is what we would call a base funding, and then topped up with per capita funds. Looking at the Sahtu, using Tulita as an example, the way it would break down is everybody across the territory, all communities, get the initial $606,000, and then a per capita number adjusted. In the case of Tulita, it would be another $160,600, for a total of $766,600. So that's the way we have set that fund up.

The rest of the document before you is based on departments' requests for additional funding for specific areas of their departments. That is not broken down by per capita or by region. It is driven by program expenditures. That's how it comes forward. So if it's a request for some capital dollars, it would go for a specific project. If it is for a program to deal with education, it would go into the category, whether it's languages or K to 12 programming. So that would breakdown that way and be distributed on formulas that are already existing. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Recognizing the clock, I will now rise and report progress. Thank you, committee. Thank you, Mr. Minister, and your witnesses.

Item 20, report of committee of the whole. Mr. Ramsay.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Bill 11, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 2, 2005-2006, and would like to report progress, and, Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. There is a motion on the floor. Do we have a seconder? The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Villeneuve. The motion is on the floor. The motion is in order.

Question is being called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Item 21, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, Orders of the day.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.

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The House adjourned at 18:02 p.m.