Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question is being called. Ms. Lee, to the motion.

Madam Chair, I have something else right after the motion is completed.

Okay, questions been called on the motion. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I wanted to ask a question on page 11-8 and I know that we've already considered 11-7. May I ask questions on 11-8 please?

Okay is committee agreed then that we will refer to page 11-8.

Ms. Lee, the committee has agreed. Please proceed.

Thank you, Madam Chair. My questions relate to some of the comments I made yesterday with regard to the increase in PYs as a result of the splitting of RWED. I would like to ask the Minister what the breakdown of these increases are. On this page we see three positions increasing in North Slave, seven in Fort Smith, three in the Deh Cho and two in the Beaufort-Delta. So could I just get a breakdown on that please?

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Bell.

Thank you. I just want clarification. Is the Member looking for those increased positions, the actual titles of those positions, just so I understand?

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I believe that would be a good description of the positions. That would be good. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Madam Chair. In headquarters, we have a deputy minister. Also in headquarters, director of policy, legislation and communications. Also again in headquarters, a director of energy planning and a senior policy advisor; there are two of them. They will be in the energy policy unit. In the Deh Cho, there's a superintendent. In the Sahtu, there's a superintendent. South Slave there is a manager of tourism and parks.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Mr. Bell is answering the question I believe. Did you have something you want to say, Ms. Lee?

Yes, please, Madam Chair. I think that the Minister might have misunderstood my question. I wasn't asking for all positions. I was just asking for the three additional positions in North Slave. I'm asking questions on page 11-8, and under North Slave, Fort Smith, Deh Cho and Beaufort-Delta there are increases in PYs from 2004-05 to 2005-06 and I just wanted to know what they were. There are three additional positions in the North Slave, seven additional positions in Fort Smith, three additional in the Deh Cho and two in the Beaufort-Delta. Those are the only positions I was interested in. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. Mr. Bell.

Thank you, Madam Chair. My mistake. I thought the Member was referring to additional positions from the reorg. These are additional positions outside of that process. I'll start then with the North Slave region. There are two parks officers, seasonal positions. There is also a corporate services clerk that comprises the three positions. That corporate services clerk is a result of the restructuring.

South Slave region, Fort Smith region there is a manager of tourism in Hay River, that's a new position and that is a result of the restructuring; corporate services clerk, another new position in Fort Smith, again a result of the RWED restructuring; we have a coordinator of interdepartmental planning in Hay River; we have a pipeline specialist in Hay River; we have an admin assistant in Hay River; we have information and communication planning specialists in Hay River; director of planning and coordination in Hay River; agreements specialist in Hay River; an ADM Mackenzie Valley planning projects in Hay River. Those effectively comprise the MVPO. That's seven positions. Sorry, my apology, the last one I read, ADM Mackenzie Valley planning project, is actually a decrease of one, for a total of seven.

In the Deh Cho, three positions are superintendent in Fort Simpson, that is as a result of the restructuring; tourism development officer in Fort Simpson; and a corporate services clerk in Fort Simpson. That net change was three.

In the Sahtu, there is a superintendent in Norman Wells and a corporate services clerk in Norman Wells as a result of restructuring; also an information assistant in Norman Wells; a decrease, sorry. So that's two increases and one decrease; a net of one.

In the Beaufort-Delta we have a superintendent in Inuvik as a result of the restructuring; we have an economic development officer in McPherson; we have a corporate services clerk in Inuvik as a result of the restructuring, but we are reducing one position, an information system analyst in Inuvik as a result of the restructuring. Net change in the Inuvik region two. Total change in the department of 14 positions.

I hope, Madam Chair, that's the information the Member was looking for.

Thank you, Mr. Bell. Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The Minister mentioned a decrease of an ADM position for MVPO. Can I ask what that's about? I thought that position was in place. Thank you, Madam Chair.