Agreed.
Debates of March 9th, 2005
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Committee Motion 40-15(3) To Amend Bill 17 To Come Into Force On The Earlier Of The Prorogation Of The First Session Of The 38th Parliament And The Coming Into Force Of The Civil Marriage Act (canada), Defeated
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Some Hon. Members
Committee Motion 40-15(3) To Amend Bill 17 To Come Into Force On The Earlier Of The Prorogation Of The First Session Of The 38th Parliament And The Coming Into Force Of The Civil Marriage Act (canada), Defeated
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Committee Motion 40-15(3) To Amend Bill 17 To Come Into Force On The Earlier Of The Prorogation Of The First Session Of The 38th Parliament And The Coming Into Force Of The Civil Marriage Act (canada), Defeated
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Agreed.
Committee Motion 40-15(3) To Amend Bill 17 To Come Into Force On The Earlier Of The Prorogation Of The First Session Of The 38th Parliament And The Coming Into Force Of The Civil Marriage Act (canada), Defeated
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The Chair Kevin A. Menicoche
Page 15, Transportation. operations expenditures, airports, not previously authorized, $352,000.
Committee Motion 40-15(3) To Amend Bill 17 To Come Into Force On The Earlier Of The Prorogation Of The First Session Of The 38th Parliament And The Coming Into Force Of The Civil Marriage Act (canada), Defeated
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Agreed.
Committee Motion 40-15(3) To Amend Bill 17 To Come Into Force On The Earlier Of The Prorogation Of The First Session Of The 38th Parliament And The Coming Into Force Of The Civil Marriage Act (canada), Defeated
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The Chair Kevin A. Menicoche
Highways, not previously authorized, $570,000. There is a motion. Mr. Roland.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to move a motion under Transportation, highways, operation expenditures. I move that $311,000 be added to the actively "Highways" under the Department of Transportation operations expenditures, not previously authorized, on page 15, for the Mackenzie Valley winter road. Thank you.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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The Chair Kevin A. Menicoche
Thank you, Mr. Roland. The motion is just being handed out, Mr. Roland. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Ramsay.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am just wondering if the Minister could perhaps give us a bit of a better breakdown of what the additional $311,000 is for. All that it states here is the Mackenzie Valley winter road; it doesn't have any detail of what the expenditure is for.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This has come around as a result of extending the highway season for two more weeks, plus the activity on the winter road up the Mackenzie Valley has added a lot of extra maintenance that needs to be done on that area. The increased traffic as well as the extending of the season has caused the department to come in for this request. Thank you.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is this something that the department would anticipate occurring on an annual basis going forward, or is this just a one time thing? Thank you.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is seen as an extension. From time to time there may be requests, but the normal closure is set for March 15th of the year; that is set on an annual basis. At this time the request has been made to extend the season to April 1st. We feel that the cost that would be incurred for that portion of extending the season is in the area of $142,000 for the additional work that is required because of the increased usage for the development that is happening in that area. When you look at the increased maintenance
cycles, the upgrading of the snow fills in some of the areas, when we look at the crossings and grader time in those areas, we are looking at about another $169,000 for the season. Thank you.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm not debating the expenditure. Given the fact that it is going to extend the highway two more weeks, I think it is probably money well spent. I would just like to see it maybe being more of a permanent fixture and the fact that maybe the Department of Transportation budgets for it and tries to get the road extended until April 1st next year and the years going forward because of all the activity that is happening in the region. That would be my suggestion. Thank you.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This is an area whether it comes to the ferry service provided at river crossings, as well as winter roads. One of the things that the department is tasked to do is to operate as efficiently as possible. We find that setting the date is one of the better ways of doing that. There is always pressure to extend the season, if, for example, in the fall we have an unusually warm fall, there is a request from the trucking industry to keep those in operation for longer so that they can get the last loads up, as well with the winter road season. If we have a cooler spring as well as increased activity, there is a request to push that. It is something that we will have to play by ear, depending on seasons; and in fact if in this case if we find that there is an unusually warm spring that may impact on how long we can try to keep this open. Thank you.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Bill Braden Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to confirm that this request is essentially a response of overwhelming popularity to try and keep the winter road open for as long as we can. In other words, Mr. Chairman, this is not driven by an unusually long spell of bad weather when the road was closed, a lot of overflow or something that cuts into the already planned item, we are just extending it because people like the road connecting. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Committee Motion 41-15(3) To Add $311,000 To The Highways Activity In Bill 20, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 3, 2004-2005, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I stated earlier, there are two factors that add up to the $311,000. One is the increased usage has caused more work to be done, increased the cycles of maintenance on the road, as well as extending it for the extra two weeks because of the increased activity in the region. So there are the two factors to that. Thank you.