Thank you, Mr. Chairman. With me is the secretary to FMB, Mr. Lew Voytilla; and Mr. Rob Taggart, director of policy and planning from FMBS.
Debates of Feb. 22nd, 2006
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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The Chair Calvin Pokiak
Thank you. Are there general comments with regard to the opening remarks by the Minister? Mr. Hawkins.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am just going to start by...I guess we are doing overview comments before we ask questions. Some of the overview comments I would like to point out is I noticed on page 1, the Minister mentioned that we have a $56,000 increase associated with the WCB premiums. I look forward to the Minister's answer on that when we get into detail. I am not even sure why we do this process if we are giving them a heads up to think of answers. I find it kind of strange that the department is running...Page 3, developing a strategy to quantify environmental liabilities and I am going to ask the Minister why ENR is not looking at that, but I hope the Minister can provide more update on the boards and agencies, what is slowing us down and maybe the process he sees evolving through this to ensure we have something set up in the next while. That is all the things I wish to underscore at this time, Mr. Chairman.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Detail.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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The Chair Calvin Pokiak
Page 2-57, activity summary, directorate, operations expenditure summary, $3.383 million. Mr. Hawkins.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Maybe at this time, it looks like an appropriate place to ask questions to the Minister with regard to the $56,000 increase associated with the WCB premiums. Can the Minister elaborate a little further than beyond the fact that WCB said pay more? There must be a reason why premiums went up that much. Thank you.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, as a result of the decrease in the subsidy provided to a number of organizations, it meant a reflection in an increase on our expenditure side. Thank you.
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Can the Minister confirm that there was no rate increase associated with anything other than the subsidy being wrenched off?
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. From my understanding, the subsidy that was provided to organizations was reduced; therefore, an increase was felt on our portion. Thank you.
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate that, Mr. Minister. Could the Minister provide some further detail on why they are developing a strategy to quantify environmental liabilities? Why is this not under ER? ENR, sorry. Thank you.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this is a result of work with the Auditor General's office and the fact that the government overall needed to quantify its environmental liabilities. That's why it has shown up on ours. Thanks.
Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Committee Motion 25-15(4): Recommendation To Record The Taltson Hydro Project In The Capital Plan And Present The Business Case For The Project, Carried
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Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would generally think this would fall much better under the ENR mandate. Is there a specific reason, more than the Minister has offered, I guess? It just seems unusual that our environmental expertise falls under the ENR side. Is this more of a bean counting perspective, or is this actually a search and go find our environmental liabilities like any known or unknown oil slick we have, or something of that range? I can't describe what environmental liabilities are, but is this more of a financial side of the argument, or is this a search and find the actual spills? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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