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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. Just before we move on, I would like to recognize in the visitor's gallery today Sharon McBryan and Rod McBryan, and Kenny is here serving as a Page -- I don't know where he is right now -- on the floor of the House. That's Sharon's grandson.

---Applause

Welcome. We're on page 8-39, information item, lease commitments, infrastructure. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. Page 8-40, information item, infrastructure investment summary.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Agreed. Thank you. Information item on page 8-41, infrastructure acquisition plan.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Page 8-42, information item continued, infrastructure acquisition plan.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Page 8-43, again, infrastructure acquisition plan continued.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Agreed. One more continued, 8-44, information item, infrastructure acquisition plan.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you. Page 8-45, information item, proforma income statement.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Agreed. Thank you. If I could address the Members' attention, then, back to the beginning, page 8-11, activity summary, NWT Housing Corporation.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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An Hon. Member

It's page 8-7.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

It's 8-7? Sorry. It is actually 8-7, department summary, NWT Housing Corporation, operations expenditure summary, expenditure category, $36.828 million. Mr. Braden.

Committee Motion 18-15(4) To Defer Consideration Of The Departmental Summary For The NWT Housing Corporation, Carried
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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Madam Chair, I'd like to make a motion. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the department summary, operations expenditure summary of the NWT Housing Corporation at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 18-15(4) To Defer Consideration Of The Departmental Summary For The NWT Housing Corporation, Carried
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

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

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An Hon. Member

Question.

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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Question has been called. Speaking to the motion. Why are some people yelling question? To the motion. Mr. Braden.

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Bill Braden

Bill Braden Great Slave

Madam Chair, our usual practice here is to try to conclude each department as we finish it, but it is not unusual for committee to get some more time, especially in light, Madam Chair, of a number of commitments that the Minister made to supply new information to committee. Yesterday I counted at least three commitments and they will be certainly necessary for me to make my decision on signing off. The Housing Corporation, too, I think we need to observe, Madam Chair, unlike other departments where we have numerous opportunities to approve and debate, potentially change allocations, the Housing Corporation by the nature of its act and its accountability structure, we only have this one large, single item to signal. All the rest of the pages that we've gone through are information only. So given that it is early in our budget process, the Minister has made commitments and it is in the course of, I think, good governance and our task as the accountability committee to request more time and put this in abeyance until the Minister is able to satisfy his commitments to us. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Committee Motion 18-15(4) To Defer Consideration Of The Departmental Summary For The NWT Housing Corporation, Carried
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Okay. Well, thank you for that contribution, Mr. Braden. I've just been informed that the motion is not debatable. My apologies. I was not aware of that rule in relation to this motion to defer the NWT Housing Corporation. So the motion is in order. The motion is not debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

The NWT Housing Corporation final conclusion will be deferred. Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Thank you, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Koe.

---Laughter

Okay. Just give Mr. Krutko and his witnesses time to exit. What is the wish of the committee now?

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An Hon. Member

Call of the Chair.