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Jane Groenewegen

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South

Thank you. Is the Minister prepared to share that correspondence with Members? Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Minister Roland.

Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

I am sorry, Mr. Chair; I missed that last question.

The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

The question was whether you would be willing to share the correspondence, Mr. Minister.

Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would be prepared to sit down with committee members regarding that and go through it with them. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Minister Roland. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Jane Groenewegen

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In the interests of transparency and unless there is some reason why that report or that correspondence could not be shared with Members, unless there is some personnel reason or some other type of reason, again, for us not to see that correspondence leaves one wondering and asking what is being hidden. What are we hiding? I just want to know about it because this has been a big concern to my constituents. I am not making this up. I am not trying to raise this to cause trouble. I am not on a witch hunt. I think it is a big problem. It is an expensive problem what we've had to deal with. Unless there is some reason why, that the Minister could give me, we couldn't see that correspondence, I think it would be in the interest of good government to uphold a standard of transparency and share that with Members of this Assembly. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Minister Roland.

Floyd Roland

Floyd Roland Inuvik Boot Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, as I had stated, again, I would be prepared to sit down with committee and go through those findings. Upon having a second look at it, decide where we can go with that if there is further release of that information. I would have to have a better look at that before I can make that commitment. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Minister Roland. Mrs. Groenewegen.

Jane Groenewegen

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South

Thank you. That is everything. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Committee, we are on page 12, Executive, capital investment expenditures, Human Resources, not previously authorized, employee relations, $523,000, total Human Resources, $523,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, committee. Page 13, Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, not previously authorized, community health programs, $417,000, total department, $417,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, committee. Page 14, Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, special warrants, education and culture, $2.170 million, not previously authorized. Mr. Dent.

Committee Motion 11-15(6): Addition Of $3.05 Million For Gameti School, Carried
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that $3.050 million be added to the activity education and culture under the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, not previously authorized on page 14 for the purpose of constructing additional classrooms and adding a gymnasium to the Jean Wetrade Gameti School.

---Applause

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you very much, Minister Dent. Motion is being distributed. Motion is in order. To the motion.

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Some Hon. Members

Question.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

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

---Carried

---Applause

Thank you, committee. We'll continue on page 14, Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, education and culture, special warrants, $2.170 million, not previously authorized, $3.555 million, total department, special warrants, $2.170 million and not previously authorized, $3.555 million. Agreed?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, committee. We're going to defer the preamble and the clauses and deal first with the schedule. Schedule, supplementary amounts appropriated for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, part 1, vote 1, operations expenditures, total supplementary appropriation for operations expenditures, $6.004 million; part 2, vote 2, capital investment expenditures, total supplementary appropriation for capital investment expenditures, $3.615 million; total supplementary appropriation, $9.619 million. Mr. Dent.

Committee Motion 12-15(6): Amend Schedule To Bill 18 Regarding Additional Funding For Gameti School, Carried
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Charles Dent

Charles Dent Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that the schedule to Bill 18 be amended to:

a) increase by $3.050 million the supplementary appropriation amount set out in part 2, item 16, Education, Culture and Employment, by striking out $2.675 million in the column entitled appropriation by item and substituting $5.725 million;

b) increase by $3.050 million the amount set out in part 2 as the total supplementary appropriation for capital investment expenditures by striking out $3.615 million and substituting $6.665 million; and

c) increase by $3.050 million the amount set out at the end of the schedule as total supplementary appropriation by striking out $9.619 million and substituting $12.669 million.

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The Chair

The Chair David Ramsay

Thank you, Mr. Dent. Motion is in order. To the motion.

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Some Hon. Members

Question.