I’ll now ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the additional witness into the Chamber.
Minister Miltenberger, can I please get you to introduce your witness.
Debates of Oct. 2nd, 2008
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Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Mr. Chairman, I have with me, in addition to Ms. Melhorn, Mr. Russ Neudorf, the deputy minister of Transportation.
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe
I actually had one question on page 12. I’m okay with asking him. I’m pretty sure that the Minister will be able to answer the question without the other witness. It shouldn’t be a problem.
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Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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October 1st, 2008
Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe
On the negative supps for Education and Culture for $10.272 million I’m assuming that that is going to be treated like the other negative supps and returned back in ’09–10, that same amount, and then the positive supp of $3.750 million on careers, which leaves a net balance of $6.552 million. I was wondering how that’s handled. Considering the whole page, it looks like a negative supp, but if $10 million is going to be put back in, this is an actual supplementary appropriation of $3.75 million. I was just wondering if I could get a brief explanation on that accounting function that’s going to occur — or whatever way the Minister wishes to describe it, I suppose.
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Before we move forward and get a response to that question, I just want to confirm with committee that we’re okay to move back to page 12, Education, Culture and Employment. Does the committee agree?
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Some Honourable Members
Agreed.
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Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Mr. Chairman, there’s a line just below the $10.272 million negative supp that indicates that these projects will be put back into the budget for next year. The $3.75 million is part of the money for the $9.4 million that’s being advanced to free up funds to start projects that are considered important, in this case the demolition and site remediation of the Aurora College campus.
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you. We’ll just do that item one more time. We’re under Education, Culture and Employment, page 12, Capital Investment Expenditures, Education And Culture, Not Previously Authorized: negative $10.272 million.
Department of Education, Culture and
Employment, Capital Investment Expenditures, Education and Culture, Not Previously Authorized: negative $10.272 million, approved.
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
We’ll return to page 13, Transportation, Capital Investment Expenditures, Airports, Not Previously Authorized: negative $7.56 million. Mr. Jacobson.
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Jackie Jacobson Nunakput
Mr. Chair, we’re on page 13, correct? Okay.
In regard to the airport Combined Services Building for Yellowknife, $7 million, are we paying for that whole building as a total of the $20 million?
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Russ Neudorf
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The total $20.7 million project is funded in part by the GNWT and in part by the federal government under the Building Canada Plan. The funding is about 50-50 for that particular project.
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Jackie Jacobson Nunakput
So the 50-50.... The territorial government will be putting monies towards the project, correct?
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Russ Neudorf
That is correct.
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. We’re still on page 13, Transportation, Capital Investment Expenditures, Airports, Not Previously Authorized: negative $7.56 million.
Department of Transportation, Capital
Investment Expenditures, Airports, Not Previously Authorized: negative $7.56 million, approved.
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
Highways, Not Previously Authorized: negative $26.355 million.
Department of Transportation, Capital
Investment Expenditures, Highways, Not Previously Authorized: negative $26.355 million, approved.
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
Total Department, Not Previously Authorized, negative $33.915 million.
Department of Transportation, Capital
Investment Expenditures, Total Department, Not Previously Authorized: negative $33.915 million, approved.
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
Now that we’ve completed those details, committee, we’ll turn back to our totals on pages 1 and 2.
On page 1, 2008–2009 Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, Summary of Appropriations, Schedule 1, Operations Expenditures, Operations Expenditures Appropriation: $11.617 million.
Summary of Appropriations, Schedule 1,
Operations Expenditures, Operations Expenditures Appropriation: $11.617 million, approved.
Tabled Document 75-16(2): Supplementary Appropriation No. 2, 2008–2009
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
We’re on page 2, Schedule 2, Capital Investment Expenditures, Capital Investment Expenditures Appropriation: negative $43.329 million.
Summary of Appropriations, Schedule 2,
Capital Investment Expenditures, Capital Investment Expenditures Appropriation: negative $43.329 million, approved.
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The Chair Glen Abernethy
Total Appropriation: negative $31.712 million.
Summary of Appropriations, Schedule 2,
Capital Investment Expenditures, Total Appropriation: negative $31.712 million, approved.