We’ll take a short recess.

The Committee of the Whole took a short

recess.

I will now call

Committee of the Whole to order for the consideration of bills and other matters.

We have before us the Department of Transportation, and we’re into the detail. Would the Minister like to call witnesses?

Yes, Mr. Chair.

Thank you,

Mr. Yakeleya. Please call you witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort them in. I’ll ask the Minister to introduce the witnesses. Mr. Yakeleya, if you would introduce your witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. With me today are Deputy Minister Russell Neudorf and Assistant Deputy Minister Daniel Auger.

Thank you, Mr.

Yakeleya. Thank you for your support,

committee. We’ll proceed with the detail. We’re on page 9-29, Activity Summary, Marine, Operations Expenditure Summary: $7.193 million. Does the committee agree?

Department of Transportation, Activity

Summary, Marine, Operations Expenditure Summary: $7.193 million, approved.

We’ll turn to page 9-35, Activity Summary, Community Marine Infrastructure, Operations Expenditure Summary: $11,000.

Department of Transportation, Activity

Summary, Community Marine Infrastructure, Operations Expenditure Summary: $11,000, approved.

Page 9-37, Community Marine Infrastructure, Grants and Contributions, no dollars.

Department of Transportation, Activity

Summary, Community Marine Infrastructure, Grants and Contributions, approved.

Turning to page 9-39, Local Community Access Roads, Operations Expenditure Summary: $323,000.

Department of Transportation, Activity

Summary, Local Community Access Roads, Operations Expenditure Summary: $323,000, approved.

Page 9-41, Local Community Access Roads, Grants and Contributions: $313,000.

Department of Transportation, Activity

Summary, Local Community Access Roads, Grants and Contributions: $313,000, approved.

This is dizzying! Page 9-43, Road Licensing and Safety, Operations Expenditure Summary: $3.729 million.

Department of Transportation, Activity

Summary, Road Licensing and Safety, Operations Expenditure Summary: $3.729 million, approved.

Page 9-46, information item, Road Licensing and Safety, Active Positions.

Department of Transportation, Activity

Summary, Road Licensing and Safety, Active Positions, information item (page 9-46), approved.

Page 9-47, information Item, Road Licensing and Safety, Active Positions.

Department of Transportation, Activity

Summary, Road Licensing and Safety, Active Positions, information item (page 9-47), approved.

Page 9-48, information item, Work Performed on Behalf of Others. Questions?

Department of Transportation, Work Performed

on Behalf of Others, information item, approved.

Page 9-49, Work Performed on Behalf of Others — Continued. Questions?

Department of Transportation, Work Performed

on Behalf of Others — Continued, information item, (page 9-49) approved.

Turning, finally, to page 9-50, Work Performed on Behalf of Others — Continued.

Department of Transportation, Work Performed

on Behalf of Others — Continued, information item, (page 9-50) approved.

Thank you. We’ll turn now to 9-7, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary, $95.947 million.

Department of Transportation, Department

Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $95.947 million, approved.

I believe that concludes Operations and Maintenance, consideration of the detail for the Department of Transportation. Agreed?

Thank you. We’ll move now to infrastructure. Turning to page 8-6, Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, Project, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Tangible Capital Assets: $15.2 million.

Department of Transportation, Infrastructure

Acquisition Plan, Project, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Tangible Capital Assets: $15.2 million, approved.

Total Activity,

$15.2 million.

Department of Transportation, Infrastructure

Acquisition Plan Total Activity: $15.2 million, approved.

Thank you, committee. Turning to pages 8-8 and 8-9: Highways, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Tangible Capital Assets: $39.537 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Mr. Chair, I would like to ask a question in regard to the bypass road in Yellowknife. I know I’ve asked this question before, but I would like to see if the Minister has changed his mind or if the department has changed their mind. This project is a total of $7 million, and it’s being cost shared with the City of Yellowknife. My understanding is that the GNWT funding will come from Building Canada funds, which need to be matched 75-25. So in effect they’re 75-cent dollars. It’s also my understanding that the department’s position is that this project will be cost shared with the City of Yellowknife on a 50-50 basis. I’d like to ask the Minister, since we’re using federal dollars for the GNWT portion, why we’re not cost-sharing this with Yellowknife on a 75-25 basis.