Mr. Chairman, when we put the budget together, six of the 11 positions were vacant. We use those funds to hire casuals in different areas, as well as term and contract employees.
Debates of June 13th, 2008
This is page numbers 1249 to 1300 of the Hansard for the 16th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was summary.
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Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you, Minister Roland. We’re on page 2-135, Activity Summary, Audit Bureau, Budget Summary: $1.429 million. Agreed?
Financial Management Board Secretariat,
Activity Summary, Audit Bureau, Budget Summary: $1.429 million, approved.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Page 2-136,
information item, Audit Bureau. Agreed?
Financial Management Board Secretariat,
Activity Summary, Audit Bureau, information item (page 2-136), approved.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Page 2-137,
information item, Audit Bureau.
Financial Management Board Secretariat,
Activity Summary, Audit Bureau, information item (page 2-137), approved.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
All right, committee. We’ll return to page 2-111. Page 2-111, Program Summary, Program Summary: $72.144 million. Are there any questions? Agreed?
Financial Management Board Secretariat,
Program Summary, Program Summary, Expenditure Category: $72.144 million, approved.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Does the committee agree that we’ve concluded the O&M portion of the Financial Management Board Secretariat?
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Honourable Members
Agreed.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
All right, committee. We’ll move into Main Estimates 2008–2009, Volume 2, page 2-12, which is the Infrastructure Acquisition Plan for the Financial Management Board Secretariat. Okay. Financial Management Board Secretariat, Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, Directorate, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Tangible Capital Assets: $7.5 million; Total Activity: $7.5 million; Total Department: $7.5 million. Are there any questions? Agreed?
Financial Management Board Secretariat,
Infrastructure Acquisition Plan, Directorate, Tangible Capital Assets, Total Tangible Capital Assets: $7.5 million; Total Activity: $7.5 million; Total Department: $7.5 million, approved.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Does the committee agree that we’ve concluded the Infrastructure Acquisition Plan component of the Financial Management Board Secretariat?
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Honourable Members
Agreed.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Committee, we need to return to page 2-5 of Volume 1 of the Main Estimates 2008–2009, the Department Summary for the Department of Executive.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Honourable Members
Agreed.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Okay. Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $123.873 million. Are there any questions? Agreed.
Department of Executive, Department
Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary, Expenditure Category: $123.873 million, approved.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Does the committee agree that we’ve concluded the Executive component of the 2008–2009 Main Estimates?
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Honourable Members
Agreed.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
Thank you. I’d like to thank the Minister and his witnesses for coming in today. I’d like to have the Sergeant-at-Arms please escort the witnesses out. Thank you very much.
Mrs. Groenewegen.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South
Mr.
Chairman, in view of
weekend travel plans for Members, I believe that I would like to move that we report progress, please.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy
A motion is on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and is non-debatable.
Motion carried.
Main Estimates 2008–2009 Financial Management Board Secretariat
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The House resumed.
Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

The Speaker Paul Delorey
May I have the report of the Committee of the Whole, please? Mr. Abernethy.
Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 37-16(2); Main Estimates 2008–2009, Volumes 1 and 2; and Committee Report 7-16(2), Standing Committee on Economic Development and
Infrastructure Report on the Review of the 2008–2009 Draft Main Estimates, and would like to report progress, with four motions carried.
Mr.
Speaker, I move that the report of the
Committee of the Whole be concurred with.
Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

The Speaker Paul Delorey
Thank you, Mr. Abernethy. Do we have a seconder for the motion? The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Ms. Bisaro. The motion is in order.
Motion carried.
Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole
Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day
Tim Mercer Clerk Of The House
Mr. Speaker, there will be a meeting of the Standing Committee on Rules and Procedures at the rise of the House today.
Orders of the Day for Monday, June 16, 2008, 1:30 p.m.
1) Prayer
2) Ministers’
Statements
3) Members’
Statements
4) Returns to Oral Questions
5) Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
6) Acknowledgements
7) Oral
Questions
8) Written
Questions
9) Returns to Written Questions
10) Replies to Opening Address
11) Petitions
12) Reports of Standing and Special Committees
13) Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
14) Tabling of Documents
15) Notices of Motion
16) Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills
17) Motions
18) First Reading of Bills
Bill 9: Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2007–2008
19) Second Reading of Bills
20) Consideration in Committee of the Whole of
Bills and Other Matters
Bill 8: Appropriation Act, 2008–2009
Bill 11: An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act
Bill 12: An Act to Amend the Human Rights Act
CR 2-16(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the Report of the Auditor General on the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Public Housing and Homeownership Programs
CR 3-16(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2006–2007 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner
CR 4-16(2): Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning Report on the Review of the 2008–2009 Draft Main Estimates
CR 5-16(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2008–2009 Draft Main Estimates
CR 6-16(2): Standing Committee on Social Programs Report on the Review of the 2008–2009 Draft Main Estimates
CR 7-16(2): Standing Committee on Economic Development and Infrastructure Report on the Review of the 2008–2009 Draft Main Estimates
TD 37-16(2): Main Estimates 2008–2009, Volumes 1 and 2
MS 62-16(2): Government of Canada Residential Schools Apology
21) Report of Committee of the Whole
22) Third Reading of Bills
23) Orders of the Day