I understand on September 8th , Inuvik Mayor Derek Lindsay

invited the Gwich’in Tribal Council and Nihtat Gwich’in Council to participate in the stakeholder committee. It doesn’t tell me whether they agreed to do that or not, but I will commit to make sure that there has been a proper flow of information on all the stakeholder groups. The aboriginal governments are fully privy to the work that’s underway. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Before we go any further, colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the gallery to a group of Aurora College students. They are all part of a group of Social Studies 130 and part of their class content is the study of Canadian government, so I guess they’re here to observe how we are operating. Welcome to the Legislative Assembly.

Item 8, written questions. Item 9, returns to written questions. Item 10, replies to opening address. Item 11, petitions. Item 12, reports of standing and special committees. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Michael McLeod.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following two documents titled Green Light: Signalling the Department of Transportation’s Commitment to the Environment.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The honourable Member for Mackenzie Delta, Mr. Krutko.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to table two letters, one letter addressed to the Minister of Environment, Mr. Michael Miltenberger and Minister of Environment, Mr. Jim Prentice. It’s from the chief for Inuvik, Mr. Herbert Blake. The other letter is sent to Richard Nerysoo from the Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs with regard to arsenic contamination.

Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Item 17, motions. Item 18, first reading of bills. Item 19, second reading of bills. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 2, Forgiveness of Debts Act, 2009-2010, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill authorizes forgiveness of debts owed to the government and public agencies. Thank you.

Bill 2 has had second reading.

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The honourable Minister of Health and Social Services, Ms. Lee.

Bill 3 has had second reading.

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Item 20, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011; Tabled Document 18-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation No. 2 (Operations Expenditures), 2009-2010; Tabled Document 19-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation No. 3 (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2009-2010; Committee Report 1-16(4), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Annual Reports; and Committee Report 2-16(4), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the Auditor General on Contracting for Goods and Services in the Northwest Territories, with Mr. Krutko in the chair.

I call Committee of the Whole to order. We have several items in Committee of the Whole. We have Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011; Tabled Document 18-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation No. 2 (Operations Expenditures), 2009-2010; Tabled Document 19-16(4), Supplementary Appropriation No. 3 (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2009-2010; Committee Report 1-16(4), Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Annual Reports; and Committee Report 2-16(4), Standing Committee on Government

Operations Report on the Review of the Auditor General on Contracting for Goods and Services in the Northwest Territories. What is the wish of the committee? Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 1-16(4), NWT Capital Estimates 2010-2011, for the departments of Finance, Human Resources and Legislative Assembly.

Agreed?

Okay. With that, we’ll take a short break and begin with the Department of Finance.

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I’d like to call Committee of the Whole back to order. Prior to the break, we agreed we will begin with the Department of Finance, HR and then Legislative Assembly. So with that, I’d like to ask the Minister of Finance if he would like to bring in any witnesses. Mr. Miltenberger.

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Does committee agree that he brings in his witnesses?

Agreed. Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in.

Mr. Minister, for the record, please introduce your witness.

Margaret Melhorn, deputy minister of Finance.

Welcome, witness. As we agreed, we will begin with the Department of Finance. Please turn to page 3-2.We will defer that activity summary and move to page 3-4, Finance, activity summary, office of the comptroller general, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, zilch.

Agreed. Moving on to page 3-6, Finance, activity summary, office of the chief information officer, infrastructure investment summary, total infrastructure investment summary, $630,000. Agreed?