Page 2-26, information item, Public Utilities Board, active positions. Questions? Mr. Yakeleya.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just the one employee that we have with the PUB and that’s located in the South Slave?

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. Minister Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There’s only one identified position with the Public Utilities Board and that is in Hay River.

Thank you, Minister. Anything further, Mr. Yakeleya?

No, thank you.

Committee, page 2-26, information item, Public Utilities Board, active positions. Agreed?

Page 2-29, activity summary, Department of Executive, Cabinet support, operations expenditure summary, $3.054 million. Committee agreed?

Page 2-30, activity summary. Mr. Ramsay.

Thanks, Mr. Chairman. I just had a question under 2-29 again, sorry, if we could return there.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Committee agree we return to page 2-29?

Thank you, committee. Page 2-29, Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m just, again, wondering -- and I believe I’ve asked this question before -- one of the other six budgets, the Women’s Advisory, now I know it plays an important role in what we do here, but, again, I just have trouble understanding why we keep it under this area of the Department of Executive and why it wouldn’t go to the department of let’s say Health and Social Services or let’s say ECE. It certainly doesn’t belong under the Department of Executive. I think if you’re going to give it the support and push that it needs, I think it’s got to be under one of the social envelope departments and not under the Department of Executive. I’m not sure the history of why it ended up here in the first place. I could guess, but I won’t guess right now. Maybe if the Minister could comment if the government’s got any plans to take the Women’s Advisory role out of the Department of Executive and put it where it belongs? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Minister Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess the determination of where it belongs would be one that would be an interesting debate because, for example, just using the NGO area of criteria when that debate came up in this Assembly, it was felt that it best be held in the Executive because of the weight of the level the Executive office could have on that in moving it forward because it covered a number of departments. The Women’s Advisory, as well, covers quite a number of areas that they would be involved with whether it is to do with health services or education and training pieces that they’ve been involved with and flows through our department. We could be looking at, if that was the wish of the Assembly, moving it somewhere else, but I’d also say there would be groups out there who helped push this to today to get it put in where it’s at because of its level. Where it’s at they would probably not want to see it

removed or moved to another department, but that’s up for discussion I would say. Thank you.

Thank you, Premier. So, committee, page 2-29, activity summary, Cabinet support, operations expenditure summary, $3.054 million. Agreed?

Thank you. Page 2-30, activity summary, Cabinet support, grants and contributions, grants, $219,000; contributions, $592,000; total grants and contributions, $811,000, agreed?

Page 2-31, information item, Department of Executive, Cabinet support, active positions. Questions?