Debates of May 11th, 2011

This is page numbers 6511 - 6546 of the Hansard for the 16th Assembly, 6th 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 agreed.

Topics

Oral Questions

Prayer

Speaker’s Opening Comments

Minister’s Statement 7-16(6): Fiscal And Economic Update

Minister’s Statement 8-16(6): New Partnership Approach To Policing

Minister’s Statement 9-16(6): Update On Mackenzie Gas Project

Minister’s Statement 10-16(6): Premier Absent From The House

Potential Shutdown Of Imperial Oil Operations In Norman Wells

Impacts Of Federal Election Results

Discriminatory Practices Experienced By Housing Clients

Issues Identified At Frame Lake Constituency Meeting

Tribute To Recently Passed Tu Nedhe Elders

Discontinuation Of Medevac Services At Edmonton City Centre Airport

Independent Review Of Leishman Incident At Stanton Territorial Hospital

Tribute To Recently Passed Nunakput Elders

Federal Resources For NWT Highway Infrastructure Projects

Coalition Against Family Violence

Discontinuation Of Medevac Services At Edmonton City Centre Airport

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Discontinuation Of Medevac Services At Edmonton City Centre Airport

Fiscal And Economic Update

Discontinuation Of Medevac Services At Edmonton City Centre Airport

Potential Shutdown Of Imperial Oil Operations In Norman Wells

Federal Resources For NWT Highway Infrastructure Projects

Discontinuation Of Medevac Services At Edmonton City Centre Airport

Independent Review Of Leishman Incident At Stanton Territorial Hospital

Remediation Of Contaminated Sites In Tu Nedhe

Discriminatory Practices Experienced By Housing Clients

Bedbug Infestation In Northern Properties

Return To Written Question 1-16(6): Nutrition And Healthy Eating Programs

Return To Written Question 2-16(6): Negotiated Contracts In The Sahtu Region

Return To Written Question 3-16(6): Opportunities Fund Loan To Discovery Air Inc.

Return To Written Question 4-16(6): Negotiated Contracts For Housing

Return To Written Question 5-16(6): Cost Of Devolution Public Campaign

$7,154.49

Petition 1-16(6): Funding For Upgrades To The Liard Highway

Petition 2-16(6): Save The Joe Greenland Centre

Bill 5: Write-Off Of Debts Act, 2010-2011

Bill 6: Forgiveness Of Debts Act, 2010-2011

Bill 8: An Act To Amend The Local Authorities Elections Act

Tabled Document 7-16(6): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011 Tabled Document 8-16(6): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012 Tabled Document 9-16(6): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012

Tabled Document 10-16(6): Listing Of Nutrition, Healthy Eating And Healthy Food Programs Tabled Document 11-16(6): Listing Of NWT Community Wellness Programs Tabled Document 12-16(6): Eligibility Criteria For GNWT School-Based Nutrition, Healthy Eating And Healthy Foods Programs

Tabled Document 13-16(6): Negotiated Contracts Annual Report 2007-2008 Tabled Document 14-16(6): Negotiated Contracts Annual Report 2008-2009 Tabled Document 15-16(6): Negotiated Contracts Annual Report 2009-2010

Tabled Document 16-16(6): All Contracts For NWT Housing Corporation 2006-2011 For Aklavik, Fort Mcpherson And Tsiigehtchic

Tabled Document 17-16(6): Response To Petition 9-16(5), NWT Housing Corporation Rental Policies Tabled Document 18-16(6): Response To Petition 10-16(5), Expansion Of The Midwifery Program Tabled Document 19-16(6): Response To Petition 11-16(5), Save The Joe Greenland Centre

Tabled Document 20-16(6): Letter To Mayor Gordon Van Tighem Concerning GNWT Participation On The City Of Yellowknife Social Issues Committee

Revocation Of Appointment To The Executive Council

Bill 11: An Act To Amend The Public Service Act

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Concurrence Of Td 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011

Concurrence Of Td 8-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2011-2012

Report of Committee of the Whole

Orders of the Day

Committee Motion 1-16(6): Concurrence Of Td 7-16(6), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 6, 2010-2011, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Okay. We’re on Tabled Document 8-16-(6). The detail begins on page 5. Can I get committee to turn to page 5, please. We’re on page 5 of the 2011 Supplementary Appropriation, No. 1, infrastructure

expenditures, Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, community operations, not previously authorized, $15.708 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Regional operations, not previously authorized, $3.023 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Total department, not previously authorized, $18.731 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Moving along to page 6, Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, education and culture, not previously authorized. Mr. Beaulieu.

Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m just looking for a little clarification on this page in relation to the career and technology studies. I’m wondering if that’s an increase. I’m still not 100 percent clear on these if they’re carry-overs, increases or whatnot. Did the budget go from 6 to 90 or is it from 850 to 1,241?

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It’s a carry-over. Thank you.

Bob Bromley Weledeh

Is the budget for this particular item $1.2 million or $991,000?

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Minister Miltenberger.

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you. Mr. Kalgutkar.

Kalgutkar

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The revised budget in ‘10-11 for these projects was $768,000; the amount that were being carried over is $319,000. There were four CTS projects that were approved in ‘10-11. The carry-over is required to allow these projects to be completed during the ‘11-12 fiscal year. Thank you.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Thank you, Mr. Kalgutkar. We’re on page number 6, Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, education and culture, not previously authorized, $391,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Agreed. Total department, not previously authorized, $391,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Agreed. We’ll move along to page number 7, Legislative Assembly, capital investment expenditures, Office of the Clerk, not previously authorized, $230,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Total department, not previously authorized, $230,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Agreed. Let’s move along to page 8, Finance, capital investment expenditures, office of the chief information officer, not previously authorized, $283,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Glen Abernethy

Agreed. Total department, not previously authorized, $283,000.

Debates of May 11th, 2011

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