We know that there have been discussions in the past regarding the formal review process, as indicated in the House. Can we get an
indication as to when Members will be able to see the interim or the final report from this process? Thank you.
Debates of Feb. 20th, 2013
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Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
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Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Peter Vician
The program review office has indicated to the CEO of the Business Development Corporation and myself that they intend to complete this work in fiscal year 2013-14. We’re anxious to see a good portion of this work completed before the business plan reviews are undertaken in September of 2013. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Just with regard to grants and contributions, there’s an increment or a new addition for Canadian Zinc Socio-economic Agreement. Maybe if the Minister can just explain how that budget of $30,000 would be used. Thank you.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chairman. If the Member could just restate his question, I missed the first part of it.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Just with regard to the Canadian Zinc Socio-economic Agreement under grants and contributions of $30,000, how is that money going to be used?
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Peter Vician
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The purpose of that fund arises out of the socio-economic agreement that was signed between the GNWT and Canadian Zinc in regard to the Prairie Creek Mine. The purpose of that contribution is to support the advisory board and the community committee to basically assess and monitor the success of the objectives or the commitments made in the socio-economic agreement on employment, business activity, community wellness and monitoring issues. So collectively, it will support that community base to do the work it needs to do for the coming years. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Peter Vician
The committee is constituted by members of the company Canadian Zinc, by the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, by the Department of ITI and by representatives of the Fort Simpson band and by representatives of the Nahanni Butte band. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Thank you very much. Just on a different topic altogether with the disaster compensation, I see that we’ve got grants at
$15,000. How would that disaster grant have applied to the community of Nahanni Butte for this year or last year?
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Peter Vician
The Harvester Disaster Compensation Program, $15,000, provides up to $4,500 per applicant to defray the portion of their costs to repair or replace assets that are lost or damaged in unavoidable disasters. In ‘11-12, of course, we saw issues in the Sahtu, in Inuvik and, subsequently, we saw issues in the Nahanni Butte area as part of the flood and harvesters would have had access to that. I don’t have any particulars on any particular applications at this time, but if it fell under that condition and met the requirements of the program they would have had access to those program areas. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 19th, 2013
Kevin A. Menicoche Nahendeh
Just for the 2011-2012 actuals of $80,000, was that a previously budgeted amount or were there some exceptional circumstances in that year? Thanks.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That was an exceptional circumstance with very high water in the Peel and Mackenzie, in the Beaufort-Delta that year. There were 13 claims that year.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Daryl Dolynny
Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Moving on with questions. Again, colleagues, we’re on 12-31. I have Ms. Bisaro.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
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Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake
Mr. Chair, my questions are actually on 12-33 if we want to wait until we get there. I can ask them now, they’re sort of related.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
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The Chair Daryl Dolynny
Okay, committee, we’ll move on, then. Again, 12-31, Industry, Tourism and Investment, activity summary, economic diversification and business support, operations expenditure summary, $22.961 million. Committee agreed?
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Daryl Dolynny
Thank you, committee. Page 12-32, Industry, Tourism and Investment, activity summary, economic diversification and business support, grants and contributions, grants, $625,000, contributions, and carried forward to page 12-33, sorry, and 12-34. Total contributions. Ms. Bisaro.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I have some questions here related to the Business Development Investment Corporation and I’ve been wondering about the BDIC for a number of years, a while, I guess maybe not a number of years, but I did a little looking into the organization and the number of staff and so on, and I’m more than a little concerned. I’m quite concerned about the org chart, I guess, the staff that work this organization. There are 14 staff if the org chart is correct, but out of that
14 staff, I think one is empty, but there are scheduled seven managers. So 50 percent of the staffing of this particular corporation is managers or higher, directors. We’ve got a CEO, we have two directors and we have managers. So I’m quite concerned that we have more managers than workers, so to speak, and in looking at the org chart, we have several managers who manage one person. It seems to me that this is, perhaps, an organization which could probably use a little less staff, or certainly use fewer managers.
So I’d like to ask the Minister whether or not he considers this normal, that we would have an organization with 14 staff of which seven are managers or higher? Thank you.
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 4-17(4): Development Of A Northern Film And Media Arts Industry Grant Program, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That comes under the purview of the board and, certainly, I appreciate the Member bringing that to my attention. I have the opportunity to meet with the board quite often. Actually, I just met with them last week and I’d be more than happy to raise the concern the Member brings on the number of managers in the organization to the board, and I’ll get her a response from the board after I meet with them. Thank you.