Mr. Speaker, I seek consent to proceed with second reading of Bill 20, An Act to Amend the Tlicho Community Government Act. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Consent granted

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Bill 20 has had second reading.

---Carried

Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 69(2) and have Bill 20 moved into Committee of the Whole. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

---Unanimous consent granted

Bill 20 is moved into Committee of the Whole for later today. Mr. Miltenberger.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Yellowknife South, that Bill 23, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2013-2014, be read for the second time.

This bill makes supplementary appropriations for infrastructure expenditures for the Northwest Territories for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Bill 23 has had second reading.

---Carried

Item 20, consideration of Committee of the Whole of Bills and other matters: Bill 11, Financial Administration and Public Agency Statutes (Borrowing Provisions) Amendment Act; Bill 20, An Act to Amend the Tlicho Community Government Act; Tabled Document 79, Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2013-2014; and Committee Report 3-17(4), Report on the Review of the 2011-2012 Annual Report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, with Mr. Bouchard in the chair.

I will call Committee of the Whole to order. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Committee would like to deliberate Tabled Document 79-17(4), Bill 11, Bill 20 and, time permitting, Committee Report 3-17(4).

Does committee agree?

We will commence after a short break.

---SHORT RECESS

I call the Committee of the Whole to order. Committee, we’ve agreed to review Tabled Document 79-17(4). We’ll go to the Minister responsible, Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2013-2014. This document outlines an increase of $17.757 million in operations expenditures for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

The major items included in the supplementary estimates are:

1. $9.7 million for the Department of Executive for

funding for costs associated with the implementation of the final Devolution Agreement. The net impact on government operations is nil as these costs will be offset with funding to be received from the federal government.

2.

$2.5 million for the Department of Transportation for costs associated with repairs to the runway at the Hay River Airport;

3. a total of $1.6 million to install wood pellet

boilers in the Mackenzie Mountain School and airport in Norman Wells;

4.

$1.3 million for the Department of Transportation for funding for the increased costs associated with extending ferry operations across the Peel River and Mackenzie River during the autumn freeze-up period in the Beaufort-Delta region;

5. a total of $1.1 million for the departments of

Finance and Public Works and Services for funding for costs associated with the implementation of financial shared services in Norman Wells, Hay River, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson and Yellowknife.

I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary estimates document. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Minister. Would the Minister like to bring witnesses into the House?

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. I will now ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Could the Minister please introduce his witnesses?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me Mr. Mike Aumond, deputy minister of Finance, and Mr. Olin Lovely, director of budgeting and evaluation, Department of Finance. Thank you.

Thank you. We will open the floor for general comments on Tabled Document 79-17(4), Supplementary Appropriation, No. 2. Does committee agree to proceed to detail?