No, I haven’t spoken to the federal Minister directly on this issue.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Final, short supplementary, Mr. Bromley.

Just the other part of that question, I’ll repeat it here, was: Has the Minister made decisions on these recommendations as to whether to reject, accept or modify them specifically?

What we were talking about in the House today, as I just indicated, was I was responding to questions related to the letter that has been posted and written to Mr. Spence, and that is the extent.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Time for oral questions has expired. Item 9, written questions. Mr. Bromley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister responsible for the Social Envelope Committee of Cabinet, the Honourable Glen Abernethy.

1. What is the current annual cost to administer

each of the 16 income assistance and other income security programs mentioned in point 2 on page 5 of the recent Auditor General’s Income Security Program Review? For the purposes of this question, “cost to administer” is defined as GNWT salaries, overhead for office space, travel, per diems and other program delivery-related expenses.

2. What are the current total annual payments

made to clients under each of the 16 income assistance and other income security programs mentioned in the recent Auditor General’s program review?

3. How many clients do each of the 16 income

assistance and other income security programs mentioned in the recent Auditor General’s program review assist annually?

4. Could the Minister provide a copy of the latest

Market Basket Measure of poverty for each NWT community or, if not available, a commitment on when this will be available?

5. Prior to the Income Support Program reviews

associated with the Auditor General’s report over the last few years, when was the last comprehensive review of income support programs and what was the title of the report produced on that review?

My questions are for the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources.

1. Could the Minister provide a “Class D” type

estimate on the cost effectiveness of the government’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of NWT society during the last fiscal year, 2012-2013? For the purposes of this question, “cost effectiveness” is defined as the total costs, including all funding paid by the GNWT for programming funding, salaries, travel and overhead dedicated towards implementing the actions listed in Appendix 1 of the 2011-2015 Greenhouse Gas Strategy divided by the total reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that are estimated to result over the project lifetimes of projects initiated that fiscal year. This should produce an estimated cost per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions reduced over business as usual for the fiscal year.

2. For further comparison, could the Minister

provide the same dollars per tonne cost effectiveness calculation for each of the rebates under the Energy Efficiency Incentive Program?

3. Could the Minister provide the same cost

effectiveness calculation for the Commercial Energy Conservation and Efficiency Program?

4. Could the Minister provide the same cost

effectiveness calculation for the NWT Energy Conservation Program?

5. Could the Minister provide the same cost

effectiveness calculation for the NWT Alternative Energy Technologies Program?

Order! Order! Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Item 10, returns to written questions. Item 11, replies to opening address. Item 12, petitions. Item 13, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 14, tabling of documents. Mr. Ramsay.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following, entitled Aboriginal Tourism: Recommendation for a Strategic Action Plan.

Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, entitled 2012 Public Service Annual Report, Government of the Northwest Territories.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. The honourable Premier, Mr. McLeod.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document, entitled Achieving Our Priorities: Believing in People and Building on the Strengths of Northerners.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. The honourable Minister of the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Mr. McLeod.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document, entitled Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Annual Report, 2012-2013.

Thank you, Mr. McLeod. Mr. Dolynny.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a number of documents here in support of the notice of motion I gave yesterday on strengthening municipal enforcement liquor laws. I also have a number of letters of support of that same motion from Yellowknife city councillors Niels Konge, Rebecca Alty and Linda Bussey.

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Item 15, notices of motion. Item 16, notices of motion for first reading of bills. Mr. Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, I will move that Bill 7, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2014-2015, be read for the first time.

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Item 17, motions. Mr. Yakeleya.

I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on November 7, 2013, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, February 5, 2014;

AND FURTHER, that any time prior to February 5, 2014, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time.

Thank you, Mr. Yakeleya. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called.

---Carried

Mr. Ramsay.