This is page numbers 2545 – 2580 of the Hansard for the 17th Assembly, 4th 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 expenditures.

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Bob Bromley

Bob Bromley Weledeh

I just want to say that I think this is a responsibility of the government, and particularly in this situation where the Northwest Territories split in half – half of ourselves became Nunavut – I think there’s a real responsibility to look after artifacts until such time as Nunavut is able to take that on. I appreciate the work that’s been done to secure that million dollars and help us with that responsibility.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Page 9, Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, education and culture, not previously authorized, $1 million. Income security, not previously authorized, $956,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $1.956 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Page 10, Transportation, operations expenditures, highways, special warrants, $1.2 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Wendy Bisaro

Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to ask a question about this special warrant. It would seem to me that we should have had a better understanding of the costs of our winter roads. We should have been able to gauge ahead of time that we were going to have this expense. Why did we need to do a special warrant for this particular work?

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Mr. Miltenberger.

Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This particular request deals with our business with the industry, working with industry to construct winter roads, and they compensate us fully for that and was done during a time when there was no opportunity for the Legislature to meet. This is working with industry, they assist us and give us

direction on the winter road construction and they compensate us.

Wendy Bisaro

Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake

So just to follow up, this is not activity. I gather this is, I think this is in the Sahtu area or from Wrigley and up, but I gather that this is not an activity or the activity in that area could not be foreseen when we were doing the budget. Is that correct?

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. For that we’ll go to Mr. Aumond.

Aumond

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That is correct. The request was unanticipated and it came at a time, as the Minister said, between sessions and the work had to take place at the beginning of the winter. It was to provide some services for industry for which they provided compensation to the Department of Transportation for.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Page 10, Transportation, operations expenditures, highways, special warrants, $1.2 million. Highways, not previously authorized, negative $5.025 million. Marine, not previously authorized, negative $409,000. Total department, special warrants, $1.2 million. Total department, not previously authorized, negative $5.434 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 45-17(4), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Ms. Bisaro.

Committee Motion 23-17(4): Concurrence Of Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

March 11th, 2013

Wendy Bisaro

Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake

I move that consideration of Tabled Document 45-17(4), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2012-2013, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 45-17(4) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

---Carried

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Committee, if we can continue, we’ll look at Tabled Document 51-17(4).

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Mr. Miltenberger, do you have any opening comments?

Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2013-14. This document

outlines an increase of $3 million in operations expenditures for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

The major items included in the supplementary estimates are:

1. $1.670 million for the Department of Health and

Social Services to increase funding for prevention and promotion services.

2. $600,000 for the Department of Industry,

Tourism and Investment to increase funding identified for increased investment in tourism marketing activities.

3. $400,000 for the Department of Environment

and Natural Resources to implement a program to replace electric hot water heaters with fuel-fired hot water heaters in communities that depend on thermal generation of electricity.

4. $330,000 for the Department of Health and

Social Services to establish midwifery services in Hay River.

Also included in the supplementary estimates is a transfer of $100,000 from the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to increase funding to the Energy Efficiency Incentive Program.

I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary estimates document.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. If I could get you to take your place with the witnesses. General comments.

Some Hon. Members

Detail.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Okay, committee. If I can get committee to turn to page 3 of the Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2013-2014. Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, health services programs, not previously authorized, $330,000. Community wellness and social services, not previously authorized, $1.67 million. Total department, not previously authorized, $2 million. Does committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Page 4, Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2013-2014. Environment and Natural Resources, operations expenditures, environment, not previously authorized, $500,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $500,000. Committee agreed?