Debates of March 5th, 2014

This is page numbers 4183 – 4224 of the Hansard for the 17th Assembly, 5th 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 services.

Topics

Oral Questions

Prayer

Report Of The Auditor General On Child And Family Services

Report On Efforts Of The Legal Aid Outreach Lawyer

Condolences On The Passing Of Sahtu Residents Michael Kochon And Craig Scott

Gymnasium For Ecole Boreale

Gymnasium Facilities For Hay River Schools

Schools In Small Communities

Moose Kerr School

Report Of The Auditor General On Child And Family Services

Elimination Of Poverty Traps In The Income Security System

Standing Committee On Government Operations Update

Hay River School Exchange

Moose Kerr School

Report Of The Auditor General On Child And Family Services

Strategy To Enhance School Facilities In Small Communities

Poverty Traps In The Income Security System

Education Renewal And Innovation Action Plan

Report Of The Auditor General On Child And Family Services

Tobacco Tax And Collection

Report Of The Auditor General On Child And Family Services

Return To Written Question 8-17(5): Human Resource Funding Transfers And Reallocations

Return To Written Question 9-17(5): Dormant GNWT Positions

Bill 1: Reindeer Act Bill 2: Archeological Sites Act Bill 3: Surface Rights Board Act

Tabled Document 59-17(5): Government Of The Northwest Territories Response To Motion 6-17(5), Strengthening Municipal Enforcement Of Liquor Laws

Tabled Document 60-17(5): Annual Report – NWT Legislative Assembly Pension Plans, March 31, 2014

Public Access To Automated External Defibrillators

Bill 19: Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2014-2015

Training For Early Childhood Education Workers

Motion To Amend Motion 13-17(5): Training For Early Childhood Education Workers

Amendment To Motion To Amend Motion 13-17(5), Training For Early Childhood Education Workers

Motion To Amend Motion 13-17(5): Training For Early Childhood Education Workers

Bill 15: Oil And Gas Operations Act

Bill 16: Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Agreement On Lands And Resources Management Act

Bill 17: Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Agreement On Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement Act

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Concurrence Of Tabled Document 44-17(5): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2013-2014

Concurrence Of Tabled Document 45-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2014-2015

Concurrence Of Tabled Document 51-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2012-2013

Concurrence Of Tabled Document 52-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2013-2014

Report of Committee of the Whole

Orders of the Day

Committee Motion 27-17(5): Concurrence Of Tabled Document 51-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2012-2013, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Ministers’ offices, not previously authorized, $25,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Total department, not previously authorized, negative $428,000. Does committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you. Page 5 Human Resources, operations expenditures, Human Resource Strategy and Policy, not previously authorized, $345,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Employee services, not previously authorized, $1.141 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Total department, not previously authorized, $1.486 million. Does committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you. Page 6, Public Works and Services, operations expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $2.054 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Total department, not previously authorized, $2.054 million. Mr. Bromley.

Bob Bromley Weledeh

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I understand a good proportion of this is due to the 7 percent increase in electrical rates. This is a formula we have known several years in advance; this is a good example of my perplexity of why we are dealing with this in a supp when we know well ahead of time that we are having a 7 percent increase in our electrical rates. I don’t doubt that there are other factors involved here, but clearly a big proportion of that is the 7 percent increase, a substantive increase as we’ve had for the last three years. We know we are going to have a 5 percent increase next year. Is the Minister aware of that? Will he budget that 5 percent in?

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have asked the deputy to provide the information to why it came forward as a supp this year but, yes, next year it will be built in and won’t come forward as a supp, but with your indulgence, Mr. Chairman.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Mr. Aumond.

Aumond

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The reason it’s in a supp is that actual rates were not approved by the PUB until July 9, 2013, and Public Works and Services, after that, did their data compilation, so that’s why it’s appearing as a supp and it will be a base adjustment going forward after that. Thank you.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Aumond. Committee, we are on page 6, Public Works and Services, operation expenditures, asset management not previously authorized, $2.054 million. Total department not previously authorized, $2.054 million. Does Committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you. Page 7, Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, directorate, not previously authorized, $120,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Program delivery support, not previously authorized, $567,000.

Some Hon. Members

Somel

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Health services programs, not previously authorized, $12.568 million. Mr. Bromley.

Debates of March 5th, 2014

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