Agreed. Page 10, Department of Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, directorate, previously not authorized, $906,000; health services programs not previously authorized, negative $326,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $580,000. Mr. Dolynny.
Debates of June 3rd, 2014
This is page numbers 4589 – 4648 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.
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Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. If the Minister would like to provide some clarity in terms of the negative operations expenditure of $326,000. Again, it talks about costs associated for Yellowknife Consolidated Health Clinic lease. If I can get a clarification on that, please. Thank you.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There’s an accompanying $326,000 added to the Public Works budget. So this money is being transferred between departments as Public Works takes over the leasing portfolio of the clinics.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair.So what I’m getting at here is that we’re taking the money out of health services and Public Works now is taking over the lease operations of this clinic. Is that my understanding? Thank you.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Aumond
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this is the lease associated with the consolidated clinic here in Yellowknife, and Public Works and Services manages the lease portfolio on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories and at the time this lease was entered into, the funding provided before the lease was held in the Department of Health and Social Services, and it’s just being transferred into the Department of Public
Works and Services, who manages the lease on behalf of the department. Thank you.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
I guess the question I have is that clinic has been operational now for some time here and it’s only now that we’re transferring from the Department of Health to Public Works and Services.
Do we have other scenarios right now in the Northwest Territories where the Department of Health does have a number of their leases, or are all leases now going under Public Works and Services? Thank you.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Aumond
Public Works and Services already had the base part of the lease. This is just the O and M portion of the lease – heat, utilities, janitorial, et cetera – associated with that lease funding. This is an anomaly, and by and large all the leases and all the funding associated with leasing for the GNWT is in the Public Works and Services budget already. Thank you.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
Just for one final clarifier, we do not have any other health clinics, health facilities. As of now, all health facilities are under the realm and statutory obligation of Public Works and Services. Is that, indeed, correct? Thank you.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Aumond
I believe that’s for the most part, but I would have to confirm and get back to committee about that. Thank you.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Robert Bouchard
Thank you, deputy minister. Committee, we are on Department of Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $580,000.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Robert Bouchard
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11,
Department of Justice, operations expenditures, services to the government, not previously authorized, $651,000. Total department, not previously authorized, $651,000.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
The Chair Robert Bouchard
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12,
Department of Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, directorate and administration, not previously authorized, $1.378 million; education and culture, not previously authorized, negative $1.899 million. Total department, not previously authorized, negative $521,000. Mr. Bromley.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob Bromley Weledeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have questions on the $114,000 planned for electronic tablets under the Early Childhood Development Framework.
My first question is: Why weren’t these dollars spent? These dollars were provided in the previous fiscal year.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Kalgutkar
Thank you, Mr. Chair. There were some delays in rolling out some of the tablet purchases due to issues with the supplier. The department is now requesting that that funding that was lapsed in ‘13-14 be carried over to the ‘14-15 fiscal year. Thank you.
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob Bromley Weledeh
Thank you. This is the first I have heard that Apple was not able to supply iPads, but that’s interesting to hear.
I understand that 300 iPads were purchased. Were they distributed, and if not, why not?
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Committee Motion 73-17(5): Comprehensive Response Within 120 Days, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Bob Bromley Weledeh
I have the Minister’s briefing note in front of me, if he would like me to read it out.