Debates of May 29th, 2015

This is page numbers 6259 – 6290 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 work.

Topics

Oral Questions

Prayer

Morel Mushrooms

Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link Progress

Firth Sisters Elected To Hall Of Fame

Working To Better Coordinate Service Delivery Of Social Supports To NWT Residents

GNWT Support For The Native Communications Society

25th Annual Territorial Track And Field Championships

Elders Facilities In Mackenzie Delta

C.d. Howe Study On Fiscal Accountability Of Governments

Tribute To The Late Mr. Ron Mccagg

South Slave Successful Bid For The 2018 Arctic Winter Games

On-The-Land Corrections Programming

Improved Communications Policies Regarding Highway Closures

Flexible Employment Opportunities

Early Childhood Program Governance And Funding

Respite Care Services

Spring Graduation Ceremonies

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Morel Mushroom Harvesting Concerns

Improving Financial Accountability

Morel Mushroom Harvest

Communications Policies Regarding Road Closures

Early Childhood Program Review

Respite Care Services

Innovative GNWT Recruitment Processes

On-The-Land Rehabilitation Programs

Elders Housing Facilities In Mackenzie Delta

Highway No. 7 Reconstruction And Repairs

Tabled Document 246-17(5): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2014-2015 Tabled Document 247-17(5): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016 Tabled Document 248-17(5): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2015-2016

Bill 56: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015

Reappointment Of Information And Privacy Commissioner

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Concurrence Of Tabled Document 246-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2014-2015

Concurrence Of Tabled Document 247-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016

Report of Committee of the Whole

Orders of the Day

Committee Motion 117-17(5): Concurrence Of Tabled Document 246-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2014-2015, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Minister Beaulieu.

Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The amount of kilometres is the way in which we will be budgeting the project. However, the project and the cost and the payments are based on the amount of embankment that is hauled by the project company. What we were anticipating is to haul 67 percent of the embankment on the construction of the Inuvik Tuk Highway at this point in time. However, we were able to haul just slightly over 60 percent of the embankment and that caused us to lapse the $4.8 million that is lapsed. We have a distance of about 55 kilometres to cover next construction season. We budgeted that it would be 40 percent. But as far as the embankment goes, we would need to haul about 40 percent of the embankment. We anticipate that we will be able to be on schedule because we were able to haul about 40 percent of the embankment this season in spite of the warm spell that affected us not quite in the middle but close to the end of the construction season.

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Committee, we’re on highways, not previously authorized, $6.414 million.

May 28th, 2015

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Committee, Department of Transportation continued, marine, not previously authorized, $563,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Road licensing and safety, not previously authorized, $366,000.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Total department, not previously authorized, $10.123 million.

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Does committee agree we are done with Tabled Document 247-17(5)?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Robert Bouchard

I will go to Ms. Bisaro.

Committee Motion 118-17(5): Concurrence Of Tabled Document 247-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 247-17(5),

Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 247-17(5) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. The motion is on the floor. The motion is being distributed. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair Robert Bouchard

The motion is carried.

---Carried

We have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 247-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016.

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses out of the Chamber.

Wendy Bisaro Frame Lake

Mr. Chair, I move that we report progress.

---Carried

The Chair Robert Bouchard

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. I will now rise and report progress.

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Mr. Bouchard, can I have the report of Committee of the Whole?

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

Robert Bouchard Hay River North

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 246-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2014-2015; and Tabled Document 247-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016, and I would like to report progress and that consideration of Tabled Document 246-17(5) and Tabled Document 247-17(5) is concluded and that the House concur in those estimates and that an appropriation bill be based thereon be introduced without delay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Do I have a seconder? Mrs. Groenewegen. To the motion.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

Some Hon. Members

Question.

Report of Committee of the Whole
Report of Committee of the Whole

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

The motion is carried.

---Carried

Item 22, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

Tim Mercer Clerk Of The House

Orders of the day for Monday, June 1, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.:

1. Prayer

2. Ministers’

Statements

3. Members’

Statements

4. Returns to Oral Questions

5. Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

6. Acknowledgements

7. Oral

Questions

8. Written

Questions

9. Returns to Written Questions

10. Replies to Opening Address

11. Petitions

12. Reports of Standing and Special Committees

13. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

14. Tabling of Documents

15. Notices of Motion

16. Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

17. Motions

18. First Reading of Bills

- Bill 48, An Act to Amend the Mental Health Act

- Bill 55, Mental Health Act

19. Second Reading of Bills

20. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of

Bills and Other Matters

- Tabled Document 248-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2015-2016

21. Report of Committee of the Whole

22. Third Reading of Bills

23. Orders of the Day

Debates of May 29th, 2015

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