Debates of Oct. 1st, 2015

This is page numbers 6559 – 6620 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 know.

Topics

Oral Questions
Prayer
2014-2015 Public Works And Services Energy Conservation Projects Annual Report
Tourism Highlights
Impact Of Fiscal Restraint On The Public Service
Flexibility In The Delivery Of Government Of The Northwest Territories Programs
Shortage Of Long-Term Care Facilities For Seniors
Mackenzie Delta Elders Care Facilities
Great Slave Lake Fishery
Establishing Of NWT Ombudsman Office
Sahtu Child Care Requirements
NWT Housing Corporation Repair And Renovation Programs
GNWT Debt And Borrowing Capacity
Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project
Kakisa Community Hall Grand Opening
Tu Nedhe High School Graduates
Condolences To Tlicho Families On Recent Passing Tragedies
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery
Comprehensive GNWT Agriculture Policy
Child Care Services In The Sahtu Region
Disclosure Of Private Health Care Information To Approved Contacts
Mackenzie Delta Elders Facilities
Draft Conservation Plan
Housing Program Co-Payments
Question 904-17(5) Great Slave Lake Fishery
Diagnostic Imaging Issue
Inuvik Airport Road Improvements
Impact Of Fiscal Restraint On The Public Service
Hearing Aids For Children
Bill 54: An Act To Amend The Forest Management Act
Tabled Document 318-17(5): Cabinet Operational Guidelines During A Transition Period
Tabled Document 319-17(5): Memorandum Of Agreement Between The Government Of The Northwest Territories And Government Of Nunavut On The Northern Employee Benefits Services Pension Plan Acts
Tabled Document 320-17(5): Northwest Territories Coroner Service 2014 Annual Report
Tabled Document 321-17(5): Annual Report Of The Conflict Of Interest Commissioner With Respect To The Filing Of Disclosure Statements
Tabled Document 322-17(5): Draft Ombudsman Act For The Northwest Territories
Tabled Document 323-17(5): Article From NWT Literacy Council On Universal Child Care
Northwest Territories Disabilities Services
Bill 68: An Act To Amend The Child And Family Services Act, No. 2
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Report of Committee of the Whole
Orders of the Day

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Minister Lafferty. If I could direct Members’ attention, please, to page 14 under Education, Culture and Employment, infrastructure investments, $6.627 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Agreed. Thank you. On page 16, labour development and standards,

infrastructure

investments,

$1.672 million.

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

If I could just turn your attention, then, back to page 13, to Education,

Culture

and

Employment,

total

infrastructure investments, $8.299 million.

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September 30th, 2015

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Do Members agree that concludes consideration of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment capital?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

I’d like to

thank Minister Lafferty and his witnesses.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, committee. We’re going to continue here with the capital estimates. We have the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. With that, we’ll go to the

Minister responsible to see if he has witnesses he would like to bring in. Mr. Miltenberger.

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

I do, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses in.

Minister Miltenberger, if you’d be kind enough to introduce your witnesses to the House, please.

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Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me the deputy minister, Mr. Ernie Campbell; and Ms. Susan Craig, the director of finance and admin.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Minister. Ms. Craig, Mr. Campbell, welcome back to the House.

Committee, we are on Environment and Natural Resources. We’ll just open up with general comments. Is committee prepared to go into detail?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Committee, we’re

going to defer page 19 until after we have dealt with consideration of the activity. If I can turn your attention to pages 20 and 21, conservation, assessment

and

monitoring,

infrastructure

investments, $100,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Pages 22 and 23, Environment and Natural Resources, environment, infrastructure

investments, $100,000.

Does

committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Pages 24 and 25, forest management, infrastructure investments, $21.571 million. Does committee agree? Mr. Bromley.

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Bob Bromley

Bob Bromley Weledeh

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just with a couple of questions on the air tanker fleet, we started the purchase of these last year, I believe. When do we expect

delivery of these aircraft, and if that’s

spread over time, when are we getting the first one and when are we getting the last one?

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The Chair

The Chair Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. We’ll go to Mr. Campbell.

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Campbell

The schedule, as Mr. Bromley poin

ts out, started ’15-16, and it was over to ’16-17.

We expect the delivery for the eight aircraft in the spring of 2017.