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Kalgutkar

Thank you, Madam Chair. In ’15-16 the total payment that was due to the contractor, based on the revised cash flow that we

were able to negotiate, was based on a cost of $8.9 million Canadian, but when that payment was required, that obviously had devaluation in the Canadian dollar compared to the American dollar, which is what’s driving the need for this supplementary appropriation because of that item to actually come here. The amount of exchange rate required us to make the payment to increase the amount that was due to the supplier. Going forward, as Mr. Aumond said, we will have a facility in place with our bank to try to hedge the ’16-17 and ’17-18 payments due to the supplier. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Kalgutkar. Mr. Dolynny.

Committee Motion 140-17(5): Concurrence Of Td 281-17(5): Northwest Territories Capital Estimates 2016-2017, Carried
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

October 1st, 2015

Daryl Dolynny

Daryl Dolynny Range Lake

Thank you, Madam Chair. Again the question is still not answered. What does this impact have on the total cost evaluation or whole asset cost of the purchase of the 802 bomber program? Again, originally told and brought to the House as a project that was going to be a $30 million project. Has that price, or will that price increase over the life of this contract? Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Mr. Miltenberger.

Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you, Madam Chair. We are not that prescient that we can foretell what the exchange rate will be by next year, which is why we’re going to set up this facility to help us try to hedge and hopefully pick appropriately as we’re hedging what exactly it is we’re going to hedge and how much. So I appreciate the Member’s concern. We can tell you what we’ve spent to date with the actual cost of what we came forward with, the money we saved by advancing the project last year to the money that it cost us with the exchange rate drop. All combined, that money has been paid. We can tell you to the penny now what that has cost us. The next installment we are going to be taking all the steps we’ve talked about here to make sure that we hedge against another type of loss related to exchange rates. Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. Mr. Dolynny.

Daryl Dolynny

Daryl Dolynny Range Lake

Thank you. Again, I’m getting a

very blurred response, Madam Chair. The money saved last year is definitely being spent this year. So at the end of the day, the net impact is zero. The question still remains with the two installments that we’ve had already on this project, there’s a third installment left on these 802 firebombers. It’s going to be a small residual left, according to the math if you’re looking at the appropriations. Again, are we still on target of a slightly over $30 million project for the purchase of the 802s? Thank you.

The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Mr. Dolynny. Minister Miltenberger.

Michael Miltenberger

Michael Miltenberger Thebacha

Thank you. Yes.

The Chair

The Chair Jane Groenewegen

Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. At

this time I’m going to

recognize the clock. We had not planned to sit beyond two o’clock. I let Mr. Dolynny conclude his general comments. We’ll resume with general comments on this document when we come back on Monday. I’d like to thank Minister Miltenberger and his staff for their attendance here today and wish them a happy weekend. Colleagues, I’m going to now rise and report progress.

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Item 21, report of Committee of the Whole. Mrs. Groenewegen.

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

Jane Groenewegen

Jane Groenewegen Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 281-17(5), Northwest Territories Capital

Estimates, 2016-2017

and

Tabled

Document 325-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016, and would like to report progress and that consideration of Tabled Document 281-17(5) is concluded and that the House concur in those estimates and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you.

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

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Thank you, Mrs. Groenewegen. Do I have a seconder? Mr. Bromley.

---Carried

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

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

Doug Schauerte Deputy Clerk Of The House

Orders of the day for Monday, October 5, 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

- Motion 48-17(5), Northwest Territories Disabilities Services

18. First Reading of Bills

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

19. Second Reading of Bills

- Bill 69, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, No. 2

20. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of

Bills and Other Matters

- Bill 45, An Act to Amend the Workers’ Compensation Act

- Bill 49, An Act to Amend the Deh Cho Bridge Act

- Bill 54, An Act to Amend the Forest Management Act

- Bill 56, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015

- Bill 59, Estate Administration Law Amendment Act

- Bill 60, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, No. 2

- Bill 61, An Act to Amend the Public Airports Act

- Bill 62, An Act to Amend the Coroners Act

- Bill 63, An Act to Amend the Victims of Crime Act

- Bill 64, An Act to Amend the Co-operative Associations Act

- Bill 65, An Act to Amend the Safety Act

- Bill 68, An Act to Amend the Child and Family Services Act, No. 2

- Minister’s Statement 221-17(5), Sessional Statement

- Tabled Document 324-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2015-2016

- Tabled Document 325-17(5), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016

21. Report of Committee of the Whole

22. Third Reading of Bills

23. Orders of the Day

Orders of the Day
Orders of the Day

The Speaker

The Speaker Jackie Jacobson

Thank

you,

Mr.

Clerk.

Accordingly, this House stands adjourned until Monday, October 5th , at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 2:09 p.m.