Debates of Feb. 25th, 2016

This is page numbers 157 - 184 of the Hansard for the 18th Assembly, 2nd 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 community.

Topics

Oral Questions

Prayer

Minister’s Statement 10-18(2): Drinking Water Website

Minister’s Statement 11-18(2): Climate Change Adaptation And Resilient Infrastructure

Minister’s Statement 12-18(2): Canada’s Best Diversity Employer

Minister’s Statement 13-18(2): Salute To Nellie Cournoyea – Economic Builder

Support For Northern Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities

Health Care System Challenges In Nahendeh

Decentralization Of Regional Authorities To The Sahtu

Alcohol Addiction And Mental Health Treatment Options

Ecole Allain St-Cyr

Addressing Family Violence

Vandalism In Small Communities

Community Access To The Department Of Transportation Gravel Crusher

Funding For Economic Opportunities And Infrastructure

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Health Care System Challenges In Nahendeh

Alcohol Addiction And Mental Health Treatment Options

Decentralization Of Regional Authorities To The Sahtu

Support For Northern Post-Secondary Institutions

Community Access To Department Of Transportation Gravel Crusher

Expansion Of Ecole Allain St-Cyr

Family Violence Shelters Funding

Community Policing Action Plans

Addressing Community Infrastructure Deficits

Community Access To Department Of Transportation Gravel Crusher

Negotiated Contracts In Small Communities

Tabled Document 13-18(2): Public Utilities Board Of The Northwest Territories Annual Report For The Year Ending December 31, 2015

Tabled Document 14-18(2): Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program 2014/15 Annual Report

Tabled Document 15-18(2): 2014-2015 Annual Report Of The Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission

Referral Of Standing Committee Public Engagement Processes And Procedures To The Standing Committee On Rules And Procedures

Appointment Of Member To The Human Rights Adjudication Panel

Extended Adjournment Of The House To February 29, 2016

Bill 1: An Act To Amend The Legislative Assembly And Executive Council Act

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Tabled Document 3-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 4, 2015-2016

Concurrence Motion Tabled Document 4-18(2): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2015-2016

Report of Committee of the Whole

Orders of the Day

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Minister. We will begin with general comments. Does the Minister of Finance wish to bring any witnesses into the house?

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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Yes, I do, Mr. Chair.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Would the Minister please introduce his witnesses?

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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair,

to my left I have Mr. Mike Aumond, who is the secretary to the Financial Management Board and deputy minister of Finance; to my right I have Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar, who is the deputy secretary to the Financial Management Board.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

I'll now open the floor to general comments. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair I did send a set of questions to the Minister on the special warrant, so, if I may, I'd like to proceed with some questions to the Minister and his witnesses, if I may. I'm wondering if the Minister can explain how the GNWT ended up owning the Mactung mineral property.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Minister of Finance.

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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and

I apologize to the Member. We appreciate the questions that came beforehand; I'm just waiting for responses to come back. I'll just pull up my briefing note here and wing it, and if I wing it long enough, the responses might be down.

---Laughter

Again, my apologies. We did put Mactung out for prices and for credit bids, and the bids that came in were a lot lower than we had anticipated, so we made the decision to purchase Mactung.

Thank you.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I don't want to gobble up my 10 minutes if the Minister doesn't have the responses to the rest of the questions that I provided. I'm just wondering how I might best proceed here.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

We will be getting to that section in a little while, so if you want to wait and ask your questions then, that might give the Minister time to get his answers. Is that agreeable?

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Sure. Thank you.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Are there any further general comments? Mr. McNeely.

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Daniel McNeely Sahtu

Yes, I'll speak to the motion there, Mr. Chair. Forging forward, moving forward here, on the ownership of this property, could you explain a little bit on the current cost of carrying the titleship, or are there any leases that have to be incurring annual lease payments?

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. McNeely. Finance Minister McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

We own that particular piece of property now, so there would be no lease payments in the future.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Mr. McNeely.

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Daniel McNeely Sahtu

The supplementary to that is: Are there any payments to the Yukon Government for leases, titleship, or the federal government?

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Minister McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

We own that particular piece of property and we'll have to confirm if there would be any taxes that might be having to be paid to the Yukon Government, but I will confirm that and I will share it with the committee.

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The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Mr. McNeely.

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Daniel McNeely Sahtu

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I guess I should have used the word property taxes.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you, Mr. McNeely. Mr. McLeod.

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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes

Yes. Again, we will confirm that and share it with committee.

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Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

The Chair R.J. Simpson

Thank you. Mr. McNeely. Anything further?

Debates of Feb. 25th, 2016

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