Thank you, Mr. Chair. Jim Martin will address that answer.
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Martin
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, the difference here from 2014-15 actuals to the current mains is primarily explained by a required accounting adjustment at the end of the year. All the same capital projects that we started out with for the year were delivered. However, at the end of the year, we go through an accounting process to ensure that we have them properly classified between major capital and minor capital. Minor capital is considered O and M, and that's why we have a higher number in this case for 2014-15, again, just simply those are the year-end accounting adjustments. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair, and thanks for the explanation. Not that I don't want to spend money on minor repair, but why is it the difference between last year, in 2015-16, and 2016-17? We just haven't accrued the year end stuff through the accounting or what's happening there? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Thank, Mr. Chairman. The difference between the 2015-16 budget is explained primarily by the new federal funding, so that's been added in, which is essentially the minor, O and M, related items such as fuel tanks and demolition. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate the explanation. So how much of that $2.2 million is actual federal funding? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is $1.5 million of new federal funding that's been added into the 2016 Main Estimates figure. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I was afraid I was going to hear this, we're all aware that the federal government's finally getting back into affordable housing, and that's a good thing and we want them there, but I don't want that to be used as an excuse for us not to spend money on housing. So is this going to be a continuing trend where if we acquire more federal dollars we're going to start spending less ourselves on housing? Is that where we're going? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Actually, no, we are still committed to supporting housing within the NWT. This year we have $84 million committed from the Northwest Territories Government and last year it was actually around the same. So even with the $35 million that we received from the federal government, the Government of the Northwest Territories has still put in the same financial figure. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that commitment from the Minister, and it's something that I'll certainly be watching very carefully because I'm sure we all want to work towards improving our housing and getting it out of core need. As new federal dollars come in, we shouldn't be withdrawing our funding as well or during that period as well. Thanks, Mr. Chair. It's more of a comment.
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I do appreciate the Member's comments. I think that the whole of the GNWT is committed, like I say, to housing and recognize the need, and is committed to trying to address the needs of the residents of the NWT as best as possible. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Minister. Nothing further, Mr. O'Reilly? Mr. O'Reilly has waived me off. Mr. Vanthuyne.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a follow-up question to my PATH questioning earlier. Just quickly from the Department, what will be the reporting means within this document in future Main Estimates for PATH?
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, we would anticipate it would stay at that same level, so we're going to continue to have money set aside for the contributions that we provide in Yellowknife, Hay River, and Inuvik that identifies the actual cash outlay when you buy off the market. But in the other communities across the Northwest Territories where we provide the high subsidy, as I said earlier, we'll be asking folks if they want to purchase a unit from the Corporation. Then that would apply in the scenario that I mentioned to you before. Thank you.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that. It seems like then we are going to have kind of two line mechanism for reporting path next year. Is that correct.