Moving on to road licensing and safety, the activity total is on page 424. We can discuss the detail on page 425 to begin with. Questions on page 425, active positions, road licensing and safety, active positions, page 425? Moving on to page 424, road licensing and safety, operations expenditure summary, questions? Mr. Blake.
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Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just under safety, you know, I notice in the past they used to do a lot of highway patrols, but it doesn't seem like, in my region anyway, it doesn't seem to be as much highway patrols. You know, at times, there tends to be a little bit of speeding. So, you know, I think it would be a great idea to do a lot more highway patrols, just to have a little more safety on the highways, especially on the Dempster. It gets pretty dusty, and it would be nice to have some patrolling on the stretch there. Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The highway patrol patrols commercial traffic only, and we still continue to do that on a regular basis. As for public speeding and other safety issues, that's an RCMP logistic issue, so that's something that the Member would have to take up with the RCMP. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Frederick Blake Jr. Mackenzie Delta
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Maybe things have changed, but I recall a few years back the highway patrol actually giving out tickets on the highways, so I'm not sure what's changed there. But what are the changes, maybe I could ask him? Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Highway patrol only patrols commercial traffic, not the general public. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Minister. Mr. Blake? Nothing further from Mr. Blake. Any more comments or questions on page 424? Seeing none, we'll call the page. Transportation. Mr. Testart.
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Kieron Testart Kam Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. In the 2015-2016 revised estimates under computer hardware and software, there was no expenditure, and this year we're back to $30K. I'm just wondering what -- we went from $54,000 to nothing to $30,000. Can the Minister provide some detail on computer hardware and software? I understand that's not related to TSC Services. That's contained in the charge-back line. So, if we could get more detail? Thank you.
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Neudorf
Thank you, Mr. Chair. It was an internal adjustment. We put $30,000 into that computer hardware and software line item, and it had to do with our road licensing and safety system, our DRIVES system, our motor vehicle system that manages all of the driver and vehicle licensing issues. And so we have been upgrading that system over the years with online services, and we've had a budget pressure there. We were able to meet that internally by reallocating some funding of $30,000. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kieron Testart Kam Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So did it not cost anything last estimates, or was it just not budgeted for, was it found elsewhere? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Neudorf
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. It's very likely that, as we've expanded the system, expanded on-line services, this line item became a little bit more. Instead of being able to bury it into one of the other line items here, we decided it was time to make it its own separate line item of $30,000 to properly track the budget. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Mr. Neudorf. Mr. Testart. Nothing further from Mr. Testart. Any other questions, page 424? Seeing none. I will call the page, Transportation, road licensing and safety, operations expenditure summary, activity total $5,655,00. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
We have one information item left, on page 426, work performed on behalf of others. Questions on this page, page 426. I'll give committee a moment. I see no questions. We can return to the department total on page 405. Do we have any final questions on the department total, page 405? Transportation, department total. I see no questions. I'll call this page. Transportation, department total, $125,199,000. Agreed?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Does committee agree we have concluded consideration of the Department of Transportation?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Members. Thank you to the Minister and his witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber. I'll turn to the Minster responsible for opening comments, Minister Cochrane.