Committee agrees. We'll move to Office of the Chief of the Electoral Officer on page 11. There's an associated information item on page 12 we can discuss first. Do we have questions on page 12, active positions? I see no questions, we'll return to the activity total. Questions on page 11? Seeing none, I'll call. Legislative-- oh, Mr. Beaulieu.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I just wanted to ask the Minister why there is such a huge drop in the two line items "Elections NT" and "compensation and benefits" on this page. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Mr. Speaker.

Yes, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair obviously the first line item is a decrease in the Elections NT budget of just over $1 million. During 2015 we had an election so we needed more resource people at that time and now that we've gone over election there is a decrease in that due to that fact. There's also a decrease in compensation benefits. I believe there is a sunset of roughly $467,000 election expenses for temporary election staff as well. So those are some of the resource staff that we needed and there is no need for them right now until the next election. So those are just some of the changes that reflect that reduction. Masi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No further questions from Mr. Beaulieu. Do we have any further questions on this page, page 11? Seeing none, I'll call the page. Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $531,000. Agreed?

We will continue to Office of the Clerk. The activity total is on page 14. We'll begin by discussing the details on page 15, active positions. Any questions, page 15, active positions? Seeing none, we'll move back to page 14, operations expenditure summary. Questions from committee, page 14? Seeing none, I'll call the page. Legislative Assembly, Office of the Clerk, operations expenditure summary, activity total $8,213,000. Agreed?

Continue on page 17, Office of the Speaker. I will defer that until we discuss the active positions on page 18. Do I have questions on page 18? Seeing none, we'll return to page 17. Questions on page 17? Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I note a significant travel budget for this office and I wonder if the Speaker could describe how this money is spent. Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Mr. Speaker.

Masi, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, part of the budget is for the mace tour that we usually have on an annual basis. There were two mace tours in the past, now we're going with one mace tour on an annual basis, on a trial basis. Other budgetary items obviously is for the Pages as well that we have within our budget to offset their travels and their accommodations and so forth. Masi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Ms. Green.

Thank you. Those are all of my questions.

Thank you, Ms. Green. I see no further questions on this page. Legislative Assembly, Office of the Speaker, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $340,000. Agreed?

Moving on to statutory offices beginning on page 20. We can discuss the detail on page 21. To begin, grants, contributions and transfers. Questions on page 21? I see none, we'll move to page 22, active positions. Mr. Blake.

Oh sorry, I thought you were on 20. It's okay.

Ms. Green.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I haven't seen an expenditure line for the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. Is he not paid by the Legislative Assembly? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Green. Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Part of the reason why you don't see it on here is, my understanding is that position or the office is part of the Executive. Masi. Sorry, Mr. Chair.

Mr. Speaker.