Thank you, Ms. Green. Minister.
Debates of June 24th, 2016
This is page numbers 837-874 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 communities.
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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, there is no change to this fund. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So it is the same criteria as when this program was housed in the Executive. Is that correct? Thank you.
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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Apologies to the Member. I should have added that there was no change to the criteria as well. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister give us an idea of how many applications were received for the funding this year and how oversubscribed the fund is? Thank you.
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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we are just trying to gather that information. Thank you, Mr. Chair. As it says here, we have an annual budget of $350,000. This is unchanged obviously. We had 21 applications received for support. As to what we actually paid out, nine applications were approved for a total of $312,523. These are the ones that met the criteria, Mr. Chair. Thank you.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you to the Minister for that response. If all the qualified applications were totaled, how much money would that request be, just for interest's sake? Thank you.
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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. We're just giving the amounts that were approved. As for the actual applications and the requests, we would have to go back and look at the applications, total the requests, and then we can share with the Member or all Members, if they require it. I will make that commitment to share that number with the Member. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks to the Minister for that commitment. No further questions.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Ms. Green. Any other questions, pages 348-349? Seeing none. We'll move to page 350, active positions, sport, recreation and youth. Questions, page 350? Seeing none. We'll return to page 347, the activity total. Questions, page 347, operations expenditure summary? Seeing none. I will call the page. Municipal and Community Affairs, sport, recreation and youth, operations expenditure summary, activity total, $6,742,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Committee agrees. We have a couple of information items. Page 351 and 352 are combined. Do we have questions on the information item, work performed on behalf of others on pages 351-352? Mr. Vanthuyne.
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Cory Vanthuyne Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wonder if the department can add further explanation under the item of the New Building Canada Plan for Small Community Fund. It's a fairly significant amount. It's a brand new amount, and it indicates that "Small Community Funds for projects in smaller communities that address local priorities while contributing to national or regional objectives." So I just want to see if the department can give us a clear picture on what that exactly means? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. The way this program was initially designed, there was a division in the budget, Small Communities Fund, and then a national/regional component where they were looking for things that were more territorial or national in nature. However, as of budget 2016, those criteria have changed and we are just in the process of bringing an amending agreement forward. That criteria has now been eliminated and all of our communities are applying under what's called the Small Communities Fund, which is any municipal infrastructure would be eligible. Canada decided to streamline their proposal process and those criteria have change.
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