These two vehicles, as is noted on page 62, one in Fort Simpson and one in Hay River, are used in the regional offices in support of land management inspection programs.
Debates of Oct. 18th, 2016
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister tell us do they have a maintenance plan and has it been implemented? I know it is known over there, but I want the Minister to answer the question. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
We had some difficulty in hearing the question. The question was about whether we have a maintenance plan for these vehicles? I would imagine we do, but I will find out.
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Hagen
Yes. Thank you for the question, Mr. Thompson. The trucks we purchased new, so they are full warranty. Whatever is required under warranty inspection, they will be taken to a garage in Fort Simpson and a garage in Hay River. They will follow the normal maintenance program.
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Tom Beaulieu Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, this is more a human capital, but I only wanted to get the floor to welcome Mr. Hagen to the House. I believe this is his first time in the House as a deputy.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Welcome, Mr. Hagen. I see nothing further on page 62. Committee, turn back to page 59, we can consider the departmental total. Lands, total capital estimate, $110,000.
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Committee has agreed. I guess I would like to dismiss the witnesses and thank them for coming for the brief appearance. Sergeant-at-Arms, can you please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
The next department we have agreed to consider is the Department of Finance. Minister McLeod, would you like to bring witnesses into the Chamber?
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister McLeod, would you please introduce your witnesses.
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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, to my right I have Mr. David Stewart, deputy minister of Finance. To my left, I have skip Jamie Koe who is our Comptroller General.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, Minister. We have the total capital estimates on page 25 for Finance, but we will defer that until we consider the detail. The first item for consideration is on page 28, Finance, office of the Comptroller General, infrastructure investments, $1,325,000. Do I have comments or questions on this? It appears that page 29 is the detail of this section. Comments? Questions? Mr. O'Reilly.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am just wondering how much have we actually paid for this PeopleSoft system over the years? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, to date, the GNWT has spent $19.5 million from 1998 to 2015 for the Human Resource Information System and $22.5 million from 2009 to 2016 for the System for Accountability and Management or SAM. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I didn't quite get all of those numbers, but it sounded like you spent over 30 or $40 million or something for this system. Is this something that goes out to tender, or once we are, sort of, locked into a system we are stuck with it? How does this actually work? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Koe
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we have invested a lot of money into this management system for both human resources and the financial system. They are both oracle-based systems. This upgrade project would get us fully supported by the vendor until the year 2024. In a sense, it is a significant upgrade, but it keeps us supported with that vendor until 2024, which is a significant time away. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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