Thanks, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. Minister, I see a commitment to meet together, not really a question but go ahead, Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Our staff did meet with APADY on October 7th and we did share with them our schematic design. As I mentioned and as my deputy minister, Ms. Haener has also mentioned, there's been a lot of meetings that have been happening as well. So we did give that design, in terms of what we're going to be doing with our court order, to APADY. Any feedback that they did have, we're still awaiting that feedback as well. So thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Thank you, colleagues. Going back, page 10, Education, Culture and Employment, education and culture, infrastructure investments, $14,454,000. Does committee agree?

Moving on. Page 12, Education, Culture and Employment, labour development and standards, infrastructure investments, $9,157,000. Looking at detail on page 13. Questions? Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm interested to know more about the heavy equipment operator facility for Aurora College. We've been told that Aurora College is developing its strategic plan and that, you know, the repurposing of this to a vocational school, which is why it's housed in Labour Development and Standards, is the intended course. But the strategic plan is not yet completed. So are we developing capital for the college under the old strategic plan, under the old purpose or are we waiting to invest in whatever we want the school to become? It just seems odd to invest major capital into a program that may in fact change as that strategic plan is developed. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Mr. Minister.

There was a lot of things that aligned in terms of this project coming to fruition. The Post-Secondary Institute Strategic Investment Fund, they put out a call for the amount of I think $3 billion, and we took the opportunity to see if we could access that funding. On this specific project, it is a 60/40 split, we're covering off 60 per cent of the program. In terms of the heavy equipment project itself in Fort Smith, they already run a program. This funding will help upgrade the garage for both practical work as well as in-classroom instruction. Also with our Skills 4 Success Action Plan, when you look at the jobs that are outlined in that as well as our labour market needs assessment, that a lot of it is heavy equipment operating. So that's the investment that we made. We took an opportunity when we saw the federal dollars that had come out and we were very lucky to be successful in getting those dollars from the federal government. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that comment and that is in line with what my expectations are for some of the strategic decisions we're making around Aurora College. There are more than one post-secondary education institutions or programs in the Northwest Territories however. My understanding is that Dechinta University has been in discussions with federal officials and federal ministers about investing quite a substantial amount into a facility for their purposes. Does the Minister know of their funding proposal? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Mr. Minister.

Yes, we were aware that they did put a proposal in at the same time that this Institution Strategic Investment Fund came out, and we were aware that they did put a proposal in as well.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. I'm allowing one more there, Mr. Testart.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will yield the balance of my time until tomorrow. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Testart. Recognizing the time, noting the clock, committee members, I will now rise and report progress. Thank you, Minister Moses and Ms. Haener and Mr. Lovely. Sergeant-at-Arms, would you please escort the witnesses out of the Chamber.

May I have the report, Member for Sahtu.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has considered Tabled Document 143-18(2), Capital Estimates, 2017-2018, and would like to report progress. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Masi. Do I have a seconder? Member for Hay River South. Motion is on the floor. The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion carried. Masi.

---Carried

Item 22, third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

Masi, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

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The House adjourned at 6:04 p.m.