Masi. Notices of motion. Member for Mackenzie Delta.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, June 9, 2016, I will move the following motion: now therefore I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Ms. Nitya Iyer be appointed as Equal Pay Commissioner in accordance with the Public Service Act by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories as recommended by the Legislative Assembly. And further that the Speaker be authorized to communicate the effective date of the appointment to the Commissioner. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Notices of motion. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, June 9, 2016, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Great Slave, that, notwithstanding Rule 4, when this House adjourns on June 9, 2016, it shall be adjourned until Monday, June 13, 2016. And further, that at any time prior to June 13, 2016, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and shall transact its business as it has been duly adjourned to that time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Notices of motion. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Thursday, June 9, 2016, I will move the following motion: I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that the Speaker be authorized to set such sitting days and hours as the Speaker, after consultation, deems fit to assist with the business before the House. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time I will be seeking unanimous consent to deal with this motion today. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Notices of motion. Item 17, notice of motion for first reading of bills. Item 18, motions. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of just now.

Member is seeking unanimous consent to deal with the motion she gave notice of earlier today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. You may proceed with your motion Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that the Speaker be authorized to set such sitting days and hours as the Speaker, after consultation, deems fit to assist with the business before the House. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Masi. Motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. The motion is carried. Masi.

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Motions. Item 19, first reading of bills. Item 20, second reading of bills. Item 21, consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, with Member for Hay River North in the chair.

Motion 18-18(2) I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the daily hour of adjournment to consider the business before the House. Masi.

I now call Committee of the Whole to order. Mr. Beaulieu, what is the wish of committee?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to continue to consider Tabled Document 50-18(2), NWT Main Estimates, 2016-2017, and today we would like to continue with the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, and possibly Environment and Natural Resources. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. Does committee agree?

Agreed. We will take a short recess returning with Mr. McNeely in the Chair.

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Would the Minister introduce his witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my right I have deputy minister David Stewart and on my left Mr. Olin Lovely, assistant deputy minister of corporate services. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Thanks to your witnesses for appearing before us. We will return to page 62, Department of Education, Culture and Employment, income security, operations expenditures summary. Activity total, $47,578,000. We will note that page 63 is information item. To page 62. Questions? Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, on page 61 under the activity description it notes that income security programs include the following programs:

● income assistance;

● seniors' home heating subsidy;

● senior citizens supplementary benefit;

● NWT child benefit; and

● student loan financial assistance.

On page 62 under the expenditure category, we identify all the respective categories, one of which is identified as "grants, contributions and transfers." In this year's main estimates it's identified for $14,730,000. On page 63 we get a breakdown of the grants, contributions and transfers, $13,259,000 in student grants and $1,471,000 in homelessness program for a total of $14,730,000.

Mr. Chair, within this area of the budget document I can't seem to find a breakdown of those things that include Income Assistance, Seniors' Home Heating Subsidy, Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit, NWT Child Benefit, and I think I might understand part of the Student Financial Assistance under the form of student grants.

I'm wondering if the Minister or the department, although I would appreciate that this is probably going to fall under the fees and payments category on page 62… I'm just wondering how Members decipher how those particular pots of funds are broken up? How would we be able to see that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Vanthuyne. Mr. Minister.