Thank you, Mr. Sebert. Ms. Hilderman.
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Hilderman
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The chargeback base funding increases in 2018-2019 by $225,000. We have been short-funded since transfer date on our TSE chargebacks and this is to right-fund our base. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.
Thank you, Ms. Hilderman. Ms. Green. None. Okay. If no further questions, committee, we'll go to corporate management, operations expenditure summary, $3,170,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.
Agreed. Thank you. Next we have informatics shared service centre, operations expenditure summary, $6,754,000. Does committee agree? Any questions. Yes, Ms. Green.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, can I confirm with the Minister that this is the right segment of the budget in which to ask the question about the agriculture strategy implementation? Thank you.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Thank you. I understand most of the amount for that strategy is in planning and coordination.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will hold my question until we get to the relevant section. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I'm looking at the business plan that is now a public document, and I see that the geomatics portion of this activity area decreases from about $3,063,000 to $2.7 million, so can someone tell me what is happening in here? Are we cutting money in here so we can fund the Western Arctic Geomatics Centre, or what is happening, Mr. Chair? Thank you.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
I'm going to ask Ms. Hilderman to assist with the response to that question. Thank you.
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Hilderman
Thank you, Mr. Chair. The change in the base funding for geomatics from 2017-2018 to 2018-2019 is $362,000. That is a reduction of one geomatics officer in the amount of $112,000, which was the very last of our phase 2 reduction proposals. A sunset of a business consultant for the Western Arctic Centre for Geomatics, it was only originally approved for a three-year period, and this is the end of the three-year term. That is $209,000 sunset; $50,000 is for the agriculture strategy initiative for geospatial data and products for mapping. An increase of $59,000 forced growth for software, licensing, maintenance, and support. Then a transfer of $150,000 for aerial photography from informatics to operations division, Commissioner lands administration, and then a net change of zero for the Western Arctic Centre for Geomatics. It was scheduled for a reduction in 2018-2019 from our phase 2 reduction proposals, and we are pleased to say that that funding has been approved ongoing in 2018-2019. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is a helpful, sort of, overview of money moving around there and so on. I guess I want to ask the Minister: are we cutting the staff position that is probably located in Yellowknife and just kind of using that funding, then, to build up the Western Arctic Geoscience Centre in Inuvik?
Look, I have always been on record as supporting that centre in Inuvik and capitalizing on the investment that this government has made in the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Line, but if we are just shuffling money around here to build up that office, that is, you know, a result of Cabinet's fiscal reduction strategy. I am not sure that is the way I wanted this to proceed, but maybe if the Minister can help me understand this. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Louis Sebert Thebacha
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. As has been mentioned, the budget includes a reinstatement for the Western Arctic Centre for Geomatics to fund the three positions there. I understand that that is unchanged. Of course, that reverses the phase 2 reduction proposal that was to take effect in 2018-2019. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. I don't think that was in answer to the question I asked. The position in Yellowknife, is it being cut to help fund the position in Inuvik? Thanks Mr. Chair.
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