Thank you, Mr. Stewart. Mr. O'Reilly.
Debates of Oct. 24th, 2018
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Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
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Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, of the $494,000 that's not previously authorized, how much of this is federal money and how much of it is going to be coming out of the liquor revolving fund? Or where does it come from? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
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Stewart
Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is through an appropriation as opposed to through a revolving fund, and this is one component where there aren't federal dollars to offset this. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So maybe I'll start with: can the Minister or staff tell us what the federal amount is out of the $494,000? Or is that what it's going to cost our government? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
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Robert C. McLeod Inuvik Twin Lakes
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, that's what it's going to cost our government. Thank you.
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Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So how is it decided whether an appropriation is used for this or whether it should come out of the liquor and cannabis revolving fund? Are there criteria for those? And can the Minister share those with us? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Stewart
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, the amounts around implementation that are being charged against the revolving fund are specific to activities around sales and distribution. So, for example, the e-commerce platform that was developed to sell cannabis online will be dealt with through the revolving fund. These ones are broader-type support for issues that are really future policy work in some cases, like the edibles as they come on, as well the overall coordination of activities, as the Member is probably aware. There are other departments that are also engaged in activities related to cannabis in terms of education and community engagement in those sorts of things. So what's going to the revolving fund are the specifics related to the sales and distribution. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay. I'm just trying to figure out how all of this is supposed to work and whether the revenues that are generated from the sales are actually going to cover all of our costs or not. Does the department have any kind of sense of that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 76-18(3): Tabled Document 255-18(3): SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES), NO. 3, 2018-2019, Carried
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Stewart
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, obviously, we're fairly early into days of the legalization. We've done some estimates around the expected volumes for cannabis sales, and, based on the pricing model that was used, we certainly think that it will add to the overall amount that comes back from the revolving fund into general revenues and would be able to cover off these types of expenditures. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly? Nothing further from Mr. O'Reilly. Nothing further from committee. I will call this item. Finance, operations expenditures, directorate, not previously authorized, $147,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Finance, operations expenditures, human resources, not previously authorized, $200,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you. Finance, operations expenditures, management board secretariat, not previously authorized, $147,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you. Finance, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $494,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, committee. Please turn to page 6. Health and Social Services. Comments or questions on this $2.5 million ask? Ms. Green.