Thank you, Minister. Committee, previously, we have agreed to forgo opening comments. Does committee agree to again forgo the opening comments for this department?
Debates of Feb. 26th, 2018
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair R.J. Simpson
Thank you, committee. This department consists of four activities. Each Member will be allowed to speak once for 10 minutes to each activity and again to the departmental summary as well as the four information items as a whole at the end of the section. The departmental total can be found on page 207. As usual, we will forgo that until discussion of the activities, beginning with corporate management on pages 210 to 213. Do we have questions or comments from committee on the section corporate management? I will give committee a moment. Mr. Thompson.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am on page 211. I noticed that corporate costs from the previous budget have gone down. Can the Minister explain where these changes come from? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. There is a decrease of $28,000. The decrease is a result of the interactivity reallocation to finance and administration to fund the Hay River area corporate services office clerk, previously cost-shared with ENR. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could the Minister please elaborate further in regard to that cost-sharing position? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. This previous position was cost-shared between ITI and the Department of ENR. We have moved to a new location now, so this is fully funded from within ITI. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Further on to the directorate, we see a reduction of about $55,000. Can the Minister expand on this reduction? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. This was primarily -- not all of it, but primarily -- because of the reduction of the executive assistant position to the ADM. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can the Minister please tell us if this position was actually filled at this time, or was this a vacant position? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Going further down, where it says “finance and administration,” we see an increase of about $142,000. Can the Minister expand on why we see an increase in this area? Thank you.
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Wally Schumann Hay River South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's right. It's $142,000. The increase relates to an interdepartmental reallocation to fund the full-time occupational health and safety specialists and an area corporate services clerk for Hay River. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you. Can the Minister expand on that occupational health and safety position? Is that allocated in a regional centre, or is that a headquarter position that looks after the territory? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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