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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I think it is actually the next section. When can I ask some questions about the revolving funds?

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Mr. O'Reilly, right now, we are on page 247 to 249. Then we will do the information items. Once we finish this section, then you could ask questions on the information items. Next, we have Mr. Thompson.

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Hopefully, this will be really quick. In regard to highway operations, I am assuming this include winter roads in this section? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Schumann.

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Wally Schumann

Wally Schumann Hay River South

Yes, it does, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. Thompson.

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In regard to the Sambaa K'e winter road, again, it is the question about the hills there. Have you identified money to help them with two hills for this fiscal year, or is it the past fiscal year? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Schumann.

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Wally Schumann

Wally Schumann Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think, when the Member asked me in the House about this particular question, I said that we would be working with the community on a CAP application. They have submitted one, and we are working with them to looking at approving to do some work on the winter road this year through CAP. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister Schumann. Mr. Thompson.

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Shane Thompson

Shane Thompson Nahendeh

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is this fiscal year, or are we talking 2019-2020? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Schumann.

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Wally Schumann

Wally Schumann Hay River South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That will be this fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Minister Schumann. Any further questions committee? Seeing none, I will call the page. Infrastructure, regional operations, operation expenditure summary, $145,523,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Agreed. Thank you, committee. Next, we have information items from pages 250 to 261. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Let's start with the Petroleum Products Revolving Fund. The deficit is sort of jumping all over the place between 2017-2018 and 2019-2020. Can somebody explain what is happening here? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. McCormick.

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Mccormick

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On this information item, the 2017-2018 actuals are the only, for lack of a better term, real number on the page. The main estimates for 2018-2019 were what we estimated at that time. Revised are updated to reflect the operations throughout the years. That is roughly where we would be this year. The accumulated deficit is just the accumulated operational surpluses for the year. Basically, they are sort of rolling budgets as we go along. We do the best we can to estimate them. Then once the financial audit financial statements are done, then we would update at that time. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. McCormick. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. 2019-2020, it is predicted that the accumulated deficit is almost going to be $1 million. Is that what I am seeing here? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Mr. McCormick.

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Mccormick

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that is correct. The accumulated deficit represents the Petroleum Products Stabilization Fund. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. McCormick. Mr. O'Reilly.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Mr. Chair. The MTS expenses that were incurred because of the failure to deliver fuel and other supplies to the coastal communities, is any of that being charged to the Petroleum Products Revolving Fund? Thanks, Mr. Chair.