Thank you, Members. Please return now to department summary found on page 10, Education, Culture and Employment, Capital Estimates 2021-2022, $30,148,000. Is the committee agreed?
Debates of Oct. 21st, 2020
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Committee Motion 38-19(2): Bill 11: Legislative Assembly Officers Standardization Act - Deletion of subclause 7(4) and (5), Carried
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Committee Motion 38-19(2): Bill 11: Legislative Assembly Officers Standardization Act - Deletion of subclause 7(4) and (5), Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Motion 39-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 10), Carried
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Steve Norn Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh
Marsi cho, Madam Chair. I move that does committee defer the consideration for the estimates for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Committee Motion 39-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 10), Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.
---Carried
Consideration of the department summary has been deferred. We'll take a short break.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Committee, you have agreed to review the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment next. Does the Minister wish to bring witnesses into the Chamber?
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Yes, I do, Madam Chair. I hope I have the right department's witnesses imminently waiting. I will find out shortly, I think.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Minister. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. We have Tracy St-Denis, assistant deputy minister of ITI, and Nina Salvador, who is director from ITI, as well. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Minister. The committee has agreed to forego general comments. Is the committee agreed to proceed to the detail contained in the tabled document?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Committee, we will defer the departmental totals and review the estimates by activity summary, beginning at page 35, economic diversification with business support, with information items on page 36. Any comments, Members? Member for Hay River South.
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Rocky Simpson Hay River South
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am pleased to see the construction of a new fish plant in there, processing plant. I am just wondering where we are in either the tender phase or the construction phase at this point. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Committee Motion 39-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 10), Carried
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. This file is finally advancing, and I am happy to say that there is now a request for proposals out, only just recently. Once that comes back, obviously, the matter will proceed. It will be a design and build, so we will get the design process going, at which point we will certainly get back in touch with MLAs. Essentially, the file is now proceeding. Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Committee Motion 39-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 10), Carried
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Rocky Simpson Hay River South
Thank you, Madam Chair. With respect to the design, have there been any changes since the original design? Has it been downsized by any chance? Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Committee Motion 39-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 10), Carried
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, there have been some changes. I will turn it over to the assistant deputy minister in a moment, but the changes, I just want to say, are good news in that it was after a review that was done by Memorial University with a view to ensuring that we are, in fact, being as efficient as possible in the design proposal that is available. The changes that are there do make it a more efficient design request, a more efficient processing plant, and also will ensure that there is capacity for more value-add in this plant, namely that it will be able to be certified. With that, to the specifics of that downsizing, if I could ask to turn it over to Ms. St-Denis, please.
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Committee Motion 39-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 10), Carried
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St-Denis
Thank you, Madam Chair. I would just add, to the Minister's point and the MLA's question, that there has been an additional change, that the footprint has been reduced by 32 percent. With increased efficiency, we are looking at a smaller footprint. Thank you.
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Committee Motion 39-19(2): Tabled Document 181-19(2): Capital Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 10), Carried
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Rocky Simpson Hay River South
Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to confirm: is this plant going to be a federally inspected plant, where we can sell product into southern Canada? Thank you, Madam Chair.