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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, committee. We will move onto Infrastructure, programs and services, not previously authorized, $818,000. Does the committee agree? Mr. Bonnetrouge has questions. Snow blower.

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Ronald Bonnetrouge

Ronald Bonnetrouge Deh Cho

Third try. The price of this snow blower there. I am just wondering because you are saying there's a medium, so I imagine there's a small one, and then, there also is a large one. I don't know if there's any prices for any of those sizes. At the same time, too, why would you need a snow blower? You are going to be dealing with a lot of snow. You would pretty much be using a snowplow or a grader. Can you provide some details on this item? Mahsi.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Bonnetrouge. Minister of Finance.

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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Chair. Interestingly, as I understand it, right now at the airport in Fort Smith, they are, in fact, using the grader and snow blower and other machinery, and that by investing with funds that are fully offset by Transport Canada, they will actually be freeing up the machinery to do other work in the community. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Bonnetrouge.

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Ronald Bonnetrouge

Ronald Bonnetrouge Deh Cho

Maybe just to follow up. Because it's a snow blower, it is blowing snow. You've got maybe 100 feet across there. Where are you blowing the snow as you're moving around? Why wouldn't you use the plow and the grader type of thing? I'm not sure about the snow blower myself. If you could just clarify that? Mahsi.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Mr. Bonnetrouge. Minister of Finance. Do you want to answer that?

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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Chair. Obviously, the important questions to understand, and I guess the one thing I would point to is that this did go to tender. As far as being the appropriate machinery for purpose, and as being a competitive price for purpose, I would simply point to the tendering process and place faith in that for the purposes of this current appropriation. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Mr. Bonnetrouge, did you have any other questions? No other questions. I will go back. Infrastructure, programs and services, not previously authorized, $818,000. Does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, committee. Infrastructure, total department, not previously authorized, $1,018,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister, and our thanks to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.

The motion is in order. To the motion.

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Some Hon. Members

Question.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Question has been called. All those in favour? Sorry, I'm ahead of the game. Mr. Norn.

Steve Norn

Steve Norn Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

I move that consideration of Tabled Document 16-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures) No, 3, 2019-2020 be now concluded and that Tabled Document 16-19(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

The motion is in order. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

Tabled Document 16-19(2) will be reported as ready for consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. What is the will the committee, Mr. Norn?

Steve Norn

Steve Norn Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh

Madam Chair, I request that the chair rise and report progress.

The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

There is a motion on the floor to report progress. The motion is in order and non-debatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

---Carried

I will rise and report progress.

The Speaker

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Report on Committee of the Whole. Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

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Lesa Semmler

Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 16-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2019-2020. I would like to report that consideration of Tabled Document 16-19(2) is concluded, and that the House concur in those estimates, and that appropriation bill to be based thereon and be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Do I have a seconder? Member for Monfwi. The motion is in order. To the motion.

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Some Hon. Members

Question.