Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Madam Chair. All the funding under the agreement does flow through MACA, and I believe that this is the total amount, Madam Chair. I'm sorry. Oh, no. Madam Chair, I apologize. I need to turn the page in my own documents. The 2019-2020 grant in total, Madam Chair, is $3,520,815.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife North.

Thank you. Then, what is this $199,000 for? Final question, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Yellowknife North. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Madam Chair. This is a supplementary appropriation, obviously. It is due to increased costs that were determined later in the course of the year, flowing from operations and maintenance increases. There were figures that are provided by Statistics Canada that were received only late in the calendar, and as a result of which, it is only upon receiving those figures that the final determinations, the final calculations, are able to be made. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Any other comments? Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Madam Chair. It was my understanding that the NWT and Nunavut lottery corporation paid for the cost of multisport games. I am not sure why we're making a supplementary appropriation for them, but no doubt the Finance Minister knows. Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Yellowknife Centre. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Madam Chair. The lottery funding was now brought under the GNWT in order to support compliance with Canada Revenue Agency's requirements. This is a fund that is funded largely by lottery revenues, but it is administered under the GNWT through the Department of MACA now.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you for that answer. Are revenues as robust now that they are in-house as they were before? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Yellowknife Centre. Minister of Finance.

Madam Chair, thank you. The revenues for 2019-2020 are lower than what they were being forecasted to be. That was a function, however, outside of the GNWT's control, and it was a function largely of technical issues experienced at some of the remote retailers. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate the answer from the Minister of Finance. What kind of technical issues, and how have they been addressed? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I can advise that the technical issues were at the remote retailers, so the selling point of various lottery products. There was a period in the spring and summer when four high-grossing retailers were all offline, and that impacted sales. I can also note that there has been some indication that overall lottery sales are also down. As far as whether or not the technical issues are rectified, Madam Chair, I don't have that information. That may be specific to the individual retailers. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thanks to the Minister for that answer. Can the Minister just remind us how much revenue we get from lottery ticket sales? Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife Centre. Minister of Finance.

Madam Chair, my best estimate at this point is between $8 and $8.5 million. I will confirm to the committee the exact number year over year. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Yellowknife Centre.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to the Minister of Finance for that answer. Given the size of revenue that comes in from this, it seems pretty significant when the operation is offline and the revenue is not coming in. Who is tasked with the oversight of this, and the troubleshooting when there is trouble? Thank you.