Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 7, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2020-2021, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

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

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Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2020-2021, has had its first reading. Item 19, second reading of bills. Minister of Finance.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that Bill 7, Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2020-2021, be read for the second time. This bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to make appropriations for operations expenditures for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. It also sets out limits on amounts that may be borrowed by the Commissioner on behalf of the government, includes information in respect of all existing borrowing and all projected borrowing for the fiscal year, and authorizes the making of disbursements to pay the principle of amounts borrowed. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. To the principle of the bill.

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

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Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), 2020-2021, has had its second reading. Item 20, consideration of Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters: Tabled Document 130-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2020-2021. By the authority given to me as Speaker by Motion 1-19(2), I hereby authorize the House to sit beyond the daily hour of adjournment to consider the business before the House, with the Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes in the chair.

I call Committee of the Whole to order. What is the wish of committee? Mr. Norn.

Marsi cho, Madam Chair. Committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 130-19(2), Supplementary Estimates, No. 2.

Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. We are going to just take a short recess, 10 minutes.

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I call committee back to order. Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 130-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2020-2021. Does the Minister of Finance have any opening remarks?

Yes, Madam Chair. I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2020-2021. This supplementary estimates document proposes a total increase of $162.3 million, comprised of the following items:

• $166.3 million for infrastructure expenditures funding for projects that were not completed in 2019-2020. This amount is fully offset by lapses and appropriations in 2019-2020.
• Negative $4.4 million for adjustments to the timing of expenditures related to five infrastructure projects under the federal Investing in Canada infrastructure plan agreement. This decrease is fully offset by increases in future year project expenditures.
• $448,000 for an enclosed cab snow blower for the Mike Zubko Airport in Inuvik. This amount is fully funded by the federal Airport Capital Assistance Program.

That concludes my opening remarks, Madam Chair. I would be happy to answer any questions that the Members might have.

Thank you, Minister. Do you wish to bring witnesses into the House?

Yes, please.

Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber. Minister, would you please introduce your witnesses?

Thank you, Madam Chair. On the right is Jamie Koe. He's the Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance. On the left is Terence Courtoreille. He is the director of Management Board Secretariat.

Thank you, Minister. I will open the floor to general comments, and then we will go in by detail afterwards. Member for Frame Lake.

Thanks, Madam Chair. The size of this supplementary estimate is a bit surprising. I think it is $166 million. We passed the capital budget in the previous Assembly, if I remember this correctly. I think it was in the neighbourhood of about $240 million. Can I just get an explanation as to whether this is the largest supplementary appropriation we have made and some explanation as to the size of this? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Madam Chair, I don't know if it's the largest ever. I'm not sure if either of our witnesses might. I'm getting a nod, so I'm going to assume, then, that it is, Madam Chair. Then they asked for a general explanation or if we'd like to summarize some of the major components thereof? I'm not sure what direction the Member would like to go with that.

Thank you, Minister. Member, did you want to clarify?