Thank you, Minister. Member.

Thank you, Madam Chair. That being said, I am asking the Minister of ECE: when is he going to bring it to FMB for approval, for the monies needed to finish for the tender, for the company that they are working with? When? Thank you.

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. Minister of ECE.

Thank you. We are looking for additional funds. If we don't get those funds, we still have a school to build. We have to retender it, or I have to go to FMB to get some money. Those are decisions that I am going to make as soon as we find out if we can get some extra funds. Hopefully, that is within the coming weeks, but I can't say for sure. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Nunakput.

Thank you, Madam Chair. That being said, if we are going to bring this to FMB, I want a clear answer. When are we going to bring it forward to FMB for the funds, and then, two, has the company that has the contract been notified in regard to what's happening, in regard to this project on a go-forward? Again, I want to remind the Minister, and I want to remind all of my Cabinet colleagues over on this side of the House, that it is okay to drop everything and give everything to Yellowknife, and I don't mean to say that. I don't use that term lightly. Everything has been given. They are getting all the money. It's just, like, a drop in the bucket. When it comes to something like this, it's probably going to cost an extra $4 million. Where is it? People in my community, in my riding, need that school done. You have $12 million right here. I know there's a shortfall. I know the bid number. I want to make sure that the Minister could bring it forward to FMB for an answer. Thank you.

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Madam Chair, FMB will sit on an emergency basis if it needs to, as it has been throughout the last several months as we have been dealing with COVID-19. That won't change in the next couple of months. As the Minister of ECE has already noted, there needs to be determination within the department whether or not they need to come back to FMB for money or whether they can find other sources of funding. I am confident in relying on what the Minister of ECE has said, that as soon as they have made that decision, if they need to come to FMB, we don't need a lot of turnaround. There won't be any internal delays in terms of bringing it forward if that's the direction that it needs to go.

Again, Madam Chair, I have at least committed that I am conscious that it's June. If we're going to have a project happen this summer, we need to give those answers soon, very soon, and I have committed to at least that much. I will be able to say one way or the other whether this will proceed this summer or not. The Minister of ECE will work out where they are going to get their funding, and then they will be able to provide that answer as to whether it is happening this summer or not. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Nunakput.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to bring it again. I really encourage my ECE Minister to bring this forward to FMB to try to find the extra funds that are needed. I am not going to use COVID-19. We can't use it for an excuse. I know that we are busy with it; we have all been busy. We need work in our communities, bottom line. That's going to create 40 to 50 jobs, take people off income support. It has a rippling effect right across the whole board, in regard to people able to pay their bills. If they could make sure that they bring it to FMB and give it a good, honest shot, I would appreciate that. People in my riding in Tuktoyaktuk need that school to be fixed. It's an older school, like I said, unsanitary for my teachers. I really encourage my Minister to bring it forward to FMB. The sooner, the better. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. I will take that as a comment. Did you have any further questions for the Minister?

Yes. Get my school. Thank you.

Again, another comment. Are there any further comments on page 8? If there are no further comments, does committee agree to move to the detail contained in the tabled document?

2020-2021 Supplementary Estimates No. 2 (Infrastructure Expenditures), Department of Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditure, culture, heritage and languages, not previously authorized, $574,000. Does committee agree?

Early childhood and school services, not previously authorized, $13,941,000. Does committee agree?

Labour development and advanced education, not previously authorized, $86,000. Does committee agree?

Total department, not previously authorized, $14,601,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Please turn to page 9. I will now open the floor to general comments on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, capital investment expenditures. Are there any questions or comments to this page? There are no comments. Does committee agree to proceed to the detail contained in the tabled document?