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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I am happy to present the Tabled Document 437-19(2) Capital Estimates 2022-2023.

These capital estimates total $502.6 million to support and continue infrastructure investment in our communities.

Major highlights of these estimates include:

  • $150.2 million for highways, winter roads, bridges, and culverts. This includes funding of
  • $23.5 million for the Great Bear River Bridge;
  • $16.9 million for the Mount Gaudet Access Road,
  • and $13 million for the Prohibition Creek Access Road, a total of $36.2 million to advance the environmental and planning work for the Mackenzie Valley and Slave Geologic Province All-Season Roads.
  • $5.9 million to advance the replacement of the Frank Channel Bridge, and
  • $4.4 million for the completion of the Tlicho All-Season Road Project.
  • $84.1 million for various airport and runway projects under the Disaster Mitigation Adaptation Fund, Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan, and the Department of National Defence.
  • $70.2 million to address the one-time cost associated with the government's adoption of Public Sector Accounting Board -- Public Sector Accounting Asset Retirement Obligation Standards.
  • $47.4 million for long-term care facilities, health centres, improvements to health information systems, and biomedical equipment, including $2.9 million towards a wellness and recovery centre in Yellowknife.
  • $21.7 million for the replacement and renovations to existing schools, including
  • $11.1 million to complete the work on the Mangilaluk School in Tuktoyaktuk and
  • $6.9 million to complete the J.H. Sissons School replacement project.
  • And $29 million in continued funding to support community governments with their infrastructure needs.

The overall capital spend is offset by a total of $216.2 million in support from the federal government through various infrastructure programs, including

  • $70.3 million from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan,
  • $56.5 million from the National Trade Quarters Fund,
  • $41.2 million from the Department of National Defence,
  • $20 million from the Building Canada Plan,
  • $14.2 million from the Airport Capital Assistance Program, and
  • $11.5 million from the Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund.

That concludes my opening marks, Madam Chair. I will be happy to answer any questions the Members might have.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. We've agreed to begin with general comments on the capital estimates. Do Members wish to make general comments before we consider the tabled document in detail? Member for Frame Lake.

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Kevin O'Reilly

Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake

Thanks, Madam Chair. I move that the Chair rise and report progress.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

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

---Carried.

I will now rise to report progress.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

May I please have the report of Committee of the Whole. Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 437-19(2) and would like to report progress. And 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.

Thank you, Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes. Motion is in order. To the motion. House seconder, Member for Yellowknife Centre. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried.

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The Speaker

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Third reading of bills. Mr. Clerk, orders of the day.

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Clerk Of The House Mr. Tim Mercer

Orders of the day for Wednesday, November 24th, 2021, 1:30 p.m.:

  1. Prayer
  2. Ministers' statements
  3. Members' statements
  4. Returns to Oral Questions
  5. Recognition of visitors in the gallery
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Oral questions
  8. Written questions
  9. Returns to written questions
  10. Replies to Commissioner's Address
  11. Petitions
  12. Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills
  13. Reports of Standing and Special Committees
  14. Tabling of Documents
  15. Notice of Motion
  16. Motions
  17. Notices of Motion for the First Reading of Bills
  18. First Reading of bills
  19. Second Reading of bills
  20. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and other matters
  • Tabled Document 437-19(2), Capital Estimates
  • Tabled Document 438-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures, No. 2, 2021-2022
  • Tabled Document 439-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2021-2022
  • Bill 23, An Act to Amend the Public Utilities Act
  • Bill 24, An Act to Amend the Revolving Funds Act
  • Bill 29, Resource Royalty Information Disclosure Statute Amendment Act
  • Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Aurora College Act
  • Bill 31, An Act to Amend the Pharmacy Act
  • Bill 32, An Act to Amend the Northern Employees Benefits Services Pension Plan Act
  • Bill 33, National Indigenous Peoples Day Act
  1. Report of Committee of the Whole
  2. Third Reading of Bills
  3. Orders of the day

Orders Of The Day
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The Speaker

The Speaker Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This House stands adjourned until Tuesday, November 24rd 2021, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 6:08 p.m.