Thank you. Madam Premier.
Debates of Feb. 11th, 2021
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. No. The board registry position is being deleted, and then the extra communications is being put in here. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. How many people already work at Cabinet communications? Thanks, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Ms. Kennedy will look it up. Do you want to turn that to Ms. Kennedy?
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Kennedy
Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm sorry. I don't have the exact number of Cabinet communications people right here within my information.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Maybe Madam Premier can get back to the Member with that. Thanks. Member for Frame Lake.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. This extra position, is that position going to be working with the Minister or the Premier or all of Cabinet? Sorry. I'm confused at the best of times. Thanks, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Each Minister has a Cabinet communications support kind of switch between sharing with them. However, with the COVID-19, I heard from the Assembly over and over again, "Get out there more," "Get more things in the paper," so this position is actually geared towards the Premier's office. That's why you see the Facebooks coming more. You'll see more messaging. Every two weeks, we're out there in front of the cameras, but it also works very closely with the, I don't know what the position is, director of Cabinet communications. I might be giving him a demotion in title, but the head of Cabinet communications, they work very closely together to ensure that the whole of Cabinet gets the support necessary. It is specifically mostly for the Premier's office. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. Look, I'm happy that the Premier is going to get some extra communication support. I'm just wondering how all the rest of it fits together within Cabinet and across the GNWT. Has there actually been a review of the communications function within GNWT ever done, and if so, how recent is it? Thanks, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I know that we are working on it, but I don't know if we have done a review. I will turn that to Martin Goldney.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Goldney
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am aware of two reviews in relatively recent memory. Those reviews informed the transformation efforts that we began to implement in 2018. They would have been shortly before that time period. Sorry, Madam Chair, I don't recall offhand just when they were done precisely.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. Maybe I could ask the Minister if she could commit to give us those reports or summaries of them just so that we can see what's there. Thanks, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Caroline Cochrane Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I know that lots of government documents get put on shelves and are a hard time to find, but I will try to find those documents is my commitment. In fact, I want to look at them myself. Madam Chair, absolutely. If we can find them, we will produce them.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. We will have a great time comparing notes, then, afterwards. I appreciate that commitment. Thanks, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 76-19(2): Tabled Document 286-19(2): Main Estimates 2021-2022 - Education, Culture and Employment - Deferral of Department (page 137), Carried
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. No further questions? Are there any further questions under Executive Council offices? Seeing no further questions, please turn to page 123. Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Executive Council offices, operations expenditures summary, 2021-2022 Main Estimates, $4,460,000. Does committee agree?