This is page numbers 2019 - 2082 of the Hansard for the 19th Assembly, 2nd Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was communities.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Deputy Minister Young.

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Young

Thank you, Madam Chair. When I spoke to the COVID money, particularly, it was distributed to the regional and territorial sport organizations as well as to community governments. For our youth funding and other funding that you see there as part of our main estimates, the eligibility is slightly different. In a number of those programs, the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, for example, are eligible to apply to run programs, as well. It's not just community governments that can access our funding, so we do support other organizations to access funding and run events, as well. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Deputy Minister. Member for Nunakput.

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Jackie Jacobson

Jackie Jacobson Nunakput

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just in regards to when we give all this funding out, do they have a contribution agreement, timelines in regards to reporting back for the funds that they receive? Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member. Minister.

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Paulie Chinna

Paulie Chinna Sahtu

Thank you, Madam Chair. The money that was distributed is the federal funding. I'm not too sure of the criteria that is expected, but because this was a COVID distribution, I will have Ms. Eleanor Young elaborate on the response. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Deputy Minister Young.

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Young

Thank you, Madam Chair. For the COVID support money we received from Sport Canada, the reporting requirements are very minimal. It's something the department can do just on who we gave the money to and what kinds of events they were going to operate. For our own departmental programs, we do have financial reporting requirements that we ask organizations to complete, and we do support them in completing those reports. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Deputy Minister. Member for Nunakput.

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Jackie Jacobson

Jackie Jacobson Nunakput

Thank you, Madam Chair. I just have a comment in regards to all the funds that the federal government and the territorial government have been giving. I see a lot of it in my communities. It's all positive, all of the different little programs that they are doing, with the sewing programs, with the youth initiative programs that they do have. I just thank them for that. Just making sure that my riding of Nunakput is getting its fair share, too. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member for Nunakput. Minister of MACA.

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Paulie Chinna

Paulie Chinna Sahtu

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I can assure the Member that Nunakput is receiving adequate funding for youth and recreation. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Any further questions under regional operations? Seeing no further questions under regional operations, please turn to page 347. Municipal and Community Affairs, regional operations, expenditure summary, 2021-2022 Main Estimates, $101,516,000. Does committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, committee. Committee, we will now turn to the School of Community Government beginning on page 351, with information items up to 354. Questions? Member for Thebacha.

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Frieda Martselos

Frieda Martselos Thebacha

Madam Chair, for the School of Community Government, I agree with the concept, but I think we are going towards the concept of the polytechnic university. I think that some of these funds should be geared to a program at the new polytechnic university. This type of funding should be going to the polytechnic university and not in community governments.

I know SAOs are very hard to come by, even at a regional level, even at a First Nations level, and I think that, if we combined our forces with the business management courses and everything else that is offered at a polytechnic, we are kind of duplicating what we are doing here. If we are going with the other concept of a polytechnic university, I think that's where all of this funding should be going towards, making sure that every community has the proper SAOs.

There have been a lot of problems within the North. Forensics were going on in different communities. There are all kinds of things that have happened. Sometimes expectations are not there, and we spend a lot of time trying to correct those expectations. It is time that we evolved to the more formal training at the polytechnic university and stop duplicating programs. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member for Thebacha. Did you have any comments?

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Paulie Chinna

Paulie Chinna Sahtu

Thank you, Madam Chair. I support the School of Community Government, obviously, because we do have a different expectation within the department in working with our smaller communities. I will bring this back to my department and have the conversation with my colleague, the Minister of education. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Minister. Member for Great Slave.

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Katrina Nokleby

Katrina Nokleby Great Slave

Thank you, Madam Chair. I am looking at the actuals for 2019-2020 for compensation and benefits at $847,000. It has gone back to its original estimate of $1,096,000. I am just curious to know: there are no changes to positions within this area of the department, so I am just wondering why there was that drop over the last year. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Member for Great Slave. Minister of MACA.

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Paulie Chinna

Paulie Chinna Sahtu

Thank you, Madam Chair. I will have Ms. Eleanor Young respond. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you. Deputy Minister Young.

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Young

Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't have the detail in front of me, but what I would expect is this is probably a situation where we had a vacancy for part of a year or something along those lines. I can check that detail and get back to the Members just to confirm why the difference exists. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Lesa Semmler

Thank you, Deputy Minister. Member for Great Slave.