Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I am wondering if the Minister can confirm if the airport improvement fee is solely collected from the cost of tickets by air travellers or if there are other avenues for money to get into the airport improvement fee? Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am going to get ADM Brennan to speak about the details. Thank you.
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Brennan
Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. The answer is yes, the money is collected through tickets. We entered into agreements with each air carrier who collect the fee at the time of sale of their own plane tickets, and then they remit to us after the plane actually moves. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I appreciate that clarification. My first point was that I don't know how this is going to increase as substantially as it is shown here between the 2020-2021 revised estimates and 2021-2022 when there is still a recommendation not to travel for this year. My concern is that I feel this revenue is actually quite high, given that we don't have a lot of people coming in and out of the territory. That was my concern there. I appreciate what the Minister said about the waiving of fees and such. My next question is: is there an intention of the Department of Infrastructure to increase the airport improvement fee in the next couple of years? Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. That is not the intent of the department to increase any fees at this time. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, Minister. Members, if there are no further questions, I am just going to go back to page 251. Infrastructure, regional operations, operations expenditure summary, 2021-2022 Main Estimates, $218,101,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, can you please escort the new witness into the Chamber? Would the Minister please introduce her witnesses?
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I have assistant deputy minister for regional operations, Gary Brennan. I also have with me assistant deputy minister for energy and strategic initiatives, Robert Jenkins.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Welcome. Committee, we are on page 242, energy and strategic initiatives, with information items up to 246. Questions? Member for Yellowknife North.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Madam Chair. I am looking at page 244, and the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund. I believe this is actually federal money that flows in, which I am happy to see. There are three subheadings, and I noticed there was an uptick in the revised main estimates. Can someone just refresh my memory as to what those were? Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Brennan
Thank you, Madam Chair. In 2019-2020, the department wasn't able to spend all of its appropriation for Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund. We requested $4.5 million for a supplementary appropriation in this fiscal year. The difference that you are looking at is that $4.588 million. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Madam Chair. I recall that supplementary appropriation. I believe the feds kind of agreed to us carrying that funding forward. Can I just get some confirmation that, for the remaining approximately $7 million under this fund that we are getting this fiscal, we will be on track to get it spent on time? Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. That's normally the intent. Having these on the books is to hope to get them spent. For me to commit to spending them is another thing. I will turn to ADM Jenkins to be able to provide just a little more information on our intent on how we want to get this spent. Thank you.
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