Agreed
Debates of Oct. 20th, 2022
This is page numbers 4727 - 4770 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 know.
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Committee Motion 300-19(2): Tabled Document 723-19(2): Capital Estimates 2023-2024 - Health and Social Services - Deferral of Department (page 38), Carried
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Some Hon. Members
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Thank you to the Minister and her staff. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Mahsi.
Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 723-19(2), Capital Estimates 2023-2024 for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Does the Minister of ITI wish to bring witnesses into the Chamber.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.
Minister, please introduce your witnesses.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, on my left, I have the deputy minister Pamela Strand. On my right, Nina Salvador is director of finance.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Committee has agreed to forego general comments. Does the committee agree to proceed to the detail contained in the tabled document?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Mahsi. Committee, the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment begins on page 46. We will defer the departmental totals and review the estimates by activity summary beginning at page 48 with minerals and petroleum resources, with information item on page 49. Any questions from committee? Mr. Johnson.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you I see we have $100,000 for the mineral and administration and registry system, also known as the MARS system. I believe this is the software necessary to give us online map staking the minute the regulations are in force. Can I get, well, get confirmation that that's true and when we can expect to have online map staking.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, that is, indeed, correct that that is part of what MARS will be doing, is creating the parameters by which there can be online map staking. It is also part of the platform that will allow for applications and submissions to occur online, for map viewing online, data analysis, a 24/7 availability. So it's more than just the online map staking. And it is tied, indeed, to the regulations. They're being built together so that those who are developing the platform know what it is that they are being asked to develop.
At this point, we're -- I'd like to suggest we -- if I could have another few more months to answer the question, and the reason I say that in terms of timeline is that by the spring, we'll have a better sense of the timing on some of the relevant regulations and their contents and can then potentially making decisions on what could be done to accelerate the delivery on the online map staking. But, yes, looking for June 2023 to have an update on a final go live date. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you. I'm sure I'll ask this question a couple more times to make sure that's all on track and we can, you know, finally be the -- well, get -- have every jurisdiction in Canada have online map staking.
I see you're asking for $100,000. I'm assuming that this system costs a lot more than that. I mean, it would be nice if it didn't. But can someone give me the estimated total cost for the mineral administration registry system? Thank you.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Minister. Mr. Chair, let me just direct that over to the deputy minister, please. Thank you.
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Strand
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the MARS project is not just what you see in the capital estimates right there. It's a $4.2 million program that's over three years. So the subsequent year also has a very significant number. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you. Yeah, okay, I see that. So we spent $2 million on it last year, then it's presumably next fiscal we'll spend another $2 million or so to get us there. Can I just get a bit more information on this? Have we secured a tender for it? Is someone -- who's building us this, or -- yeah, I don't know where you actually go to buy a minerals registry system. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So there -- yes, you can actually go out and buy these kind of systems, but it's certainly not a small procurement that takes place. Right at this point it is internal, and so that's where you recall that there were transfers as between the Department of Finance, which is where ISSS, Information and Shared System Services resides, over to ITI so that internal work by GNWT public servants can take place. It will ultimately go out for contracting so that it can go to someone -- to an entity that is specialized in the delivery of the construction of a program like this. And, yes, I think that's the answer. Sorry, Mr. Chair. Thanks.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, I guess just my last question is there any chance that the feds will give us any money for this? You know, maybe it seems like something CanNor would be interested in. It certainly will have a big economic impact on our minerals industry. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I mean, Mr. Chair, at this point I don't have -- I mean, this is, right now, the budget that we have here is already underway. So I can't say that I've received any particular money from the feds on this particular project. Now that said, you know, to the extent that there's -- yes -- yes, at this point, Mr. Chair, that's not where the funding is coming from. So thanks. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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