Mr. O'Reilly.
Debates of Nov. 1st, 2022
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Committee Motion 322-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of the 2020-2021 Public Accounts - Government Response to Recommendations, Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Mr. Chair. So are all of these projects, you know, cropping up again in the 2023-2024 Capital Estimates? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I want to make sure I have not missed anything. Perhaps I'll turn it over to the deputy minister or assistant deputy minister just to confirm where they may fall in our new year capital planning, please.
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Mackay
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So as the Minister noted before, this negative supplementary appropriation is intended to make sure that the capital budget for this current year is -- or that this year is reflective of what will actually be spent and then the capital estimates will give future years. And so these projects are within that new capital estimates or revised capital estimates that are currently tabled in the ledge. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Yeah, okay, thanks. Look, I'll cut this short. I think that this is probably better financial management but it still reflects our overspending on -- not overspending, over budgeting of capital and we just -- we, for a whole variety of different reasons, just can't get the money out the door. We can't get the work done, whether it's COVID, whether, you know, there's no contractors available to do the work, whatever, you know, supply chain delays, maybe there's not enough folks in procurement services to get this stuff out. I have no sense of that. But I think this is just a reflection of, again, our over budgeting on capital which means we have to set aside more money to get an operating surplus so there's less money for programs and services to meet people's basic needs. Thanks, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Mahsi, Mr. O'Reilly. Any further general comments?
Seeing none, seeing no further questions on the general comments, we will review the supplementary estimates by department and activity. 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
Committee, we will begin on page 5, Department of Infrastructure, operations expenditures, energy and strategic initiatives, not previously authorized, negative $29,736,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Department of Infrastructure, operations expenditure, total department, not previously authorized, negative $29,736,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Committee, we will turn to page 6, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, community operations, not previously authorized, $48,106,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $48,106,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Committee, we will turn to page 7, Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, junior kindergarten to grade 12 school services, not previously authorized, negative $400,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Education, Culture and Employment, capital investment expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, negative $400,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Committee, we will turn to page 8.
Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, health and social programs, not previously authorized, negative $1,578,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge
Department of Health and Social Services, capital investment expenditures, long-term and continuing care services, not previously authorized, negative $3,718,000. Does committee agree?