Thank you. Mr. Courtoreille.
Debates of March 10th, 2022
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Courtoreille
Thank you, Madam Chair. We have one junior information security analyst, a junior security technician, an IMT technician, and an enterprise architect. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay, thanks. I was trying to scribble all of that down without much success. But do we really need all four positions at the same time? Could we start with some junior folks and see how it works out? Or -- yeah, let's start with that. Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. So positions certainly don't get added lightly or easily, Madam Chair. There's -- you know, it's a couple of these in particular are -- have long been asked for with respect to supporting fairly unique functions in the courts and corrections systems. They are systems that are rather distinct from what happens in the rest of government. And that is one of the growing pains of ISSS was identifying that they -- that when they were trying to amalgamate what were positions previously in those roles that there was a loss of functionality. And another one, Madam Chair, is for cyber security as you heard. And cyber security is an area of growing concern with the movement of things online and functionality online. There's been only an ever increasing number of cyber security incidents over the last couple of years. So concern that by not having a modest investment of one position there now we'd run into further risk down the road. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. So where's the money coming from to fund these positions? Is it just the consolidated revenue fund? Is it -- maybe -- where's the -- where's the money coming from? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. The -- this is internal money. But let me turn that to the deputy minister to offer some further explanation, please.
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Mackay
Thank you, Madam Chair. So two of them were reallocations of contract services, and then the other two are new funding. So thank you, Madam Chair.
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Committee Motion 201-19(2): Tabled Document 561-19(2): Main Estimates 2022-2023 - Industry, Tourism and Investment - Deferral of Department, Carried
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. I'll just leave it at that. I'm just not fully convinced that we need all those new positions at the same time. But thanks, Madam Chair.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Did you have any further questions? Okay. Thank you. Are there any further questions under the office of the chief information officer?
Seeing none, Finance, office of the chief information officer, operations expenditure summary, 2022-2023 Main Estimates, $22,841,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. We will now move to Finance, office of the comptroller general on page 157, with information items on 158, 159. Any questions under the office of the comptroller general? Member for Kam Lake.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. The territorial power subsidy program I notice is a stable number over the last years. But with the increasing cost of living and increases -- increased cost of power, is there an expectation that this number will remain stable throughout the years? Thank you.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I can't necessarily see with a crystal ball but let me see what discussions may have had -- been had at the deputy minister level, please.
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Mackay
Thank you, Madam Chair. So the subsidy, as the Member pointed out, hasn't changed for some time. But obviously if there's a need to increase that subsidy, we'll discuss it as deputies and bring something to the FMB for consideration. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm also seeing the increase to insurance premiums here. I think I know what that is for and I just -- can they -- can the Minister just confirm, please.
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