Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to call on Mr. Neudorf for this question. Thank you.
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Neudorf
Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. We are not expecting any extraordinary costs for actually winding up of our activities. The contracts that we have in place for the two camps, in fact, have been extended and have been extended month by month as we -- as the public health emergency has been extended, and we've been able -- you know, we've been planning, I guess, for March 31 end of that emergency and our operations for a while now. So we've been able to work with the contractor and extending the contracts to ensure that that timing works out.
In terms of employees, we're also not expecting any severance or any extraordinary costs for employees. As I said before, of the 130 employees that we had on staff, three-quarters of them are under employment contracts that actually have a March 31 end date in the employment contract. So when that employment contract end, they're -- they will simply cease to become GNWT employees. And then the other quarter was for employees on transfer assignments to other departments. And of course, when that March 31 comes around, then they will just go back to their other home departments, and the home departments will -- are planning to have those employees back already. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Rocky Simpson Hay River South
Thank you, Madam Chair. And for I guess the management and I guess any staff as well, will they -- is there -- will any bonuses be paid out for -- you know, for the people that I guess were part of this secretariat? Thank you.
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Neudorf
Thank you, Madam Chair. There are -- there is nothing extraordinary, no extraordinary bonus for any COVID Secretariat employee. Of course, there are in the terms of existing contracts with excluded employees and with senior managers, there's opportunities for bonuses and there may be that some employees would qualify underneath those existing GNWT bonus programs. But there's nothing extraordinary for the COVID Secretariat. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Rocky Simpson Hay River South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, if it's possible to provide bonuses, is there a set of criteria that would -- that you could share with us to give us some indication of how those bonuses would be doled out? Thank you.
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Neudorf
Thank you, Madam Chair. I guess we're not planning on handing out any extraordinary bonuses as part of the COVID Secretariat. So there is no kind of criteria that we're even thinking about for doing that. We would be -- for the -- we would follow the processes that are in place for excluded employees and for senior management as part of existing GNWT processes but there's nothing extraordinary or unusual for any COVID Secretariat employee. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Are there any further questions under the COVID Secretariat from Members?
Seeing none, Health and Social Services, COVID Secretariat, operations expenditure summary, 2022-2023: Main Estimates, $11,864,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, committee. Minister of Health and Social Services, did you wish to change your witnesses out?
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Sergeant-at-Arms, can you please escort the witness out and escort the new witness in. Thank you.
Minister, will you please introduce your witness for the record.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Madam Chair. We've been joined by Mr. Derek Elkin. He's the assistant deputy minister of corporate services for Health and Social Services.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. And we still have deputy minister Cooper with us. All right. So we are now on page 174, Health and Social Services, administrative and support services. Do Members have questions? No questions? Member for Kam Lake.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Just a quick question in regards to an increase in funding in the territorial health investment fund agreement for systems sustainability office. I'm wondering what the new administration expenditures cover. Thank you.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. This is a continuation of our previous agreement. The bulk of the money goes to medical travel but a smaller amount of it goes to addictions and recovery services. Thank you.