Thank you. Member for Frame Lake.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. So moving forward, would we expect, then, to have an increased supplementary reserve? You know, I also note that inflation is running nationally at 6.7 percent. Here in Yellowknife, 7.1 percent April to April. So is this something that we would want to do moving forward, is looking at increasing the supplementary reserve so that we don't end up eating into other surpluses or, God forbid, go into short-term debt? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, you might recall that during COVID, we actually had increased the supplementary reserve to I believe it was $60 million. So that certainly is -- there is an option to increase. We kept it at 35, which is higher than it traditionally had been, and it may well be that for Budget 2023 we want to look at moving back up again. So again, certainly under consideration. As I say, that's a number that has moved around during COVID. So thank you, I appreciate the idea. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. That's all I've got in terms of general comments and questions. I'll have some more specific ones once we get to the detail. Thanks, Madam Chair.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. General comments?
Seeing no further general comments, we'll proceed to a review of the supplementary estimates by department and activity.
Committee, please turn to page 4 of the tabled document. Legislative Assembly.
Legislative Assembly, Office of the Clerk, not previously authorized, $55,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you, committee.
Legislative Assembly, total department, operation expenditures, not previously authorized, $55,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Committee please turn to page 5 and 6 of the tabled document. Department of Education, Culture and Employment.
Education, Culture and Employment, corporate management, not previously authorized, negative $12,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Education, Culture and Employment, culture heritage and language, not previously authorized, $340,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Education, Culture and Employment, early learning and child care, not previously authorized, $9,336,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Education, Culture and Employment, income security, not previously authorized, $1,318,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Education, Culture and Employment, junior kindergarten to grade 12, school services, not previously authorized, $1,715,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Education, Culture and Employment, labour development and advanced education, not previously authorized, $5,395,000. Does committee -- oh, Member for Yellowknife North.
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Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North
Thank you, Madam Chair. I see that there's $5,470,000 for the transformation to a polytechnic university. I'm very happy to see that this is 100 percent federal money. But I believe there was a couple million in the capital budget previously for some upgrades to the college as well. But I'm just hoping the Minister could give an explanation of what we are spending this $5 million on. Thank you.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, can I turn that to the deputy minister, please.
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