I'm going to -- no, I'd rather have my colleague go first.
Debates of Feb. 28th, 2023
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Okay, sorry. So thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we have regional management in this section which has quite a bit of funding involved in it and I'm wondering -- pretty sure we all know what it is. I'm wondering if the Minister can confirm if regional management increased in expenses as well as contract services? Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I'm sure there's going to be a lot of questions about flooding here today. I'm wondering if the Minister can confirm for us here today what total cost estimate we are at for the flooding recovery at this time? Thank you.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
So it's 175 for the Hay River and KFN flood, and the 2021 was approximately $40 million.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, can committee expect to see any additional supplementary appropriations from previous years' flood going forward, or from here on out is it only dollars for future flooding? Thank you.
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Gareau
Thank you, Madam Chair. So the funding that's in the main estimates for the flood is just for the Hay River flood. We are not base funded. No department in the GNWT, including MACA, is based funded to do disaster recovery. Because of its very nature, we don't budget for it. So, for example, in 2023-2024, or five years or ten years from now if there were a disaster, flood, fire, or other event, the responsible departments involved would need to seek funding through the supplementary appropriation and special warrant process for the recovery work. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. So just to confirm, are we expecting any additional funds for the previous year's flood that we already saw, or is this $175 million and $40 million, is that the total for cost recovery for the 2022-2023 flood -- or sorry, the 2022 flood year? Thank you.
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Gareau
Thank you, Madam Chair. For the 2021 flood, we do not anticipate any additional funding requests coming forward. We also do not anticipate any additional funding being required for 2022 recovery, but we may need to change the cash flow. Right now, we have funding in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 once the budget's passed for the 2022 flood. But we may have to reallocate how much in which fiscal year, and we would need to do that through the supplementary appropriation process in 2023-2024. Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. And that's a helpful clarification for when that comes through.
I'm wondering if the Minister can speak to what percent or how much of that $175 million and then $40 million will be reimbursed by the federal government and what portion of that the GNWT is responsible for putting forward. Thank you.
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Shane Thompson Nahendeh
Thank you. We believe about approximately 90 percent. It fluctuates with -- depending on the government, federal government. But we're looking potentially up to 90 percent for Hay River. KFN is 100 percent because it's EMAP. It's a different program that we do with the federal government with reserves. So it's a hundred percent with that so, for the KFN. And then 90 percent for the Town of Hay River. Thank you.