Agreed.
Debates of March 1st, 2023
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Some Hon. Members
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. We will now turn to the Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations beginning on page 313, with information items on page 314. Questions.
There's no questions, please turn to page 313. Justice, Office of the Regulator of Oil and Gas Operations, operations expenditure summary, Main Estimates 2023-2024, $1,230,000. Does committee agree?
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Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. We will now go to policing services on page 316. Questions? If there are no questions, please turn to page -- Member for Frame Lake.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. I know I was trying to listen to the Minister's opening remarks. How much of this increase in policing services is actually kind of a result of collective agreement requirements? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks. I don't know, is any of this public in terms of what the percentage -- what's the term of the collective agreement? I'm just wondering is this going to continue to increase over time, or is this like a one-time thing; how's that going to play out? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you. I imagine that every time a new collective agreement is negotiated that there will be increases. The current collective agreement expires at the end of this month. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay, thanks. So I'm just trying to figure out then there's an agreement in place. Does it actually set out what the anticipated requirements are of GNWT in terms of funding year by year in the agreement, or is it kind of a negotiated arrangement each year; how does this work? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you. So we work with the RCMP to determine resourcing levels, and if there are increases that they are requesting then we can work with them to implement those. And depending on the type of service, generally we pay 70 percent and the federal government pays 30 percent of those costs. We do have the First Nation and Inuit policing program where it is more of a 50/50 cost sharing split. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay, thanks, Madam Chair. So basically it sounds like it's negotiated on an annual basis and then shows up in the main estimates and would include things like collective agreement increases, if there's a desire of change in service levels, in individual communities and so on. Is that the case, and how much input or influence do we really have on this? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you. So we have the budget for the previous year, let's say, and then the RCMP says we need more -- or we would like more resources here. Then we can work with them through our normal budget planning process to put those resources into the budget. So it's similar to other divisions of the government in that sense that it does follow the normal business plan process. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
All right. Are there any further questions on policing services? Member for Hay River South.
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Rocky Simpson Hay River South
Thank you, Madam Chair. I just want to talk about the First Nations policing program. Can you provide a status on that and how many people are in that program? Thank you.
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R.J. Simpson Hay River North
Thank you. I believe we currently have nine officers under that program. Thank you.