Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't believe we do have those, the amount spent by the department on this in front of us here, but we can get back to the Member on that.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. So because we're in a public forum, I want some assurance from the Minister that her responses to my public questions are going to be public information. Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, anything that certainly has been spent to date would be -- form part of, you know, either the public accounts or would certainly, you know, be able to be spoken to publicly here. I think the only challenge I'd run into is with respect to matters that are being procured in the future years. But -- and actually, Madam Chair, as I sit here, it would appear that I may have that.
To date we have spent $24,000, is the number I'm getting. So, again -- but let me -- I'm -- I think we can provide more information than that about this project generally by the project leads, which does determine about -- or does require the Department of ITI to be involved. So $24,000 to date is what I have but I think there's a lot more that I can -- or hopefully some more that I can provide, and I would make sure that what we're providing is something that can be public in relation to the work that's happening on the Mineral Resource Act regulations project. I think it -- and that would include, Madam Chair, around the idea that there would be speculation. That matter has been raised with ITI, and I know they do have a fulsome response to it. So I'd like them to be able to provide that to the Member and to, I think, alleviate his fears. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I'm not fearful; I just want the information to be made public. I've seen the information the Minister's provided in confidence. I do not understand or accept that it has to be kept confidential. We've got a budgeted amount here for this work. So I guess what -- and a better understanding how much has been spent, I don't see any reason why that can't be made public. So I want the assurance of the Minister that in her fuller response that she'll be able to, say, perhaps table that in the House. Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. So, again, just subject to not going too far in the future in terms of procurement dollars, of the dollars that have not been yet put out for procurement, other than that responses will -- they can be certainly tabled in the House. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay, thanks. I accept that the information on money that's already been spent can be made public. In the future, maybe it's bit dodgier, but we are actually being asked to authorize moving $1.717 million into a future. So clearly that's what's part of the budget for this project.
So I guess my last maybe -- I'll start -- maybe I should never say last, Madam Chair, is I don't think I've actually ever seen, or at least a more recent version, of some kind of public schedule about the implementation of the Mineral Resources Act and the regulations. I've seen bits and pieces, some in confidence. Can the Minister commit to actually provide a public schedule for what's going to happen at the end of this Assembly? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, we'll provide a public document that shows the timeline to the end -- anticipated timelines to the end of the Assembly. I don't know where that's at in terms of -- that's obviously not what I have in front of me right now, Madam Chair. So I don't know if I will be tabling that in the next, you know, sort of 72 hours. But we'll make sure that we get something out publicly. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I appreciate that because it's been a long time since there's been any effort to actually lay that out in a public fashion, so. And if the Minister can do it before the end of the week, even better but -- and if she can't do it, I don't think it should wait until the end of May. So can I get an assurance from the Minister that she's not going to wait until May to make this information public. Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. I agree it doesn't need to take until May.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2022-2023, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, minerals and petroleum resources, not previously authorized negative, $1,717,000. Does committee agree?
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Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2022-2023, Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, total department not previously authorized, negative $991,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Please turn to page 8. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2022-2023, Department of Infrastructure, capital investment expenditures, programs and services not previously authorized, $158,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.