Thank you, Madam Chair. As the Minister mentioned, our department does review those plans. We do not approve them. That's in the -- under the auspices of the contractor. With respect to that specific project, yes, there were two incidences and they are currently under investigation with our department. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Katrina Nokleby Great Slave
Thank you, Madam Chair. So given that there has been incidents, it would seem to me that not approving plans and just looking at them is leaving the government open to a liability here. Ultimately we are responsible for the projects that we have on the ground and the people that are working on them. And when we go ahead and just not ensure that that's being done, I would suggest that that's actually a failure on our part to ensure the safety of our people.
Madam Chair, can I just get a question on the decrease of the transportation costs from the actuals of 2021-2022 to the main estimates coming up? I believe it's about just under a million dollars. Thank you.
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Just because under actuals for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, there is an amortization cost that was coded to asset management and that was actually in error. The budget side of it is with regional operations so you'll see a corresponding surplus on that side.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. All right, are there any further questions under asset management? Member for Frame Lake.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. I too want to thank the Minister and staff for the commitment on an asset management dashboard. I think we've raised that issue before in the House and look forward to seeing what that looks like.
I'd understood that there was going to be some changes to the standards that we use for -- well, the amount of chip sealing we could do. Is this the right place to ask about this? And I think something about bridge inspections as well, is this the right place to ask? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Perfect, thanks, I'm ready to go. So I think that we're -- how many kilometres of chip seal are we doing this year?
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, we're doing 150 kilometres. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. How many did we do last year, or how much -- (audio). Thank you.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, every year we try and target about the same amount. So last year we did 150, and we're planning to do another 150. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Okay. Yeah, that's kind of not what my notes show but we're doing the same number, that's great. If we're not, I guess I'd like to understand why. Maybe I'll just ask if the Minister could double check. Thanks.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, you know, I answered very quick. I do want to just clarify that we did about 200 before but because of inflation, we've had to reduce the number of chip seal we're doing. So now it's about 150. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. That's what I'm kind of concerned about, is the -- you know, okay, over the last three or four years, my wife and I we've driven a lot of the highways in the Northwest Territories. The Liard Highway, terrible condition. Terrible condition. The road to Fort Simpson, there's this stretch after the pavement ends to maybe around where the campground is there at Sambaa Deh, terrible condition, unbelievable. We almost went off the road when we were going out there for a committee meeting a couple or three or four years ago. I don't know what to say, Madam Chair, but we can't even maintain the roads we got let alone build new ones anywhere. And when I see this I know, you know, maybe we can only afford to do a bit more but we can't even maintain the roads that we got. So how are we going to, you know, make sure our residents are safe, try to attract tourists, when our roads are in really bad condition? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Diane Archie Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, every year, as I mentioned, we do a little bit of work on the highway to do -- on each of our highways. And, you know, the Member mentioned that Highway No. 7 was bad, the Liard Highway. This year we're looking at the rehabilitation work, the embankment widening. So I mean, this is something that we are doing. We're hoping to have that done August of 2023. That's just one specific highway, Madam Chair. And I'm not going to use the Member's time because I'm sure he's got lots of other great questions as well. So that's one example. But we are doing work on the other highways as well. Thanks.