Thank you. Minister of Finance.
Debates of May 31st, 2023
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Let me see if the deputy minister has that quickly available, please.
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Mackay
Sorry, Madam Chair. I might have to turn this over to Mr. Courtoreille. Thank you.
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Courtoreille
Thank you, Madam Chair. So this is contribution funding from the Department of Health and Social Services to Avens. And Avens uses this funding -- they're overseeing the construction of this project currently. My understanding is that the funding is for the -- or the funding is for 2023-2024, and this part of the project will be completed in the next fiscal year. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks, Madam Chair. I was over at Avens recently and, boy, there's a lot of stuff happening over there. I'm just wondering is there -- what are the reasons for the delay? Thanks, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, there was some delay obviously -- well, I shouldn't say obviously. There was some delay early on in the project due to problems not dissimilar to others we've seen across Canada around supply chains. However, Madam Chair, there certainly is, as I've said before, there is a project money here now for $2.555 million expected to continue this project moving forward. There is quite a lot that's happening at the site right now.
It is moving forward at this point. I don't expect -- you know, all I can say is what's here, is that we are asking for the carryover. Carryovers get approved or get at least advanced to the Legislative Assembly when they are in process already, when there's already contracts in place. So I understand the project's already 40 percent complete. That it needs to be at that stage in order to have been requested for carry over. And that would have probably been sometime before we were -- before we actually are appearing here, so before these materials were prepared. So I anticipate that by the end of this summer, we should be well over the 50 percent time mark. Thank you.
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Kevin O'Reilly Frame Lake
Thanks for that, but I really asked for reasons why the project's delayed. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Like I said at the beginning, not dissimilar to other projects right now, supply chain issues did delay the initial procurement of materials. But, again, that was an early delay and it is now underway. Thank you.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, long term and continuing care services, not previously authorized, $2,555,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $2,555,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Please turn to page 7. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Infrastructure, operations expenditures, asset management, not previously authorized, $167,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Infrastructure, operations expenditures, total department, not previously authorized, $167,000. Does committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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The Chair Lesa Semmler
Thank you. Please turn now to page 8. Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, operations expenditures, community operations, not previously authorized, $29,473,000. Member for Yellowknife North.