Thank you, Member from Inuvik Boot Lake. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Abstentions? Motion has carried and has been received and adopted by this Assembly.

---Carried

Tabled documents. Notices of motion. Motions. Notices of motion for first reading of bills. Minister of Infrastructure.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024, I will present Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. Minister of Justice.

Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024, I will present Bill 12, Business Day Statute Law Amendment Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister of Justice. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Consideration in Committee of the Whole of bills and other matters, Tabled Document 193-20(1), with the Member from the Sahtu in the chair.

What is the wish of committee? The Member from Boot Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the committee would like to consider Tabled Document Capital Estimates 2024-2025, Department of Finance and Department of Justice. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you to the Member. Does committee agree?

Agreed. Okay, we will start after a short eight-minute break. Mahsi.

Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 193-20(1), Capital Estimates 2025-2026. Does the Minister of Finance have any opening remarks?

No, thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Thank you, Minister. We have agreed to begin with the general comments on the capital estimates. Does any Member wish to make any general comments before we consider the tabled documents in detail? Seeing none. Thank you, Members.

No further general comments, we will proceed to the details of the tabled documents beginning with Department of Finance. Does the Minister wish to bring witnesses into the chamber?

Yes, please, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. Does committee agree?

Thank you. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses into the chamber.

Would the Minister please introduce the witnesses.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, on my left I have Bill MacKay, the deputy minister of finance. And on my right, Dave Heffernan, the government's chief information officer.

The committee has agreed to forego general comments. Is the committee agreed to proceed to the detail contained in the tabled document?

Agreed. Committee, the Department of Finance begins on page 33. We will defer the department totals and review the estimates by activity summary beginning on page 35 with the chief information officer, with information item on page 36. Are there any questions? Mr. Morse, please go ahead.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, this is a general question, and I figured now is as good of a time as any to ask it. So, you know, Members are provided in advance, you know, some pretty substantial project substantiation for all of these kinds of items. And my first question that came up when I was looking at those is why are the kind of more detailed substantiations not shared publicly? It seems like information that is not -- I mean, I can understand that specific numbers might need to be taken out for contract reasons, but is there a reason why the substantiations can't be made public? Because I personally can't see one. Thank you, Mr. Chair.