Thank you. So I think I understand my notes here. So what is the reason why we need this addition? Like, why there's -- why there has been cost overruns to the project that require this appropriation? Thank you.

Thank you. Go to Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, I think perhaps I'm in a better place to answer the question now too.

There needs to be an update to the equipment on our side. So when the fibre loop that's coming in from the Yukon's side connects into our fibre, we'll need our systems to be brought up to speed in terms of -- I mean, the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link -- or loop was now -- line, sorry, was built some years ago. This one's obviously newer and we'll need to ensure that we are up to date in our equipment so that the two can be seamless in their connection. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to Member of Range Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And what is the cost to update this equipment? Is it totally -- is it deflected in the total appropriation, or is there a more discrete cost? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It is, Mr. Chair, just over $1.2 million and obviously we are only paying for a portion of that. The other portion, as I have indicated, is being funded through agreement with the other party that's benefitting. Thank you.

Thank you. Member of Range Lake.

Thank you. So what's -- do we have the figure here on what the Yukon government is contributing? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. $843,000 from the Government of Yukon. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member of Range Lake.

Thank you. Thank you for that number. So is this -- would -- can this be characterized as an unanticipated cost and -- we'll just go there. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I mean, from a timing perspective in that sense, Mr. Chair, it is, and that's what results in it being a supplementary appropriation. The fact that this -- the Mackenzie Valley and the North Fibre Loop were coming together certainly were not that in and of itself wasn't a surprise. I think that's been worked on for some time. But in terms of timing, the -- timing the appropriation from our end to match up to when the Yukon's fibre would be completed and -- because they had I know experienced some delays, but then also knowing when they would need us to be ordering our equipment and putting our equipment forward, that's -- that actually has been accelerated faster than we'd anticipated. So that leads us to having a supplementary appropriation. It's maybe a good example of where a supplementary appropriation can be required when, you know, something isn't expected in terms of timing. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member of Range Lake.

Does the Minister anticipate any further unexpected -- or any timing issues, or is after this appropriation the project expected to move forward to its schedule as we understand it? Thank you.

I'm going to go to Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. At this moment in time, Mr. Chair, the information I have, and that we have here, is that this -- the reason we have this exact number coming forward is to order the equipment needed to put the two systems together and that there's a going live date right now anticipated of this fall of this calendar year. So with that kind of a timeline, I would like to think that we are close enough at hand that we will not be returning. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister Wawzonek. I'm going to go to the Member of Range Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the go -- the live date, the government is in a position to meet that go live date? Thank you.

Thank you. Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Well, Mr. Chair, we will -- with this appropriation, we'd be in a position to order the equipment that will let us get to the go live date. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go to Member of Range Lake.

Then we better vote for it. Nothing further. Thank you, Mr. Chair.