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Daniel McNeely

Daniel McNeely Sahtu

Thank you. No further questions there, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Is there any further questions? Don't see any. Okay, I'm going to continue on.

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2023-2024, Department of Environment and Climate Change, wildfire and forest management, not previously authorized $27,813,000. Does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Okay, thank you. Moving on, Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2023-2024, Department of Environment and Climate Change, total department, not previously authorized $28,752,000. Is there any questions? Don't see any. Does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. Anyway, I'm going to continue on.

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2023-2024, Department of Environment and Climate Change, total department, not previously authorized $28,752,000. Does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Okay, thank you. I'm going to continue on.

Committee, we will now consider the Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs on page 5.

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2023-2024, Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs, directorate, not previously authorized $2,241,000. Is there any questions? No questions. Does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2023-2024, Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs, total department, not previously authorized $2,241,000. Is there any questions? Don't see any hands up. I'm going to continue on. Does the committee agree?

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Committee, we will now consider Department of Finance on page 6.

Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2023-2024, expenditure of finance directorate, not previously authorized $6 million. Is there any questions? I'm going to go to the Member from Range Lake.

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Kieron Testart

Kieron Testart Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I know that this substantiation is to provide funding for the NWT Evacuation Travel Support Program. I have several -- it's becoming more than several -- constituents who have yet to be paid or reimbursed for their travel expenses.

Is this funding adequate to cover the -- I know the Minister's department is maintaining a list of those who have applied to the program. So is this -- is this fully funded now? Have we assessed everyone's needs and is this going to cover what we need to pay out? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister of Finance.

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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, to date we've had 6,336 folks apply under the income disruption; 9,515 under the travel support. And of those, quite a number, 4,800, are processed for payment under the first. 8,712 under the second. Some are ineligible so there may be duplicate applications. They maybe hadn't met the specific qualifications under each program. But at this point, there shouldn't -- we're not expecting that there should be a significant number of any new applications. There's still about 230 -- about just under 250 that are still in process or being reviewed further. But that certainly -- with that small number, we shouldn't be requiring anything further to support that. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

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

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Kieron Testart

Kieron Testart Range Lake

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So how much have we paid out total of the Travel support program, not the employment disruption fund but the Travel support program, how much have we paid out to date? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. I'm going to go to Minister of Finance.

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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

$6,061,850, Mr. Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

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

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Kieron Testart

Kieron Testart Range Lake

So just -- so the total expenditure's going to be just over $12 million, is that accurate? Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. I'm going to go to Minister of Finance.

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Caroline Wawzonek

Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I think -- and I just want to make -- I'll double check this, that I have this accurately, but I think no, it's $6 million roughly or just over $6 million is for the travel. We maintained the employment disruption from internal funds and so the total expenses on both will come in at just around $9 million. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. I'll go back to the Member from Range Lake.

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Kieron Testart

Kieron Testart Range Lake

Okay, now I'm confused. So the Travel support program is $6 million, then. Okay, I see a nodding of heads. Yeah, nothing further. Thank you.