Correct, 198.
Debates of May 30th, 2024
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Committee Motion 7-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department - Justice, Carried
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Committee Motion 7-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department - Justice, Carried
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Kate Reid Great Slave
So administrative and support services? Some questions, so thank you.
Could the Minister speak to -- I'm noticing here on the lines for both operations expenditures summary and I believe -- maybe I'm mistaken. But anyway, at least in the operations and expenditures summary that the -- yes, so for the line items for administration and information services, the costs have continually gone up from actuals to revised estimates from 2022-2023 and in both cases, in these main estimates, have been brought down again. Can the Minister speak to whether or not she anticipates those costs might go up again. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 7-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department - Justice, Carried
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Committee Motion 7-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department - Justice, Carried
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Committee Motion 7-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department - Justice, Carried
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Jeannie Mathison
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So under the administration and information services lines, the increases between 2023-2024 Mains and Revised Mains are mostly reflective of third party funding for some positions that had time limited. So when we get new positions into the budget, there are certain things that are required to set those positions up, so TSC chargebacks, some supplies and equipment. So those are just one line in the budget and they would get added, and then they would not be needed ongoing for 2024-2025. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 7-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department - Justice, Carried
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Committee Motion 7-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Department - Justice, Carried
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The Chair Richard Edjericon
Thank you. Any further comments from -- sorry, any further questions from committee? Thank you. I'm going to continue on.
No further questions, please turn to page 196. Health and Social Services, administrative and support services, operating expenditures summary, 2024-2025 Main Estimates, $58,109,000. Does the committee agree?
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Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
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Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services - Health and Social Services, Carried
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Denny Rodgers Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move that the committee defer further consideration of the activity administrative and support services in the main estimates for the Department of Health and Social Services at this time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services - Health and Social Services, Carried
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Some Hon. Members
Question.
Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services - Health and Social Services, Carried
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The Chair Richard Edjericon
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Consideration of the Department of Health and Social Services, operations expenditures, 2024-2025 Main Estimates, administrative and support services deferred.
---Carried
We will now move to the next key activity. Moving on to health and social services program, beginning on page 201 with information items on page 206. Are there any questions? No further questions -- oh sorry, I'm going to go to the Member from Yellowknife North.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, just to clarify here, in the announcement -- or the opening remarks for -- from the Minister, one of the big -- the higher profile items was the new initiative for the Transitional Housing Addictions Recovering Program. And can the Minister explain where that funding is located in our budget here? I'm assuming it's probably somewhere on this page 203 under the health and social programs operations expenditure. But can you clarify where we would see that funding and what exactly HSS's role will be in that initiative?
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Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services - Health and Social Services, Carried
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Thank you, Mr. Chair. There is -- yes, it is under this department and it is under the -- sorry, under the other community wellness and addiction recovery. So the new initiatives transition housing and addiction recovery, there's $1.417 million right there. And the role of the department's going to be in that is -- this is a collaboration between housing and Infrastructure as well as partnering with an Indigenous partner, and we are there to be the -- to support the program in our capacity. Thank you.
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Will HSS be hiring additional staff to support the Transitional Housing Addictions Recovery Program?
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Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
We will be working with the Indigenous governments, and the Indigenous governments are going to be the one that are being to be hiring the staff. We will be supporting those staff with our program. So kind of working together and supporting them in whatever capacity that we need to support those residents that will be living in that facility. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services - Health and Social Services, Carried
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Shauna Morgan Yellowknife North
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So just to clarify, the idea -- will any HSS - you know, mental health workers, counsellors, social workers, outreach nurses, etcetera, etcetera - be, like, going into these facilities and, like, actually supporting them on the ground or all that work is to be managed and overseen by Indigenous governments or partners and HSS is just in the background sort of providing administrative support or something? Can the Minister clarify.
Committee Motion 8-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): Main Estimates 2024-2025, Deferral of Administrative and Support Services - Health and Social Services, Carried
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