Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I don't have that level of information. But I'm going to look to my colleagues here. And can I pass it to the deputy minister. Thank you.
Debates of June 10th, 2024
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Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Pamela Strand
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, yes, there was one director of minerals and one director of petroleum. And minerals and petroleum were merged into the minerals director which was located in Yellowknife. We maintained all of the other positions in Inuvik with a manager of petroleum resources. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Denny Rodgers Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So just to clarify, because I know there was no reduction of full-time positions in the Beaufort Delta region, so I guess that obviously was likely amalgamated in the previous year, and did that result in a reduction of a position at ITI in Inuvik, or is that position still -- the manager's position is now filling that role?
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Further to the Member's question, no, that was not a change that occurred in these main estimates. And I'd like to pass it back to the deputy minister.
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Pamela Strand
Yes, I believe that that amalgamation of the two was the 18th Legislative Assembly, and then the position from the petroleum director is now the director of mineral -- Mineral Resources Act implementation. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Denny Rodgers Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you. Okay, thank you. I appreciate that. It's unfortunate certainly given that likely anything we do with petroleum, particularly around obviously as this House has heard me say, around the trillions of cubic feet of natural gas we have in our region, the fact that we have a natural gas production facility getting ready to come on stream in the next couple of years in our region, certainly would be great if we felt that ITI had beefed up the staff in that region as well to coincide with this work being done and hopefully to look at work that's going to be done in the future as this program -- as this project that IRC are doing continues to bear fruit, as you would, and have some senior positions in there for that. I would accept an ADM if that's the Minister would like to do. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, one of the things that is pretty clear about ITI is it's a smaller department with a ton of creative people who like to do as much as they can with limited funds within the department, because it does do a lot and a tremendous of their funding does go out for grants and contributions. One of the things that they are undergoing right now is doing the Mineral Resources Act implementation, and part of that work is going to be to have to redo the job descriptions that are required in order to fully implement that Act and some of the changes that will come from the staffing to be able to respond to that. And I -- and my point in that is that there are always changes that occur within our economic opportunities within the Northwest Territories. I absolutely hear the Member, and I don't see this as a stagnant department who is not fluid or willing to evolve as the sectors evolve in the territory. And I think you see that through the work that they're doing with the MRA right now. And so I definitely see some evolutions of staffing as we go forward within the life of this Assembly. Thank you.
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Denny Rodgers Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. And certainly by no means was I implying that the wonderful staff that we have there aren't doing the work now. I'm in touch with them regularly, and certainly we have a good crew there, and I appreciate what they do. And so I will leave it at that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Daniel McNeely Sahtu
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is there a willingness in the near future on this department to issue a rights issuance for oil and gas in the territories? Thank you.
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'd like to pass to the deputy minister.
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Committee Motion 30-20(1): Deferral Motion - Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 10th
Pamela Strand
Certainly it's -- thank you, Mr. Chair. It's been a while since we've done a call for bids. It's always, always open, but, you know, certainly we can try that. In light of the, you know, export LNG opportunity in Inuvik, there could be some interest knowing that that feasibility is very promises. You know, one of the comments we always get is just the infrastructure issue, if anything is, you know, further inland. But, yes, we could definitely look at that. But if we do put that out, we want to be successful. And so, you know, right now nothing stops if a company has interest, they can definitely be applying for those petroleum lands. Thank you, thank you, Mr. Chair.