Thank you, Member for Mackenzie Delta. Minister of Infrastructure.
Debates of June 6th, 2024
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Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Madam Chair, unfortunately not. If anything, it's actually the opposite. It winds up that to get those roads in, even for the shorter season, is also costing more. And then to maintain them through those seasons, through the season with the more volatile weather and greater number of storms, again is actually also costing more. And, in fact, I don't have numbers for actuals for this particular fiscal yet, but it is significantly more. Thank you.
Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
George Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta
Okay, how many winter roads do you fund within the Northwest Territories, whether it's just an access across the road or the one from Inuvik right to Aklavik; how many roads do you fund in this category here? Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I want to say all of them but that's not, I realize, an actual number that I can point to. So I'm just trying to see quickly if I can pull that number at my fingertips. If I don't find it and no one else does instantly, we will make sure and provide that to the Member. Thank you.
Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Committee Motion 23-20(1): Committee Report 2-20(1) - Standing Committee on Social Development Report on Bill 2: Missing Persons Act - Government Response, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Thank you. Are there any additional questions? Items on pages 283 to 291, are there any questions? Thank you, Members.
Please turn now to the departmental summary found on page 257, with information items on pages 258 to 262. Are there any questions? Seeing no further questions.
Summary found on page 257 with information items on page 258 to 262, are there any questions? Seeing no further questions, committee, I will now call the departmental summary.
Infrastructure, operations expenditure, total department, 2024-2025 Main Estimates, $307,147,000. Does the committee agree? Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th, 2024
Denny Rodgers Inuvik Boot Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the main estimates for the Department of Infrastructure at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Some Hon. Members
Question.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Consideration of the Department of Infrastructure, operations expenditure, 2024-2025 Main Estimates, total departmental, is deferred.
---Carried
Thank you, Minister, and thank you to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses from the Chamber.
Committee, we will now move on to the next department. Committee, we have agreed to consider Tabled Document 93-20(1), 2024-2025 Main Estimates. We will now consider the Department of Finance. Does the Minister of Finance wish to bring witnesses into the House?
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Thank you. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.
Would the Minister please introduce her witnesses.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, with me on my left is deputy minister Bill MacKay, and on my right is Terence Courtoreille, the deputy secretary to the financial management board. Thank you.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Does the committee agree to forego general comments on the Department of Finance?
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Does the committee agree to proceed to the detail contained in the tabled document?
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Some Hon. Members
Agreed.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya
Committee, we'll defer the departmental summary and review the estimates by activity summary beginning with directorate starting on page 156, with information items on page 159. Are there any questions? No further questions. Please turn to page 157.
I'm backing up here. Starting on page 157 with information items on page 159, are there any questions? Member from Frame Lake.
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th
Julian Morse Frame Lake
Thank you -- well, I'm just waiting for the clock. Thank you, Madam Chair.
Madam Chair, I just want to look to the Housing Northwest Territories contribution, $76 million this year. Of that contribution, how much of that was spent on capital for new builds or upgrades to existing buildings, maintenance, etcetera?
Committee Motion 24-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates, Deferral of Department - Infrastructure, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
June 6th