Debates of June 7th, 2024

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This is from the 20th Assembly, 1st Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was community.

Topics

Barge Cancellation Impacts to Businesses

Members' Statement 262-20(1): Economic Development in Communities

Recreational Land Leasing

Elders' Homes

Waste Reduction

Long Shadow Music Festival

Culture Sites at Taltson

Indigenous Child Welfare Settlement

Impacts of Day Shelter

Village of Fort Simpson - Canadian Biomass Community Project of the Year Award Recipient

1995 Fort Norman Wildfires

Cannabis Producers

Waste Diversion

Recreational Land Leasing

Day Shelter Impacts

Elders' Home Inspections

Economic Development in Communities

Burial Sites in Taltson River Area

Barge Cancellations Impacts to Businesses

Indigenous Child Welfare Settlement

Waste Resource Management Strategy

Non-Governmental Organizations and the 2024-2025 Budget

Tabled Document 113-20(1): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 187-20(1): Costs to Access Land Titles and Red-Tape Reduction Tabled Document 114-20(1): Follow-up Letter for Oral Question 203-20(1): RCMP Response to Addictions Related Calls

Increasing RCMP Response in Hay River

Recorded Vote

Bill 7: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act 2024

Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates - Legislative Assembly - Deferral of Legislative Assembly

Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates - Environment and Climate Change - Deferral of Department of Environment and Climate Change

Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates - Municipal and Community Affairs - Deferral of Department of Municipal and Community Affairs

Report Of Committee Of The Whole

Bill 2: Missing Persons Act

Recorded Vote

Orders Of The Day

Committee Motion 27-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates - Legislative Assembly - Deferral of Legislative Assembly, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Some Hon. Members

Question.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Question has been called. All those in favour by show of hands. All those opposed, show of hands. Okay, the motion is carried. Consideration of the Legislative Assembly, operations expenditure of 2024-2025 Main Estimates, total Legislative Assembly, is deferred.

---Carried

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses from the chambers.

Committee, we will now move on to the next department. What is the wish of the committee? Member of the Deh Cho.

Sheryl Yakeleya Deh Cho

(audio)

The Chair Richard Edjericon

We now consider Tabled Document 93-20(1), 2024-2025 Main Estimates. We will now consider the Department of Environment and Climate Change. Does the Minister of Environment and Climate Change wish to bring witnesses into the House?

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, I do.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Does the committee agree?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. Sergeant-at-arms, please escort the witnesses into the Chamber.

Would the Minister please introduce his witnesses.

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chair. On my right, I have Erin Kelly, deputy minister. And on my left, I have director of finance, Jessica St. Arnaud.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. Does committee agree to forego general comments on the Department of Environment and Climate Change?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. Seeing no more general comments, does the committee agree to proceed to the detail contained in the tabled document?

Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Committee, we will now defer the department summary and review the estimates by activity and summary briefing beginning with corporate management, starting on page 83 with information items on page 86. Are there any questions? I'm going to go to the Member from Great Slave.

Kate Reid Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Minister of Finance, yesterday when I was asking her about evaluation capacity throughout the government, mentioned that the Department of ECC is working on building an evaluation capacity within the department. Can the Minister speak to that a bit, please. Thank you.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

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

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, since the merger of the Department of Environment and Climate Change and the Department of Lands, the department has been working and have a couple of staff that are directly assigned to this task. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from Great Slave.

Kate Reid Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I just want to confirm, from what I heard yesterday, making sure it's applicable for the department, is the intent to evaluate one or two programs every fiscal? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, the intent is to evaluate all of the programs over time. It's not necessarily specifically defined how many will be done annually. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from Great Slave.

Kate Reid Great Slave

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Nothing further right now.

The Chair Richard Edjericon

Any further questions? Okay, thank you. No further questions, please turn to page 84.

Environment and Climate Change, corporate management, operations expenditure summary, 2024-2025 Main Estimates, $10,329,000. Does the committee agree?

Debates of June 7th, 2024

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