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Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is that in-house monitoring then? Who's actually doing the research and analysis in this case? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My apologies if I misspoke. I was speaking to energy research and analysis, $440,000, which is right beneath the $3.5 million for energy programs and policy development on page 388. So the description is renewable energy, monitoring data collection and testing. So that $440,000, is that also contribution to the Arctic Energy Alliance? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to commend the Department for committing to that clarification. The other item here is energy research and analysis. Is that also going to be undertaken by the Arctic Energy Alliance? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the department for that clarification. I'm just wondering -- and that's what I assumed looking on the other page, energy policy planning progress, but it is curious that this line item is called energy programs and policy development.

So, this contribution doesn't include any policy development related to the Energy Plan? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So what percentage of this $3,530,000 is allocated to the policy development side of that line item? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I also have questions about the roll-up into energy programs and policy development. I'm just looking at the description where it says, funding to support the Arctic Energy Alliance and develop policy to support broad GNWT energy objectives. Can the Minister clarify if we are funding the Arctic Energy Alliance to develop policy or if we're funding them to deliver programs, or are we doing both? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So did it not cost anything last estimates, or was it just not budgeted for, was it found elsewhere? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thanks, Mr. Chair. In the 2015-2016 revised estimates under computer hardware and software, there was no expenditure, and this year we're back to $30K. I'm just wondering what -- we went from $54,000 to nothing to $30,000. Can the Minister provide some detail on computer hardware and software? I understand that's not related to TSC Services. That's contained in the charge-back line. So, if we could get more detail? Thank you.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to the Minister for answering a policy question during the budget deliberations. Our sheriffs do a very difficult job and they put their lives on the line to protect the public and it's good to see the department is taking these issues seriously. I look forward to see progress on this issue in the coming years. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Consideration in the Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters June 23rd, 2016

Thank you, Mr Chair. The Minister could ask the Sheriff's officers for more, but essentially, there are times when there are RCMP officers who aren't available in the courtroom to deal with certain circumstances. If there's not a secure custody in the courtroom, then frequently RCMP officers aren't present. If that's the case, then all court security responsibilities fall on the Sheriff's officers. If they're required to detain someone who is convicted or required to arrest someone for good order in the courtroom, the current legislation, there's a gap in the legislation, it doesn't enable them to do that. Judges are requesting -- to be clear, judges are requesting this, and that is the difficulty there. I'm wondering if the department's going to correct this or is looking to correct this, as it could result in some trouble in the future for all parties concerned. Thank you, Mr. Chair.