Thank you, Mr. Chair. So how much have we paid out total of the Travel support program, not the employment disruption fund but the Travel support program, how much have we paid out to date? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I know that this substantiation is to provide funding for the NWT Evacuation Travel Support Program. I have several -- it's becoming more than several -- constituents who have yet to be paid or reimbursed for their travel expenses.

Is this funding adequate to cover the -- I know the Minister's department is maintaining a list of those who have applied to the program. So is this -- is this fully funded now? Have we assessed everyone's needs and is this going to cover what we need to pay out? Thank you.

Nothing further. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

So thank you, Mr. Chair. The wastewater monitoring -- or Wastewater Surveillance Program is, I believe, related to COVID-19 funding. So are we discontinuing this program after that funding sunsets? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 3, Carbon Tax Repeal Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Since 2019-2020, the consolidated Government of the Northwest Territories public sector grew by 1,391 positions, or 27.3 percent for a total employee complement of 6,482. As the Minister of Finance noted in Restoring Balance: A Fiscal Sustainability Plan for the 20th Legislative Assembly, "when the public sector grows, associate costs such as employee benefits, pension, dental, health insurance, other ancillary supports like IT hardware and maintenance, office space, etc. also increase."

My questions to the Minister of Finance are:

1. Can the Minister provide the total money value of all job positions added to the Government of the Northwest Territories public service since 2019-2020;
2. Can the Minister provide a regional breakdown of all job positions added to the Government of the Northwest Territories public service since 2019-2020;
3. Can the Minister provide the vacancy rate of all job positions added to the Government of the Northwest Territories public service since 2019-2020 by fiscal year;
4. Can the Minister provide the total money value of all vacant job positions added to the Government of the Northwest Territories public service since 2019-2020; and
5. Can the Minister provide the approximate length of time job positions added to the Government of the Northwest Territories public service since 2019-2020 have been vacant by fiscal year?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there's a number of pilot projects for small modular reactors taking place in the southern provinces, Saskatchewan and Alberta in particular. Can the Minister commit to monitor the outcomes of those projects and report back to the House or to the standing committee? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Of course there's other forms of clean energy but often they aren't good enough for the Northwest Territories given our high need for quality energy. Is nuclear on the table and has -- I'll just ask the Minister that. Is nuclear energy on the table? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you to the Minister. Can the Minister update the standing committee after that meeting has been completed and any updates around routing or any other decisions that have been made? Thank you.