Committee Motion 178-18(3): tanding Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 42: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products Tax Act and Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act - Government Response, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my right, I have Mr. David Stewart, the deputy minister of Finance. To my left, I have Ms. Cherie Jarock, who is legislative counsel. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 178-18(3): tanding Committee on Government Operations Report on the Review of Bill 42: An Act to Amend the Petroleum Products Tax Act and Bill 43: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act - Government Response, Carried  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am here to present Bill 42. This piece of legislation, along with Bill 43, are critical pieces of legislation will allow the Government of the Northwest Territories to meet its carbon pricing commitment under the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and

Tabled Document 494-18(3): Northwest Territories Waste Resource Management Strategy and Implementation Plan  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following document entitled "Northwest Territories Waste Resource Management Strategy and Implementation Plan." Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 810-18(3): Fur Harvest Programs  ENR doesn't actually issue these permits. This is done through Environment and Climate Change Canada. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 810-18(3): Fur Harvest Programs  I take the Member's point, because we are from a region where there is still a lot of traditional activity that goes on. They depend on the funds received from a lot of these auctions to finance their upcoming season. One of the ways that we do help them, though, is with the Grub

Question 810-18(3): Fur Harvest Programs  Mr. Speaker, challenges with the functionality of the Fur Harvest Management System has resulted in issues with the overall program administration, including manually calculating the accurate grubstake payments and reconciling auction payments for the trappers. We take these issu

Minister's Statement 224-18(3): NWT Waste Resource Management Strategy  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Government of the Northwest Territories made a mandate commitment to develop a strategy for improving the way that waste is managed in the Northwest Territories. Waste management is a shared responsibility, and improving waste management in the Northw

Tabled Document 489-18(3): Northwest Territories Species At Risk Committee Annual Report 2018-2019 Tabled Document 490-18(3): Conference of Management Authorities - Species At Risk Annual Report 2018-2019 Tabled Document 491-18(3): Public Service Annual Report 2018/2019  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wish to table the following three documents entitled "Northwest Territories Species At Risk Committee Annual Report 2018-2019"; "Conference of Management Authorities - Species At Risk Annual Report 2018-2019"; and "Public Service Annual Report 2018/2019.

Question 807-18(3): Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Line  Mr. Speaker, revenue forecasts were developed for the project that were projected to increase over time. Revenue has grown at a pace of around 20 percent a year since the inception of the Mackenzie fibre optic line in 2017, and has met its projected forecast. With the recent appr

Question 807-18(3): Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Line  The GNWT has done some high-level estimates regarding the cost of extending the fibre line to Tuktoyaktuk. This project is being considered as part of the Investing in Canada Plan. The GNWT, we are committed to working on a more detail plan related to this project which will ulti

Question 807-18(3): Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Line  I would be interested to hear from some of the smaller communities down the valley to see if their services have improved at all. We know of the federal announcement where they have committed a whole bunch of money to improving broadband in northern communities, and I think our s

Question 807-18(3): Mackenzie Valley Fibre Optic Line  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Mackenzie Valley fibre optic line is a backbone transport link to GNWT asset. Linking this backbone to the community is what's called the "last mile." This service is provided by the local service provider as GNWT is not in the business of providing lo

Question 803-18(3): Property Tax Arrears Program  These initiatives, they are related. The Property Tax Arrears program will help residents that have built up appears in the past. It is a time-limited program, however, to deal with these circumstances. Going forward, the standard interest rate establishes a more reasonable inter

Question 803-18(3): Property Tax Arrears Program  The quick answer is yes, when a resident applies, we will work with the client to come up with an affordable monthly payment plan, and, if there are some that have entered into repayment plans already, we would expect them to honour it, and this program would apply to them, as we

Question 803-18(3): Property Tax Arrears Program  We are sending letters to all clients with arrears, and we will provide them with details on applying for the program. We are also doing a communication effort in communities in the general taxation area, and we are working with our GSOs, and they have been trained to help reside