Bob McLeod

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that Bill 46, Deline Final Self-Government Agreement Act, be read for the first time.

We have laid out the three phases repeatedly. Also, as part of the 2015-16 business planning process, that’s part of phase three where all of the departments, with the exception of those new departments that came through devolution, those three departments will have to come up with their plans for decentralization. So we have a plan. We have been filling and decentralizing positions in this 17th Legislative Assembly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m very pleased to report to the Member that we have decentralized 150 positions from Yellowknife to the regions, and it has been spread out over a variety of positions.

We have a plan. We’re continuing to work towards fulfilling our plan. We’ve invested $21 million over three years to build 100 houses. We’re now entering our second year of building houses. We are spending $750,000 to have another 100 market houses built in the communities. We are investing $300,000 so that we can use that money for coming up with a plan to acquire office space so that we can no longer...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That would be in the MACA business plan details.

I don’t have the details of the supp review. When that information is made available to committee, we’ll know at the same time.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We are funding it through internal reallocations. There is an increase cost of $5,000 related to French language communications and services.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. To my left I have Penny Ballantyne, secretary to Cabinet, deputy minister of Executive. To my right I have Lisa Turner, director of finance and administration. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to present the 2015-2016 Main Estimates for the Department of Executive of $11.335 million. Overall, the department’s estimates propose an increase of $157,000, or 1 percent, over the 2014-2015 Main Estimates. Within its proposed appropriation, the department will spend $305,000 in forced growth for collective bargaining increases and projects $154,000 in expenditure reductions.

Our estimates continue to support the objectives of limiting expenditure growth in order to sustain the long-term sustainability of the fiscal framework.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Monday, February 23, 2015, I will move that Bill 46, Deline Final Self-Government Agreement Act, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize a Page from Yellowknife South, Kyra Hanninen, and thank all the Pages that have assisted here. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.