Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Miltenberger. We will go to Minister Abernethy.

Thank you, Minister Beaulieu. Deputy Minister Neudorf.

Thank you, committee. Page 8, Industry, Tourism and Investment, capital investment expenditures, minerals and petroleum resources, not previously authorized, $453,000.

Thank you, Mr. Menicoche. For that we will go to Mr. Aumond.

Total department, not previously authorized, $1.486 million. Does committee agree?

Thank you, committee. Page 8, Justice, operations expenditures, policing services, not previously authorized, $1.307 million.

Thank you, committee. Committee, clauses 1 to 5.

---Clauses 1 through 5 inclusive approved

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I know the Minister has mentioned the issue of statistically unviable information from the Northwest Territories, but we clearly know, if we want, we can provide these statistics. We do have the means. We have a stats bureau that can do all this stuff for us.

Can the Minister indicate what safeguards or policies has the Department of Finance formalized to mitigate these yearly variances that we’re seeing in tobacco tax collection in our territory? Thank you.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister Miltenberger.

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Minister Miltenberger.