Daryl Dolynny

Thank you, Mr. Bromley. Mr. Lafferty.

Page 363, Municipal and Community Affairs, directorate, operations expenditure summary, $3.915 million. Ms. Bisaro.

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Minister McLeod.

I call Committee of the Whole to order. Ms. Bisaro, what is the wish of the committee?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. I’ll allow the continuance of questioning. Minister McLeod.

Thank you, committee. Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort our witnesses into the Chamber.

Minister McLeod, if you’d be kind enough to introduce your witnesses for the record.

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Committee, we’re on page 359, Municipal and Community Affairs, community governance, operations expenditure summary, $2.303 million. Does committee agree?

Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. For that we’ll go to Deputy Minister Williams.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I may have more questions regarding the amortization. For the sake of time and not wanting to jump around activities that have already been passed, I need to get a grasp on what exactly, in terms of capital assets, the department received during this very transitional year and how that amortization is going to look moving forward. I will end it at that. I might have questions further when it comes to amortization. Thank you.

I also believe in empowerment. But with over six levels of bureaucracy and governance for these NWT languages for preservation, I am looking for accountability and transparency. One must assume that a large portion of this $15 million budget is potentially eaten up in wages, honorariums, per diems and travel.

Can the Minister indicate, the $15 million budget, how much money actually goes into program dollars at the community level for preserving Aboriginal language and culture? Thank you.