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Mr. Speaker.
We can turn back to page 1-7, Department Summary, Legislative Assembly, Operations Expenditure Summary: $15.364 million.
Legislative Assembly, Department Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $15.364 million, approved.
Next on the list I have Mr. Bromley.
At this time I’d like to ask the Minister if he’ll be bringing any witnesses.
Information item, page 19, Active Positions, Community Allocations.
Legislative Assembly, Department Summary, Active Positions — Community Allocations, information item, approved.
Okay. We’re on page 1-27, Statutory Officers, Activity Summary, Operations Expenditure Summary: $1.142 million.
Legislative Assembly, Activity Summary, Statutory Officers, Operations Expenditure Summary: $1.142 million, approved.
Mr. Chair, I think that if any review is going to take place, we also have to do a review in regard to looking at the services that are being provided through this funding, because every community — when you look at the tracking system we have in government — has earmarked a dollar amount for health and social services if you look at GNWT tracking. Every community says if we have this money, why is it not being spent or why aren’t those positions filled in our communities? Someone else is spending that money on our behalf.
I think that if you are going to do any review, you’ll have to also look...
Page 1-21, Activity Summary, Expenditures on Behalf of Members, Operations Expenditure Summary: $5.769 million. Ms. Bisaro.
Does the committee agree that Bill 11 is now ready for third reading?
Bill 11, An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act, approved for third reading.
Sergeant-at-Arms, escort the witnesses in. For the record, Mr. Speaker, can you introduce your witnesses.