Jane Groenewegen

Does committee agree that we have now completed consideration of the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment?

Agreed. Thank you. Page 1-29, Legislative Assembly, information item, statutory officers, active positions.

Does committee agree?

The motion is carried.

---Carried

Agreed. Thank you. Page 1-27, Legislative Assembly, activity summary, statutory officers, operations expenditure summary, $1.603 million.

Thank you. Please proceed.

Mr. Menicoche.

Agreed. Thank you. Moving on to page 1-23, Legislative Assembly, activity summary, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, operations expenditure summary, $626,000.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your committee has been considering Tabled Document 9-17(4), NWT Main Estimates, 2013-2014, and would like to report progress with four motions being adopted, and that consideration of Tabled Document 9-17(4) is concluded, and that the House concur in those estimates, and that an appropriation bill to be based thereon be introduced without delay. Mr. Speaker, I move that the report of Committee of the Whole be concurred with.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Has the government and has the Minister ever contemplated an outside review of positions by department to ensure that we are not overstaffed in various departments? Thank you.