Yellowknife Centre

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my last question in this area is whether the Minister anticipates having approval to increase the borrowing limit within the life of this 18th Assembly? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I thank the Minister for that commitment. As I said in my statement, I am not asking the Minister to raise taxes. What I am asking for is for him to work with the Standing Committee on Government Operations to set the terms of referenced for an evaluation of NWT tax policy and to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on that so that we can generate some discussion about revenue prior to the end of the Assembly. Can the Minister make that commitment? Mahsi.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So what kind of a case has the Finance Minister made in this initial interaction to increase the limit? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

I am pleased to hear the Minister is familiar with the reports. What action does he plan to take on their contents?

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

That's okay. I beg your pardon; I created some confusion there. What I see, Mr. Chair, is that we are very close to our $1.3 billion borrowing limit. Under what circumstances would the government apply to increase that limit? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce Renald Chiasson. He's a constituent of Yellowknife Centre, and he's been serving us as a Page for the last few weeks. I'd like to thank him for being here and to thank all the pages for their work. Mahsi.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, my first question concerns page 130. The actual amount of personal income tax or the revised estimate of income tax for the current fiscal year is about --

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I recognize that the legislation hasn't been passed yet. Does the Minister have an estimate of how much money is required to start up cannabis sales? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to Mr. Stewart for that response. What I hear is that he has a lot of confidence that all of the tax owing is in fact tax paid in these two taxes. Can he please confirm that? Thank you.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 15)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I see that the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link is listed separately underneath, so what the Minister is saying is that these corporate and administration costs relate directly to that fibre line and not to anything else; is that correct? Thank you.