Kevin O'Reilly

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Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Madam Chair. Can anybody tell me was any work done or is any work going to be done in 2021-2022 with regard to the Frank Channel bridge? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Madam Chair. Committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 438-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2021-2022; Tabled Document 439-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2021-2022; Tabled Document 466-19(2), Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 4, 2020-2021; Bill 31, an Act to Amend the Pharmacy Act; Bill 32, an Act to Amend the Northern Employees Benefit Services Pension Plan Act; Bill 33, National Indigenous People's Day Act; Committee Report 17-19(2) Report on the Review of Bill 23...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I'm just trying to understand why this was not anticipated at the beginning of this project, why we're now trying to approve extra money for a financial year that's, like, six, eight months over now, ten months over, eight months, whatever. I just don't get why this wasn't planned from the beginning. Thanks, Madam Chair. And if anybody can help me, go for it.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Is the Minister aware of all of these issues, and is that the sort of thing that's going to be encompassed in the discussion to help set up this Mineral Administration Registry System? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Merci, Monsieur le President. I want to thank the Minister for that. The August renewal of the CanadaNWT Early Learning and Child Care Agreement provided a onetime earmarked $2.5 million to support development of our early child care work force, childhood care work force. I want to ask the Minister whether he can tell us if that money's actually rolling out now and how many child care workers have been trained or have their skills upgraded? Merci, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't want to rehash that. I asked what I thought was a simple question, Madam Chair. Why was the project sped up? Can I have someone please answer that question. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Madam Chair. I did ask some questions earlier in this sitting about as I -- well, okay. I'll just back up. We set up this ISS -- I'm not even going to get the name right, information shared services something or other, within Department of Finance to bring together all the computer IT folks so that there -- in all of those functions and staff were taken out of departments. There was 70 people moved as I remember into Department of Finance to do this work. And I just find this quite remarkable now that we're actually starting to dismantle that and take off this piece back to the...

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Merci, Monsieur le President. My statement dealt with the oftenpromised federal territorial agreement to bring affordable child care to all parents in the NWT. The ECE Minister is quoted in the media as saying in some media saying "we'll have this agreement by the end of the calendar year."

But I'd like the Minister to tell us the number of child care spaces the agreement will support and at what cost per day. Merci, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I was looking for this information, actually, last night. I think it's probably in the neighbourhood of 8 or $10 million a year. Does that ballpark figure sound correct? And just a yes or no would be very helpful. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 87)

Thanks, Madam Chair. So when do we actually expect to have some kind of an agreement with the community to actually build a new school? Thanks, Madam Chair.