Kevin O'Reilly

In favour.

In favour.

In favour.

Merci, Madam la Presidente. I move that the chair rise and report progress. Thank you.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I think you called on me. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 96719(2) Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 20232024, be now concluded and that Tabled Document 96719(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Mahsi, Madam la Presidente.

Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. Yeah, I would certainly strongly encourage Cabinet to do that. I don't think it's in anyone's interest to see a special warrant issued in that just in the interest of accountability and transparency, there is obviously financial need for these areas and I think that the appropriate way to deal with it is through supplementary appropriation and not a special warrant, so and I think I saw the Minister shaking her head yes.

The last question, perhaps, Madam Chair, is or maybe one more comment after that very quickly what is Cabinet doing to try to secure any federal...

Yeah, okay. Thanks, yeah, now I'm really worried. So does Cabinet anticipate anything to bring forward a special warrant or that sort of instrument during the sort of caretaker period between the end of this Assembly and the election of the next Cabinet to help cover firefighting and/or other costs? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I want to thank the mover of the motion for bringing it forward. I guess, yeah, I too, like my colleague from Yellowknife North, I had no notice whatsoever of this. It only really came up, I think, in your opening remarks for me. So I didn't even have a copy of the motion itself until it was provided to us in the chat function that we're using the platform for us to meet. I don't really have any yeah, I've heard a lot of these kind of concerns. I hear the same from my constituents. I've seen the media reports as well. You know, I don't know what to say. I'm not...

Thanks, Madam Chair. So in my quick review of the disaster finance assistance arrangements that the federal government has to help provincial/territorial governments, it doesn't look like any firefighting costs are eligible for reimbursement, at least under the policy, and that seems to be across the country. Can the Minister confirm that and what we're doing about it as a government? Thanks, Madam Chair.

In favour.