Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Madam Chair. I see the clock ticking down. I do have a number of other issues that I am going to raise in other sections. I am just going to give the Minister a heads-up: carbon tax reporting; Mackenzie Valley fibre link; revenues; and the Heritage Fund. I think most of those are found in other sections. That is all from me for now. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I really look forward to getting that and some kind of improved reporting around the monies that we collect under the carbon tax, what it's used for, and then, how effective, if any of it is being reinvested, it is in terms of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. I think that's what we owe to the public, and whether there is any sort of resulting change in fuel consumption behaviour patterns and so on, and, as a result of that, whether there are any greenhouse gas reductions. That is the kind of information that I think we owe to our public to report on.

There are some...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yes. I look forward to hearing back from the Minister when she raises this issue with her federal colleagues. I want to move on to a different issue that is Shared Corporate Services. This was sort of a new unit that was created within the Department of Finance to do a bunch of things across various departments. Previous Ministers had promised that there would be an evaluation done of how effective that function and centralizing those resources within the Department of Finance has gone. Can the Minister share that evaluation with us now? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. What kind of contingency or sort of room is there for us, and what happens if we actually exceed the limit? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Thanks to the Minister for that. Does that money actually technically go into the consolidated revenue fund, or is it actually set up as a separate fund or revolving fund? I think I know the answer, but I just want to get this on the public record. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I want to move on to a different issue, if I can. This is the, I guess, part of the Department of Finance that is supposed to be administrative leadership for GNWT and so on. Presumably this is the part, the deputy minister's office, as well, that relates to the federal government. I have been after previous Ministers of Finance for some time now to raise the issue with the Canada Revenue Agency about the Northern Resident Tax Deduction. I know it was increased one time. Has there been any progress made on indexing of the Northern Resident Tax Deduction? Thanks, Madam...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Do we normally provide loan guarantees for our education authorities? I'm just trying to figure out how this happens. Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Maybe the main estimates are not the greatest place to actually lay out what money is collected and what it is actually used for, but where would I find in the budget what amount is actually rebated and what amount we actually retain? Is that anywhere here in the Department of Finance? Did I miss it somewhere? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks. Can the Minister provide me some assurance, then, that this is not a declining contribution from our government to the NWT Housing Corporation? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. No, I think I've blown most of my steam on those pages already. Thanks, Madam Chair.