Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Madam Chair. I think I heard the Minister say that their department was going to look at ways to try to prevent this from happening again. Can the Minister get a little bit more specific about what specific measures the Department of Finance is going to do to make sure that our predictions are better in the future, that we have a better way of collecting money owed to us? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Can someone tell me: when did we get a tax assessment that was from the City of Yellowknife for the Stanton Hospital? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair, and thanks to the Minister for that. I am trying to reconcile this against the information that was provided to us in the briefing and so on. Can the Minister commit to getting us an actual breakdown of what this MACA supplementary appropriation is actually for by property? I have now heard that it is Stanton Hospital, Norman Wells Hospital, as well as various other Yellowknife properties. That is what not what we heard before. Can I get a breakdown of the exact number associated with each property that makes up the $4.492 million that we are supposed to be approving today...

Thanks, Madam Chair. I'm just wondering if I can get an explanation as to how the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs would miss that the Stanton Hospital would come online and didn't budget for this. Thanks, Madam Chair.

I want to thank the Minister for that response. Sorry, I'm going to have to go a little bit off-script here, because I think I heard the Minister say that the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act is not going to prohibit flavoured vaping products from being sold. Section 6.1(1) says that: "No person shall sell a flavoured tobacco product at retail." In any event, does this section actually prohibit the sale of flavoured vaping products, or not? Is that what this act and this section are going to do?

Merci, Monsieur le President. The last Assembly passed Bill 41, Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act. This bill will prohibit the sale of flavoured vaping products that have been in the news as of late. As I understand, the act has not yet been brought into force. My questions are for the Minister of Health and Social Services. Can the Minister explain what steps are being taken to bring this legislation into force to protect the youth of the Northwest Territories? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Once again, I want to thank the Premier for that. I guess I expected to hear about things like the transition reports, briefing notes that have been left from the previous Ministers, and that kind of thing. Can the Premier tell us what the mechanisms will be for setting the overall direction for each Minister or department, and what role in the process does the Premier see for the Regular MLAs?

Thanks, Madam Chair. Of the $3.5 million, how much is made up of school taxes? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. In my statement earlier today, I noted that the priorities of the 19th Assembly do not provide clear direction for many of the departments and agencies and Ministers. I would like to know from the Premier whether she agrees with that assessment. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I would like to know what measures or were there any opportunities within MACA or what contingencies did they look at before coming forward with a supplementary appropriation? Were they able to find the money internally? I think the budget of the Department is around $55 million or something. Were there any opportunities to make up the money internally, and what was looked at? Thanks, Madam Chair.