Kevin O'Reilly

Thanks, Mr. Chair. I am not sure I am convinced on that, but only time will tell. There's $959,000 in here for a top up for the Hay River Health and Social Services Authorities pension plan. I know that there has been some discussion in the House about bringing the workers there into the public service. Does anyone at the table know the status of those discussions? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. Three for three. Let's go for four for four. Again, I want to thank the Premier for that. That's really great news. This is something people in this community worked long and hard for, so I really appreciate the response from the Premier.

GNWT is a co-proponent under the Giant Mine Environmental Agreement, and it's also a partner in the remediation of the site, not a financial partner, we will be clear on that, through the 2005 Cooperation Agreement. Our staff have a lot of knowledge and information about Giant Mine and its impacts. Can the Premier tell us whether...

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Just so I can confirm, the supplementary reserve then for 2017-2018, I believe was set at $35 million; and for 2018-2019, it is being reduced to $20 million. Can I confirm that? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

I would like to thank the Premier for the follow-up on the motion. I would like to know whether there has been a response from the Prime Minister of Canada to that letter and whether that response can be tabled in the House before the end of this sitting, as well.

Thanks, Mr. Chair. Presumably, this side of this reserve, now that it is in a deficit position, will be reconciled the same way as it is on the capital or infrastructure side where we wait for year-end, look at O and M spending within all the departments, and determine whether there is a surplus or a deficit. If there is a deficit, it is taken up as small, short-term debt. Is that the way that this would get reconciled? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. Today, my Member's statement is going to be about expansion of Ecole Allain St-Cyr, and I'm going to attempt it in French. [English translation starts] today it’s good news in my Member’s Statement. For anyone driving or walking along Taylor Road here in Yellowknife, something new is happening. The long awaited expansion of Ecole Allain St-Cyr is underway and the work space has now been closed in. When completed, this work will finally give francophone students in Yellowknife access to the same facilities enjoyed by other children in our community. This was a...

Okay. Thanks, Mr. Chair. So over a 15-year period. I guess I was hoping for something shorter than that, but the amount that gets charged back to the revolving fund, does it include the interest on the short-term debt or any interest related to the special warrant? Does it get charged back to the revolving fund? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So perhaps one last question: is the department looking at what the supplementary reserve is going to be for 2018-2019? Is it the same level? Or what sort of lessons learned are there when this goes into $7.5 million of debt? Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So given that the supplementary reserve, then, is in a deficit position, how does that show up as debt in our accounts? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Merci, Monsieur le President. I wish to speak to the principle of this bill. It was a month ago that I gave my reply to the budget address. What has changed since then in terms of the 2018-2019 budget now that we have an appropriation bill in front of us?

I want to talk a little bit about the budget process. The reductions in this budget are not as drastic as in the previous two fiscal years, but Cabinet continues to cut programs and services to build larger surpluses to spend on infrastructure projects or roads to resources. The promised spending in the last two years of our mandate is limited...