Kevin O'Reilly

Merci, Monsieur le President. My questions are for the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment. The news released on the sale of Mactung property says that GNWT will get $15 million. Can the Minister tell us whether we have received the initial $1.5 million from Fireweed Zinc, and where are we at with a definitive agreement when another $3.5 million may be coming our way? Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Did we skip court services and services to the public? Okay, 20232024. Got it.

Madam Chair, I move that this committee defer further consideration of the estimates for the Department of Justice at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.

No, thanks. I want to thank the Speaker and our staff for doing the work to plan for this. I support this expenditure money to make the building more accessible, and I think the Speaker's going to get off a little easy today. But appreciate the work, thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair, and thanks to our valued guests. So the information we've got here in the capital estimates are that this allocation of $200,000 is for building accessibility upgrades. Can we just get some details of what's expected here? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. Does the Minister have a timeframe in mind for getting that information to us as Regular MLAs but also to the public? Thanks, Madam Chair.

Thanks, Madam Chair. I move that this committee defer further consideration of the estimates for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Merci, Madame la Presidente. I do have some comments to make on the capital estimates, but I have one question for the Minister to start with.

Earlier in this sitting, there was some information tabled in the House about a special warrant, and that also included some information about what GNWT expects to be, perhaps most of, what's required for flood relief, and the total was, I think, $174 million. So I know that this was unanticipated. We may be able to recover some of those costs, probably not all of them.

I'd like to know from the Minister what impact the Hay River flood relief and then...

Yeah, thanks, Madam Chair. Just for the benefit of the public, if this fund is established I guess it will be up to the Board of Management to develop some rules around how it's allocated and, you know, ideas around whether it's first come first served, or there's some set aside for each MLA on application. I have confidence that the Board of Management will develop some rules around those, and those will come back to the MLAs to have a look at. I do want to make sure that access to this is done in a fair manner and that, you know, those that may not be that there might be some assistance in...

Thanks, Madam Chair. Yes, I too agree with this motion. I think we do need to change the names of at least one riding in Yellowknife, and I'm not even going to use the word because I earlier today called it colonial and racist, and I'm trying to consciously not use that word anymore, so. But I see that, you know, this piece of legislation, and if I can get the name right here, Territorial Emblems and Honours Act, and I think there's an advisory committee established underneath this act if I get this right, or if sorry, Northwest Territories Honours Advisory Council or I think we have another...

Merci, Madam la Presidente. The committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 52819(2), 2021 Review of Member's Compensation and Benefits Northwest Territories; and, Tabled Document 65419(2), Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report. Mahsi, madam.