Mr. Chairman, upon review and reflection, the decision was to not raise taxes except for the modest increase we put on to loose tobacco at this point. Looking after our expenditures, managing to live within our revenues and budget for the additional revenue that we look to get through the Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement. Thank you.

I am pleased to present the 2014-15 Main Estimates for the Department of Finance. Overall, the department’s estimates, propose an increase of $33.4 million, or 19 percent over the restated 2013-2014 estimates. Highlights of the proposed estimates include:

a total contribution of $83.5 million to the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation to provide the corporation with its operating cash flow for the fiscal period, which is a 24 percent increase, or $16 million, over the previous year. The increase includes $6.75 million to expand the portfolio of market rental units and a $5 million...

Without my officials here, I assume if it’s not ITI, it would be us.

Mr. Speaker, further to my Return to Written Question 5-17(5), I wish to table the following document, titled “Government of the Northwest Territories Details on Contracts Over $5,000, 2012-2013.” Thank you.

Thank you. I’m aware of the assertion of ENR handing out tags with the chief’s signature. I have not received that confirmation from ENR. The whole intent was, of course, to respond to the very many requests we’ve had from the Yellowknife members to be able to go out and hunt in the restricted area and we’ve done that, keeping everybody fully apprised of that interim step. Our preferred approach of course is, as the Member stated, we’d like to have an arrangement with the Yellowknives, same as we have with the Wek’eezhii, and hopefully have them fully involved in the development of a Bathurst...

It’s currently by looking back and looking forward and hoping we’re not going to move into a 2008 type of year that’s going to catch everybody by surprise.

The other big issue is while we look at our revenues, which is an important issue, we have expenditure issues, as well, where we’re spending almost every cent we make. We’re working hard to manage that. So one way to deal with it is, of course, to keep looking for more money. The other side is to try to control our expenditures and the growth of government and size of government and program creep and all these things. Between the two is...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There have been ongoing discussions. That offer has been on the table. Within the banned zone for the Bathurst, we’ve allocated 150 tags and there is a continued offer to assist the community with the hunt outside the banned area. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The passive restraint is the main reduction exercise, cost controlling exercise with the ‘15-16 looking to re-profile and save $30 million, which is an election year budget, I might add. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As we have indicated previously, the intent is to move away from relying on the federal projections and we’re going to start using our own five-year rolling average which we think will give us a more consistent and realistic number, but I’ll ask the deputy if he wants to add anything further.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The biggest increase, of course, is the $67 million that we are getting added to our A base from devolution negotiations. I’ll ask the deputy if he wants to add more detail about the further particulars. Thank you.