Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

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Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

On all those lands, except where there is an existing permit that was already granted. But for the most part, yes.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The project was advanced $40 million. The project still intends to hit the timelines and construction schedule that was laid out.

I will ask Minister Beaulieu if he wants to add anything further, with your concurrence, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We have a fund and an amount of money before the House that we’ll book. It will draw down against that amount of money, roughly at about $2 million a year. Though we don’t think it will happen, should we stumble across a number of sites that we didn’t know existed that have significant costs attached to them after assessment, we would look at how it would draw down against the money we have. If we start we reach the point because of either increased development, sites coming to light that we weren’t aware of, then we would follow the due process to come back to ensure...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

The Member is correct, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

I have with me Mike Aumond, deputy minister of Finance; and Sandy Kalgutkar, deputy secretary to the FMB. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It will be completed this summer during the existing construction season. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2014-2015. This document proposes an increase of $25.337 million in operations expenditures associated with a non-cash expenditure for a one-time increase to the total environmental liability in response to changing accounting standards that became effective for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary estimates document.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

No, we are still going to hit the schedule as laid out. Thank you.

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We’re already in the process of planning for the capital plan for next year as well as the initial business planning process. So we are going to be looking at the format. We’ll see if there are any things that come out right away that could be done in the short term, mid-term, long term. We don’t want to run holus-bolus here. We have to understand what’s in the report, the detail, and we have to look at other jurisdictions, check the landscape, not try to reinvent the wheel. So, we will take careful, measured steps as we continue to provide a very, very well-run...

Debates of , 17th Assembly, 5th Session (day 79)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The project is on schedule, as far as I understand. Thank you.