Michael Miltenberger

Thebacha

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Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As the deputy minister indicated, it will be in the next business planning cycle for 2011-2012, I believe. Sorry, 2012-2013. So that will take us into the 17th Assembly. The Member for Mackenzie Delta will be able to be given that assurance hopefully by the Assembly at that time as well.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We have come out with our Biomass Strategy. We’ve met with committee. It’s in the business plans and we’d be more than prepared and happy to have that full discussion when our business plans are before the House or anytime the committee would wish to ask us to appear.

For the purpose of today’s exercise, while it’s under forest management, our capital plan relates more to the support services for aviation and things like lightening sensors and those types of things.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Mr. Speaker, I am not sure what the Member’s other source of information is, but in my previous answer I made a commitment that I will check with officials and I will honour that. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

No, that’s for the ongoing licensing costs. What has been anticipated, though, is that there will be, because of the consolidation and change to SAM, the other modules that we in fact will be able to save on the cost of one position, which is over about $110,000, which will help offset the ongoing licensing fees and other costs. Thank you.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Two specific points in response to the Member’s question. This project has a life going back to 2003 when it was initially contemplated. When it was finally ready to go in 2009, the price was almost $29 million and was scaled back to $20 million to get us up and running with our stripped down economy model Chevrolet kind of system to allow us to do the basic business of government. Now, as we look at consolidating our contract and procurement services within government, this module will in fact assist us in doing the work to do that consolidation and is, in fact...

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. We’re buying a module, basically off the shelf and we’re going to be able to tailor it to the requirements, our contracting requirements. So it will be able to reflect what the Green Procurement Policy will eventually end up being. It will be configured to accommodate the BIP requirements and those types of things. So, yes, we will have the capacity to have it tailored to the specific realities of our contracting world with the Government of the Northwest Territories.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I have with me Margaret Melhorn, deputy minister of Finance.

Debates of , 16th Assembly, 5th Session (day 23)

Yes, Mr. Chairman, we will confirm remediation versus replacement.