Michael Miltenberger

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 17, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2008-2009, be read for the third time. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Range Lake, that Bill 18, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2009-2010, be read for the second time.

Mr. Speaker, this bill makes supplementary appropriations for operations expenditures for the Government of the Northwest Territories for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Deh Cho, that Bill 19, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2009-2010, be read for the first time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Monfwi, that Bill 17, Supplementary Appropriation Act, No. 4, 2008-2009, be read for the first time. Thank you.

We’ll, as I indicated, pull the information together. I will also talk to the Premier about this may be a topic -- since the Mackenzie goes from one end of the Territory to the other -- where there may be some benefit to having some discussion, current discussion, to see what the interest is in moving on this particular initiative.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This money is going to be booked for what we anticipate our liabilities yet to be expensed. The money is not going to…As those liabilities come due, we will draw down this fund. We have, for example, booked the government, as well, over $27 million for Giant Mine that is being…That was done a number of years ago. As this fund is drawn down, then we will deal with those. We agree with the Member that the intent is to do the proper planning so that we can build in these costs into the cost of the development so that there is no further cost to the taxpayer. Thank you.

Yes, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to refer that question, with your indulgence, to Mr. Neudorf.

Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following three documents entitled Supplementary Appropriation No. 1 (Operations Expenditures), 2009-2010; Supplementary Appropriation No. 2 (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2009-2010; and Supplementary Appropriation No. 4, 2008-2009. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you Mr. Chairman. We appreciate the Member’s concern on behalf of his constituents. We have before us the single biggest capital plan for the Government of the Northwest Territories’ history. And while we recognize that it is large, there are going to be challenges and issues. We do recognize that there is a far greater list of needs than there are resources, but this will give us a very good start, as the Member indicated, and we will put all our efforts collectively into getting all delivered as soon possible. Thank you.