Robert C. McLeod

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That is correct.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Member is correct, last week at the request of the Member for Frame Lake we did commit to providing a status update to the Priorities and Planning Committee. Today I can confirm that the employees and the Union of Northern Workers are sitting back down at the bargaining tomorrow to continue negotiation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, this is brand new to the budget. This is for the operation maintenance of the NTCL fleet. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, with me today I have, to my right, Mr. David Stewart, deputy minister of Finance. To my left, I have Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar, who is the deputy secretary to the Financial Management Board. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, I do.

I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 1, 2017-2018. This document provides for an increase of $23.2 million to the operations budget.

These Supplementary Estimates include funding for the following items that will be fully offset by revenues in 2017-2018:

$14.1 million for planning, implementation and operations of NWT marine operations;

$2.4 million for reconstruction of an airfield ramp at the Yellowknife airport for use by the Department of National Defence; and

$1 million for the Slave Province Geophysical, Surficial...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha that Bill 21, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2016-2017 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 2016-2017 fiscal year. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 22, Supplementary Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) No. 1, 2017-2018, be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Member’s point is well taken, and we have seen these supps come forward for higher costs than usual. I have committed, I believe, during our briefings, to work with the Minister of Health and Social Services to see if there are ways that we can build a bigger base in the Health and Social Services budget, which he had no issue with. We will do that. That way, when we come forward with supps, we would hope that they won’t be as large as they are now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I'd like to direct that to the Minister of Health and Social Services. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, to my right I have Mr. David Stewart, the deputy minister of the Department of Finance. To my left, I have Mr. Sandy Kalgutkar who is the deputy secretary to the Financial Management Board. Thank you, Mr. Chair.