Tom Beaulieu
Statements in Debates
Marci cho, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 8618(2), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 20162017. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Speaker, I’d like to ask the Minister if he would commit to directing his staff at ECE to initiate action to get the K’alemi Dene School gymnasium and classroom expansion into the upcoming capital planning process.
Marci cho, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my statement today addresses the lack of adequate gymnasium space for K’alemi Dene School, the community school of Ndilo. KDS currently serves 120 students from junior kindergarten through to grade 12. This school is one of the few in the NWT at capacity that has no gym. K’alemi Dene School was built for a capacity of 121 students and is presently sitting at 100 per cent utilization. The five-year projection for this school is 140 students, which would put the utilization at 116 per cent. According to the priorities of their capital plan submission, they...
Marci cho, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I move that consideration of Tabled Document 5018(2), Main Estimates, 20162017 now be concluded and that Tabled Document 5018(2) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I just wanted to ask the Minister why there is such a huge drop in the two line items “Elections NT” and “compensation and benefits” on this page. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the same fund… I’d like to ask the Minister if that can be treated as capital?
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask the Minister if the gas tax can be used for capital.
No, thank you. That’s it, Mr. Chairman, thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, committee wishes to consider Tabled Document 50-18(2), Main Estimates, 2016-2017, and we’d like to continue consideration of Municipal and Community Affairs to Legislative Assembly and Finance.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that we report progress.