Wally Schumann

Hay River South

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, I would gladly do that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to present the 2018-2019 Main Estimates for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Overall, the department’s estimates is proposing an increase of $1.97 million or 3.5 per cent over the 2017-2018 Main Estimates. They include approved adjustments of $1.2 million in total to fund the freight cost assistance program for fishers, the mining incentive program, contracting in relation to the development of the Mineral Resources Act, and funding for French language communications services.

Our proposed estimates also include $100,000 for the Northwest...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The answer is yes. We will hopefully have that finalized by the end of March. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. For 2017-2018, we anticipate spending $991,055 of that million dollars. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think it's a bit early to make a decision on that yet. We are working with the City of Yellowknife to determine the longterm model delivery of the visitors’ information centre.

To Mr. Vanthuyne, it's "DMO." DMO is the acronym that he was trying to figure out there. We need to pull all of these things together, and we will be working very closely with the city moving forward to see what supports are going to be needed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is our equity portion for Growing Forward 2, which will be the new CAP program under the Department of Federal Government. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ongoing from this point forward. After this, I don't anticipate that happening. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's under the business plan. Sorry, Member O'Reilly, page 221, main estimates, the ones that we're going through today.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We don't have any other producers, so it is all coming from the egg producers board. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 16)

No, Mr. Chair. That is not all SEED. That is all of our allocation between SEED and the line on page 215, economic diversification line. There is some money that comes out of that. Thank you, Mr. Chair.