Kieron Testart

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is the department of the opinion that the public is now well enough informed that it no longer requires that communication function and funding? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just had questions for the consumer affairs division. Are we on page 334 or still on… No? Okay. I’ll wait. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I heard that there is one vacancy planned. Is it expected that vacancy will be filled in, let’s say, this fiscal year? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that I don’t think anyone in this House has an interest in picking winners and losers when it comes to community infrastructure funding, and it is a cautious process. My concern with relying on federal funding is that fluctuates from government to government, from year to year, and it’s not a guarantee, whereas we can have more control over how the funding flows through this government. This is a real priority for our communities and it has real economic impacts, if infrastructure dollars are being spent in local economies. I strongly encourage the Minister...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In assessing the community infrastructure funding, community water and sewer, there was found to be a gap of I think around $40 million with those three categories combined. This page has detail on some of those funding lines. How much has the department increased community funding to meet that gap in this budget? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’m not sure that helps clarify this. The detail on 335 is a decrease, under contributions. The detail on 334 under program management is also a decrease, so I’m wondering, what I heard was that the decrease was to provide a permanent staff position, and perhaps the department can correct me, for an administrative coordinator for the division. I can’t seem to find where that expenditure is represented in the mains. That’s what I’m looking for. Under contract services, they’ve remained stable since the last budget, 2015-16. There’s no increase in contract services. There’s...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Perhaps the department should. I will move on to program management. I notice there’s a decrease there as well, around… Well, I’m bad at math, so I’ll just leave it at that. What does that decrease represent in terms of program management and the services it offers to provide public safety to Northerners? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Just for clarification, Mr. Chair, the purpose of the spending was to establish a new website and it wasn’t tied to a communications plan or communications products, marketing collaterals that were developed for the consumer affairs division. Yes, we’ll just leave it there. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I know the 2014-15 consumer affairs had a budget of $155,000, at 2015-16 it was up to $240,000, and it’s now down to $150,000. Can the Minister explain the reasons for the increase in the last budget and why it’s been cut down? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to know if any of these positions are dedicated to network security and ensuring our data is secure from the outside. Thank you.