Débats of juin 11, 2024 (day 25)

Date
June
11
2024
Session
20th Assembly, 1st Session
Jour
25
Président
Membres présents
Hon. Caitlin Cleveland, Mr. Edjericon, Mr. Hawkins, Hon. Lucy Kuptana, Hon. Jay Macdonald, Hon. Vince McKay, Mr. McNeely, Ms. Morgan, Mr. Morse, Mr. Nerysoo, Hon. R.J. Simpson, Ms. Reid, Mr. Rodgers, Hon. Lesa Semmler, Mr. Testart, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Weyallon Armstrong, Hon. Caroline Wawzonek, Mrs. Yakeleya
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Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Frame Lake.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate that clarification. So while the funding may not be tendered, when we say uncommitted there are projects slated for that funding, so that's that funding is the $60 million is part of this list of builds that you listed out for me I'm not going to go through them all again, but it's part of that to occur in 20242025?

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

Yes, that is correct, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go back to the Member from Frame Lake.

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. Last but not least, I would appreciate it it would be much easier for me to keep track of all this if the department was able to give us kind of a one or two sheet kind of just summary of this, all the information she just provided me, just so I can have it on hand if that's okay, in writing.

Okay, thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, we can provide that, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Okay, we're having a good day. Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Frame Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That's going to be it for me for questions on this page. That was a lot of information. Thank you to the Minister and her staff for giving that to me.

Thank you. Any further questions from Members for page 379? We'll go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and I won't be long. I just need a little clarity because it seems like there was a little bit of a contradiction in the answer. When I asked the question out of the $93 million surplus how much was not committed, the answer I got was $60 million was yet to be committed. So did the Minister mean yet to be tendered or yet to be committed?

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister to the question.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, yet to be tendered, Mr. Chair. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Okay, thank you. So the entire $60 million has projects attached to it, buildings attached to it, for 20242025, and then the remainder of the $93 million is carryover from ongoing projects that started last year previous year, is that correct?

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister to the question.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, that's correct. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you. Sorry if I seemed confused, I just want to make sure I have the proper information. And of the $60 million that is earmarked for projects that is yet to be tendered, those projects were all projects that were scheduled for 20242025, or are those projects that carried over from previous years and/or projects that will move into next fiscal year?

Thank you. I'll go to the Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, a majority of the projects were carried forward, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. I'll go to the Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Okay. So the majority of the $60 million is projects that weren't done last year. For various and sundry reasons that we discussed earlier about capacity and contractors and so on and so forth? Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. No further questions.

Thank you. Is there any further questions? Seeing no further questions, does committee agree that the consideration of Housing Northwest Territories is now complete? Member from Inuvik Boot Lake.

Committee Motion 32-20(1): Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates – Housing Northwest Territories – Deferral of Housing Northwest Territories, Carried

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee defer consideration of the main estimates for Housing Northwest Territories at this time. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you. The motion's in order. To the motion.

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried. Consideration of Housing Northwest Territories operations expenditure, 20242025 Main Estimates, total department, is deferred.

Carried

Thank you, Minister, and thank you to the witnesses for appearing before us. Sergeantatarms, please escort the witnesses from the chambers. Thank you.

What is the wish of committee? Member for Inuvik Boot Lake.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I move the chair rise and report progress. Thank you.

The motion is in order. The motion is nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed? The motion is carried.

Carried

I will now rise and report progress. Thank you.

Report of Committee of the Whole

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.

Mr. Speaker, your committee has been considering Tabled Document 9320(1), and would like to report progress with two motions carried. And, Mr. Speaker, I move that the Report of the Committee of the Whole be concurred with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Member for Tu NedheWiilideh. Can I have a seconder, please. Member from Nunakput. To the motion?

Speaker: SOME HON. MEMBERS

Question.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Question has been called. All those in favour? Opposed? Absentions? Motion passed.

---Carried

Orders of the Day

Speaker: Mr. Glen Rutland

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Orders of the day for Wednesday, June 12th, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

Prayer

Ministers’ Statements

Members’ Statements

Returns to Oral Questions

Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery

Acknowledgements

Oral Questions

Written Questions

Returns to Written Questions

Replies to the Commissioner’s Address

Petitions

Reports of Committees on the Review of Bills

Reports of Standing and Special Committees

Tabling of Documents

Notices of Motion

Motions

Motion 34-20(1): Supporting RCMP Response to Mental Health

Motion 35-20(1): Emergency Plan Support for Municipalities and Community Governments

Notices of Motion for First Reading of Bills

First Reading of Bills

Second Reading of Bills

Bill 7, Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act

Bill 8, An Act to Amend the Student Financial Assistance Act

Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters

Tabled Document 93-20(1): 2024-2025 Main Estimates

Tabled Document 111-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 1, 2024-2025

Report of the Committee of the Whole

Third Reading of Bills

Orders of the Day

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Speaker: MR. SPEAKER

Thank you, Mr. Clerk.

This House stands adjourned until Wednesday, June 12th, 2024, at 1:30 p.m.

---ADJOURNMENT

The House adjourned at 5:15 p.m.