Mr. Chairman, I understand the answer but I guess it doesn’t please me very much. It is a bit distressing that it takes a year to get information and analyze it and then get it into our budget. That is a comment. I will leave it at that. Thank you.
Thank you, Ms. Bisaro. Next on my list is Mr. Ramsay.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just had a question on the million dollar investment with the partnership program with Wilfred Laurier. The question I have is: there has been a lot of research done in the Northwest Territories. Now, the question of ownership, who owns that knowledge at the end of the day I think is important to know. I just maybe would like to ask a question of the government. Who is ultimately going to own the report or the knowledge that is gleaned from this research work that is going to be done? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Minister Miltenberger.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The information and knowledge that is gained is going to come within a framework that we have for our research agenda where we insist on access and where appropriate ownership or where appropriate a shared ownership of the knowledge and information so that we can put it to full use. There will be scientific information that Wilfred Laurier will be putting to use, as well, as they look at how that fits into all the other scientific work that they are doing for us. We will have full and appropriate access to all the knowledge and information and scientific information that we gather. Thank you.
Mr. Chairman, I thought I heard the Minister say, fits into the research agenda, but this new science agenda that the Government of the Northwest Territories has come up with, just so I am clear, this does fit in with that and this is a new way of doing business for the Government of the Northwest Territories so that we don’t just lose the information to universities in southern Canada and it can be kept in the Northwest Territories for our own use. Thank you.
That is correct, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Are there any more comments on general comments? Does committee agree that there are no further general comments?
Agreed.
Does committee agree to proceed with detail of the departments?
Agreed.
Detail begins on page 3. Health and Social Services, not previously authorized, program delivery support, $274,000.
Agreed.
Not previously authorized, health services programs, $755,000.
Agreed.
Not previously authorized, community health programs, $269,000.
Agreed.
Total department, not previously authorized, $1.29 million.
Agreed.
We will move along to page 4, Justice, operations expenditures, services to government, not previously authorized, $152,000.
Agreed.
Community justice and corrections, not previously authorized, $316,000.
Agreed.
Total department, not previously authorized, $468,000.
Agreed.
We will move along to page 5, Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, education and culture, not previously authorized, $103,000.
Agreed.
Total department, not previously authorized, $103,000.
Agreed.
We are moving to page 6, Department of Transportation, operations expenditures, corporate services, not previously authorized, $405,000.
Agreed.
Total department, not previously authorized, $405,000.
Agreed.
Last, page, 7, Environment and Natural Resources, operations expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $1 million.
Agreed.
Total department, not previously authorized, $1 million.
Agreed.
Does committee agree that we have concluded consideration of Tabled Document 42-16(5), Supplementary Appropriation Estimates No. 1, 2010-2011 (Operations Expenditures)?
Agreed.
We have concluded Tabled Document... Mrs. Groenewegen.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that consideration of Tabled Document 42-16(5), Supplementary Estimates No. 1, 2010-2011 (Operations Expenditures), be now concluded and that Tabled Document 42-16(5) be reported and recommended as ready for further consideration in a formal session through the form of an appropriation bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Motion is on the floor. Motion is in order. To the motion.
Question.
Question has been called.
---Carried
Sergeant-at-Arms, if you could please escort the witnesses out of the Chamber. Thank you.
Next on our agenda, as agreed previously, is Tabled Document 43-16(5), Supplementary Estimates No. 3, 2010-2011 (Infrastructure Expenditures). Is committee agreed that we proceed with Tabled Document 43-16(5)?
Agreed.
Since we have agreed, I would now like to ask the Minister responsible, the honourable Minister Miltenberger, to please make opening comments on Tabled Document 43-16(5), Supplementary Estimates No. 3.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I’m here to present Supplementary Estimates No. 3, 2010-2011 (Infrastructure Expenditures). This document outlines an increase of $29.254 million for operations expenditures and an increase of $106.800 million for capital investment expenditures in the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The total supplementary request is $136.134 million.
This supplementary estimate includes:
$135.9 million for the carry-over of funding for infrastructure projects. This funding was approved and lapsed in the 2009-10 fiscal period.
The carry-overs for capital investment expenditures in this supplementary estimates represent about 34 percent of the 2009-10 revised capital budget. This percentage is equal to last year’s, but is significantly lower than carry-overs from the 2007-08 and 2006-07 fiscal periods, which were 48 percent and 43 percent respectively.
Given the significant size of our capital budget in 2009-10, a record $446 million, I am pleased to see that the new capital planning process, including the fall approval of the capital estimates, is yielding positive results.
$218 million for the Department of Education, Culture and Employment to increase the planned size of the community learning centre on the Hay River Reserve, which will be offset by a contribution from the K’atlodeeche First Nation.
I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary estimates of the document.
Thank you, Minister Miltenberger. Would the Minister like to bring in witnesses into the House?
Yes, Mr. Chairman.
